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I had an elbow joint replacement done. this led to a situation where it I should limit the amount of weight I lift with that arm to 4.5 kilo's. This would be no doubt because in cutting the end of the bone which is basically hollow and rounded of a lot of strength is taken from the overall unit. so an engineer should work out how to build or attach the prosthesis in such a way as to increase the supporting strength of the combination of bone and implant.