Paul Heathcote has done it again. The victim of a brutal assault in 1988, Heathcote has been suffering undiagnosed pains since his attack. With doctors unable to discover the source of his severe pain symptoms, Heathcote took matters into his own hands. Previously, he took a CT scan and created a 3D print from it, via which he and his doctors were finally able to discover his Hyoid Bone Syndrome. Now, with another CT scan -- this time of his complete cervical spine -- he made a new 3D reconstruction, and noticed more spinal abnormalities. With the 3D images and scan, a doctor was able to see that the assault had left multiple avulsion fractures and subluxations of his cervical spin. Heathcote was immediately referred to the spinal department at his local hospital. Read more in the full article: http://3dprint.com/22685/3d-printed-cervical-spine/


Below is a look at Heathcote's damaged spine, in 3D: