Re: titanium screws broken

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On 10/05/09, Carol Sloan wrote:
> First I was hit by an airbag in a wreck in 2007. I had a
> crushed right arm and three broken vertebrae. I had arm
> surgery and lumbar-thoracic surgery. A device was placed
> in my back with four titanium screws. I discovered that
> the two top screws holding the device had broken. On
> 9/14/09, a surgeon had to remove the device and left the
> two broken screws inside my vertebra. We contacted the
> hospital and they said they would only release the device
> and broken screws with the doctors okay and referred us to
> risk management and would only release it by a letter from
> an attorney. We were under the impression that titanium
> screws were not supposed to break. Anyway, the pathology
> department at the hospital said that they are holding the
> device. Anyone have any advice?