in fact, he was able to walk the same day he had the surgery, just four weeks ago.doctor munjal says this means faster rehab, less pain during therapy- a whole wealth of benefits.and also the cost, is exactly - there's no difference, though it's 3-d printed 14.52.01.16 for larry, it means he gets part of his normal things that you do around the house if anything, climb a couple steps on a stepstool, up and down the basement, you know, things will be just so much easier. 15.04.27.12big steps for larry - and even bigger ones for the medical field. larry plans to have his right knee replaced using this same technology, soon. the c-d-c says the rate of total knee replacements has doubled since the year 2000, so we expect to see more of this type of 3-d printing used news for the 700-thousand people who get a knee replacement every year. "here's a live look down third avenue on this friday evening commute. terry will have your final tonight it'll feel like christmas in the corridor - you're taking a live look at mays island where the official cedar rapids christmas tree is about to be lit

doctor sandeep munjal, with physicians clinic of iowa, says in the past, doctors would choose from 8 or 9 standard models that best fit a patient's knee. but now, they're using 3-d technology to print new knees - with the patient's acutal knee as the blueprint. doctor munjal is one of the first surgeons to perform a total knee replacement with a customized implant, and his patient larry just the normal things that you do around the house if anything, climb a couple steps on a stepstool, up and down the basement, you know, things will be just so much easier. in fact, larry is so pleased with his new knee, he's planning to have his other knee replaced in this same way by doctor munjal, soon. joy howe, cbs 2 news. just ahead on the cbs 2 news at 6. 6.it's beginning to look a lot like christmas - we'll take you live to the cedar rapids tree lighting ceremony. ceremony. if you're doing everything right but find it harder and harder to get by, you're not alone. while our people work longer hours for lower wages, almost all new income goes to the top 1%. my plan -- make wall street banks an

in fact, he was able to walk the same day he had the surgery, just four weeks ago.doctor munjal says this means faster rehab, less pain during therapy- a whole wealth of benefits.and also the cost, is exactly - there's no difference, though it's 3-d printed 14.52.01.16 for larry, it means he gets part of his life back.15.04.14 just the normal things that you do around the house if anything, climb a couple steps on a stepstool, up and down the basement, you know, things will be just so much easier. 15.04.27.12big steps for larry - and even bigger ones for the medical field.covering the corridor in cedar rapids, joy howe, fo28 news at 9. larry says the procedure went so well, he's plalaing on having his other knee replaced sometime soon. still to come on the fox 28 news at nine. nine.a celebrated musician is found dead just days before a planned performance in waterloo.what investigatats are saying tonight about the passing of scott weiland. weiland.and we'll take you live to indianapolis where the hawkeye invasion continues ten title game.that and a full preview of tomorrow's big when

in fact, he was able to walk the same day he had the surgery, just four weeks ago.doctor munjal says this means faster rehab, less pain during therapy- a whole wealth of benefits.and also the cost, is exactly - there's