Table 1 Ligament load/deformation properties
From: Construction and validation of a three-dimensional finite element model of degenerative scoliosis
Anterior longitudinal ligament | Posterior longitudinal ligament | Supraspinous ligament | Ligamentum flavum | Capsular ligament | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Deformation force | Deformation force | Deformation force | Deformation force | Deformation force | |||||
(mm) | (N) | (mm) | (N) | (mm) | (N) | (mm) | (N) | (mm) | (N) |
1.4 | 12 | 1.0 | 9.65 | 1.3 | 4.2 | 1.9 | 6.7 | 1.8 | 6.7 |
2.7 | 18 | 2.0 | 17.15 | 2.7 | 6.1 | 3.9 | 11 | 3.9 | 11 |
4.1 | 22.5 | 3.0 | 23.76 | 4.0 | 7.4 | 5.8 | 13.7 | 5.8 | 13.7 |
5.4 | 27.15 | 4.0 | 28.60 | 5.4 | 8.2 | 7.7 | 15.7 | 7.7 | 15.7 |
6.8 | 30 | 5.0 | 31.60 | 6.7 | 8.8 | 9.7 | 16.85 | 9.7 | 16.85 |