Kerala's first complex spine surgery using 3D printing technology performed in Lakeshore Hospital Kochi India
Kerala's first complex spine surgery using 3D printing technology performed in Lakeshore Hospital Kochi India by Dr Krishnakumar, Consultant and Head of Spine Surgery. http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/kochi/2017/aug/08/states-first-complex-spine-surgery-held-using-3d-printing-technology-1639952.html State’s first complex spine surgery held using 3D printing technology By Express News Service | Published: 08th August 2017 02:09 AM | Last Updated: 08th August 2017 11:36 AM | A+A A- | KOCHI: A 21-year-old man from Oachira in Kollam has become the first person in the state to undergo a complex spine surgery using 3D printing technology. The patient, a BCom student, was suffering from spondyloepiphyseal dysplasia tarda, a rare genetic disease that affects approximately a person per 2 lakh population. The pioneering surgery was performed by a medical team...