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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Nov 30.
Published in final edited form as: J Arthroplasty. 2013 Mar 20;28(8):10.1016/j.arth.2012.11.020. doi: 10.1016/j.arth.2012.11.020

Table 1.

Ceramic Stability (Monoclinic Phase Transformation Percentage) on Non-Implanted and Implanted Devices.

Specimen Specimen History Analysis Location No. of Specimens % Monoclinic Phase
Implant Not Implanted Articular Surface 3 <1%
Implant Not Implanted Scaffold Surface 3 <1%
Implant Implanted 4 weeks Articular Surface 1 <1%
Implant Implanted 12 weeks Articular Surface 1 <1%
Implant Implanted 24 weeks Articular Surface 2 <2%
Implant Implanted 4 weeks Scaffold Surface 1 <1%
Implant Implanted 12 weeks Scaffold Surface 1 <1%
Implant Implanted 24 weeks Scaffold Surface 2 <3%