Research Article

In Silico Pelvis and Sacroiliac Joint Motion: Refining a Model of the Human Osteoligamentous Pelvis for Assessing Physiological Load Deformation Using an Inverted Validation Approach

Table 2

Assigned material properties for linear elastic and viscoelastic models, obtained from literature [2936].

Material propertiesLinear elasticViscoelastic

Bone
 Elastic modulus11 x 103 MPa13 x 103 MPa
  Variation elastic modulus6 - 22 x 103 MPa10 - 16 x 103 MPa
 Poisson ratio0.260.26
  Variation poisson ratio0.20 - 0.320.20 - 0.32
 Bulk modulus9.03 x 103 MPa
 Shear modulus5.16 x 103 MPa
 Prony volumetric relaxation
  Relative modulus0.713
  Relaxation time6.9 sec
 Density1640 kg/m3

Cartilage
 Elastic modulus4.5 MPa4.5 MPa
  Variation elastic modulus1 - 8
 Poisson ratio0.200.21
 Bulk modulus2.59 x 103 Pa
 Shear modulus1.86 x 103 Pa
 Prony volumetric relaxation
 Relative modulus0.713
  Relaxation time6.9 sec
  Variation0.14 - 0.260.12 - 0.30

Ligament
 Elastic modulus350 MPa350 MPa
 Variation100 – 800 MPa100 - 800 MPa