UC San Diego Performs World’s First Anterior Cervical Surgery with Fully Customized 3D Printed Implants

UC San Diego Performs World's First Anterior Cervical Surgery with Fully Customized 3D Printed Implants

On September 3, 2025, Antarctic Bear learned that the academic medical system of the University of California, San Diego—UC San Diego Health—successfully completed the world’s first anterior cervical surgery using fully customized implants designed according to the patient’s anatomical structure. This personalized implant minimizes interference with surrounding structures through precise spinal alignment, thereby reducing surgical … Read more