A fireman paralysed from the waist down after his spinal cord was completely severed has regained the ability to walk thanks to British scientists.
Darek Fidyka, 40, is believed to be the first person in the world to recover from such chronic injuries, in an achievement hailed as more impressive than putting a man on the Moon.
Mr Fidyka’s spinal cord was sliced in half during a stabbing four years ago, leaving him paralysed below the waist.
Amazingly, the Polish patient has now been able to resume an independent life – walking with a frame and even driving a car – thanks to a revolutionary technique pioneered at University College London.
However, scientists in Poland used cells from Mr Fidyka’s nose to re-grow nerve cells which were then inserted into his spine, fixing the broken link.
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