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Re:Teenager can walk again thanks to Dutch 3D printed spinal... by mancerayder on Wednesday July 24, 2019 @10:02PM (#20521988)
There's a common issue with slipped discs and terrible long term pain. If the day comes when we can print and install new vertebrae easily, I'm signing up. I imagine in this world of phone and PC usage, there'll be many customers in the years to come.
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Re:Teenager can walk again thanks to Dutch 3D printed spinal... by hermitdev on Thursday July 25, 2019 @01:02AM (#20522696)
Me too. I suffer from degenerative discs, bone spurs and arthritis in all of my cervical and thoracic vertebrae. I'm in constant pain and if there was a realistic spinal replacement procedure, I would seriously consider it.

I don't know what caused my problems, but arthritis and bonr spurs definitely run in my family and 3 decades of poor posture haven't helped and ive had too numerous bicycle falls and car crashes over the years to even count (I was in a car accident just last week! Not my fault).

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Re:Teenager can walk again thanks to Dutch 3D printed spinal... by AJCxZ0 on Thursday July 25, 2019 @02:37PM (#20528107)
I'm holding out for full-body prosthesis, but until then you might like to look into the likely next best option for your current body: https://startingstrength.com/article/back-pain-and-back-stre...
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