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Table 1 Material properties of the finite element model

From: Biomechanical evaluation of percutaneous cement discoplasty by finite element analysis

Components

Young’s modulus (MPa)

Poisson ratio

Cortical bone

12,000

0.3

Cancellous bone

100

0.2

Vertebral arch

3500

0.25

transverse process

3500

0.25

spinous process

3500

0.25

Cartilage endplate

4000

0.3

Nucleus pulposus

1

0.49

Annulus

4.2

0.45

Anterior longitudinal ligament

20

0.3

Posterior longitudinal ligament

20

0.3

Ligamentum flavum

19.5

0.3

Interspinous ligament

11.6

0.3

Supraspinous ligament

15

0.3

Transverse ligament

58.7

0.3

Capsular ligament

32.9

0.3

Neurotissue sensor

20

0.3

Sacral vertebral

12,000

0.3

Bone cement

3000

0.3