In article . com, DerbyDad03 wrote:

...the medial malleolar fracture above is held together by one of
these screws, made of a radiolucent polycarbonate material, which is
designed to eventually be absorbed by the body -- this type of screw
is known locally as "stealth hardware"

I'm guessing Lowes doesn't carry these in those little drawers. ;-)

And even if they did, how would one go about picking out a
"stealth" screw?

The computer inventory system says we have 27,562 on hand... ;-)

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