3-D Printed Spinal Fusion Cage
September 23, 2014 | Terry Sharrer

3-D Printed Spine Cage
Damaged discs in the spine can cause vertebrae to fuse with resulting pain and dysfunction. Medicrea (Paris, France) has used computer-controlled 3-D printing to make an artificial disc, called a cage, which was successfully implanted this spring. This is the first spinal fusion surgery performed using such a 3-D printed spinal prosthetic. MORE
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