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New procedure repairs severed nerves in minutes, restoring limb use in days or weeks

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#1 MrHappy

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Posted 04 February 2012 - 02:14 AM


http://medicalxpress...nutes-limb.html

"We have developed a procedure which can repair severed nerves within minutes so that the behavior they control can be partially restored within days and often largely restored within two to four weeks," said Professor George Bittner from the University of Texas. "If further developed in clinical trials this approach would be a great advance on current procedures that usually imperfectly restore lost function within months at best."

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