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Table 1 Material properties of different structures

From: Biomechanical effects of fixed-bearing femoral prostheses with different coronal positions in medial unicompartmental knee arthroplasty

Structures

Young's modulus (MPa)

Poisson's ratio

Cortical bone

17,000

0.3

Cancellous bone

350

0.25

Menisci

27.5

0.33

Cartilage

15

0.46

Cobalt-chromium-molybdenum alloy

210,000

0.29

Polyethylene (PE)

850

0.4

Methacrylate

1940

0.4

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Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research

ISSN: 1749-799X