First patient in the UK receives a 3D printed titanium rib and sternum implant

A patient treated at Birmingham Heartlands Hospital has received a 3D printed titanium rib and sternum implant after being infected with a rare bone infection. Surgeons from Birmingham Heartlands Hospital (Birmingham, UK) have successfully inserted a 3D printed titanium rib and sternum implant into a patient who had been infected with a rare bone disease. Edward Evans, aged 60, made a full recovery after 4 months, and many advantages have been found to this new type of implant compared to the standard cement based model. “Although cement is tried and tested we believe that custom built 3D printed titanium implants...