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. 2006 Aug 8;3(11):805–821. doi: 10.1098/rsif.2006.0144

Figure 8.

Figure 8

Intraoperative transformation and trimming procedures for C-u-HA70. (a) Transformation and insertion procedures: (i) a Comporus C-u-HA70 cylinder (ø18× H 18 mm) and a hole of rectangle with rounded ends in an artificial bone (minor axis =16 mm); (ii) the transformed oval column after heating at 65 °C; (iii) insertion of the column into the defect and (iv) the column set in the artificial bone. (b) Trimming procedures: (i) a square Comporus C-u-HA70 plate being trimmed into a round sheet using operating scissors; (ii) removal of the edges of a Comporus C-u-HA70 block by shaving with a scalpel.