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Table 1 Material properties of the springs used in this study to simulate ligaments

From: Computational comparison of different plating strategies in medial open-wedge high tibial osteotomy with lateral hinge fractures

Ligament

Numbers of spring

Stiffness (N/mm)

Cross-section area (mm2)

Elastic modulus (MPa)

Medial collateral ligament

2

10.6

1.54

345

Lateral collateral ligament

2

10.6

1.54

345

Anterior cruciate ligament

1

17.5

1.29

345

Posterior cruciate ligament

1

20.6

1.92

345

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Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research

ISSN: 1749-799X