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Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - British Volume, Vol 63-B, Issue 1, 138-141
Copyright © 1981 by British Editorial Society of Bone and Joint Surgery

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Transfer of tensile loads from a prosthesis to bone using porous titanium

GA Murray and JC Semple

Animal experiments are reported in which porous titanium plugs were used to secure a prosthetic tendon to bone. The plugs remained fixed under functional load and were colonised by healthy lamellar bone. These results suggest that such plugs form reliable anchorages.




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