Marañón Creates and Implants the First Bone Prosthesis Tailored to the World’s Metamaterial
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The Unit of Advanced Planning and 3D Manufacturing (UPAM3D) of the General University Hospital Gregorio Marañón de la Comunidad de Madrid has designed and manufactured the first bone prosthesis of personalized metamaterial in the world, which has subsequently been implanted by oncological surgeons of the center. These structures, which use aerospace technology, are formed by scales of scale ... Continue reading "The Gregorio Marañón creates and …
The Gregorio Marañón Hospital in Madrid creates and implants the first bone prosthesis tailored to the world's metamaterial.
The Gregorio Marañón Hospital and the Polytechnic University of Madrid have developed a tibia using 3D technology that has allowed a 38-year-old man to keep his leg and be able to walk.
Two years ago the French patient settled in Spain had to undergo surgery to eliminate the sarcoma lodged in his leg. "Thanks to a custom prosthesis we have avoided amputation and now enjoy a good quality of life," says surgeon Rubén Pérez Read
This advance has had as the first beneficiary a 38-year-old male treated for a high-grade bone sarcoma in the tibia, which already supports the leg ...
Gregorio Marañón designs and manufactures the world’s first custom bone prosthesis of metamaterial
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