ORTHOPAEDIC STRUCTURES FROM POLYMERIC MATERIALS

摘要

ORTHOPAEDIC STRUCTURES FROM POLYMERIC MATERIALS Orthopaedic structures, and processes for making the same, are provided in which the orthopaedic structure comprises a polymeric material which contains a block copolymer having grafted to it styrene, an alkyl acrylate and optionally methyl methacrylate . The orthopaedic structures are substantially transparent, formable and reformable at temperatures of about 45.degree. to about 65.degree.C and are essentially rigid at ambient temperatures.