Table 2 Material properties for FEA.

From: Development of a computer-aided design and finite-element analysis combined method for customized Nuss bar in pectus excavatum surgery

Material

Density (kg/m−3)

Young’s modulus (Pa)

Poisson’s ratio

cancellous bone

1.67 × 105

4.55 × 108

0.3

costal cartilage

1.17 × 105

3.75 × 107

0.3

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