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. 2022 Jun 3;17:293. doi: 10.1186/s13018-022-03190-6

Fig. 3.

Fig. 3

Top-left: scheme showing contact points between neck taper and ceramic liner after ceramic head fracture. Top-right: metal transfer due to impingement between taper tip and ceramic liner. EDX spectrum revealed that smears are made of Ti-alloy. Bottom-left: scratches found on the lateral side of the modular neck. EDX spectrum revealed small ceramic particles embedded into the metal. Bottom-right: chipping of the ceramic liner. EDX spectrum revealed that smears and particles on the fracture surface are made of Ti-alloy