A 12-year-old girl from Kyrgyzstan came to Aakash Healthcare, New Delhi because she suffered from a rare condition that affects approximately three children in every one hundred thousand called Progressive Scoliosis Dorsolumbar. Dorsal scoliosis affects the portion of the spine between the bottom of the neck and the top of the pelvis and causes a severe curvature. In her case, a 130 degree curve, in addition to pelvic misalignment caused by different-sized hips, was causing severe pain that left her unable to walk and was only getting worse.
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Nicklaus Children's Hospital - Saving a young patient's Life
At Nicklaus Children’s Hospital in Miami, the Cardiovascular Surgery Advanced Projects Laboratory (APL) uses a range of digital 3D technologies, including Stratasys® 3D printers, to visualize anatomy and plan surgical procedures for pediatric patients. A previous case study featured Nicklaus Children’s application of 3D printing to help repair a child’s heart, showing the great potential using of anatomical models in clinical settings. The latest Nicklaus Children’s success story involves planning a life-saving operation for Roy, an 8-year-old boy with a difficult-to-treat tumour.
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Institute of Cancer Research - Developing a Cancer Treatment
Craig Cummings, an engineer who has devoted his work to cancer research since 1988, runs the 3D print lab at The Institute of Cancer Research (ICR) and its clinical partner, The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, as its research and design workshop manager in London. Craig oversees a team of four, manufacturing a range of medical instruments, phantoms, and devices. He works alongside researchers such as Amin Mirza, an analytical chemist who has worked with Craig since 2000, to support the ICR’s and The Royal Marsden’s cancer research and treatment development.
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