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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.