Why does your body not attack metal plates and screws after surgeries?
In: Biology
It does if you use the wrong materials. You need to use biologically inert material. Non-reactive metals don’t give your immune system much to work against (your immune system is all based on chemistry). Hence a lot of stainless steel. Your body will try to grow over/on/around metal plates and screws…that’s a good thing, that’s part of how they bond securely with bone.
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