Open AccessA method for reconstruction of severely damaged spinal cord using autologous hematopoietic stem cells and platelet-rich protein as a biological scaffold
Author(s) -
Ahmed Ammar,
Yasser Osman,
Ahmed T. Hendam,
Mohammed Hasen,
Fatma Abdullah Al Rubaish,
Danya Yaagoub Al Nujaidi,
Faisal Abbas
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
asian journal of neurosurgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2248-9614
DOI - 10.4103/ajns.ajns_351_16
Subject(s) - medicine , spinal cord , fibrin , surgery , somatosensory evoked potential , neurolysis , cord , magnetic resonance imaging , spinal cord injury , anesthesia , radiology , psychiatry , immunology
There have been attempts to alter the prognosis of severe spinal cord injury in different centers, but none of which have reliably altered the outcome. Some trials use stem cells (SCs) that produced widely differing results. We hereby add our experience in our center of a surgical reconstruction of the damaged spinal cord using a mixture of SCs and Platelet-Rich Protein (PRP) with fibrin coated as a biological scaffold.