Kilts and airplanes

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I have four screws in my lower leg, and have only once in the past 10 years have I set off a metal detector with them.

Brian

If your orthopedic surgeons are still close by, they can probably make you an "ID card" with the relevant X-ray image on it.

My wife has an artificial knee, plus her femur is now more metal than bone. We asked a nurse or physician's assistant at the office on a follow-up visit, and next trip they had the card waiting for her.

Her scars are pretty impressive, though; usually one look and a wave of the wand gets her through.