Do [ Titanium as an implant material for rods of transpedicular instrumentation of the lumbar spine ]?
The titanium alloy Ti-A16-V4 is an appropriate material for dorsal spinal instrumentation rods because of its low weight, high biocompability and high tensile strength.
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