摘要 |
A kit for making a repair to damaged bone tissue which has an opening extending through it, comprises a fabric material which can be placed over the opening, and a matrix material which can be applied to the fabric material so as to impregnate it and which can cure so as to form with the fabric material a hard composite structure. The kit includes means which can be applied over the fabric material when positioned over the opening, for supporting the fabric material so that it can withstand pressure applied to the fabric and the matrix material by which the matrix material is made to fill the opening and to impregnate the fabric. The support means will usually be made from a material which does not bond to the matrix material. For example, when the matrix material comprises an acrylic based polymeric material, the surface of the support means which contacts the matrix material can be made from a silicone rubber.
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