Table 1 Summary of material properties of the components.
From: Biomechanical effects of deltoid muscle atrophy on rotator cuff tissue: a finite element study
Component | Material type | Material parameters |
|---|---|---|
Scapula | Isotropic elastic | E = 15,000 MPa ν = 0.3 |
Clavicle |  | E = 15,000 MPa ν = 0.3 |
Humerus |  | E = 17,000 MPa ν = 0.3 |
Cancellous bone |  | E = 1000 MPa ν = 0.3 |
Rotator cuff tissue | Non-linear hyperelastic & incompressible (Neo-Hookean) | Â |
Deltoid muscle | ||
 Acromioclavicular ligament | Nonlinear elastic | E = 10.4 MPa ν = 0.3 |
 Coracoclavicular ligament | Nonlinear elastic | E = 9.6 MPa ν = 0.3 |
 Glenohumeral ligament | Nonlinear elastic | E = 150 MPa ν = 0.3 |
