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Table 1 The material properties of the finite element model

From: Treatment of thoracolumbar burst fractures by short-segment pedicle screw fixation using a combination of two additional pedicle screws and vertebroplasty at the level of the fracture: a finite element analysis

Component name

Young’s modulus (Mpa)

Poisson ratio, y

Element type

Cortical bone

12,000

0.3

tetrahedral

Cancellous bone (normal)

345

0.2

tetrahedral

Cancellous bone (osteoporosis)

70

0.2

tetrahedral

Cement

(Calcium sulfate)

147

0.3

tetrahedral

Posterior element

3500

0.25

tetrahedral

Endplate

12,000

0.3

tetrahedral

Disc-annulus

4.2

0.45

Prism

Disc-nucleus

6

0.499

Prism

Annuls fiber

500

0.3

tri

Rigid body

10,000,000

0.4

tetrahedral

Titanium

110,000

0.3

tetrahedral