Cultured Cells Injected to Repair Knee (Biloine Young @ OTW)
Faced with a patient with a severely disabling injury on her left knee, doctors at JPN Hospital in New Delhi successfully performed their first “third generation autologous chondrocyte implantation.” According to the report in The Hindu, doctors used the patient’s own cultured cells to repair damage to the cartilage in her knee.
“This advanced surgery is being probably done for the first time in any government set-up in the Capital and we are proud to announce that the patient is recovering well,'' said Professor in-charge of the spo...
