Fig. 2

Illustration of the final position of the Ti6Al4V implant in the distal femur. a Anterior view of the left femur after implant (gray cylinder) placement. The blue line represents the surface through which the embedded specimen was cut using a microtome. b Lateral view of the left femur after implant placement. c Axial view of the cut surface in the distal femur. The measurement of the bone–implant contact (BIC) ratio was carried out at the area wherein the implant was inserted into the bone (range indicated by red arrow). Both the anterior and posterior surfaces of the bone tissue were analyzed