Table 1. Young’s modulus (E) and Poisson’s ratio (ν) of the growth plate components used in the multi-scale models.

		E (MPa)		ν
		value	references	value	references
Macroscale	Trabecular bone	100	[20]	0.3	[20]
	Reserve zone	0.98	Adapted	0.47	[24]
	P/H zone	0.49	Adapted	0.47	[24]
	Calcified cartilage	9.68	[26]	0.3	[24]
Mesoscale	Reserve zone	0.98	Adapted	0.47	[24]
	P/H zone 1	0.38		0.47	[24]
	P/H zone 2	0.6		0.47	[24]
	P/H zone 3	0.83		0.47	[24]
Microscale	ITM1	0.42	[26]	0.45	[24]
	ITM45	1.87	[26]	0.45	[24]
	TM	0.26	[27]	0.45	[24]
	Chondrocytes	0.002	[28–32]	0.5	[24, 33]

Values for E in the inter-territorial matrix (ITM) varied between level 1 and 45.