The implants Noel was going to put into Oscar’s legs involved fusing metal and bone. A small titanium rod, coated in hydroxyapatite (a component of bones and teeth that gives them their rigidity), would project through the skin, allowing prosthetics to be attached. The skin tissue then meshes around the rod to form a seal.
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