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Having worked in orthopedics quite a bit, and hanging out with my wife who's a foot and ankle surgeon, there aren't many ways you could attach something to a bo
by kstrauser 2y ago
Having worked in orthopedics quite a bit, and hanging out with my wife who's a foot and ankle surgeon, there aren't many ways you could attach something to a bone that wouldn't cause problems. Other than the (significantly large, true!) hard mineral portion, bones comprise a lot of types of living tissue and you don't want to make a hole in them or their periosteum wrapper unless you absolutely must. The least bad approach might be something like a zip tie that you could carefully work around the bone, but even that would have ridges to irritate tissues and semi-enclosed spaces for bacteria to turn into a strip mall.
I highly recommend just getting that magnetic ring instead.
- fudged71 2y agoBased on a quick search, a small gap (less than 500 μm) between the implant and bone can actually support osseointegration by allowing trabeculae to form. 3D printed titanium has been used a lot for osseointegration.
- kstrauser 2y agoQuite possibly, but 1) you better be A-OK with having whatever it is permanently grow into your bone such that you'd have to carve it out with chisels or saws, and 2) you still need to hold it there long enough for that to happen, ideally without whatever mechanism you're using for that also being incorporated (like, literally incorporated).
- ASalazarMX 2y ago> I highly recommend just getting that magnetic ring instead. But wearing a ring, while convenient and safer, is not biO hAcKiNg. It gives no bragging rights.
- kstrauser 2y agoNeither does MRSA.