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Elbow dimensions in quadrupedal mammals driven by lubrication regime

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Abstract Synovial joints, such as the elbow, experience different lubrication regimes, ranging from fluid film to boundary lubrication, depending on locomotion conditions. We explore the relationship between the elbow lubrication regime and the size of quadrupedal mammals. We use allometry to analyze the dimensions, contact stress, and sliding speed of the elbow in 110 quadrupedal mammals. Our results reveal that the average diameter and width of the distal humerus are scaled ∝ M^0.35 , which allowed us to estimate a consistent contact pressure and sliding speed across mammals. This consistency likely promotes fluid film lubrication regardless of body mass. Further, the ratio between the diameter and width is about 0.5 for all analyzed taxa, which is a good compromise between loading capacity and size. Our study deepens our understanding of synovial joints and their adaptations, with implications for the development of treatments, prostheses, and bioinspired joint designs.

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hal-04425079 , version 1 (29-01-2024)

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Kalenia Marquez-Florez, Santiago Arroyave-Tobón, Loïc Tadrist, Jean-Marc Linares. Elbow dimensions in quadrupedal mammals driven by lubrication regime. Scientific Reports, 2024, 14 (1), pp.2177. ⟨10.1038/s41598-023-50619-x⟩. ⟨hal-04425079⟩
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