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Editorial
. 2016 Sep 13;7(Suppl 24):S626-8.
doi: 10.4103/2152-7806.190473. eCollection 2016.

Houston, GEMINI has landed: Spinal cord fusion achieved

Sergio Canavero  1 , Xiaoping Ren  1
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Editorial

Houston, GEMINI has landed: Spinal cord fusion achieved

Sergio Canavero et al. Surg Neurol Int. .
No abstract available

Keywords: Gemini; head transplantation; heaven; peg; spinal cord fusion.

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Figure 1
Figure 1
Original histological frames from Freeman 1963: Notice profuse regrowth across the point of full severance of fibers piercing the scar (rat, dog, and primate) (silver staining). In addition, notice recovery of impulse conduction and Freeman with a close-to-normal dog at 7 months (see references 2–5) (*: point of sharp section; **: scar; +: Regrowing fibers)
Figure 2
Figure 2
Original image depicting a possible surgical scenario for the cure of paralysis: Removal of the injured segment and vertebrectomy, apposition of healthy stumps, and vertebral fixation (see reference 4)
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References

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