thoughts on bones

kwerk · 25 Apr 2011 at 04:27

Let's say you smashed your leg and they needed to replace one of the bones. What if instead of titanium they used wood for the artificial replacement bone!

How long do you reckon it would last? Wood rots from bacteria and fungus right but wouldn't inside your body be pretty much sterile? Your immune system would kill the wood eating micro organisms so I don't see how it would decay. Or would your body try to break it down and absorb it??

tibbsey · 25 Apr 2011 at 04:33

It would be fine.

Definitely.

100% sure on this... trust me.

[FnG]magnolia · 25 Apr 2011 at 04:34

Wood is cheaper than titanium so do you think there might just be another reason why surgeons don't use it?

Atrox Moris · 25 Apr 2011 at 04:35

[FnG]magnolia;18980592 said:
Wood is cheaper than titanium so do you think there might just be another reason why surgeons don't use it?

It's a conspiracy against piracy. Nobody with a metal leg can be taken seriously as a pirate.

He'sDeadJim! · 25 Apr 2011 at 04:45

http://www.voanews.com/english/news/a-13-2009-11-10-voa17-69822937.html

Aod · 25 Apr 2011 at 04:48

the inside of the body is not sterile, far from it. fungi and bacteria inside the wood would multiply extremely quickly due to the near ideal living conditions (moist, healthy supply of nutrients (you), nice and constant 37.5 degrees etc.) which would enter your vascular system and kill you very quickly.

Additionally, the body would reject the wood, detecting that it's a foreign object and most of your leg would rot away on it's own as a result.

Titanium is not rejected by the body because it's biocompatible and is also non-toxic.

Bennie-Mac · 25 Apr 2011 at 05:24

It seems like every night you post some ridiculous hypothetical question that no one could possibly care about enough to ask... why?

He'sDeadJim! · 25 Apr 2011 at 05:47

Bennie-Mac said:
It seems like every night you post some ridiculous hypothetical question that no one could possibly care about enough to ask... why?

He likes to think out loud sometimes, he's not a bad lad though, I quite like old Kwerk actually, he cracks me up sometimes.

You off to pump iron now Bennie-Mac? I've been keeping one eye on your routines in 'Sports arena' really interesting stuff mate, nice one.

Amnesia · 25 Apr 2011 at 06:12

ask a pirate

gropingmantis · 25 Apr 2011 at 08:07

Who wouldn't want a titanium bone? If They would let me I'd have all my bones replaced with titanium ones and become invincible like Wolverine...

WingZero30 · 25 Apr 2011 at 08:31

gropingmantis said:
Who wouldn't want a titanium bone? If They would let me I'd have all my bones replaced with titanium ones and become invincible like Wolverine...

Plus it is stronger than steel and one of the strongest metal. So if somebody punches your face or nose, they will only have themselves to blame from the excruciating pain they experience

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Sho · 25 Apr 2011 at 08:46

gropingmantis said:
Who wouldn't want a titanium bone? If They would let me I'd have all my bones replaced with titanium ones and become invincible like Wolverine...

lol

mrk · 25 Apr 2011 at 08:47

You mean Adamantium, not Titanium!

gropingmantis · 25 Apr 2011 at 08:54

Khaaan! said:
You mean Adamantium, not Titanium!

Yes and an exoskeleton of unobtainium from 'The Core' :rolleyes:

mrk · 25 Apr 2011 at 08:55

Hehlolinium.

Cosimo · 25 Apr 2011 at 09:16

Bennie-Mac said:
It seems like every night you post some ridiculous hypothetical question that no one could possibly care about enough to ask... why?

It’s one of life’s little mysteries which I bet he won’t reveal.

Tefal · 25 Apr 2011 at 09:34

gropingmantis said:
Yes and an exoskeleton of unobtainium from 'The Core'

unobtainium is from avatar not the core.

matt1 · 25 Apr 2011 at 09:35

gropingmantis · 25 Apr 2011 at 09:39

Tefal said:
unobtainium is from avatar not the core.

Ahem. The stuff in Avatar was just a replacement for "gold" in the story of Pocahontas that Cameron had to rip off after spending all his money on special effects and fancy cameras and not having anything left over for a decent story or script. But that is another matter.

Tefal · 25 Apr 2011 at 09:47

gropingmantis said:
Ahem. The stuff in Avatar was just a replacement for "gold" in the story of Pocahontas that Cameron had to rip off after spending all his money on special effects and fancy cameras and not having anything left over for a decent story or script. But that is another matter.

wow I'd forgotten just how cheesy the core was then

thoughts on bones

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