A Spanish cancer patient has had their sternum and rib cage replaced with a 3D-printed titanium model.
Via the CSIRO blog, the 54-year-old patient was suffering from a chest wall sarcoma, which is a type of cancerous tumor that can grow around bone. Due to the complexity that comes with recreating a prosthetic capable of acting as a sternum and rib cage, the doctors involved decided to enlist the help of Melbourne-based medical device company Anatomics – the people responsible for the creation of the titanium chest.
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Via the CSIRO blog, the 54-year-old patient was suffering from a chest wall sarcoma, which is a type of cancerous tumor that can grow around bone. Due to the complexity that comes with recreating a prosthetic capable of acting as a sternum and rib cage, the doctors involved decided to enlist the help of Melbourne-based medical device company Anatomics – the people responsible for the creation of the titanium chest.
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