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In its current form, you could use this technique to keep a quadriplegic alive whose body/multiple organs systems were failing. Long term, with the way medicine is going I don't see much use for this kind of surgery. In the next few decades we'll just make you a new bit, rather than taking an old bit from someone else and forcing it to work with immunosuppressants. However I still think it's a worthwhile use of resources because of the possible benefits for the treatment of spinal cord injuries.