A 22-year-old woman has had the whole top of her skull replaced with a customized 3D-printed implant. The patient had been suffering from severe symptoms as a result of a condition that causes a thickening of the skull. It is believed that the procedure was the first of its kind... Continue Reading 3D-printed skull implanted into woman's head
Section: Medical
Tags: 3D Printing, Implant, Surgery, UMC Utrecht
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