This Marine's New Jaw Was Made Out of His Leg Bone in a Breakthrough New Surgery
7 Jan 2021
Task & Purpose | By David Roza
This article by David Roza originally appeared on Task & Purpose, a digital news and culture publication dedicated to military and veterans issues.
A lucky Marine made military medical history by becoming the first service member to receive a reconstructed jaw made out of one of his leg bones, complete with 3D-printed teeth, all in one surgery.
Lance Cpl. Jaden Murry, assigned to Combat Logistics Battalion 7 at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif., was diagnosed with an aggressive but benign tumor in his lower jaw about a year ago. Usually, it would take multiple surgeries and years of recovery to come back from that, but new techniques and technology mean that Murry will return to duty after just one surgery and a few months of recovery.
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