Table 1 Material properties of the articular cartilage and menisci
Cartilage | Linearly elastic, isotropic | E = 15 MPa v = 0.475 |
Menisci | Linearly elastic, transversely isotropic | Eθ = 150 MPa, Er = Ez = 20 MPa vrz = 0.2, vrθ = vzθ = 0.3, Grθ = Gzθ = 57.7 MPa |