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 3

Changes in material laws for ligaments, sacroiliac joint (SIJ) and pubic symphysis and resulting deformation (x and y refer to the ISB standard axes).

Model descriptionPelvisSIJ
deformation [mm]

Linear elastic material properties0.4620.051
SIJ and pubic symphysis with hyper elastic values for x0.6090.076
SIJ and pubic symphysis with hyper elastic values for y0.6110.076
SIJ and pubic symphysis with hyper elastic values for x, ligaments with viscoelastic values n0.6110.076
SIJ and pubic symphysis with hyper elastic values for y, ligaments with viscoelastic values n0.6130.076
SIJ and pubic symphysis with hyper elastic values for x, ligaments with viscoelastic values m0.6100.076