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Abigail Klein Leichman

Bioprinted Implant May Help Paralyzed People Walk Again

Tel Aviv University Prof. Tal Dvir, CSO of Matricelf. (Israel Hadari)

Medical science has not yet found a way to restore walking ability in someone paralyzed from a traumatic spinal cord injury.

Within a few years, a first-of-its-kind 3D-printed spinal cord tissue implant, made from the patient’s own cells, could make that dream come true.

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