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Is titanium the best material for a hip replacement?
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No: Bone loves titanium, but its wrong to think that any one metal is "best". Titanium is a soft metal and bone can grow into titanium cementless-type porous ingrowth implants very effectivley making fixation secure. Being soft makes it a poor bearing surface for metal-on-metal implants which use harder cobalt chrome alloys. Different metals have different properties, but no one metal is "best".
Answered 4/19/2018
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Yes: Studies of hip replacements over the last 30 years have shown that titanium is one of the best materials to use for patients.
Answered 12/6/2015
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