Good as new - man regrows skull 50 years after accident

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Good as new - man regrows skull 50 years after accident (click here to read)

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The severely damaged skull of a Northumberland man involved in a car crash 50 years ago has regenerated itself, a process thought to be rare. Doctors operated to treat an infection in Gordon Moore's head and found the bone had grown back beneath the metal plate inserted after the accident. This would not be unusual in a child, whose bones are growing, but there are very few documented cases in adults. Doctors said it was particularly remarkable given the size of the area.

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BBC

Date:
06/10/2009 18:42:11

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