Microfracture surgery due to a lack of studies on the long-term effects and the fact that an unsuccessful surgery could end an athlete's career. Dr. Steadman has also adapted the surgery into a treatment to help reattach torn ligaments (a technique he calls the "healing response") The surgery is performed by arthroscopy, after the joint is cleaned of calcified cartilage. Through use of an awl, the surgeon creates tiny fractures in the subchondral bone plate. Blood and bone marrow (which contains stem cells) seep out of the fractures, creating a blood clot that releases cartilage-building cells. The microfractures are treated as an
Body Parts (film) accidentally kills Dr. Webb. Bill shoots Charley in the head, killing him for good. Bill sits with his wife in a park. In his journal, he notes that he hasn't had any other problems with the arm after Charley's death, and he is still thankful to both Dr. Webb and Charley for the new arm. Paramount pulled ads for "Body Parts" in Milwaukee, Wisconsin after police found dismembered bodies in Jeffrey Dahmer's apartment. "Body Parts" was theatrically released August 2, 1991. It was first released on home video February 20, 1992 and later on DVD September 14, 2004. Rotten Tomatoes,