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Table 1 Material properties in the finite element models

From: The effect of different posterior inclinations of tibial component on tibiofemoral contact pressures after unicompartmental knee arthroplasty

 

Young’s modulus (MPa)

Poisson’s ratio

Bone

17,000

0.3

Cartilage

15

0.46

Meniscus

27.5

0.33

CoCrMo ally

195,000

0.3

UHMWPE

685

0.4

  1. CoCrMo ally Cobalt–chromium–molybdenum ally; UHMWPE Ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene