Source: Sky News - Isleworth,UK
Posted: May 05, 2007 10:23 AM GMT
Summary:
Sky News reports on a breakthrough using bone marrow stem cells to heal broken bones:
"Surgeons are using bone marrow stem cells to fix broken bones that won't mend on their own. Surgeons collect the stem cells in a sample of bone marrow, usually from the patient's pelvis. They are purified and then multiplied in a sterile laboratory. Three weeks later surgeons expose the broken bone and place the cells around the fracture."
