### [2015-09-13](/feed/2015/09/13/index.md)

##### Salamanca, Spain
# Doctors at Salamanca University Hospital in Salamanca, Spain implant a 3-D printing-produced artificial titanium sternum (breastbone), and a portion of the ribs (as opposed to the current standard, a non-customized, flat piece of titanium, which can loosen over time) in a patient who had numerous cancerous tumors in that area, the first use of 3D printing technology to take the place of these specific body parts. 




### Sources:

1. [Quartz, via MSN](https://web.archive.org/web/20150914161606/http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/doctors-have-implanted-a-3d-printed-ribcage-in-an-actual-human-being/ar-AAebQoe?ocid=ansmsnnews11)

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