Teriparatide as nonoperative treatment for femoral shaft atrophic nonunion: A case report

摘要

BACKGROUNDFemoral shaft fractures are a common type of fracture among adults and have high union rates. However, clinical decisions are difficult to make because of the different types of nonunions. Atrophic nonunion usually requires revision surgery combined with bone grafting. Furthermore, no study of teriparatide administration for femoral atrophic nonunion have been previously reported.