Background: The purpose of this study was to measure the histologic and histomorphometric effects of parathyroid hormone (PTH) treatment on irradiated bone undergoing distraction osteogenesis (DO).

Methods: Thirty-four rats were divided into 3 groups. The control group underwent DO and the radiation control group underwent radiotherapy (RT) before DO. The PTH group underwent RT and received PTH during DO. Quantitative histology and histomorphometry were performed.

Results: RT resulted in a depletion of osteocytes and increase in empty lacunae. Treatment with PTH resulted in an increase in osteocyte counts and decrease in empty lacunae (p < .05), restoring osteocytes to levels seen in nonradiated bone (p = .121). RT decreased bone volume to tissue volume (BV-TV) ratio and increased osteoid volume to tissue volume (OV-TV) ratio, signifying increased immature bone formation. PTH treatment restored OV-TV ratio to that observed in nonradiated bone.

Conclusion: PTH treatment of irradiated bone enhanced bone regeneration and restored osteocyte counts and OV-TV ratio to levels comparable to nonradiated bone. © 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Head Neck 39: 464-470, 2017.

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