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18-Year-Old in India Receives 3D-Printed Shinbone Implant
The tibia, which is the frontal of the two leg bones below the knee, is also referred to as the shinbone, or shankbone, and connects the knee to the ankle…
3D Printed Guide and Titanium Implant Help Surgeons Reconstruct Patient’s Pelvic Bone
Cancer patients with pelvic sarcomas need a large bone transplantation and implant fixation after resection of the bone defect, but complex implant systems often fall apart in many patients shortly…
Russian Research Yields New Insight Into 3D Printed Titanium Implants for Mandibular Reconstruction
Russian researchers are experimenting with titanium implants meant to promote the reconstruction of the jaw after surgery, outlining their study in the recently published ‘Experimental Biointegration of a Titanium Implant…
Australian Man Receives 3D Printed Titanium Replacement for Sternum
Walter Santos of Australia is living much more comfortably now, thanks to a 3D printed titanium implant in his sternum. The device, developed by Dr. Michael Harden at Royal North Shore…
Indian Surgeons Use 3D Printing to Make Custom Pelvic Implant and Surgical Guidance Jigs
Chondromyxoid fibroma, or CMF, is a rare, benign bone tumor that’s typically found in the bones of legs, arms, feet, hands, fingers, and toes and occurs most often between the…
Dog Recovering After Groundbreaking Surgery to Implant 3D Printed Skull Cap
Patches is a nine-year-old dachshund who, for years, had a small and apparently harmless bump on her head. Recently, however, that bump began growing until it became the size of…
The Real Wolverine: Anatomics Works with Surgeon to Design 3D Printed Titanium Metacarpal Implant
While I did not read the comic books, I was a big fan of the ’90s X-Men cartoon series growing up. In fact, the first short story I ever wrote…
Another First in India: 3D Printed Titanium Implant Helps Man Regain Mobility
Amit Bhanot of India was, in his own words, “a perfectly normal kid who enjoyed bicycling, playing cricket and other sports” until 1991, when he began feeling a sharp pain…
Stryker’s Latest 3D Printed Spinal Implant Receives FDA Clearance
3D printing has played a big role in helping those with spinal conditions, and one of the most prominent companies in the 3D printed spinal implant sector has been Stryker….
First 3D Printed Chest Implant in Wales Carried Out at Morriston Hospital
71-year-old Peter Maggs of Wales had no idea he had cancer when he went to the doctor for what he thought was a cyst in his chest. There was no…
Bernese Mountain Dog Receives 3D Printed Patient-Specific Implant
Humans are the only animals that take on pets and the profound connections that we develop with our animal companions mean that we want to do everything in our power…
Welsh Medical Team Combines Bone Grafts and 3D Printing for Patient-Specific Jaw Reconstruction
Last year, researchers at the Morriston Hospital in Swansea, Wales introduced the ADEPT (Additive-manufacture for Design-led Efficient Patient Treatment) project, which was designed for patients suffering from diseases or significant…
3D Printed Composite Sternum and Rib Cage Implanted for the First Time in the US
Chondrosarcoma is a rare type of cancer that affects the bones and joints and is resistant to traditional cancer treatments such as chemotherapy and radiation. It requires surgical removal, and…
Speedy Software Design and Titanium 3D Printing Relieve Nerve Pain with Custom Spinal Implant
Thanks to its low density and high strength, titanium is one of the most commonly used metals when it comes to 3D printed medical implants for humans, and even for animals. In…
First 3D Printed Titanium Implant for the Sacroiliac Joint, the iFuse-3D Implant, Gets FDA Clearance
Titanium has been used to 3D print all sorts of items, like hearing aids and airplane parts, and even a Garmin cycle mount, but the metal is really making a difference in…
Australian Woman’s Smile is Restored by 3D Printed Titanium Jaw Implant
Susie Robinson was 20 years old when the car she was driving went off the road and crashed into a tree one evening in 1989. The policeman who arrived on…
Renishaw Helps to Create 3D Printed Orbital Implant for Complex Surgery in Nepal
When a deadly, 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck Nepal in April of 2015, killing thousands of people, the 3D printing community jumped right in to offer assistance, from a 3D printable…
British Patient Recovering Successfully Following Implant of World-First 3D Printed Titanium and Polymer Sternum
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO), the federal government agency for scientific and medical research in Australia, successfully integrated 3D printed titanium and polymer sternum implants into a British…
For the First Time in India, 3D Printed Titanium Vertebrae Restore a Woman’s Damaged Spine
Most people know tuberculosis as a disease of the lungs, but that’s not always the case. For a 32-year-old woman in India, the disease manifested in her spine – in…
Medicrea Files for FDA Clearance for 3D Printed Titanium Spinal Interbody Devices
In the medical field, getting a new product, whether it be a drug, a device, or a surgical technique, to market is a long, drawn-out process that can take years….
New Zealand Great Dane Beats Cancer & Receives 3D Printed Titanium Leg
Most of us somewhere along the way in life have encountered the three-legged dog. They’ve usually had an amputation for one reason or another but have met the challenge by…
Spineart Receives CE Marking for Titanium Lumbar Interbody Systems
Unless you are in the medical field, or have been the recipient of a 3D printed implant, it’s easy to overlook the impacts that 3D technology is having in the…
Researchers Mix Titanium and Tantalum Alloys to Improve Stress Absorption of 3D Printed Implants
Alloys made of either titanium or tantalum hold a massive amount of value within the medical industry, particularly when it comes to 3D printing patient-specific implants. Over the past couple…
A 3D Printed Skull Saves the Life of South Korean Woman
In the latest edition of “I’m sorry, they did what?” a team of South Korean surgeons has successfully transplanted a 3D printed skull into a patient. The 60-year-old woman went…