Research Article

In Vivo Reconstruction of the Acetabular Bone Defect by the Individualized Three-Dimensional Printed Porous Augment in a Swine Model

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Histological and histomorphometric analyses of the implanted augment 12 weeks after implantation. (a) The newly formed bone was determined by the distance between the two fluorochrome labels (tetracycline and calcein green bands) using an epifluorescent microscope. (b) The amount of new bone and bone ingrowth to the interior of the pores was calculated using image processing software, presented as a percentage of the total bone-implant interface area. (c) Bone mineral apposition rate (MAR) was 3 (; the numbers indicate the values in three individual swine). (d) Percentage bone volume of new bone (Tb/T) 12 weeks after surgery was (; the numbers indicate the values in three individual swine).
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