Research Article
Increase in the Tibial Slope Reduces Wear after Medial Unicompartmental Fixed-Bearing Arthroplasty of the Knee
Table 1
Mean (SD) size and shape of the wear particles generated in different angles of slope.
| | Mean diameter (µm) | Equivalent circle diameter (µm) | Aspect ratio | Roundness |
| Slope 0° | 0.23 ± 0.27 | 0.18 ± 0.20 | 1.68 ± 0.74 | 0.58 ± 0.25 | Slope 4° | 0.20 ± 0.23 | 0.16 ± 0.16 | 1.61 ± 0.66 | 0.64 ± 0.26 | Slope 8° | 0.18 ± 0.21 | 0.15 ± 0.14 | 1.83 ± 0.76 | 0.53 ± 0.24 |
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