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Related story about construction worker in China having half his skull replaced with 3D printed titanium. http://shanghaiist.com/2014/09/16/man_recovers_after_3d-prin...

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There have been several patients who had had custom implants designed using CT scans of their skull, then 3D printed and surgically attached to replace part of their skull: one nice report is http://thescipub.com/PDF/ajeassp.2011.169.174.pdf

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