Half An Hour With A Drill Meant I Didn’t Need A New Knee
The knee carries a huge amount of weight and severe pain occurs when the cushioning cartilage between the bones of the joint wear away leaving bone to grind on the…
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Fixing a fracture the ‘idiot-proof’ way – thanks to 3D printer
Surgeons are using astonishingly accurate 3D printed bones to help fix severe fractures, speeding up recovery and saving patients from repeat operations – and even amputations. The injured area is…
Stem Cell Glue Saves Climber’s Leg
Andrew Kent’s right leg was saved from amputation by a revolutionary new stem cell technique that saw it being fused back together again. For the first time in Britain, stem…
Saved From Amputation – How A Stem Cell Gel Rebuilt My Shattered Leg
After a horrific motorcycle accident, Clive Randell was told repeatedly by doctors that his leg would have to be amputated, but a pioneering stem cell procedure avoided this. Stem cells…
Stem Cells Used To Save Woman’s Leg
Doctors have managed to save a woman’s leg after it was broken in a hit-and-run crash, by repairing it with stem cells in a groundbreaking operation. Click here to read the…