Using Design of Experiments Methods for Assessing Peak Contact Pressure to Material Properties of Soft Tissue in Human Knee

Table 1

Name and variation range of factors.

Factor	Name	Range of variation	References
A	𝐸1 (Mpa): circumferential modulus of meniscus	100–200	[20, 21, 23]
B	𝐸2,3 (Mpa): axial/radial modulus of meniscus	15–60	[20, 23, 24]
C	𝜐12: in-plane Poisson’s ratio	0.1–0.4	[9]
D	𝜐23: out-of-plane Poisson’s ratio	0.1–0.35	[9]
E	𝐺12 (Mpa): shear modulus of meniscus	27.7–77.7	[9]
F	K (N/mm): stiffness of meniscus horn attachment	500–30,000	[9]
G	E (Mpa): elastic modulus of cartilage	5–20	[25–28]