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BoneChat #28 short - The problems with metal implants is that they are only needed for a few weeks.

27 May 2024 · 1 min

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Metal implants for bone fractures stay in the body permanently, but bones only need stabilization for six to eight weeks. A better option would be an implant that degrades and integrates into the bone itself, providing temporary support then disappearing.

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I think you guys would agree if you had the choice between an implant that is permanent or an implant that would go away quietly and turn into your own bone and be non-permanent, that's probably what you would choose. So the interesting thing about metal fixation implants, they certainly work, but they are problematic. I like to say that, you know, for fixation implants, metal is a permanent solution to a temporary problem. You know, you only have to have your bone held together 6, 6, 7, 8 weeks.