“…Similarly, for ceramic-on-ceramic (COC) THA articulations, in some studies, edge wear has been associated with squeaking [9,11,23,29] and/or stripe wear [26,30] of either the femoral head or the acetabular component or both, and in some situations, it can be associated with accelerated wear of the whole joint [17]. In view of the evidence showing edge Massachusetts General Hospital has received, in any 1 year, funding from Biomet, Inc (Warsaw, IN, USA), Zimmer, Inc (Warsaw, IN, USA), and DePuy Orthopaedics, Inc (Warsaw, IN, USA).…”