Enhancement of the effects of intermittent parathyroid hormone (1-34) by bone morphogenetic protein in a rat femoral open fracture model

Nonunion in cases of open fracture is common. Both bone morphogenetic protein 2 (BMP-2) and parathyroid hormone (PTH) have been used to enhance bone healing. We investigated the combination of BMP-2 and PTH an...

Source: Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research - November 29, 2019 Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Shozo Kanezaki, Masashi Miyazaki, Toshinobu Ishihara, Naoki Notani, Tetsutaro Abe, Yuhta Tsubouchi, Masashi Kataoka and Hiroshi Tsumura Tags: Research article Source Type: research