Ground-breaking Stem Cell Technique Developed to Heal Fractures and Prevent Amputations

July 18, 2014

(Medical Xpress) – A pioneering technique that uses a patient’s own stem cells to regrow bone, heal fractures and prevent amputation has been developed by a Canterbury Christ Church University Professor. Professor Anan Shetty, Deputy Director of Minimally Invasive Surgery at the University’s Medway Campus, has spent ten years, collaborating with Professor Seok-Jung Kim, Catholic University, South Korea, developing the procedure, as well as a special gel to give signals to stem cells to start regeneration.