World-first 3D printed shin transplant stops Australian man from losing leg!
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Surgeons at Princess Alexandra Hospital in Brisbane have performed world-first surgery by implanting a 3D printed shinbone scaffold into the leg of Reuben Lichter, a patient suffering from a severe bone infection. Read more about this ground breaking work at: http://www.3ders.org//articles/20170908-world-first-3d-printed-shin-transplant-stops-australian-man-from-losing-leg.html