Bioprinting Bones
3D printing could be the answer to better replacements In 2017, Deborah Stoneburner was driving back from the Illinois State Fair in Springfield when a horrific accident occurred. She and her boyfriend struck a tree near their home, and Stoneburner suffered numerous injuries, including a crushed talus. The talus is the primary link between the lower leg and […]
3D Printing: A model for a better future
Pictured above: Students use the models to practice performing complicated minimally invasive procedures to repair rare birth defects. Photo courtesy of Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. By Kate Silver On the counter sits a realistic leg, from the knee down, with a crimson gaping wound to the outer ankle. Nearby is a pair of […]
