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Table 1 Inclusion and exclusion criteria used in this study

From: 3D-printed porous Ti6Al4V scaffolds for long bone repair in animal models: a systematic review

Inclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria

All in vivo studies which reported on the application of Ti64 scaffold for long bone defect repair

1. Non-English papers

2. Descriptive studies, in vitro studies, and clinical trials

3. Studies that used materials other than Ti6Al4V

4. Partially porous Ti64 implant or Ti64 implant with only a textured surface layer

5. Animal models with comorbidities (hypertension, diabetes, osteoporosis, etc.)

6. Not a long bone defect (defect in cranial bone, jaw bone, etc.)