AIP SCIENTIFIC

He is a young beekeeper, in his early 30s. A few years ago he underwent a very difficult and rare surgery, a complete replacement of his two hips. Such a serious operation was necessary since the young man was suffering from a rare disease, which caused the bones to become brittle. Unfortunately, even after 3 surgeries on his left hip and 2 on his right hip, he became disabled, completely incapable of moving and acting on his own, suffering from continuous pain that became a daily companion. He turned to us, seeking salvation, to alleviate the incessant pain, and he was secretly dreaming of perhaps walking again. We immediately embarked on the case․ Such surgery is unique in its complexity in the field of medicine. Large-scale preoperative work began. At first we reconstructed the left hip, designed and modeled from a huge titanium implant to repair the pelvis. We were very satisfied with the result. Next, a custom implant was produced with a 3D printer, after which the patient was successfully operated on. These words do not describe the real complexity and the risks associated with such a difficult operation. The probability of success was very small, but we achieved it. The success was mainly due to the vast and professional preparatory effort that we put into this case. In the second half of the day of the operation, the patient stood up for the first time with some help, however on the next day he started walking on his own.