“…At 8 weeks postfracture when bone remodeling commenced, SR treatment further increased Since the imbalanced bone turnover with excessive bone resorption and impaired bone formation could produce destructive effect on fracture healing in osteoporotic subjects, anticatabolic drugs [such as bisphosphonates, estrogen, salmon calcitonin, 1α,25-Dihydroxy-2β(3-hydroxypropoxy)vitamin D3), et al] and anabolic agents (such as parathyroid hormone) have been applied on treatment of osteoporotic fracture. Anticatabolic drugs based on inhibition of bone resorption could lead to increased callus volume, BMD and biomechanical strength at the early healing period, and might delay callus remodeling to different extent afterwards [26,27]. Parathyroid hormone , the only FDA-approved anabolic agent, has been demonstrated to enhance cancellous bone healing at the site of osteotomy [24,28].…”