(MENAFN- AFP) French doctors have successfully carried out the world's first transplant of a ceramic sternum, the product's makers said on Tuesday.
The operation was carried out on March 19 at the University Hospital Centre in Limoges, central France, on a woman in her fifties who had been diagnosed with cancer, I.CERAM said.
"At the three-month point, the operation is a success," the nine-year-old company, which specialises in orthopaedic implants, said.
"The patient has received a new, healthy sternum and her respiratory capacity is improving."
The ceramic breastplate is aimed at improving biocompatibility -- reducing infection and rejection by the immune system -- compared with titanium and cement alternatives.
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