Originally Posted by
TSO1973
Best advice I can tell you is to let the officer working the metal detector that she will most likely alarm the WTMD because of the rods. At that point if she alarms then she will go into secondary screening. As with other medical devices (metal knees, replacement hips, etc), there will be screening done with a hand held metal detector and a pat down done by a female officer.
valid advice but a question based on my experiences from my friend who has a a titanium rod in his leg....
since the pax is carrying proper documentation, why not go thru the wtmd and see if you alarm. if no alarm, continue on your way but you do alarm, then tell the tso who is the wtmd gatekeeper your situation and take the secondary with the hhmd. this is what my friend does. he would always get a secondary when telling the tso at the wtmd that he has a rod in his leg even tho he would not alarm but since i suggested he do it as i mentioned above, he is thru the wtmd and on his way in just a few minutes (and n.b. he as alarmed only twice since his surgery 3 years ago)
just my two hockey pucks but seems more efficient if you ask me