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Table 1 Material properties incorporated into the finite element models

From: The effect of the necrotic area on the biomechanics of the femoral head - a finite element study

Type of tissues

Young’s modulus (MPa)

Poisson’s ratio

Acetabular bone (cortical/cancellous)

17,000/70

0.30/0.20

Femur (cortical/cancellous)

15,100/445

0.30/0.22

Cartilage bone

10.5

0.45

Early necrotic lesion

332.9

0.30