First Biomimetic Fixation for Resurfacing Arthroplasty: Investigation in Swine of a Prototype Partial Knee Endoprosthesis

Figure 7

The main stages of micro-CT reconstruction of explanted knee joint: (a) exemplary 2D slice of the micro-CT reconstructed knee joint specimen with the RKA endoprosthesis working prototype with the MSC-Scaffold; (b) 3D view of the bone-implant specimen (RKA endoprosthesis working prototype) with (c) an exemplary fragment of the bone-implant specimen extracted for subsequent qualitative analysis.

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