Objective To explore the effect of anti-osteoporosis drug PTH combined with low frequency pulsed electromagnetic field (LFPEF) on osteoporotic fractures of the femur in elderly patients. Methods 98 cases of elderly osteoporotic femoral trochanteric fractures were treated from July, 2013 to April, 2015. They were divided into treatment group and control group by random number table method, with 49 cases in each group. Both groups were treated with PFNA. After surgical treatment, the patients in the control group were treated with PTH and the patients in the treatment group were treated with PTH combined with LFPEF. The visual analogue pain scores (VAS), hip function scores (Harris), fracture healing time, and bone mineral density of the femoral neck, lumbar spine, and bone metabolism were compared between the two groups. Results The VAS scores of the two groups significantly decreased at 1 month, 3 months, and 6 months after operation, and the score in the treatment group was significantly lower than that in the control group (P<0.05). The Harris scores in both groups increased significantly at 3 month and 6 months after operation, and the score in the treatment group was significantly higher than that in the control group (P<0.05). The time of fracture healing in the treatment group was significantly less than that in the control group (P<0.05). BMD of the femoral neck and lumbar vertebrae at 6 months after operation, and BMD in the treatment group significantly improved (P<0.05). At 6 months after operation, the levels of BALP and BGP in the treatment group significantly increased, but the levels of TRACP-5b and CTX significantly decreased. The difference was significant compared with the control group and before the treatment (P<0.05). The levels of BALP, BGP, TRACP-5b, and CTX in the control group were significantly higher than those before the treatment (P<0.05). Conclusion Anti-osteoporosis drugs combined with LFPEF is a safe and effective method for the treatment of elderly osteoporosis complicated with femoral trochanteric fractures, and it is worthy of clinical promotion. |