{"id":2651,"date":"2025-10-25T15:44:47","date_gmt":"2025-10-25T08:44:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/museum.pctu.com.vn\/?p=2651"},"modified":"2025-12-09T10:35:30","modified_gmt":"2025-12-09T03:35:30","slug":"the-first-sternum-and-rib-transplant-surgery-in-the-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/museum.pctu.com.vn\/index.php\/language\/en\/2025\/10\/25\/the-first-sternum-and-rib-transplant-surgery-in-the-world\/","title":{"rendered":"THE FIRST STERNUM AND RIB TRANSPLANT SURGERY IN THE WORLD"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"163\" data-end=\"337\">A cancer patient successfully received a <strong data-start=\"204\" data-end=\"256\">3D-printed titanium sternum and rib cage implant<\/strong>, marking a groundbreaking moment in thoracic surgery and biomedical engineering.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"339\" data-end=\"735\">The implant was created using advanced 3D printing technology developed by <strong data-start=\"414\" data-end=\"423\">CSIRO<\/strong> (the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Australia). The project was made possible with a specialized 3D-printing device valued at <strong data-start=\"581\" data-end=\"600\">2.3 million AUD<\/strong>. After manufacturing, the customized implant was sent to surgeons in Spain, where the transplant procedure was performed successfully.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"737\" data-end=\"933\">According to <strong data-start=\"750\" data-end=\"768\">Alex Kingsbury<\/strong>, lead researcher at CSIRO, the process was highly sophisticated\u2014each layer of the implant was precisely constructed until the final structure was seamlessly formed.<\/p>\n<blockquote data-start=\"935\" data-end=\"1066\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"937\" data-end=\"1066\">\u201c3D printing is the most suitable method because implants must be customized for each patient. No two human bodies are the same.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"1068\" data-end=\"1319\">Due to the limitations and risks associated with traditional manufacturing methods, Spanish surgeons collaborated with the Australian medical-device company <strong data-start=\"1225\" data-end=\"1238\">Anatomics<\/strong>. Together, they developed an implant uniquely tailored to the patient\u2019s anatomy.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"1321\" data-end=\"1504\">The patient, diagnosed with <strong data-start=\"1349\" data-end=\"1371\">chest wall sarcoma<\/strong>\u2014a tumor growing around the ribs and sternum\u2014opted for the 3D-printed titanium implant instead of conventional plated reconstruction.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"1506\" data-end=\"1625\">CSIRO confirmed that the patient was discharged in good health and continued recovering just <strong data-start=\"1599\" data-end=\"1610\">15 days<\/strong> after surgery.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"1627\" data-end=\"1910\"><strong data-start=\"1627\" data-end=\"1647\">Dr. Mia Woodruff<\/strong> of Queensland University of Technology, a researcher in the field of 3D printing, emphasized the importance of ensuring that all surgeons understand the manufacturing process and the structural requirements needed to accurately replicate parts of the human body.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A cancer patient successfully received a 3D-printed titanium sternum and rib cage implant, marking a groundbreaking moment in thoracic surgery and biomedical engineering. 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