article_snippet.sent: Canavero published Canavero paper in the free, online, medical journal Surgical Neurology International in 2013.
article_snippet.sent: Canavero walks readers through a scenario, outlining the key points that will make this work, including cooling the spinal cord before severing the spinal cord.
article_snippet.sent: Doing so with an ultra-sharp blade will avoid the damage experienced by spinal cord injury patients, Canavero says.
article_snippet.sent: Canavero'll use a "magic ingredient" as a sealant to fuse the spinal cord back together and offers a few options for what a "magic ingredient could be.
article_snippet.sent: Canavero conceded that the airway, the spine, the major veins and arteries, can all be put back together, but the spinal cord is the problem.
article_snippet.sent: Caplan also points out that if Canavero can do this, Caplan should first be helping paralyzed patients by fixing paralyzed patients spinal cords, before transplanting whole bodies.
highlights_snippet.sent: One ethicist says Dr. Sergio Canavero should be helping paralyzed patients walk before performing body transplants .