De la ingeniería aeroespacial al quirófano: el primer metamaterial óseo implantado salva la pierna de Pierre
El Hospital Gregorio Marañón y la Universidad Politécnica de Madrid desarrollan una tibia con tecnología 3D que le ha permitido a un hombre de 38 años conservar su pierna y poder caminar
Pierre, a 38-year-old Frenchman, was diagnosed with a high-grade osteosarcoma in his tibia. After an X-ray and biopsy, doctors confirmed the aggressive tumor's presence. Treated at the Hospital Gregorio Marañón, the national reference center for locomotor system sarcomas, surgeons successfully removed the tumor while preserving Pierre's limb and joint.
However, reconstructing the missing bone and restoring the leg's ability to bear his body weight remained crucial. The solution emerged from a partnership between the hospital and the Polytechnic University of Madrid. They created a personalized metamaterial orthopedic prosthesis, the first of its kind ever implanted in a patient.
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