TABLE 8.

Summary of the in vivo testing methods.

Testing methods	Testing subject and site	Properties to be evaluated	References
Animal testing	Femur of the dog	Cell attachment and morphology	Lee et al. (2009)
	Goat metatarsus	Implant stability	Li et al. (2016)
	Dorsi muscle of Yorkshire pigs	Strength of the implanted scaffolds	Woodard et al. (2007)
	Skull bone of the New Zealand White rabbits	Combined bone and scaffold volume	Simon et al. (2007)
Human trial	Patella, proximal phalanx of the thumb, ulna	Bone regeneration	Sotome et al. (2016)