A world first, NHS combined bone graft and 3D printed implant surgery

A world first, NHS combined bone graft and 3D printed implant surgery

A world first, NHS combined bone graft and 3D printed implant surgery

148shares100480A patient at Morriston Hospital in Wales has been the first in the world to receive a jaw reconstruction surgery combining traditional bone grafts and 3D printed Titanium implants. Debbie Hawkins, from Swansea, received the treatment funded by the UK's National Health Service (NHS), following cancer treatment that excised a part of her jaw bone.
148shares100480A patient at Morriston Hospital in Wales has been the first in the world to receive a jaw reconstruction surgery combining traditional bone grafts and 3D printed Titanium implants. Debbie Hawkins, from Swansea, received the treatment funded by the UK's National Health Service (NHS), following cancer treatment that excised a part of her jaw bone.
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