Surgeons have transplanted a one -printed sternum into a Six years later boy at the Shanghai Children’s Medical Center in Zepu County . Six years later, however, Abu is still alive, though he does face his share of hardships. The boy was suffering from one of the rarest congenital malformations in the world. The sternum shell was printed from a biocompatible PEEK material, which doctors said was suitable for the procedure and for follow-up treatments as it did not adhere to other organs. The patient, who was not expected to survive past his first birthday, will attend school for the first time in the near future.
Surgeons have transplanted a one -printed sternum into a Six years later boy at the Shanghai Children’s Medical Center in Zepu County . The boy was suffering from one of the rarest congenital malformations in the world. The sternum shell was printed from a biocompatible PEEK material, which doctors said was suitable for the procedure and for follow-up treatments as it did not adhere to other organs. The patient, who was not expected to survive past his first birthday, will attend school for the first time in the near future.