First 3-D Printed Vertebra Implanted
November 4, 2014 | Terry Sharrer

3D Printed Vertebra
The list of medical applications for 3-D printing seems to be growing by leaps and bounds. This piece reports that orthopedic surgeons at Peking University (Beijing) printed a titanium-powder vertebra and implanted it in a 12-year-old boy who had a malignant bone growth in his neck. MORE
ImageCredit: Peking University and Forbes.com