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. 2011 Nov 3;470(7):1885–1894. doi: 10.1007/s11999-011-2155-9

Table 3.

Observational results of the modular components

Style Number Average time in situ (months) Junction Head type Corrosion severity (number) Fretting % Cold welding (number)
0 1 2 3 4 Yes No
Bionik® 4 20 Neck-head Co-Cr-Mo 2 2 67 33
Neck-stem 4 100 0
GMRS®* 4 15 Neck-head Co-Cr-Mo 3 1 0 100
Stem proximal 1 2 1 50 50
Stem distal 1 1 1 67 33
Margron® 22 31 Neck-head 21 Al2O3
1 Co-Cr-Mo
13 7 1 1 36 64
Neck-stem 10 4 2 2 4 55 45
Apex® 5 8 Neck-head 5 Al2O3 5 0 100
Neck-stem 3 2 40 60 3
M-series® 5 14 Neck-head 2 Al2O3
3 Co-Cr-Mo
5 0 100
Neck-stem 2 3 0 60 40 1
S-ROM® 15 61 Neck-head 2 Al2O3
11 Co-Cr-Mo
2 ZTA
13 2 62 48
Stem/sleeve 12 3 67 33 2
ZMR® 2 17 Neck-head 2 Co-Cr-Mo 2 0 100
Neck-stem 1 1 0 100

* GMRS® has a head, proximal, and distal taper (Fig. 1); one GMRS® was revised without removing the distal trunion; ZTA = zirconia-toughened alumina.