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Andrew Kent broke his leg so badly while rock climbing in the Lake District that traditional surgery failed.
For the first time in Britain, doctors then used his own stem cells to heal the bones in a technique they believe could revolutionise orthopaedic operations.
"I've got a good prognosis. I'm very pleased with the way things have turned out," Mr Kent told Sky News.
He and his son were climbing in the Langdale Pikes earlier this year when a large boulder fell on his right leg, breaking it in five places.
His tibia - the shinbone - had broken through the skin just above his ankle.
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