Titanium Plates And Other Applications Of A Super Metal
Titanium Plates are just one of the many products that are created from titanium and are involved in many peoples' everyday lives. Titanium is a transitional metal of silver colour and its core properties of low density, strength, durability and corrosion resistance give it utility in a wide array of fields including paper production, manufacturing, aerospace engineering, architecture, and medicine amongst others.In the twentieth century medical professionals began using titanium in all manner of procedures; as medical instruments at this time were commonly built of titanium and also a means to replace damaged bones and joints. Some of the properties that gave titanium utility in other fields made it equally as useful in the medical arena. Its high strength to weight ratio and its flexibility and elasticity made it a great substitute for bone tissue.
In addition titanium has several traits that make it the medical super tool that it is. It's corrosion resistance means that once properly treated, nothing inside the human body will cause the implant to deteriorate. In the same line of thought titanium is not only non-toxic, but it is also biocompatible, meaning that it will not harm the body and in turn the body will not attack or reject the implant. Because of all these properties titanium implants can last for twenty years or more depending upon their application.
Titanium performs well in the body. It's durable and functional. Its ability to osseointegrate means that it is able to join with existing bone without any soft tissue, resulting in limited loss of mobility in the affected area. Titanium implants are also non-ferromagnetic, meaning that they have limited magnetic interaction. For instance a person with a titanium implant is unlikely to set off airport metal detectors (although sensitivity has been ratcheted up in airports worldwide and there have been reports of implants setting off detectors, and implant patients are also safe should they find themselves in the unlikely position of proximity to a comically large magnet. More importantly medical testing involving magnetic imaging such as MRIs are completely safe for patients with titanium implants.
With the cost of medical care higher than ever, titanium is a welcome cost efficient resource in a field of high cost procedures and tests. Titanium is abundant and readily available and it does not appear that any of this will change in the foreseeable future.
Titanium plates are used for maxio-facial prosthetics (principally for severe mandible injuries), part of the implant system for hip replacements, in addition to many other procedures.
Titanium truly is a super metal. The developments the medical community has made with Titanium has allowed many people to lead more productive and normal life in the presence of injury and deterioration with age. Titanium plates are just one of the many innovations that have the potential to make life better.
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