Figure 5.

Tissue compatibility of porous tantalum in canine subcutaneous pocket. Porous tantalums (black arrows) are associated with the voids left from the implant. Porous tantalum was implanted at subcutaneous pocket (a) and taken out after 12 weeks (b). (c) represents porous tantalum in vivo for 12 weeks with Van Gieson’s stain. Dc: dense connective tissue; Lc: loose connective tissue. Big image was magnified 100 ×; small image was magnified 400×. (A color version of this figure is available in the online journal.)