Ugandan hospital scans boy's leg to make prosthesis with 3D printer

Ugandan hospital scans boy's leg to make prosthesis with 3D printer

A staff member at a general hospital on the outskirts of Kampala, the capital of Uganda, scans a local boy's left leg, as pictured on July 22, 2015, to make an artificial leg using a three-dimensional printer. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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