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[[File:Laelspinalinjury_beforesurgery.jpeg|150px|left]] As can be seen by the patient's x-ray immediately following her injury, she suffered broken lower lumbar vertabrae and nerve damage as a result of her fall. Though doctors<br />were able to reconstruct most of her damaged spinal column, the fragile nature of the vertabrae combined with the severe nerve damage offered no hope that the patient would be able to regain her mobility. This was only achieved by the introduction of specifically-programmed nanites which were able to reverse the nerve damage and strengthen the vertabrae. However, the nature of the injury resulted quicker-than-usual degradation of nerve fibers and already-weak bone. Despite daily injections of nanites with the intention of slowing the damage, all attempts have proven to do so only temporarily. It was estimated that without drastic action, the patient would lose mobility completely by age 30. [[File:Laelspinalinjury_postsurgery.jpeg|150px|right]] | [[File:Laelspinalinjury_beforesurgery.jpeg|150px|left]] As can be seen by the patient's x-ray immediately following her injury, she suffered broken lower lumbar vertabrae and nerve damage as a result of her fall. Though doctors<br />were able to reconstruct most of her damaged spinal column, the fragile nature of the vertabrae combined with the severe nerve damage offered no hope that the patient would be able to regain her mobility. This was only achieved by the introduction of specifically-programmed nanites which were able to reverse the nerve damage and strengthen the vertabrae. However, the nature of the injury resulted quicker-than-usual degradation of nerve fibers and already-weak bone. Despite daily injections of nanites with the intention of slowing the damage, all attempts have proven to do so only temporarily. It was estimated that without drastic action, the patient would lose mobility completely by age 30. [[File:Laelspinalinjury_postsurgery.jpeg|150px|right]] | ||
As stated previously, factors that could impact the result of the procedures proposed in the methods section include the patient's hybrid physiology, age, gender, diet and exercise routines, and the unique nature of the patient's injuries. Another factor that could have a radical effect is the specific programming of the nanites currently in the patient's body. As with multiple sclerosis, there is concern that the nanites' attempts to repair damage to the nerve fibers is moot in that the myelin sheath surrounding these fibers is degrading to a point that messages to and from the brain are being slowed, resulting in decreased mobility. The theory of this research is that replacement of the damaged segments will eliminate the issue with the vertabrae's bone weakness while the nanites would continue the process of repairing damaged nerve fibers. The mesenchymal stem cells would then, with the aid of the nanites, begin the process of repairing the destroyed myelin sheath surrounding the nerve fibers. | |||
<h3>Method</h3> | <h3>Method</h3> | ||
<h3>Results</h3> | <h3>Results</h3> | ||
<h3>Discussion</h3> | <h3>Discussion</h3> | ||
<h3>Conclusions</h3> | <h3>Conclusions</h3> | ||