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LisaL

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10. Yes, the procedure itself wasn't experimental.

Reply to WhiteTara (Reply #8)

Sun May 22, 2016, 04:30 PM

May 2016

The cement they were injecting into spine wasn't approved for injections into spine. It is not the same cement they use in construction, it's special cement used in medical procedures. It was supposed to turn into bone once injected. However it wasn't approved for injection into spine. And even if small amount of this cement got into blood stream, it caused clots to form and patients to die.

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Bone cement company accused of experimenting on humans [View all] NCTraveler May 2016 OP

OMG! That is horrifying! WhiteTara May 2016 #1

Per the article, patients were not told that this cement wasn't approved for injections into spine. LisaL May 2016 #2

They didn't tell them it wasn't approved, but did they WhiteTara May 2016 #5

I am not sure what you are trying to say here. LisaL May 2016 #6

You mean cementing the spine is a practice? WhiteTara May 2016 #8

The manner in which they went about this is as bad as it gets. NCTraveler May 2016 #9

They "had to inject her with the goop to see what was in it" Baobab May 2016 #12

Yes, the procedure itself wasn't experimental. LisaL May 2016 #10

Yes; this is a common and usually low-risk procedure for minor fractures in the vertebrae REP May 2016 #11

As this story reads it is truly horrific. Nt NCTraveler May 2016 #3

Sure is. LisaL May 2016 #4

cue the lawyers dembotoz May 2016 #7