Biocompatibility of Bespoke 3D-Printed Titanium Alloy Plates for Treating Acetabular Fractures

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Gross appearance of 3D-printing plate after being implanted for 12 weeks; (a) the plate was surrounded by muscular tissue; (b) the plate and muscular tissue after 4% paraformaldehyde fixed; examination under microscope of muscular tissue by HE staining (200x); (c) the microscopic structure of the muscular tissue of 3DP group and the microscopic structure of the muscular tissue of NM group.

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