*This report contains scenes of surgery* A paralysed man has been able to walk again after a pioneering therapy that involved transplanting cells from his nasal cavity into his spinal cord. Darek Fidyka, who was paralyzed from the chest down in a knife attack in 2010, can now walk using a frame. The treatment, a world first, was carried out by surgeons in Poland in collaboration with scientists in London. The Panorama special - To Walk Again is on BBC One tonight at 10:35. Subscribe to BBC News HERE http://bit.ly/1rbfUog Check out our website: http://bbc.in/1BBC0Ge Facebook: http://on.fb.me/1BBC0Gf Twitter: http://bit.ly/1BBC0Gg Instagram: http://bit.ly/1rXOSzU
10/21/2014
Paralysed man walks after cell surgery - BBC News
*This report contains scenes of surgery* A paralysed man has been able to walk again after a pioneering therapy that involved transplanting cells from his nasal cavity into his spinal cord. Darek Fidyka, who was paralyzed from the chest down in a knife attack in 2010, can now walk using a frame. The treatment, a world first, was carried out by surgeons in Poland in collaboration with scientists in London. The Panorama special - To Walk Again is on BBC One tonight at 10:35. Subscribe to BBC News HERE http://bit.ly/1rbfUog Check out our website: http://bbc.in/1BBC0Ge Facebook: http://on.fb.me/1BBC0Gf Twitter: http://bit.ly/1BBC0Gg Instagram: http://bit.ly/1rXOSzU
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