Moldable bone implants for use in a bone defect or wound include a
plurality of biocompatible granules and a biocompatible polymer that
together form an implant mass. The polymer is softened with a plasticizer
to make the implant mass moldable. The plasticizer can dissipate or be
extracted to cause the implant mass to harden. The implant mass can be
shaped in-situ or ex-situ. Implants formed in-situ are shaped by the bone
defect or wound. The implant becomes hard through contact with body
fluids, which extracts the plasticizer from the implant mass. Bone
implants formed ex-situ, such as in a mold, are shaped by a mold, for
example, and then hardened by placing the implant mass in contact with a
hardening agent, such as water, which extracts the plasticizer from the
implant mass. The shaped, hardened implant can be placed into a bone
defect of corresponding size and shape.