Mechanical testing of shoulder and elbow implants

Danè Dabirrahmani, Desmond Bokor

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    Abstract

    The upper limb undergoes a large range-of-motion (ROM); and therefore, the mechanical testing techniques for the corresponding joint implants need to reflect these movements.The literature shows that aseptic loosening and implant instability are the main shoulder implant related reasons for revision surgery. Aseptic loosening occurs when excessively high stresses lead to degradation of the articular surface of the implant component, resulting in generation of wear debris and implant instability that is mostly caused by eccentric loading. Therefore shoulder implant testing generally falls under two different testing modes: wear testing and stability testing.Both anatomic and reverse type shoulder implants have been tested using a variety of different testing regimes including static and dynamic as well as constant loading, variable loading, and physiological loading.There are currently no standard mechanical testing protocols available for Elbow implants, with only a few reports of varus-valgus laxity test methods found in the literature.

    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publicationMechanical Testing of Orthopaedic Implants
    EditorsElizabeth Friis
    Place of PublicationDuxford, UK
    PublisherWoodhead Publishing Limited
    Pages99-127
    Number of pages29
    ISBN (Electronic)9780081002841
    ISBN (Print)9780081002865
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2017

    Keywords

    • Arthroplasty
    • Elbow
    • Mechanical testing
    • Prosthesis
    • Shoulder

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