Table 1.
The material properties of the pelvic tissues [8].
| Material | E (MPa) | υ | Thickness (mm) | |
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| Bones | Cortical bone | 17000 | 0.3 | 1.50 |
| Cancellous bone | 150 | 0.2 | ||
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| Soft tissues | End plate (sacrum) | 24 | 0.4 | 0.23 |
| Cartilage (sacrum) | 54 | 0.4 | 3.00 | |
| Cartilage (ilium) | 54 | 0.4 | 1.00 | |
| End plate (ilium) | 24 | 0.4 | 0.36 | |
| Pubic symphysis | 5 | 0.495 | ||
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| Ligamenta | Sacroiliac ligament ring | 350 | 0.3 | |
| Sacrospinous | 29 | 0.3 | ||
| Sacrotuberous | 33 | 0.3 | ||
| Inguinal | 2.6 | 0.3 | ||
| Superior pubic | 19 | 0.3 | ||
| Arcuate pubic | 20 | 0.3 | ||
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| Fixations | screws | 110000 | 0.3 | |
| Plates | 110000 | 0.3 | ||