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A team from Edinburgh University are working on a technique to
mend shattered bones and cartlidge using a patients own stem cells.
The project could eventually have an impact on treating conditions
such as osteoarthritis, where the elderly do not heal well after
a fracture.
The project is still ongoing but Doctors hope to begin testing
the procedure in patients within two years.
Source : BBC News Online
Date : 18/02/2008
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