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Author: MotobkeBob |
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Date Posted: 05:17:44 03/14/14 Fri Pioneering 3D techniques allowed surgeons to rebuild the face of a biker who suffered serious injuries in an accident. Stephen Power, 29, of Cardiff, broke both cheekbones, top jaw, his nose and fractured his skull in the accident, despite wearing a helmet. The surgical team used CT scans to create and print a symmetrical 3D model of Mr Power's skull, followed by cutting guides and plates printed to match. In an 8-hour procedure, they then re-fractured the cheekbones with the cutting guides before remodelling the face. A medical-grade titanium implant, printed in Belgium, was then used to hold the bones in their new shape. Maxillofacial surgeon Adrian Sugar said the 3D printing took away the guesswork "I think it's incomparable - the results are in a different league from anything we've done before. What this does is it allows us to be much more precise. Everybody now is starting to think in this way - guesswork is not good enough." Mr Power's operation is currently being featured in an exhibition at the Science Museum in London, called 3D Printing: The Future. [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ] |