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Ok does it make it less fragile then? Are we talking about someone who has 10 years longer without a wheelchair, or are they never expected to need a wheelchai
by benj111 8y ago
Ok does it make it less fragile then?
Are we talking about someone who has 10 years longer without a wheelchair, or are they never expected to need a wheelchair?
- arkades 8y agoIt does make it less fragile, by putting the spinal nerves back into the protective bones of the spine. We have a shortage of long term data, but studies on kids out to ten years show higher rates of ambulation, and better quality of ambulation.
- benj111 8y agoOk thanks, so we're talking about someone who could walk with crutches at birth, potentially being able to walk with crutches indefinitely then?
- Filligree 8y agoUnlikely, but if they can at least avoid crutches in their childhood then... that isn't nothing. That's a lot, actually. They'll probably need them eventually. Then again, technology does keep progressing. Maybe this will be like many other diseases in the past, and it'll turn out that we've reached escape velocity -- the repairs will outdo the damage. There's no way to know yet. Even so, this article is very good news.