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A transplant operation of cartilage from the nose could bring help to people who suffer knee problems

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Video. A transplant operation of cartilage from the nose could bring help to people who suffer knee problems

Updated: 23/01/2017 - 12:35 GMT+1

Swiss doctors have reported that cartilage cells harvested from patients’ own noses have been used to successfully produce cartilage transplants for the treatment of the knees of 10 adults with damage

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