Severed spinal cord regrown with nose cells

A man completely paralysed from the waist down after his spinal cord was sliced in half in a stabbing is able to walk again after undergoing pioneering surgery.

Darek Fidyka, who suffered the injury in 2010, is believed to be the first person in the world to recover from complete severing of the spinal nerves.

The 40-year-old Pole can now walk with a frame and has been able to resume an independent life, even to the extent of driving a car. Sensation has returned to his lower limbs.