Research Article

Biomechanical Aspects of Closing Approaches in Postcarotid Endarterectomy

Table 4

Resulted values with different time steps (error in % is indicated in parentheses).

Time step (sec)0.0350.01

Max. velocity magnitude (cm/s)58.5 (1.8%)59.5
Max. shear stress (dyn/cm2)122.1 (1.7%)124.2
Max. effective stress (dyn/cm2)2.12107(1.8%)2.15107