Can the spinal cord be replaced?
One of my sisters fell of from the 2nd floor. Her spinal cord has broken. Her age is about 26. Doctors say she would not be able to sit /walk all her life?
My question, can the spinal cord be replaced? Where can it be done and how can I proceed..
I'm in London
Answers:
The answer to your question is No, the spinal cord cannot be replaced and no commercial procedure is likely to be available soon. The reason is that bones (plates of spinal cord) may be replaced, but the nerves cannot.
However, the spinal cord can be repaired to some extent, but it takes an awful lot of time. The plates would be operated by now, but your sister would take a lot of time to even sit/walk. Keep your fingers crossed. Pray to god. Time is the only healer in this case. I can assure you of one thing, even if doctors say, there is still hope and that your sister may be able to walk soon. The time span should take a minimum of 2 years. Depends on person to person and the degree of the problem.
No, I'm sorry. Medicine has not yet advanced to the degree that this is possible.
No, you cannot replace a spinal cord. I will keep your sister in my prayers.
No. Not at present or in the next 10 years. I am very, very sorry to here of your family accedent. there is some promise with working with stem cells in a lab enviroment with lab specimens. You can look into it.
Current open market technology can only repair not replace the spinal cord. It's a pretty intricate and amazing thing.
No it can't. Sorry.
Sorry for your sister's tradgedy. At present the spinal cord cannot be replaced.
Sorry about your sister.Just pray for her.We never know
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My question, can the spinal cord be replaced? Where can it be done and how can I proceed..
I'm in London
Answers:
The answer to your question is No, the spinal cord cannot be replaced and no commercial procedure is likely to be available soon. The reason is that bones (plates of spinal cord) may be replaced, but the nerves cannot.
However, the spinal cord can be repaired to some extent, but it takes an awful lot of time. The plates would be operated by now, but your sister would take a lot of time to even sit/walk. Keep your fingers crossed. Pray to god. Time is the only healer in this case. I can assure you of one thing, even if doctors say, there is still hope and that your sister may be able to walk soon. The time span should take a minimum of 2 years. Depends on person to person and the degree of the problem.
No, I'm sorry. Medicine has not yet advanced to the degree that this is possible.
No, you cannot replace a spinal cord. I will keep your sister in my prayers.
No. Not at present or in the next 10 years. I am very, very sorry to here of your family accedent. there is some promise with working with stem cells in a lab enviroment with lab specimens. You can look into it.
Current open market technology can only repair not replace the spinal cord. It's a pretty intricate and amazing thing.
No it can't. Sorry.
Sorry for your sister's tradgedy. At present the spinal cord cannot be replaced.
Sorry about your sister.Just pray for her.We never know
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