Hospital uses 3D printed orthopedic implants (China Daily)
Using a printer to produce lifesaving medical implants and body parts might sound like science fiction, but it is already a reality in China.
Peking University Third Hospital, a top hospital in China, recently announced that its Orthopedics Department has been using enhanced implants produced by a 3-D printer in a clinical trial, with promising results.
"We started clinical trials on 3-D produced implants late last year, and now we have used dozens of such implants in more than 50 patients," said Liu Zhongjun, director with the departm...
The Orthopedics Industry 