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(A) The standard stem used was the Taperloc® Complete (Biomet, Inc, Warsaw, IN, USA), a flat, tapered, wedge titanium design with a porous plasma-sprayed coating applied proximally. (B) The shortened stem used was the Taperloc® Complete Microplasty (Biomet, Inc), which is shortened 3 cm compared with the standard stem but maintains the same flat, tapered, wedge proximal geometry. (Photographs reproduced courtesy of Biomet, Inc.)
