A hospital in Beijing has carried out the the world's first 3D printed vertebra surgery (CNTV)
The surgery replaced the second vertebra in a 12-year-old boy’s neck. The boy had developed cancer in the vertebra, which needed to be surgically removed and replaced with a 3D print.
Minghao has been lying in the orthopedics ward for more than two months. He could occasionally stand up, but only for a few minutes.
"He was playing football when he headed the ball and injured his neck. It was later confirmed to be malicious tumor," Minghao’s mother said.
The surgery involved the spinal cord, the inte...
The Orthopedics Industry 
