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Madrid hospital creates first bone metamaterial prosthesis, prevents leg amputation


Madrid's Gregorio Marañón Hospital has created the world's first personalised metamaterial bone prosthesis, successfully implanted in a 38-year-old with tibial sarcoma, avoiding leg amputation.

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