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Table 2 Material properties

From: Computer simulation of syringomyelia in dogs

Spinal cord

E = 62.5 kPa, ν = 0.49, ρ = 1000 kg/m3

Dura

E = 1.25 MPa, ν = 0.4, ρ = 1000 kg/m3

EDS fat tissue

E = 1 kPa, ν = 0.25, ρ = 900 kg/m3

CSF and the fluid in the syrinx

K = 2.2 GPa, G = 0, ρ = 1000 kg/m3

  1. Material properties of the anatomical layers. E = Young’s modulus, ν = Poisson’s ratio, K = bulk modulus, G = shear modulus, ρ = density
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