3D printing will help repair intervertebral discs.

On Habré more than once and not two were published news about the health of the back and methods that allow it to maintain health. These can be special chairs for office workers, alternating loads, physical education, and so on. But what if the spine is already damaged? Indeed, a fairly common disease is damage to the intervertebral discs (in the United States, for example, about 30 million people suffer from such disorders in one form or another). A team of scientists from Cornell University (USA) is currently developing a method for repairing damaged intervertebral disks.

To do this, use a special mass with a high content of stem cells. A biomechanical 3D printer works with this mass, restoring damaged disk areas in patients. As soon as the stem cells begin to contact with the "native" cells of the disk, they are transformed into the corresponding tissues, thus restoring the damaged areas. After a couple of weeks, the patient should be healthy, and not have problems with the updated disk.
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The technology, despite its all fantastic, is almost implemented. A large-scale implementation is not far off, and about 100 patients have experienced the new method of intervertebral disk recovery (although patients are not people, but rats). According to the head of the research department, Dr. Bonasser, rats with restored discs live without any problems, while maintaining full mobility.



The most interesting thing is that with the complete destruction of the disk, the laboratory of Dr. Moreau Bonasseur can create a completely new disk that will be ideally suited for the spine of a particular patient. All this can lead a real revolution in the treatment of diseases of the back, and millions of people are potential patients of Dr. Bonasser. Now technology must pass a series of tests, plus be approved by such a body as the US Food and Drug Administration.

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