A surgical implant (10), comprising a porous structure (11) with interconnected pores (20) for ingrowth of bone into the porous structure. The porous structure comprises an arrangement of fibres (13, 14) which are attached to one another, the fibres being arranged in layers (151, 152, 153), the layers being stacked. The porous structure comprises a surface (111), wherein the surface comprises different regions (112, 113) having different porosities. A method of making the above surgical implant is described.