Scientists at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine report that some of their severely injured patients grew new muscle tissue with the help of stem cells and a structure that was made from a pig’s bladder that held the stem cells in place while they regenerated and carried out the healing process.

All five patients in Badylak’s study had lost 60 to 90 percent of the affected muscle. Six months after the start of therapy, all have grown some new muscle, and three patients had dramatic improvement. Nicholas Clark was one of the patient’s who benefited.  After a severe skiing accident, Nicholas lost a considerable amount of muscle and had nerve and blood vessel damage in his left calf muscle.  Following the adult stem cell treatment he can now ride his bike again and even jump rope.

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