The human body is susceptible to trauma, disease and degenerative conditions. When this occurs, there may be the need for replacement of joints with biomaterials. The most acceptable material to use in the human body that is able to withstand attack from our bodily fluids is titanium. Titanium is also the perfect metal to use for replacement surgeries as it is flexible, bendable, strong and is completely compatible with human bone growth.
Titanium Is Used All Over the Human Body for Replacement Surgeries
Titanium metal and alloys of titanium are highly useful for replacement surgeries in our bodies. The titanium alloys are miracle metals, and are able to give you back the former function you had when a replacement surgery is desperately needed. Titanium is biocompatible to surgical procedures because of its low electrical conductivity.
What Are the Advantages of Using Titanium in Replacement Surgeries?
You’ll need a slight Science lesson here: titanium is also biocompatible to use in humans for replacement surgeries because of an important property. That is that it has a super high resistance to corrosion, even as it is vulnerable as it is implanted and placed near and around the bodily fluids always present in our internal bodily systems. This basically means that it won’t rust! Titanium is also non-magnetic, and will not set off alarms or other metal detectors once implanted into someone after a trauma or accident. The density of titanium is similar to that of a person’s natural bone, which will allow normal X-rays, MRIs or other necessary emergency images to be performed.
The low level of ion-formation tendencies allows biomedical implants of titanium to be performed absolutely everywhere on the body, such as for:
- Artificial hearts
- Pacemakers
- Artificial knee joints
- Replacement bone plates
- Dental and orthopedic implants
- Screws for fixation after a fracture
- Artificial hip joints
- Cardiac valves
- Back plates
- Shoulder and elbow joint implants
- Titanium pegs for attaching false eyes and ears
- Interorbital fractures
- Face prosthetics (fractures of the jaw bone, etc.)
- Spinal fusions
- Expanded rib cages that can grow new bone with the patient
- Cranioplasty surgeries
- Titanium plates and mesh for neurosurgeries to speed recovery reducing infection after major brain tumor surgeries
- Nickel-titanium elastic tubing for angioplasty surgeries
- Hearing aids
- Knee replacements
- Instruments made from titanium (blades, needles, drills)
- Tibial nails made from titanium
- Toe and finger implants made from titanium
- Titanium bone mesh supports broken bones, allowing the bone to heal properly
There will be major time needed to heal after a titanium implant, but once healed, it will increase the life of the person who receives it. When there is a trauma that is the reason for needing the titanium implant though, there will need to be a reimbursement of compensation, to reimburse the person who suffered a trauma that was great enough to need a titanium implant to heal it.
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How Much Is My Metal Plate Worth in Mediation Settlement?
No matter what type of trauma has been experienced, such as a crushing injury, severely broken bone, or serious fracture, the use of titanium to repair the person’s body will greatly help to improve the outcomes for healing. But this trauma was caused by someone or a group of people who were negligent, reckless or careless to create a traumatic experience for a person, to necessitate having to have such a serious surgery to be performed.
The metal plate that is placed into a person’s body after a trauma has a value to the individual. This value is not arbitrary, and the placement of a titanium plate into someone’s body is a serious medical procedure on its own. When you call our law office to discuss your case that included having to have a metal plate placed in your body, we will want to talk to you about the value of the metal plate surgery to you. Having a metal plate surgically implanted into your body will mean that your life will have changed. You will be missing bone, or parts of your body will be removed on account of the trauma, and this surgical procedure will affect you for the rest of your life.
What Is the Average Value of a Metal Plate in My Body?
Titanium and other metal alloys that are used in bodily medical replacement surgeries are not “valued” by themselves per se. The overall value of a metal plate put into your body will depend on many factors. These factors will include your age, functionality of the metal plate, your mobility before and after the surgical procedure to insert the metal plate, the long-term prognosis for your health going forward with the metal plate and more factors. The following information regarding the average value of a metal plate placed in your body is just an average of values, and each case where a person has a metal plate surgical procedure should be taken individually. Individual values will differ, just as all surgical procedures differ person to person.
The average value of a metal plate in your body is:
- Spine – $950,000* (*Spinal injuries are usually very serious injuries and higher settlements are going to be offered for spinal surgeries to help prevent total paralysis, or to allow the person to walk again with follow ups and therapies)
- Back – $850,000
- Neck – $550,000
- Legs – $450,000
- Ankle – $150,000
- Shoulder – $150,000
- Wrist – $750,000
- Hip – $600,000
- Hands – $50,000
- Head – $550,000
- Finger – $30,000
- Wrist – $40,000
- Hands – $75,000
- Elbow – $50,000
- Knees – $100,000
How Much Can I Get in Mediation If I Have a Metal Plate in My Body?
The big insurance companies will be in charge of negotiating for any wrongdoers who are responsible for you having received a traumatic injury that requires a metal plate to be placed in your body. You may be at an advantage to go to medication to settle this claim, as all cases and claims for metal plates in fact do not go to court. If you have had a metal plate placed in your body after a traumatic accident, you need to call our office.
We are here for you to help you if you have had a metal plate placed in your body after a traumatic accident. If you want to talk to an experienced lawyer who knows how to negotiate for you and get the most amount in a mediation settlement, you need to call our office today. If you need an expert attorney to help you settle your claim for personal injuries, you should call our law office. We understand that your personal injuries are unexpected, but that does not mean that you need to give up on the idea of getting a full settlement package for having to have a metal plate put in your body. You need a lawyer with experience in this type of case. Just call our law office to be connected to our lawyers today.
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We are here to talk to you about your metal plate surgery after your traumatic injury. You can call our office now, to be connected with an attorney with expertise in this type of case. We have on our team attorneys who specialize in this type of case, and we are ready to talk to you about the next steps in this type of case.
Can I Sue If My Accident Caused Me to Have to Get a Metal Plate in My Body?
Yes, we can sue in this type of case, especially when you had to get a metal plate in your body as the result of an accident or loss caused by someone else’s recklessness, carelessness or negligence. You only need to give us a call, to be connected to our Los Angeles case lawyers who can file a lawsuit on your behalf. We are full prepared to go to mediation on this type of case, to get you the full compensation package that you need to fully recover from your serious personal injuries. Just give us a call today, and our case attorneys in Los Angeles can sue to recover the desired recovery compensation that will make you whole in this case.
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Just give us a call today for a free consultation. Remember, we are here for you when you are angry and frustrated over your personal injuries in this type of case, and we can help you get the money you deserve as recovery compensation for your serious personal injuries requiring the implantation of a metal plate into your body.
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