3D-Printing Technology Was Used To Replace The Skull Of a Dog With Cancer

Researchers at an Ontario university used 3D-printing technology to replace the majority of a dog's skull in what's believed to be the first surgery of its kind. The owner of Patches, a 9-year-old dachshund, said the dog had a brain tumour the size of an orange that would have been fatal if not treated.

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