Search terms combined peptide agent names with musculoskeletal and perioperative keywords and included BPC-157, body protection compound, pentadecapeptide, thymosin beta-4, TB-500, TB500, GHK-Cu, copper tripeptide, growth hormone secretagogue, CJC-1295, ipamorelin, sermorelin, IGF-1, insulin-like growth factor, collagen peptide, tendon, ligament, cartilage, osteoarthritis, fracture healing, wound healing, perioperative, arthroplasty, total hip arthroplasty, total knee arthroplasty, and total joint arthroplasty
Return to heavier activity, forceful gripping, and physical work is typically 46 weeks
Improved comorbidity adjustment for predicting mortality in Medicare populations
Localized cutaneous amyloidosis at the injection site has occurred