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Table 1 Material properties

From: Biomechanical characteristics of a novel interspinous distraction fusion device in the treatment of lumbar degenerative diseases: a finite element analysis

Component

Young’s modulus(Mpa)

Poisson ratio

Cortical bone

12,000

0.3

Cancellous bone

100

0.2

Endplate

24

0.4

Articular cartilage

25

0.4

Nucleus pulposus

1

0.49

Annulus fibrosus

4.2

0.45

Anterior longitudinal ligament (ALL)

7.8

0.3

Posterior longitudinal ligament (PLL)

10

0.3

Ligament flava (LF)

15

0.3

Supraspinous ligament (SSL)

8

0.3

Interspinous ligament (ISL)

10

0.3

Intertransverse ligament (ITL)

10

0.3

Capsular ligament (CL)

7.5

0.3

Aluminum alloy

110,000

0.28