A very short article with barely any details tells us that a hospital in the US, Westlake Medical Centre has used autologous (person's own) stem cells for spinal cord injury.
The stem cells were extracted from the middle-aged female patient's hip (quite standard procedure) by Dr. Scott Spann, using "a special needle and other specialized equipment" from a company called Spinesmith.
An unnamed collaborator performed the cell separation and the resulting cell concentrate was implanted into the injured area of the spine. The VP of Spinesmith claims that this method has been in use in Europe for several years, but it doesn't make clear if this procedure is a replication of them, nor where they have been performed.
I looked around for Spinesmith but could only find the website of a chiropractor who definitely believes that first impressions sell, check out the huge photo on the front page. Then I looked around for VCD Medical which is said to own Spinesmith, and the website had even less information...
The only legitimate looking website was that of the hospital which looks rather posh inside. Apart from the list of expertise they have available, the website has some interesting features, aerial photos of the hospital (??), comprehensive live weather charts and space at the hospital is also advertised for lease. The credentials of the doctor who performed the procedure can be found on this page.
At this point, maybe I should just add that in Malaysia, StemLife's heart procedures has been performed at two medical centres so far. One of them is at HSC Medical Center (check out the stem cell therapy news) and the other is at Gleneagles Intan Medical Centre, both in Kuala Lumpur.
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