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Table 5 Width of each zone and distance from the stem top edge of the FE models

From: Stress distributions of the short stem and the tapered wedge stem at different alignments: a finite element analysis study

 

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

  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)
  2. FE finite element