The first person to get a 3D-printed tibia bone implanted into his leg, in a world-first medical breakthrough, is now able to walk again.
Brisbane resident Reuben Lichter developed a bone infection in 2017 and would have had to get an above-the-knee amputation if it wasn’t for the new technology.
Two years later, he says his journey has been long and painful but he is glad that he “did the hard yards” instead of amputating.
Mr Lichter says “the journey could've been easier if I'd just taken my leg off and got a prosthetic, that's for sure, but I've got my leg now.”
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