Abstract
After total joint replacement, patients aim to resume typical
activities of daily living but also to perform sportive and athletic
activities. However, there is only little knowledge about the in
vivo joint loads acting during such activities. Furthermore the
group of patients receiving an artificial joint replacement are
getting younger and more active, hence their requirement on the
outcome and especially the load capacity and lifetime of such
implants are increasing. For more than 2 decades, our group has
been focused on in vivo load measurements. One of our aims is
to support clinicians, physiotherapists, engineers but also
patients with realistic knowledge about the in vivo joint loading
during several activities. Some data have previously been
published about the loading during rehabilitation, activities of
daily living but also athletic activities.