Dr. Andrews Using Stem Cells to Speed Recovery??

[CRedskinsRule]

Originally Posted by Alvin Walton

Where do they get these from?
Cadavers?
Aborted babys?

No, they are taken from the bone marrow of the individual. As the article states, that is the only way the procedure can be done in the US.

[firstdown]

Originally Posted by CRedskinsRule

No, they are taken from the bone marrow of the individual. As the article states, that is the only way the procedure can be done in the US.

I missed that.

[mbedner3420]

Originally Posted by CRedskinsRule

No, they are taken from the bone marrow of the individual. As the article states, that is the only way the procedure can be done in the US.

Bone marrow? Wow that must be extremely painful to acquire.

[CRedskinsRule]

Originally Posted by mbedner3420

Bone marrow? Wow that must be extremely painful to acquire.

I remember reading an article (don't know where) that said the pain that Griffin felt after the surgery was extreme, and I was a little surprised since he had had a knee surgery. I knew this time it was on both knees (one for the graft) and thought that was it, but if he had a bone marrow operation, that would make a lot more sense to me.

I can't imagine the pain threshold these top athletes have. Crazy.

[firstdown]

Originally Posted by mbedner3420

Bone marrow? Wow that must be extremely painful to acquire.

Yes it is and I had to watch as they did it to my oldest daughter. If you ever have to have it done tell them you want to be knocked out. My duaghter was under pretty good but as we waited for her drugs to kick in I heard several other who must not have taken enough drugs. They drill it out by twisting that green tool into the pelvis bone and then they suck out a sample.

[Mechanix544]

Originally Posted by firstdown

Yes it is and I had to watch as they did it to my oldest daughter. If you ever have to have it done tell them you want to be knocked out. My duaghter was under pretty good but as we waited for her drugs to kick in I heard several other who must not have taken enough drugs. They drill it out by twisting that green tool into the pelvis bone and then they suck out a sample.

Most likely the sample was taken while he was under anesthesia. And the picture above is of an interosseous kit, basically an IV that goes into the bone, usually the femur, rather than a vein. Us medics use em in the army, since it is easier to screw in the catheter rather than looking for a vein on a soldier that is under 50 lbs of gear, long sleeves and is dehydrated most likely. The process for removing actual bone marrow is a little more delicate than just shoving the corkscrew needle into the bone. Its akin to getting a spinal, just on a different part of the body, and is usually done in the operating room.

[firstdown]

Originally Posted by Mechanix544

Most likely the sample was taken while he was under anesthesia. And the picture above is of an interosseous kit, basically an IV that goes into the bone, usually the femur, rather than a vein. Us medics use em in the army, since it is easier to screw in the catheter rather than looking for a vein on a soldier that is under 50 lbs of gear, long sleeves and is dehydrated most likely. The process for removing actual bone marrow is a little more delicate than just shoving the corkscrew needle into the bone. Its akin to getting a spinal, just on a different part of the body, and is usually done in the operating room.

They might use something else in these type of cases but when they just need bone marrow for testing I know how its done and they use that tool. They drive in down into the bone (by hand), the suck out the core of bone they cut out using that tool. I saw it done and know this for a fact.