Title Page
Contents
ABSTRACT 8
Ⅰ. Introduction 10
Ⅱ. Materials and Methods 13
2.1. Subject preparation 13
2.2. Surgical procedures 15
2.3. Biomechanical test 17
2.4. Statistical analysis 17
Ⅲ. Result 19
3.1. Range of motion 19
3.2. Statistical analysis 19
Ⅳ. Discussion 24
Ⅴ. Conclusion 27
References 28
Abstract (in Korean) 32
Table 1. Load(N) to motion at shear loading for flexion and extension. 21
Figure 1. A 3D-model of canine atlas-axial joints. 14
Figure 2. Schemes of surgical procedures 16
Figure 3. Biomechanical shear force testing 18
Figure 4. Specimens stabilized using four distinct techniques 22
Figure 5. Box-and-whisker plots showing the ROM of flexion 23