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In a first, kid gets a dissolvable mesh to repair his eye fracture
Surgeons used a new 3D-printed bioresorbable mesh to fix an orbital fracture in a Thane child. The child sustained the fracture while playing with friends. The use of the mesh saved the child's eyesight.Crash survivor giving hope to patients around the world | 7NEWS
He's like the bionic man but better. Imagine being able to grow your own bone. A Cannon Hill man has done just that by regenerating his skull. The crash survivor's stunning recovery is giving hope to patients around the world.Local Queenslander makes swimming history
A Queenslander, who underwent a world-first implant surgery on his skull, has completed the two-kilometre Noosa Summer Swim.3D printed bone implants give patient new lease of life after head injury
SINGAPORE - When Mr Danny Lin fell in a carpark in November 2020, he injured his head so badly that he could remember only slipping into a coma for about 10 days.Craniosynostosis Shaped Her Little Girl’s Head, but Didn’t Change Her Big Heart
In December 2017, at just 19 months old, Baby Zia was diagnosed with craniosynostosis, a premature fusion of the skull that is supposed to gradually occur throughout a child’s first six years.Brisbane man regrows skull in world-first procedure
Brisbane man Brodie Ellis is regrowing his own skull, thanks to a world-first operation using a 3D-printed implant at the Princess Alexandra Hospital.