Wait, are you suggesting that pinning broken bones is a bad idea? Eight months ago I broke my ankle in four places. Today, I can walk with only a minor limp be

Wait, are you suggesting that pinning broken bones is a bad idea? Eight months ago I broke my ankle in four places. Today, I can walk with only a minor limp because a surgeon stuck the shattered fragments back together with a load of titanium. Maybe there's a risk of metal poisoning in my future, but I think we can all agree that it's better than a near-certainty of never walking unassisted again.