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The world’s first spinal cord transplant has been performed in Russia

The world’s first human spinal cord transplant has been carried out in Russia.

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Russia has performed the world’s first human spinal‑cord transplant, removing a damaged segment three years after a patient’s injury and replacing it with a section taken from a brain‑dead donor. The procedure marks the inaugural use of a donor spinal‑cord segment in a living recipient. Details on postoperative monitoring or further clinical trials were not provided.

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