Fig. 4

The sections were x-rayed (20 kvp and 5 s) after the preparation of the MCP grinding machine in a Faxitron (Faxitron X-Ray Corporation, Oregon, USA) in a contact X-ray technique. The figure shows a radiograph X-ray of the slices of the CSA preparation of the implant number 901 with the surrounding bony tissue. Seven sections were able to be made (a–g), and the most middle (d and e) were taken for further preparation for histology and fluoroscopy. This implant lies in the metaphyseal part of the femur close to the hip