| abstract |
Orthopaedic devices (10, 30, 40, 50, 70, 110, 240, 260, 310, 340) are disclosed. The devices (10, 30, 40, 50, 70, 110, 240, 260, 310, 340) includes a part that is made of extracellular matrix material that has been hardened. One method of hardening the extracellular matrix is to comminute naturally occuring extracellular matrix and dry the cimminuted material. The hardened extracellular matrix material can be machined to form a variety of orthopaedic devices (10, 30, 40, 50, 70, 110, 240, 260, 310, 340). |