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Patient with a large cranial tumor was successfully operated

2020-01-09

A patient with a large cranial tumor was successfully operated by neurosurgeons at Uppsala University Hospital in Sweden. The majority of the patient’s cranium was substituted with a personalized implant from OssDsign. The implant material is the result of research carried out at Uppsala University and Karolinska University Hospital.

Read the full note in English at OssDsign's website here.

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Medicinskt framsteg: Nytt implantat omvandlas till ben

Emuna hade enorm tumör – fick en ny skalle

Neurokirurgen om det nya skallimplantatet

Nytt implantat omvandlas till ben