Singapore develops bioresorbable bone implant solution to prevent leg amputations
Singapore develops bioresorbable bone implant solution to prevent leg amputations
29 January 2021 | News
Osteopore and National Additive Manufacturing Innovation Cluster have formed a partnership to upscale clinical adoption in Additive Manufacturing
Source: osteopore.com
Osteopore International, a Singapore based company that specialises in 3D printed bioresorbable implants, in collaboration with Maastricht University Medical Centre (UMC+) in the Netherlands, has successfully developed a bioresorbable 3D printed cage that prevents leg amputations in patients with severe lower leg fractures. The 3D printed cage helps a patient regenerate new bone cells and has been successfully designed and implanted in its first patient in the Netherlands.