Woman’s Native Skull Replaced With 3D Printed Plastic Model, University Medical Center Utrecht Study

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There are a number of conditions that make bone tissue grow incorrectly, but when it happens to the scalp the consequences can disastrous for the brain. A woman treated at University Medical Center Utrecht in The Netherlands recently had a scalp that was growing inward, putting pressure on the brain. So to help save the patient, a 3D printed scalp was created to replace the original one.

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