The technicians managed to scan the affected area and 3D print a replacement part capable of having human tissue stitched to it.
So far, so good.
Australian Medical no. 2
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Australian Medical no. 2
Don't know if this made the news outside our shores, but apparently a cancer patient was due to lose a leg owing to disintegrating bone.
The technicians managed to scan the affected area and 3D print a replacement part capable of having human tissue stitched to it.
So far, so good.
The technicians managed to scan the affected area and 3D print a replacement part capable of having human tissue stitched to it.
So far, so good.
Cheers, Mike.
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Re: Australian Medical no. 2
It is so amazing what is achievable these days. I recently had a procedure to implant a stent in my ticker. I lay there fully awake watching on a monitor whilst they inserted the thing via an artery in my wrist. Pain? Not a jot, there is more discomfort when they rip a Band-Aid off your hairy arm. It's not that long ago they would have had to open up the chest, crack a few ribs and borrow a vein or artery from elsewhere, and all the complications that follow.
Anyone up for Heart Surgery Simulator?
Anyone up for Heart Surgery Simulator?
Alex