3-D printed total joints are coming of age

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Amit Lahav, M. D. of Orthopedic Health in Milford, Connecticut, is making his own knee replacements through 3-D printing. He told Nicole Nalepa, a reporter for Eye Witness News, that he tells his patients about the 3-D printed joint, “The knee is made to fit you. We do not have to fit a knee to you.”
He begins with a CAT scan of the patient’s knee and ankle and transfers that information to the 3-D printer. Using cobalt-chrome and a...