Whiskey's Jaw Repaired at UC Davis

Whiskey, a 60-pound Munsterlander dog, faced surgical removal of a section of his lower left jawbone when he was diagnosed with a malignant tumor. But thanks to a team of UC Davis biomedical engineers and veterinary surgeons, Whiskey now has a healthy new jawbone. Part of whiskey's jaw was removed, and then re-built using a titanium plate and matrix soaked in a material that can essentially re-grow bone.

UC Davis veterinarians have successfully completed this surgery eight times now, and say procedures like this one may well be the future of human medicine. Read more about Whiskey's story: http://news.ucdavis.edu/search/news_d...

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[onekinkstar]

Wow, thank you. I came to see what kind of magic can be done and you're doing it!

[urb8t]

cool