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Madrid Surgeons Save 7-Year-Old’s Leg With Donor Tibia in 3D-Guided Cancer Operation

The hospital reports a favorable recovery after a limb-sparing operation using mixed reality, infrared navigation, 3D planning.

Overview

  • A multidisciplinary CSUR team at Hospital Gregorio Marañón removed the osteosarcoma with clear margins in a hybrid operating room.
  • Engineers and surgeons used a patient-specific digital twin to rehearse the procedure and to create custom cutting guides for precise tumor resection and nail extraction.
  • The femoral defect was rebuilt with an adult-donor tibia from the hospital’s Bone Bank, selected via Osteoteca 3D and positioned inverted for an exact anatomical fit.
  • Surgeons preserved the knee joint and the tibial growth cartilage to protect limb function and reduce future length discrepancy.
  • The child had two intramedullary nails from prior fracture surgery that raised dissemination risk, and the patient will continue oncologic treatment with recovery described as favorable by regional authorities.