Chennai hospital performs surgery using 3D joints News Today
Chennai SIMS Hospital in the city claimed to have performed rare surgeries of total jaw joint replacement using 3D-printed as well as readymade jaw joints for three patients recentlyThough surgeries for the replacement of hip and knee joints have become common the ones for the replacement of jaw joints and the use of 3D printed custom-made joints are new it saidExplaining the uniqueness of the procedure Dr K Sridhar director Institute of Craniofacial Aesthetic Plastic Surgery SIMS Hospital said We have performed total jaw joint replacement for three different patientsIn one patient who had zero mouth opening following a jaw surgery done elsewhere the damaged jaw bone part was replaced with an artificial part made of titanium metal
Chennai SIMS Hospital in the city claimed to have performed rare surgeries of total jaw joint replacement using 3D-printed as well as readymade jaw joints for three patients recentlyThough surgeries for the replacement of hip and knee joints have become common the ones for the replacement of jaw joints and the use of 3D printed custom-made joints are new it saidExplaining the uniqueness of the procedure Dr K Sridhar director Institute of Craniofacial Aesthetic Plastic Surgery SIMS Hospital said We have performed total jaw joint replacement for three different patients In one patient who had zero mouth opening following a jaw surgery done elsewhere the damaged jaw bone part was replaced with an artificial part made of titanium metal
