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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 Oct 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Biomed Mater Res B Appl Biomater. 2016 Jul 12;105(7):2053–2059. doi: 10.1002/jbm.b.33684

Table 1.

Prevalence and areas of observed damaged patterns on revision- and postmortem-retrieved components

Damage pattern Total mean area ± SD [mm2] Prevalence [%]
Revision Polishing 201±146 71%
Striations 254±161 83%
Pitting 212±520 76%
Delamination 379±440 29%
Wear scars 932±475 -

Postmortem Polishing 198±134 90%
Striations 361±180 100%
Pitting 15.9±17.2 81%
Delamination 595±389 29%
Wear scars 1004±320 -