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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Oct 2.
Published in final edited form as: Woodhead Publ Ser Biomater. 2013;2013:105–150. doi: 10.1533/9780857093516.2.105

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Examples of total hip and knee replacement devices used in industry. Both devices shown here have femoral head components with a ceramic surface layer (oxidized zirconium on left, titanium nitride on right). These devices also use a polyethylene liner.