Stem cells used to repair broken bones

ABC News ^ | 04.06.06

[the invisib1e hand]

It's radical as it's the first procedure to the patient's own cells to turn into bone cells

Whoa, I missed this the first time around....

[kstewskis]

They don't say what kind of stem cells.

I wonder if stem cells from cord blood could, or were used?

[Kieri]

I want to know more about this story. It's personally important to me. That "gap" is what's called a "non-union" and I've got one in my foot. To make a long story short, I've been walking around with a broken right foot for fifteen years and I refuse to have yet another surgery. I'd also refuse treatment if fetal stem cells were involved.

I truly hope this is a huge success. Not only will it show that preborn babies don't have to be butchered for "the common good," it should stop any rejection issues and may keep awful reconstructive surgies at bay.

[Coleus]

Stem cells were taken from Jamie Stevens' bone marrow, then treated and purified.

[Kjobs]

I don't He will approve of us making the body a workshop of filthy creation.

[Dubya]

Stem cells were taken from Jamie Stevens' bone marrow, then treated and purified.

[kstewskis]

Duh, I'm such a dork.

Says it there plain as day.

I need a nap. And in almost 6 and a half hours until Lent is over, I can *finally* have that cup of coffee! :o)

[the invisib1e hand]

Godspeed.

[kstewskis]

Yup.

Thanks.

Need a nap now...;o)

[ovrtaxt]

"It's radical as it's the first procedure to the patient's own cells to turn into bone cells," orthopaedic surgeon Richard de Steiger said.

Awesome. And nobody had to die.

[Freee-dame]

Says it there plain as day.

not really plain as day. The embryonic stem cell proponents never want the public to know what wonderful things are being done with adult stem cells.

[miele man]

From the article, "Stem cells were taken from Jamie Stevens' bone marrow, then treated and purified."

[socialismisinsidious]

Very Cool!

See--In a free society when you take away one option (killing babies) then ingenuity and creativity kick in ....

I have to wonder: if most people had just accepted fetal stem cell research (you know for the good of all and the ends justify the means...blah, blah) then would we have looked elsewhere (like bone marrow and cord blood)?

Libs aren't going to like this...it is hard to politicize this issue when one's own bone marrow is used.

[Alter Kaker]

I don't He will approve of us making the body a workshop of filthy creation.

Agreed, just one of the reasons why I refuse to profit off of the domestication of horses, sheep, cattle and dogs. And glasses? Don't touch 'em. If God had wanted me to see, I wouldn't have been born near-sighted.

[The_Reader_David]

Yup, they do: you missed the phrase "patient's own".

Hopefully it will be another triumph for autodonated adult stem cells.

[RegulatorCountry]

"A similar technique used stem cells to treat patients with heart failure."

Can anyone reading this thread direct me to a site with further details, or even provide the medical terminology for this technique? My father is 77, and is slowly losing strength in his heart muscle. He is having to increase his dosage of Lasik (sp?) due to fluid buildup in his lungs. He has declined noticeably in the past week, to the point that he is winded from the slightest exertion, and has difficulty holding a conversation for any length of time. He has barely had time to enjoy his first and only grandchild, who will be three in May.

I truly appreciate any information that kind FReepers can provide. Prayers are welcome and appreciated as well.