Fig. 7
From: Polyetheretherketone implants with hierarchical porous structure for boosted osseointegration
In vivo bone repair results in the rat distal femoral defect model. A Representative macroscopic photographs of the femurs containing PEEK implants at 8 weeks post-implantation and corresponding 2D μ-CT images from transverse view. B 3D reconstructed μ-CT images of the femurs containing implants at 8 weeks post-implantation. The scalebar represents the gray value. The greater the gray value, the higher the bone density. C 3D reconstructed μ-CT images of the adjacent bone tissues with or without implants at 8 weeks post-implantation. Quantitative analysis of μ-CT data including D) BIC (n = 5), E) BV/TV (n = 6), F) BMD (n = 6), G) Tb.N (n = 6), and H) Tb.Sp (n = 6)