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Although I've only spent a few weeks in an ortho rotation in med school, I think pretty good. Many implants are coated with silver to help prevent infections. I
by GarrisonPrime 10y ago
Although I've only spent a few weeks in an ortho rotation in med school, I think pretty good. Many implants are coated with silver to help prevent infections. I've never heard of such silver layers ever "peeling off" or somesuch, so it seems the silver/titanium mix is effective.
- Roboprog 10y agoThe silver oxidizes and disappears after a while (few weeks?) though, right? (probably by design)