Phase 1 Trial of Autologous Bone Marrow Stem Cell Transplantation in Patients with Spinal Cord Injury

• Main Authors: Zurab Kakabadze (Author), Nickolas Kipshidze (Author), Konstantine Mardaleishvili (Author), Gocha Chutkerashvili (Author), Irakli Chelishvili (Author), Albrecht Harders (Author), George Loladze (Author), Gocha Shatirishvili (Author), Nodar Kipshidze (Author), David Chakhunashvili (Author), Konstantine Chutkerashvili (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Introduction. A total of 18 patients, with complete motor deficits and paraplegia caused by thoracic and lumbar spine trauma without muscle atrophy or psychiatric problems, were included into this study. Materials and Methods. The bone marrow was aspirated from the anterior iliac crest under local a...