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A method for the preparation of bone samples containing metallic implants is presented. Technics are detailed for samples to be analyzed by mechanical, microradiographical and microangio-graphical means, and by tetracycline labeled fluorescent and polarized light microscopy.
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Berry, J.L. A method to prepare bone-implant specimens for laboratory analysis. Calcif Tissue Int 37, 572–574 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02557844
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02557844