3D Printing Technology Helps Surgeons Correct Birth Defect In Utero (IMAGE)

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3D Printing Technology Helps Surgeons Correct Birth Defect In Utero

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Samer Elbabaa, MD, a pediatric neurosurgeon at Orlando Health, shows expecting parents Jocelyn and Jared Rodriguez a 3D-printed model of their developing baby. Orlando Health surgeons are using the models to prepare for an in-utero procedure to correct spina bifida, a birth defect that occurs when the spinal cord fails to close normally during development.

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