Porous metal device for regenerating soft tissue-to-bone interface

A method of securing soft tissue to bone, comprising:

• positioning a soft tissue segment inside a hollow tubular implant and in contact with a porous inner wall of the hollow tubular implant, the hollow tubular implant also including a first exterior side wall and a second exterior side wall, the first exterior side wall including a porous outer surface;
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• securing the hollow tubular implant to an outer surface of a bone such that:
• (i) the first exterior side wall of the hollow tubular implant faces the bone with the porous outer surface contacting the outer surface of the bone, and (ii) the second exterior side wall of the hollow tubular implant faces away from the bone,
• wherein the porous inner wall of the hollow tubular implant is provided by a first open porous metal structure with pores of a first nominal pore diameter for suitably receiving soft tissue ingrowth, and wherein the porous outer surface of the first exterior side wall of the hollow tubular implant is provided by a second open porous metal structure with pores of a second nominal pore diameter greater than said first nominal pore diameter for suitably receiving bone ingrowth.