Table 5.

Width of each zone and distance from the stem top edge of the FE models

	PROFEMUR® Preserve		PROFEMUR® TL
	Zone width (mm)	Distance from the stem top edge (mm)	Zone width (mm)	Distance from the stem top edge (mm)
Zones 1 and 7	32.5	32.5	48.2	48.2
Zones 2 and 6	32.9	65.4	48.5	96.6
Zones 3 and 5	32.6	97.9	48.1	144.8
Zone 4	32.6	130.5	48.3	193.1

The PROFEMUR® Preserve is the short stem and the PROFEMUR® TL is the tapered wedge stem used in this study. PROFEMUR® Preserve and PROFEMUR® TL are manufactured by MicroPort Orthopedics (Arlington, TN, USA)

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