Will 3D Printing Eventually Be Used to Replace Our Whole Skeletons?

Will 3D Printing Eventually Be Used to Replace Our Whole Skeletons?

With all the implants, who’s to say deliberate “upgrades” won’t be done?

3D Printed Bone Grafts Feasible Thanks to New Process

3D Printed Bone Grafts Feasible Thanks to New Process

It is no longer dependent on high temperatures, making it compatible with the human body

French Doctor Uses 3D Printed Spine Cage in Spinal Fusion Surgery

French Doctor Uses 3D Printed Spine Cage in Spinal Fusion Surgery

This is one step beyond just examining 3D printed plastic models of injuries

3D Printed Titanium Skull Implant Successfully Performed

3D Printed Titanium Skull Implant Successfully Performed

It was a partial replacement this time, performed in Argentina

Chinese Doctors Successfully Implant 3D Printed Shoulder and Pelvic Bones

Chinese Doctors Successfully Implant 3D Printed Shoulder and Pelvic Bones

The human skeleton can probably be replaced entirely without risk

Famous UK Dental Company Starts 3D Printing Spines, Hips and Knees

Famous UK Dental Company Starts 3D Printing Spines, Hips and Knees

They're getting into the field of orthopedics, so expect hips and knees too

Materialise Makes It Possible to Turn X-Ray Scans Into 3D Models – Video

Materialise Makes It Possible to Turn X-Ray Scans Into 3D Models – Video

This should make surgery and treatment preparations a lot easier for medics

First Full 3D Printed Skull Transplant Was an Easy Procedure

First Full 3D Printed Skull Transplant Was an Easy Procedure

The surgery was conducted by the University Medical Center (UMC) in Utrecht, Holland

EOS Announces New Metal Materials for Medical 3D Printing

EOS Announces New Metal Materials for Medical 3D Printing

A new type of steel and a strain of titanium have been introduced

3D Printing Restores the Face of Somalian Woman Shot When She Was Only 2

3D Printing Restores the Face of Somalian Woman Shot When She Was Only 2

Injury inflicted during the Somali Civil War finally dealt with

3D Printing Used to Make Implants for Dogs

3D Printing Used to Make Implants for Dogs

Fusion Implants receives funds from EV to reconstruct canine knees

Teenager Regains Ability to Walk Thanks to 3D Printed Hip Implant

Teenager Regains Ability to Walk Thanks to 3D Printed Hip Implant

It was custom made and freed the girl from her wheelchair

Injectable 3D Printed Electrodes Are Now upon Us

Injectable 3D Printed Electrodes Are Now upon Us

Sounds pretty creepy, but we always knew this would happen

 
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