Researchers in Belgium have found a new way to mend broken bones by extracting stem cells from fatty tissue. They believe this new, non-invasive technique could be used to treat and mend various bone disorders. Bone marrow stem cells have been used in regenerative medicine to repair bone for quite a while. Typically, stem cells are removed from bone marrow at the top of the pelvis, which is then injected back into the body. But the team at the Saint Luc university clinic hospital in Brussels have found a way to remove sugar cube-sized pieces of fatty tissue from patients, which they claim is far less invasive than poking a needle into the pelvis. The stem cell concentration is also much higher in fatty tissue.
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