Acta Vet. Brno 2022, 91: 43-50

https://doi.org/10.2754/avb202291010043

Slanted slot was the most resistant to failure of ventral slot techniques tested in rabbit cervical vertebrae

William McCartney1, Ciprian Ober2, Maria J. Benito3, Brian Mac Donald1

1Dublin City University, School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineer, Dublin, Ireland
2University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Surgery, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
3Sandyford, Dublin, Ireland

Received June 1, 2020
Accepted October 11, 2021

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