Osteoarthritis

Personalised 3D printed knee implant could change the face of knee arthritis treatment

Tailored Osteotomy for Knee Alignment, TOKA, knee surgery, knee implant, new arthritis treatment, knee arthritis, versus arthritis, Richie Gill, arthritis digest

A ground breaking new treatment that uses 3D printed implants could revolutionise the approach we take to knee arthritis if trials go well.

Developed by engineers at the University of Bath, the personalised early knee osteoarthritis treatment uses state-of-the-art 3D metal printing technology to make personalised medical-grade titanium-alloy plates that perfectly fit every patient.

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