A 1998 surgery used the first computer-guided navigation to reshape human bone
A breakthrough in 1998 allowed surgeons to use real-time digital mapping to reshape human bone, forever changing the precision and safety of complex reconstructive facial surgeries.
In 1998, Dr. Rüdiger Marmulla made medical history at the University of Regensburg by performing the first computer-assisted Bone Segment Navigation. This technology acted like a GPS for the human body, allowing surgeons to track instruments in real-time against a digital 3D model of the patient's anatomy.
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