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Re:Researchers discover way to 3D print directly inside the ... by JoeAltmaier on Wednesday June 08, 2022 @11:31AM (#31668842)
I have a scar from my breastbone around curving up my back, tracing the route of a rib. When I was 12 I had heart surgery, and that's how they did it back then.

My new doctor was amazed - said I'm a walking museum. That technique lasted just a couple of years before they turned to poking holes and putting cameras and instruments through the holes.

I guess most of medicine seems pretty primitive to what we had even a few years back!

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Re:Researchers discover way to 3D print directly inside the ... by doctorhandshake on Wednesday June 08, 2022 @06:52PM (#31675448)
My father had a relatively similar tibia injury in the 70s that predated the plate installations and his tibia is not quite straight and took about 6 months to heal in a hip-height cast. I ran a 7 minute mile 3 months to the day after my injury.
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