Michael Schumacher set for stem cell surgery 'within days' 7 years after grave accident

Michael Schumacher ski accident incident from 2013 is one of most tragic events to ever hamper a sports legend's life. seven-time Formula One champion suffered a severe head injury as a consequence of accident and has been bed-ridden ever since. Initially in a coma,  Ferrari icon slipped out of medical condition but still remained on bed and in need of assistance to go about daily activities. Formula One legend's medical condition post 'Michael Schumacher accident' has been kept very private in order to protect his legacy and his family. However, recent reports have revealed that a Michael Schumacher stem cell surgery is on cards and could be completed within next few days.

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Michael Schumacher stem cell surgery to take place 'within days'

Michael Schumacher stem cell surgery

Michael Schumacher stem cell surgery is set to take place within days in order to regenerate his nervous system. As per Contro Copertina, French cardiologist Phillip Menasche will perform path-breaking surgery on German legend. Michael Schumacher is reportedly undergoing pioneering surgery which will see damd cells in his nervous system replaced with healthy ones which have been harvested from bone marrow. highly-rated medical professional is understood to have performed Michael Schumacher stem cell surgery in September last year. 

As per reports, Dr Menasche is one of pioneers in stem cell rapy and was reportedly using surgery to transfer cells from his heart to brain. He will be performing highly risky surgery on Schumacher in next week or so. Michael Schumacher's medical condition has been highly-protected ever since Michael Schumacher accident took place in 2013.

Leading neurosurgeon Dr Nicola Acciari said she could t predict what outcome of Michael Schumacher stem cell surgery could be. She was quoted as saying in Contro Copertina, "Over past 20 years, science has made ermous progress with stem cell treatment. But that does t change that we still do t kw much about human brain. We are t able to say what results will be. We must imagine a person very different from one we remember on track, with a very altered and deteriorated organic, muscular and skeletal structure. All as a result of brain trauma he suffered." 

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Michael Schumacher was out skiing with his 14-year old son in French Alps when he slipped and hit his head on a rock. Schumacher sustained a grave injury to his head despite wearing a ski helmet. Immediately after 'Michael Schumacher accident' took place, German was n airlifted to Greble Hospital where he underwent two surgical interventions.

Michael Schumacher was put in a medically-induced coma after sustaining a dangerous head injury. He regained consciousness a year later in Greble. Back n, it was reported that Schumacher was "paralysed and in a wheelchair" and he "cant speak and has memory problems". A year later, Schumacher's nt said that his condition is slowly improving "considering severeness of injury he had." In 2019,  Le Parisien reported that Ferrari legend had been admitted to Hospital European Georges-Pompidou in Paris for treatment under supervision of cardiovascular surgeon Philippe Menasche. 

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