Teriparatide as a non-surgical salvage therapy for prolonged humerus fracture nonunion: A case report and literature review

Figure 1 Preoperative three-dimensional computed tomography imaging conducted upon hospital admission.

Figure 2 X-ray images. A: X-ray images taken four months after surgery anterior-posterior view; B: X-ray images taken four months after surgery lateral view. The orange box highlights the location of the broken screw; C: X-ray images taken nine months after surgery anterior-posterior view; D: X-ray images taken nine months after surgery lateral view.

Figure 3 Computed tomography scan images showing the progression of fracture healing before and after teriparatide treatment. A: Three-dimensional reconstruction; B: Coronal two-dimensional reconstruction; C: Sagittal two-dimensional reconstruction. From left to right: Prior to teriparatide treatment (four years after the initial fracture surgery), 3 months, 6 months, 12 months, 20 months and 28 months post-teriparatide treatment initiation. Note: The teriparatide treatment duration was 6 months.