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Table 1 Outcomes of additional treatment and the mean follow-up duration in previous reports

From: Treatment strategy for atypical ulnar fracture due to severely suppressed bone turnover caused by long-term bisphosphonate therapy: a case report and literature review

 

Union (n)

Mean follow-up duration (months)

Non-union (n)

Mean follow-up duration (months)

Remarks

Bone graft

8

15.5a

2

6.5

an = 6

Dual plate

2

6

0

N/A

 

LIPUS

4

21

3

4.7

 

Teriparatide

5

15.8b

3

4.7

bn = 4

Others

3

11.3

0

N/A

high-dose vitamin D3, high-dose teriparatide, cast immobilization

  1. LIPUS Low-intensity pulsed ultra sound, N/A Not applicable
  2. a Mean value of the reported follow-up duration (not shown in two cases)
  3. b Mean value of the reported follow-up duration (not shown in one case)