Who: Cato T. Laurencin
What: Doctors may be able to grow cells into human ligaments to fix torn ligaments.
When: February 28, 2007
Where: University of Virginia in Charlottesville
Why: To help atheletes get back in the game and to fix torn ligaments.
My opinion:
My opinion on this topic is that it's a good idea to create ligaments from cells. What the doctors do when you tear your ligament (usually the ACL which stands for anterior cruciate ligament) is replace it with a healthy ligament from another part of your leg. This procedure takes a long recovery and is painful. Instead of doing this, scientists are trying to discover a way on how to make this a "not so painful" experience by using a fake ligament. Cato T. Laurencin, and other scientists from the University of Virginia, took cells from rabbits and put them with artificial materials and made an artificial ligament. They tested the artificial ligament in rabbits. The cells grew slowly and turned into a natural ligament. The artificial materials were dissolved. In my opinion, if I tore my own ACL, I would NOT want to go through the pain of having the original idea of replacing the it with a healthy ligament because I hate pain. I would rather have something simple and painless done.
site: http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/articles/20070228/Note2.asp
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