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Influence of Porosities of 3D Printed Titanium Implants on the Tensile Properties in a Rat Tendon Repair Model.

Michael FryWeiping RenTherese Bou-AklBin Wunull Paula PawlitzDavid C Markel
Published in: Spartan medical research journal (2024)
Tendon repair utilizing implants with 700µm and 1000µm pores exhibited similar load to failure as controls. Using a defined pore structure at the attachment points of tendons to implants may allow predictable tendon ingrowth onto/into an implant at the time of revision arthroplasty.
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