Chennai, March 19 -- Highlights :

* Natural and strong bone implants to improve outcomes in craniofacial reconstruction surgery can be grown within the patient by attaching a 3D printed scaffold to the //patient's own rib

* Craniofacial injuries are common in battlefield injuries and reconstruction of damaged bone is a complex and long drawn out process

* Current methods of obtaining new bone for implant involve harvesting bone grafts from patient's hip, leg or shoulder and growing new bone by the addition of external growth factors which requires regulatory approvals and is more complicated

Natural and strong bone implants can be made within the patient to treat craniofacial injuries by attaching a 3D printed scaffold to the patient'...