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Granma newspaper reports that the study began at the
Institute of Immunology and Hematology (IHI) of the Public Health
Ministry and, after its application in 21 patients, results look
promising.
The procedure consists of obtaining stem cells from
the patient’s bone marrow, which are later administered trough a
percutaneous injection in the joint cavity of the knee.
Stem cells are capable of giving rise to indefinitely more cells of
the same type, and from which certain other kinds of cell arise by
differentiation.
Porfirio Hernandez Ramirez, coordinator of the National Group of
Re-Generative Medicinel, said that specialists from the IHI are
working in this project along with experts from the Enrique Cabrera
General Hospital and the Institute of Sports Medicine.
Since 2008, Cuba has been implementing, with promising results,
re-generative medicine in the areas of orthopedics and traumatology,
mainly in the treatment of bone cysts, pseudo-degenerative
arthritis, complex hip fractures and degeneration of inter-vertebral
discs.
Juventud Rebelde newspaper reported that the use of
this technique is extending across the country, including the
Arnaldo Milian Castro hospital in Santa Clara, central province of
Villa Clara.
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