title: Commentary: Intermittent teriparatide enhancement of bone graft healing in a rat model of spinal glucocorticoid-induced osteoporosis.
abstract: Sugiura T, Kashii M, Matsuo Y, Morimoto T, Honda H, Kaito T, et al. Intermittent administration of teriparatide enhances graft bone healing and accelerates spinal fusion in rats with glucocorticoid-induced osteoporosis. Spine J 2015;15:298-306 (in this issue).
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Hospital for Special Surgery, 535 E. 70th St, New York, NY 10021, USA. Electronic address: lanej@hss.edu.
authors.forename: Joseph M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Lane
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D050071:Bone Density Conservation Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D016025:Bone Transplantation / Q000379:methods*; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D010012:Osteogenesis / Q000187:drug effects*; D010024:Osteoporosis / Q000601:surgery*; D013123:Spinal Fusion / Q000379:methods*; D019379:Teriparatide / Q000627:therapeutic use*
chemical_list: D050071:Bone Density Conservation Agents; D019379:Teriparatide