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. 2017 Jul 21;14(4):454–460. doi: 10.1016/j.jor.2017.07.004

Table 3.

Measurement of polyethylene liner wear up to 5 years (measured as femoral head penetration)


6 months
12 months
24 months
5 years
mean ± 95% CI mean ± 95% CI mean ± 95% CI mean ± 95% CI
Proximal wear (y axis) 0.12 0.15 0.12 0.18 0.09 0.16 0.13 0.17
2D wear (x and y axis) 0.20 0.19 0.22 0.22 0.20 0.20 0.23 0.23
3D wear (x, y, and z axis) 0.32 0.18 0.33 0.24 0.34 0.21 0.32 0.21

Mean (Confidence Interval).