Fig. 1From: Establishment of a preclinical ovine screening model for the investigation of bone tissue engineering strategies in cancellous and cortical bone defectsLocalization of the drill hole defects within the sheep skeleton (proximal and distal femur and humerus, metacarpal bones = MC, metatarsal bones = MT). Drill holes, which were performed via a lateral approach are marked in dark blue while drill holes performed by a medial approch are marked in light blue (distal femur, distal metacarpal and metatarsal bones). Surgeries on the right legs were performed first followed by a second surgery on the left legs 6 weeks later. Sample harvesting followed 9 weeks after the first surgery and 3 weeks after the second surgery for the investigation of an early and an advanced healing time pointBack to article page