Research Article

Comparison of Biomechanical Performance of Five Different Treatment Approaches for Fixing Posterior Pelvic Ring Injury

Table 2

Material constants for the intervertebral disc.

ComponentMaterial constantsElement typeReference

Nucleus pulposus = 0.16 MPa
 = 0.024 
C3D4Kasra et al. [35];
Schirazi-Adl et al.[36]

Annulus matrix = 0.1 MPa
 = 2.5 MPa
 = 0.306 
C3D4Moramarco et al. [34];
Eberlein et al. [33]
Annulus fibers