CPC A61F 2/4455 (2013.01) [A61F 2/34 (2013.01); A61F 2/3662 (2013.01); A61B 6/505 (2013.01); A61F 2002/3071 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30593 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30985 (2013.01)] | 3 Claims |
1. A method of treating a patient, said method comprising the steps of:
determining a density of the patient's native bone at a site of surgical implantation, wherein the density of the patient's native bone is determined using a DEXA scan T-score;
retrieving from among two or more similar implants an implant that has a density that is closest to the density of the patient's native bone at the site of surgical implantation, wherein if the DEXA scan T-score of the patient's native bone is −1.0 or higher, then a first implant is retrieved, wherein the first implant has a higher density than the other one or more similar implants; and
implanting the retrieved implant in the patient.
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