Australia continues to be a happening place for 3D printing in medicine. Not only does the nation offer the world’s first Masters in Bioprinting program, but doctors there are continually in the news for aiding patients with 3D printing. Most recently, doctors at St Vincent’s Hospital have saved a man from amputation with the technology.
According to the Herald Sun, 71-year-old Len Chandler was diagnosed with cartilage cancer in April. The tumor had already taken over the calcaneus, or heel bone, on his right foot. Because the complex bone moves in conjunction with the shin and foot bones, such a tumor would have typically resulted in a leg amputation below the knee. Professor Peter Choong at St Vincent’s had other plans. Chanlder, relays, “Prof.…
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