Research Article
The Influence of Pelvic Ramus Fracture on the Stability of Fixed Pelvic Complex Fracture
Table 1
Material properties of the pelvic bone [
14–
16].
| Tissue | Elasticity modulus (MPa) | Poisson ratio () | Thickness (mm) | Element number | Node number |
| Bone | | | | | | Cortical bone (sacrum) | 17000 | 0.3 | 1.50 | 8752 | 17412 | Cancellous bone (sacrum) | 150 | 0.2 | | 18524 | 22960 | Cortical bone (ilium) | 17000 | 0.3 | 1.50 | | | Cancellous bone (ilium) | 150 | 0.2 | | | | Cortical bone (femur) | 17000 | 0.3 | 1.50 | | | Cancellous bone (femur) | 150 | 0.2 | | | | Soft tissues | | | | | | End-plate (sacrum) | 24 | 0.4 | 0.23 | | | Cartilage (sacrum) | 54 | 0.4 | 1.81 | | | Cartilage (ilium) | 54 | 0.4 | 0.80 | | | End-plate (ilium) | 24 | 0.4 | 0.36 | | | Pubic symphysis | 5 | 0.495 | | 246 | 396 |
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