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Dr. Penello Successfully Completes First 3D-Printed Finger Bone Implant in the USA

On May 30, 2019 Dr. Daniel Penello successfully completed a 3D-printed finger bone transplant, the very first surgery of its kind in the nation. After seeing a patient with a crushed finger, Dr. Penello was determined to find a solution that was better than the traditional alternatives: do nothing, or amputate. After careful

By |2020-02-09T16:33:37+00:00August 1st, 2019|News|

Dr. Penello Helps Patients Kick Kienböcks Disease

About Kienböcks Disease Kienböck’s disease, also known as Avascular Necrosis of the Lunate, is a rare, debilitating condition that causes chronic pain in the wrist. Kienböck's affects the lunate bone, which is one of eight small bones in the wrist. Typically caused by injury, the lunate bone loses its blood supply, leading to the

By |2019-09-21T20:33:35+00:00January 19th, 2016|News|
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