I broke a leg once. Compound fracture of the Tibia(big shin bone) and shattered fibula(small muscle anchor mainly) and I had good insurance at the time. They told me I’d be able to walk in half the time if I had a rod inserted in the tibia as opposed to a cast. Wonder if it was all about money?
Never had a problem with metal detectors.
Titanium rod? That is a non-magnetic metal that isn’t rejected by biology..