[TheForge] Titanium pins

[Dave Mudge]

I wonder if silver solder or 'sil-fos' would work to join the ends.
I think that the medics will give up the pins after running through the
autoclave...
thanks, this is good.
keep going,
dave m
your list mom

On Mon, Jan 9, 2017 at 11:23 AM, Charles <xlch58 at swbell.net> wrote:

> The biggest issue is getting them to give you the pins.  Often they treat
> them as medical waste and will not let you near them.  Depends on the Dr.
>
> Charles
>
> > On Jan 9, 2017, at 8:59 AM, davemudge1 <davemudge1 at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> >
> >
> > Thanks for the input Mike. They will remove the pins soon because he is
> still growing and the bones are mending well.
> >
> >
> > Sent via the Samsung Galaxy Note® 4, an AT&T 4G LTE smartphone
> >
> > -------- Original message --------
> > From: mspencer at tallships.ca
> > Date: 1/9/2017  1:26 AM  (GMT-06:00)
> > To: theforge at mailman.qth.net
> > Subject: [TheForge]  Titanium pins
> >
> >
> >> My 13 year old grandson broke his arm a short time ago and had 2
> >> pins put into the bones to hold them together. from the x-rays they
> >> appear to be 3/16 diameter and as long as from his wrist to his
> >> elbow....twisted wire bracelet with those pins when they are
> >> removed.
> >
> > Has anyone said that they'll ever be coming out?  I broke my right
> > elbow in a hockey game circa 1958, fixed up with a steel pin and it's
> > still there.  Nice work: it's never caused me any trouble with
> > swinging a hammer.
> >
> > No help on the titanium, though, sorry.  The only surgical implant I
> > ever had in the shop was a metal prosthetic hip joint.  It was so
> > pretty that I didn't want to do anything to alter it, made banded
> > attachments to convert it to a door knocker.
> >
> > Oh, and best regards to your grandson.  It can't have been a fun
> > holiday experience.
> >
> > - Mike
> >
> > --
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