The stem cell therapy involves culturing fat cells harvested from his body and then injecting them back into the neck with the hope of regenerating damaged nerves. The stem cell therapy was unsuccessful, which is why Mr. Manning underwent his third cervical spine procedure in the past 19 months, which could cause him to miss the entire 2011 football season.
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