An advance of the experiences in Spain on this procedure was brought by Doctor in Medical Sciences of the Frank País Hospital of Havana, Luis Oscar Marrero Riverón: “This changes the traditional concept of a big surgery by a small incision and waht earlier was done in two hours now it takes from 10 to 15 minutes. At the end of the procedure the patents walks and has a fast recovery, but it is more costly due to the equipment needed”, he said to Adelante Newspaper.

The spinal column traumas and the complex affections of hips in adults are the topics in which Camagüey shows its best results. Among the keynote lectures highlights “Naturaleza, el hombre y la columna”, in charge of Antonio Puente Álvarez, 2nd Degree Specialist in Orthopaedics and Traumatolgy.

Eduardo Rivero Peláez, head of the provincial group of Orthopaedics highlighted: “ The province also uses the stem cells therapy. At the end of July the first test will be done to the cases treated, they all have shown a diminishing or disappearance of the pain”.

Translated by BA in English Language, Manuel Barrera Téllez

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