India Achieves First Patient Specific Trauma Total Talus Replacement Through 3D Printing

Dr. Rajiv Shah, an Orthopedic Surgeon at Global Hospital along with 3D Printing Startup 3D Post in Vadodara, India, has successfully implanted a 3D printed implant in a trauma patient which was first of its kind since it was the first patient-specific 3D printed trauma implant through a total talus replacement. The implant was 3D Printed using EOS M 280 3D Printer using titanium as the implant material for a 32-year old man from Guajarat, India who suffered an accident that resulted in the loss of his talus bone.

Source: https://www.beckersasc.com/orthopedics-tjr/orthopedic-surgeon-uses-customized-3d-printed-implant-for-total-talus-surgery-3-key-details.html