Her neurosurgeon, Marc Coughlan, said the success of the operation — in which a small titanium implant was 3-D printed so it fitted exactly into the contours of a misshapen vertebra in Ms Gorvin’s spine — could have major implications for a wide range of surgical procedures.

http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/health-science/surgeons-print-out-3d-body-implant-for-spinal-operation/story-e6frg8y6-1227484209363