BONE SUBSTITUTES

摘要

A strong, porous article useful as a bone substitute material. The article comprises a continuous strong framework structure having struts defining interstices which interconnect throughout the bulk volume, a nd may have ceramic or osteoconductive material occupying at least a portion of the same bulk volume as the framework structure. Either a s a coating on the strong framework struts or between the framework struts and the ceramic or osteoconductive - osteoinductive materia ls is a resilient material which serves to distribute stresses within the article.