Figure 7.

In vivo bone response evaluations. (A)Maximum force obtained from biomechanical push-out test. The inset shows setup for push-out test. *, p < 0.05. (B) 3D micro-CT images of the femur around implant obtained from the longitudinal viewpoint at 2 m of implantation. (C) Surface morphology of samples and (D) bone/implant interface morphology at 2 m of implantation, observed by SEM. (E) H&E-stained and Masson trichrome–stained slices of periimplant bone tissue at 2 m. NB = new bone. “0-Mg” and “0.2-Mg” indicate the initial implant site. Arrows point the fibrous capsule.

CT = computed tomography; H&E = haematoxylin–eosin; SEM = scanning electron microscopy.