Eric
Posts : 9738 Join date : 2012-07-30 Age : 73 Location : Pensacola
| Subject: I hope this procedure gets perfected, repairing spinal injuries Tue Oct 21, 2014 11:26 am | |
| http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/health-news/british-doctors-on-brink-of-cure-for-paralysis-9807010.html Nasal nerve "stem" cells transplanted into gap in spinal cord. - Quote :
- But doctors report today that the OEC implants on the two “stumps” of the cord slowly restored the nerve fibre connections between both sides of the injury, returning feeling and then movement to Darek’s legs. Some ten months after the surgery, the 40-year-old former part-time firefighter was able to walk with the aid of braces and a walking frame. He is now able to drive and live more independently.
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Jake92
Posts : 1513 Join date : 2013-02-15 Age : 73 Location : Pensaclola, FL
| Subject: Re: I hope this procedure gets perfected, repairing spinal injuries Tue Oct 21, 2014 2:30 pm | |
| I hope it gets approved by the FDA before thousands of people die........ | |
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