Biomechanical Testing of Anterior Cervical Spine Implants: Evaluation of Changes in Strength Characteristics and Metal Fatigue Resulting from Minimal Bending and Cyclic Loading |
Kim, Sung-Bum
(Department of Neurosurgery, School of Medicine, Hanyang University)
Bak, Koang-Hum (Department of Neurosurgery, School of Medicine, Hanyang University) Cheong, Jin-Hwan (Department of Neurosurgery, School of Medicine, Hanyang University) Kim, Jae-Min (Department of Neurosurgery, School of Medicine, Hanyang University) Kim, Choong-Hyun (Department of Neurosurgery, School of Medicine, Hanyang University) Oh, Seong-Hoon (Department of Neurosurgery, School of Medicine, Hanyang University) |
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