Elbow joint biomechanics during ADL focusing on total elbow arthroplasty - a scoping review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Overloading is hypothesized to be one of the failure mechanisms following total elbow arthroplasty (TEA). It is unclear whether the current post-operative loading instruction is compliant with reported failure mechanisms. Aim is therefore to evaluate the elbow joint load during activities of daily living (ADL) and compare these loads with reported failure limits from retrieval and finite element studies.

Methods

A scoping review of studies until 23 November 2021 investigating elbow joint load during ADL were identified by searching PubMed/Medline and Web of Science. Studies were eligible when: (1) reporting on the elbow joint load in native elbows or elbows with an elbow arthroplasty in adults; (2) full-text article was available.

Results

Twenty-eight studi

SUBMITTER: Meijering D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9847152 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature