Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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4072500 | Journal of Orthopaedic Science | 2008 | 10 Pages |
Abstract
Intermittent administration of PTH has an effect to increase new bone formation on the surface of HA-coated implants in the osteoporotic condition. This finding suggests that PTH administration is useful to improve the initial fixation of HA-coated implants even in osteoporotic patients.
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Authors
Yutaka Ohkawa, Kunihiko Tokunaga, Naoto Endo,