Recombinant PTH: a study of the outcome of teriparatide therapy for 138 patients with osteoporosis.

Introduction: Osteoporosis results in significant morbidity and mortality for a large number of patients within Northern Ireland. Recombinant PTH (Teriparatide) is one of a growing number of treatment options for the disease.

Methods: A retrospective analysis was carried out for all patients who had been commenced on Teriparatide since it was first used in the Belfast Health and Social Care Trust (BHSCT) in 2007.

A study of male patients with forearm fracture in Northern Ireland.

Osteoporosis, although considered less common, still occurs in men. We present a cross-sectional study of a group of Northern Ireland men with low-trauma forearm fractures to determine the presence of osteoporosis and screen for secondary causes of low bone mineral density. Male patients aged 30-75 years, presenting with distal forearm fracture in 2000-2001 in Northern Ireland, were identified through a Colles fracture database.