. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Sep 1.

Published in final edited form as: Biomech Model Mechanobiol. 2012 Jan 10;11(7):1047–1056. doi: 10.1007/s10237-012-0372-0

Table 1.

Mechanical characteristics of musculoskeletal cells^*

Mechanical Property	Articular Chondrocytes	Inner Meniscus Cells	Outer Meniscus Cells	Ligament Cells
Cell Stiffness (kPa)	2.51 ± 0.2 ^a	1.07 ± 0.14 ^c	1.59 ± 0.19 ^b	1.32 ± 0.2 ^bc
Poisson's Ratio	0.5 ± 0.27	0.48 ± 0.21	0.54 ± 0.26	0.46 ±0.17
Recovered Volume (%)	98.2 ± 6.6 ^a	94 ± 6.8 ^ab	92.7 ± 6.8 ^b	96.2 ± 7 ^ab
Recovery Time (sec)	7.15 ± 4.96	8.21 ± 3.74	7.34 ± 3.22	10.73 ± 6.09

All values are presented as mean ± standard deviation, except cell stiffness which is presented as slope ± 95% confidence bounds (see Figure 3)