About the Authors
- Maximilian J. Hartel
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* E-mail: mh@maxhartel.de
Affiliation Department of Trauma, Hand and Reconstructive Surgery, University Medical Center Hamburg–Eppendorf, Germany
- Andreas Petersik
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Affiliation Stryker Trauma GmbH, Kiel-Schönkirchen, Germany
- Anne Schmidt
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Affiliation Stryker Trauma GmbH, Kiel-Schönkirchen, Germany
- Daniel Kendoff
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Affiliation HELIOS ENDO-Klinik, Orthopedic Department, Holstenstr. 2, Hamburg, 20457, Germany
- Jakob Nüchtern
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Affiliation Department of Trauma, Hand and Reconstructive Surgery, University Medical Center Hamburg–Eppendorf, Germany
- Johannes M. Rueger
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Affiliation Department of Trauma, Hand and Reconstructive Surgery, University Medical Center Hamburg–Eppendorf, Germany
- Wolfgang Lehmann
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Affiliation Department of Trauma, Hand and Reconstructive Surgery, University Medical Center Hamburg–Eppendorf, Germany
- Lars G. Grossterlinden
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Affiliation Department of Trauma, Hand and Reconstructive Surgery, University Medical Center Hamburg–Eppendorf, Germany
Competing Interests
Stryker Trauma GmbH provided support in the form of salaries for authors [AP and AS], but did not have any additional role in the study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript. This does not alter the authors' adherence to PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials. The specific roles of these authors are articulated in the ‘author contributions’ section. The authors confirm that there are no conflicting interests that could inappropriately influence the content of this work.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: MJH AP AS LGG. Performed the experiments: MJH AP AS. Analyzed the data: MJH AP AS LGG. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: AP AS. Wrote the paper: MJH DK JN LGG WL JMR.