NHS surgeons use high-tech 3D printers to create replacement ribs for cancer patients

NHS surgeons use high-tech 3D printers to create replacement ribs for cancer patients Patients recovering from surgery to cut out chest and lung tumours can hope to breathe easier thanks to replacement ribs created by high-tech 3D printers.

The implants are given to people who have had part of their chest wall removed during treatment, and are created using scans of the ribcage that build up a mould in the printer, layer by layer, to perfectly match the bones that need to be replaced. The Daily Mail