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Table 1 Material properties of spine tissues used in the finite element model

From: Biomechanical finite element analysis of vertebral column resection and posterior unilateral vertebral resection and reconstruction osteotomy

The material properties of the finite element model
Component name Young’s modulus(MPa) Poisson’s ratio Cross-section area(mm2)
Cortical bone 12,000 0.3 -
Cancellous bone 100 0.3 -
Cartilage 10 0.4 -
Bony endplate 1000 0.4 -
Nucleus pulposus 1 0.499 -
Annulus fibrosus 450 0.3 -
ALL 20 0.3 63.7
PLL 20 0.3 20
LF 19.5 0.3 40
ISL 11.6 0.3 40
SSL 15 0.3 30
TL 58.7 0.3 3.6
CL 32.9 0.3 60
  1. ALL anterior longitudinal ligament, PLL posterior longitudinal ligament, ISL interspinous ligament, SSL supraspinal ligament, CL capsular ligament, LF ligamantumflavum, TL transverse ligaments