Figure 9

The CT images of in vivo repair of the defective femur by CNFs/HA nanocomposite implants. Diagnostic 3D imaging (CT scan) of the femur bone defects after 8 weeks of injury. The arrow shows the unrepaired defective site in the control group (a) and the bone defect repaired by the growth of normal tissue caused by the implanted CNFs/HA nanocomposite (b).