A second person in China has received 3D printed vertebrae in a first-of-its-kind surgery at Zhejiang University School of Medicine in China, according to a 3d Print report.
The 21-year-old university student, suffering from ossifying fibroma, had his vertebrae replaced with a 3D printed titanium replacement. The surgeons used 3D printing, which allowed them to use CT scan data to create a virtual 3D model of the student's spine.
In August, spine surgeons made history when they performed the first spinal disc replacement implanting a 3D printed vertebra in a 12-year-old boy's neck in China.
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