Cobalt Chrome Spine Implants in Kids Set Off Airport Alarms (MedPageToday)
But stainless steel devices were invisible to TSA metal detectors.
LAS VEGAS -- Children with cobalt chrome spinal fusion implants, but not stainless steel, triggered airport security alarms 24% of the time,researchers reported here.
Out of 50 pediatric spinal fusion patients, 24% of those with cobalt chrome versus none of the children with stainless steel implants set off Transportation Security Administration (TSA) metal detector or body scanner alarms, Regina P. Woon, MPH, of Children's Hospital Los Angeles, reported...
