(ANSA) - BOLOGNA, JANUARY 14 - An entire ankle reconstructed with a 3D printed custom prosthesis: it is the first time ever and the implantation took place on 9 October last at the Rizzoli Orthopedic Institute in Bologna. The operation, illustrated today by a press conference, took place on a 57-year-old patient who had lost the joint function of his ankle following a serious motorbike accident which he had suffered in 2007. After 13 years, thanks to the intervention, the man has now recovered full possibility of walking. That development at Rizzoli is an innovative technique for customizing the entire prosthetic replacement procedure of the ankle: starting from the patient's anatomy, considered so far inoperable, a customized 3D printing implant of the ankle has been built. A work resulting from the joint effort of orthopedic surgeons and engineers from Rizzoli and the University of Bologna. The team was led by Professor CesareFaldini, director of the Orthopedic Clinic 1.
Ankle reconstructed in 3D
2020-01-14T10:59:50.032Z
An entire ankle rebuilt with a 3D printed custom prosthesis: it is the first time in the world and the implantation took place on 9 October at the Rizzoli Orthopedic Institute in Bologna. (HANDLE)
