Teriparatide injections have no effect on healing of proximal humerus fractures .
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OE Journal. 2016;4(10):23 Acta Orthop. 2016 Feb;87(1):79-8240 postmenopausal females patients with proximal humerus fractures were randomized to receive either daily 20ug injections of parathyroid hormone (PTH 1-34) for 4 weeks or a control treatment with no injections. The primary purpose of this study was to determine whether the use of teriparatide (Forteo) was able to accelerate fracture healing. Function and pain outcomes, as well as the use of opioid analgesics, were also compared. The findings of this study indicated no significant differences in pain, opioid or opioid-like consumption, or physical function between both groups, nor were there any signs of accelerated healing through blinded assessment of radiographs after 7 week follow-up.
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