Porous metal implants can improve early-stage bone-bonding ability and help patients heal faster (IMAGE)

International Journal of Extreme Manufacturing

Porous metal implants can improve early-stage bone-bonding ability and help patients heal faster

Caption

Porous metal implants can improve early-stage bone-bonding ability and help patients heal faster. It is vital for patients with compromised bone quality. Various implant geometries can be manufactured using 3D Printing approaches that can also be patient-specific.

Credit

By Amit Bandyopadhyay, Indranath Mitra, Jose D Avila, Mahadev Upadhyayula and Susmita Bose.

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