Study of 3D printed ligament systems awarded new grant

The US$20,000 grant awarded to University of New Mexico Department of Orthopedics & Rehabilitation's Research Division will fund the development of 3D printed ligament adherence systems. Researchers at the University of New Mexico (UNM) Department of Orthopedics & Rehabilitation (TX, USA) are hoping to produce 3D printed hybrid bone-ligament tissue for joint repair thanks to a new US$20,000 grant from the American Foundation for Surgery of the Hand (ASSH). The project is also supported by a UNM's Women in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) Award. “Ligament repair or replacement has been plagued by problems joining soft tissue with adjacent...