** Bengaluru doctors put Yemeni blast victim back on his feet

Four years after his leg was damaged by a bomb blast, 37-year-old Kasim is able to walk without support again, thanks to doctors in Bengaluru who used 3D printing to accurately assess the type and extent of his injuries.Kasim, a Yemeni national, had a fused hip and shortened left leg as a result of the injuries he suffered in the blast in 2018 and the 23 surgeries that followed. “After the incident, I suffered from depression.

 Dr J V Srinivas, lead consultant for orthopaedics at Aster RV Hospital

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