3D surgery developed in Belarus
Phil Lelyveld
Entertainment Technology Center
[Belteleradiocompany (Belarus)]
3D technologies on look out for health. Belarusian doctors offered three-dimensional treatment modes to world.
For a long time 3D technologies can not only entertain, but also literally give a new life. Moreover, it turns out that the history of three-dimensional correction of bones began in Belarus. Our specialists were the ones to develop and implement the technology that was referred to as the “Belarusian” in the world. …
Back in the 1970s a group of doctors decided to treat hip joints in children and adolescents in three dimensions. Such three-dimensional reconstruction allows finding the most suitable place for reposition of the femoral head. …
Today, computer technologies allow downloading X-ray images of a particular patient into the 3D program and choose the best place for surgical intervention, in order to prevent friction and interlocking of bone joints. …
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