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Acronymn

Details of Wear Mechanism

Type

THA

RSA

1

NAR

Femoral neck abrasion by cup rim

Abrasion, deformation

yes

no

2

3CO

3rd body wear by CoCr debris

Abrasion

yes

yes

3

FHG

Femoral head gouges

Plastic deformation

yes

-

4

2CR

2-body damage to head by cup rim

Abrasion, deformation

yes

yes

5

3CR

Entrapped particles (3rd body)

Abrasion

yes

yes

6

3TI

3rd body wear by Ti6Al4V debris

Abrasion

yes

-

7

TTL

Titanium contamination

Metal transfer

yes

-

8

2OR

Surgical damage

Abrasion, metal transfer

yes

-