CRMC surgeon performs rare 3D-printed fibula implant procedure

CRMC surgeon performs rare 3D-printed fibula implant procedure

CROSBY — When a patient came to see Dr. Stephen Schmid at Cuyuna Regional Medical Center, he had already been through years of ankle problems, multiple surgeries and diminishing options. More than a decade ago, the patient underwent an ankle fusion procedure after ongoing ankle pain and instability. Later, the fusion was converted into a total ankle replacement by another surgeon in the Twin Cities. But because the patient no longer had a functi…