Research Article
Effect of a Traction Exercise Neck Brace on Cervical Spondylopathy Radiculopathy: A Clinical Study and Finite Element Analysis
Table 1
Material properties of the FE model of cervical spine.
| | Material | Elasticity modulus (MPa) | Poisson’s ratio |
| Bone tissue | Cortical bone | 11000 | 0.29 | Cancellous bone | 500 | 0.29 | Articular cartilage | 10 | 0.3 | Nucleus pulposus | 1 | 0.49 | Fibrous ring | 3.4 | 0.4 | End plate | 600 | 0.4 |
| Ligaments | Transverse ligament | 20 | 0.25 | Other ligaments | 10 | 0.3 |
| Muscles | Various muscles | 65 | 0.39 |
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