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Romosozumab in Skeletally Mature Adults with a Fresh Unilateral Tibial Diaphyseal Fracture

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March 2025

Romosozumab in Skeletally Mature Adults with a Fresh Unilateral Tibial Diaphyseal Fracture

Vol: 307| Issue: 3| Number:38| ISSN#: 2564-2537
Study Type:Therapy
OE Level Evidence:1
Journal Level of Evidence:1

Romosozumab in Skeletally Mature Adults with a Fresh Unilateral Tibial Diaphyseal Fracture: A Randomized Phase-2 Study

J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2020 Aug 19;102(16):1416-1426.

Contributing Authors:
M Bhandari EH Schemitsch T Karachalios P Sancheti RW Poolman J Caminis N Daizadeh RE Dent-Acosta O Egbuna A Chines T Miclau

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Synopsis

Four hundred two patients with fresh unilateral tibial diaphyseal fractures were randomized 3:1 to receive either romosozumab (n=299) or placebo (n=103). Patients in the romosozumab group were further divided into nine dosing regimens, receiving subcutaneous injections on postoperative day 1 and at weeks 2, 6, and 12. The primary outcome was the time to radiographic healing, defined as bridging of...

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