First 3D Printed Vertebrae Implant in India

A 32-year-old woman from India was left in bad condition after a bout of spinal tuberculosis. Her first three vertebrae had been severely damaged, leaving her skull without support and with a high risk of quadriplegia. In a surgery that was the first of its kind in India and among the first in the world, doctors were able to replace her damaged vertebrae with a 3D printed titanium implant. The patient is now doing well and is expected to make a full recovery. Read more at 3DPrint.com: http://3dprint.com/165236/3d-printed-vertebrae-india/

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