Abstract
Porous hydroxyapatite (HA) ceramics can be regarded as an assembly of small HA units. We are trying to construct porous hydroxyapatite ceramics in bony defect using HA small beads with a through-hole (HA beads). The HA beads were prepared by sintering HA gel-capsules with a through-hole. Osteoconduction in the interconnected through-holes was evaluated by animal tests.