Bath scientists develop 3D-printed artificial knee
Five patients undergo the fitting of the implant, designed to preserve the patient's own knee joint.
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Five patients undergo the fitting of the implant, designed to preserve the patient's own knee joint.
Personalised 3D printed knee implant could help thousands of arthritis sufferers IMAGE: The bespoke implant preserves the existing joint and can be used at an earlier stage of arthritis, before a knee replacement is needed. Image: University of Bath Pioneering 'printed metal' procedure to create bespoke treatment for early knee osteoarthritis set to be trialled in the UK following MHRA approval. World's first 3D printed high tibial osteotomy (HTO) device and procedure developed at University of Bath given approval for UK trials Bespoke titanium alloy HTO implants that fit perfectly are...