A dog’s 3D printed implant shows potential for cancer surgeries

Veterinary surgeons at the Ontario Veterinary College and researchers from the University of Guelph (both ON, Canada) have worked together to fit a 3D printed titanium plate for surgery on a dog's skull, in what has been described as a 'breakthrough' in cancer research. In a story that has made headlines on a global scale, a collaborative effort between veterinary surgeons, researchers and engineers has successfully designed, developed and fitted a titanium plate to a dachshund's skull in an operation to remove a large cancerous tumor. “The technology has grown so quickly, and to be able to offer this incredible,...