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> it's not hard to imagine a future where the ligament will be surgically enhanced via some kind of synthetic graft I'm not convinced - biocompatibility is a b
by semi-extrinsic 9y ago
> it's not hard to imagine a future where the ligament will be surgically enhanced via some kind of synthetic graft
I'm not convinced - biocompatibility is a bitch. Whenever someone tears e.g. an UCL or an ACL, there are no options other than transplanting in a human graft, either taken from the patient (often parts of the hamstring) or from a corpse.
- icelancer 9y ago> there are no options other than transplanting in a human graft This isn't true anymore. Internal brace method is the most common advancement. There are other less ethical ones being done by select surgeons, too.
- quickrandom 9y agoLess ethical?