Man receives 3D-printed shinbone in world-first surgery
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Subject: Man receives 3D-printed shinbone in world-first surgery Sat Sep 09, 2017 11:08 pm
Surgeons at Brisbane's Princess Alexandra Hospital have performed world-first surgery and transplanted a 3D printed shinbone into the leg of a man who faced losing his leg.
Two weeks ago, the 3D printed tibia was transplanted into the Reuben Lichter’s right leg.