A private hospital in Dubai has successfully performed a knee replacement surgery using 3D printing technology.
Doctors at Burjeel Hospital fitted two patients suffering from painful osteoarthritis with customised 3D printed knees.
The procedure has given the men the chance to walk pain-free again.
Doctors claimed the technology was being used for the first time in the UAE and the GCC region, adding that more than a million knee replacement surgeries will be performed worldwide by 2030.
UAE air defences intercept 23 missiles, 56 drones on Saturday
UAE air defences detected and successfully intercepted 23 ballistic missiles and 56 drones launched from Iran on Saturday, the Ministry of Defence confirmed.
UAE strongly condemns attacks on its embassy in Damascus
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UAE officials review food supply flow at border crossings
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