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"what type of metal is the rod made of?"

hopefully something NOT magnetic... don't they usually use titanium or something for this sort of thing?

i'm glad its healing up for you. oh yea and that UFC fight OW

also, 3

6/1/2010 10:29:31 AM

I'm sure its titanium, that's what they usually use.

6/1/2010 11:45:58 AM

http://www.usnews.com/science/articles/2010/05/03/medical-implants-made-of-foam.html

6/1/2010 11:49:50 AM

^neat.

pretty sure it's titanium.

6/1/2010 12:00:37 PM

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"When an implant is placed in the body, it must handle the loads as much as its surrounding bone does. If the modulus of elasticity of the implant is too much bigger than the bone, the implant will take over the load bearing and the surrounding bone will start to die, causing the loosening of the implant which can eventually result in its failure--a process known as “stress shielding.” When this happens, the patient often must have the implant replaced."

that sounds... excruciating

6/1/2010 12:08:07 PM

titanium for ortho stuff

interestingly coils for brain aneurysms are made of platinum

6/1/2010 1:07:45 PM

i didn't think that titanium sets off metal detectors. i dunno, maybe in quantities such as ben's new leg, it might. i have 6 titanium twist-ties in my chest and my wedding rings are titanium. none has set off the detectors. they never gave me any sort of card as proof that i have metal in my chest. maybe the big scar down the middle is enough, though no one's ever asked to see it.

i've been through metal/security screens at rdu, lax, the airport in cancun, and the airport in kalispell.

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6/1/2010 1:29:49 PM

the dr. hasn't mentioned anything about metal detectors

maybe the rod wont

6/1/2010 1:52:43 PM

Thats going to suck if archaelogists dig you up in a few hundred years and all thats left is the titanium rod.

They'll probably think it's some kind of crazy industrial dildo.

6/1/2010 2:13:20 PM

i didnt even think about that

but i plan to get cremated

it'll be pretty funny when the guy hands my wife an urn, cover falling off, with a bigass rod sticking out of the top.

or i got it

make a maraca out of the rod, urn, with the screws and dust for sound.

6/1/2010 2:16:27 PM

"hey baby, have you seen my trouser rod?"

6/1/2010 2:23:45 PM

Or when you have your ashes scattered you can just have them put into a small pinata which can then be swung at with the rod.

6/1/2010 2:25:49 PM

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""hey baby, have you seen my trouser rod?""

actually, wouldn't he have two now?

6/1/2010 2:27:35 PM

^^

^just one

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6/1/2010 2:27:47 PM

oh i see, the other one is "retractable"

6/1/2010 2:28:29 PM

or is the other one detachable?

6/1/2010 3:03:53 PM

this reminds me of the Bloodhound Gang

6/1/2010 3:04:59 PM