MELBOURNE, Sept. 11 (UPI) --Surgeons in Spain implanted a set of 3-D printed, titanium ribs into a man with a chest wall sarcoma to replace his own ribs that had to be removed. Chest wall sarcomas are ...

Every breath you take is an ancient inheritance. The rise and fall of your chest, the intercostal muscles pulling your ribs ...

In the first surgical operation of its kind, a cancer patient has been fitted with a 3D-printed titanium sternum and ribs. Michelle Starr Science editor Michelle Starr is CNET's science editor, and ...

In the past, 3D printers have been used to create artificial organs, automotive pedals and rocket engine injectors. Now a 54-year-old Spanish cancer patient has received a titanium ribcage and sternum ...

A cancer patient recovered well from a surgery involving a 3-D printed titanium sternum and rib cage placed in his chest, according to a research organization in Australia. The Commonwealth Scientific ...

It’s a bit like a Marvel superhero comic or a 70s sci-fi TV show—only it actually just happened. After having his sternum and several ribs surgically removed, a Spanish cancer patient took delivery of ...

Following a 3D-printed heel bone, a3D-printed mouth guard for sleep apnea sufferers and the world's first3D-printed jet engine, Lab 22 at Australia's CSIRO has added to the growing list of3D-printed ...

An Australian-made 3D-printed sternum and rib cage has successfully been implanted into a 20-year-old New York patient who had been diagnosed with a rare bone cancer, the Commonwealth Scientific and ...

For the first time in history, a patient has received a custom 3D-printed titanium implant, designed to replace part of his ribcage. The patient is a 54-year-old Spanish man who had a cancerous tumor ...