Surgeons in Beijing, China, have successfully implanted an artificial, 3D-printed vertebra replacement in a young boy with bone cancer. They say it is the first time such a procedure has ever been ...

People use 3D printers to create far more than simple household devices or figurines — printable objects range from firearms to artwork. Now, for the first time in history, medical researchers have ...

While we still don't have a 3D printer in every home, use of the technology in medicine is becoming increasingly vital. 3D-printed implants made to perfectly fit the patient have a significant medical ...

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An icon in the shape of a lightning bolt. Impact Link When a person has a rare form of cancer called chordoma, the outcome is generally not good. Only one in 150,000 people will be diagnosed with ...

Al Zahra Hospital, Sharjah, is proud to announce its first scoliosis correction surgery using 3D printing technology Sharjah, United Arab Emirates (AETOSWire): A 16-year old female with a 60-degree ...

Astonishing advancements in 3D printing are transforming the prospects for severely ill and injured patients Most people know tuberculosis as a disease of the lungs, but that’s not always the case.

Jocelynn Taylor, 13, is back to hiking and swimming less than two months after having two spinal fusion surgeries. Before the spinal fusion surgeries, Jocelynn's posture was hunched over. Her spinal ...

Shakespeare called him a hunchback, but a new three-dimensional model of King Richard III's spiraling spine shows his true disability: adolescent idiopathic scoliosis. Richard III, who ruled England ...