Titanium implants can resist high energy forces without breakage, are inert to bodily environments, and last longer than many other materials.
Metallic materials have been traditionally used by humans to replace body parts and to treat fractures for more than a century.
Earlier applications with aluminum, lead, gold and silver have since been abandoned because the materials were extremely weak for long-lasting uses.
Zinc, copper, nickel, iron and steel implants used between 1920 and 1950 resulted in adverse bodily reactions.
Titanium initially become popular in the dental industry in the 1940s and rapidly found its way into orthopedics in the 1950s.
Titanium 6AL4V and Titanium 6Al4V ELI are the most common alloys used in medical and dental implants.
Bone screws, staples, plates, staples, cables, and mesh made of titanium not only support broken bones but also aid fixation. »