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I've understood that if somebody gets paralyzed as result of injury to the spine, then there is no change of recovery if the injury has been bad enough. (Recovery can occur if the injury is sufficiently mild.) When I've asked about why don't the nerves grow back, I've learned that it simply is the case that they don't grow back.
But then I see stuff like this: http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2008/oct/08/medicalresearch.germany First double arm transplant patient recovering well
If nerves grow back to arms, then why not the the spine too?
But then I see stuff like this: http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2008/oct/08/medicalresearch.germany First double arm transplant patient recovering well
Doctors said there were good indications of nerve growth in the arms but it could take up to two years for Merk to relearn how to use his hands.
If nerves grow back to arms, then why not the the spine too?