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To: Glenn Petersen who wrote (570)	12/14/2014 7:25:13 PM
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A 3D printed thoracic vertebrate successfully 'installed'... 3dprint.com To try and get around these risks as well as come up with a better long term solution, surgeons at the Zhejiang University School of Medicine decided to use 3D printing. 3D printing allowed them to use CT scan data to create a virtual 3D model of Lin’s spine. Using this, they could then create a perfectly fitting 3D printed titanium implant. Through an incision in Lin’s chest, this device could be inserted in place of the affected vertebrae. This is exactly what surgeons did. Lin’s 10th and 11th vertebrae, along with affected surrounding tissue, was removed. Then the 3D printed titanium replacement was inserted, fitting perfectly to Lin’s spine. The surgery was a complete success and Lin is expected to make a full recovery.

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