Can titanium as implant in human body cause harm for the bone?

Pure titanium n alloy titanium are a biokompatibility material in human body? Does nickel titanium biokompatibility too?
because we know that nickel is a toxic material for human body..

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From: ~

No, it is very biologically active, so it encourages the bone to grow onto the metal. It is also non toxic, so does not harm the body.

From: John

Is it magnetic

From: M Vincent

Titanium is non-magnetic.
One of the unique properties of this material, specifically the alloy 6al4v eli, is that it has a lower modulus of elasticity--one similar to bone itself, so the titanium shares skeletal load with the bone it is attached to.

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