Nov 7, 2016 | By Tess
As the technology continually develops, 3D printing is quickly making inroads within the field of healthcare, being used for various medical applications. While its uses for manufacturing implants and prosthetics are still relatively experimental (though significantly on the rise globally), additive manufacturing has proved exceptionally useful for the production of custom surgical guides and bespoke models. Recently, a hospital in the Indian city of Mumbai demonstrated how critical 3D printed surgical guides can be.
In September 2016, a young ten-year-old girl suffering from severe scoliosis was brought into the Lilavati Hospital in Mumbai for a revision scoliosis surgery. Scoliosis, a condition which causes curvature of the spine, affects many people around the world. Many can live with it, though severe cases can be impeding and even affect one’s breathing and mobility. Treating severe cases can be very complicated as well, as the process often requires doctors to implant screws and wires into the spine to straig...
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