About the Authors

Tim H. J. Nijhuis

t.nijhuis@erasmusmc.nl

Affiliation Department of Plastic, Reconstructive and Hand Surgery, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands

Siebe A. S. de Boer

Affiliation Department of Plastic, Reconstructive and Hand Surgery, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands

Abhijeet L. Wahegaonkar

Affiliations Department of Plastic, Reconstructive and Hand Surgery, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands, Microvascular Research Laboratory, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, United States of America

Allen T. Bishop

Affiliation Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Division of Hand Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, United States of America

Alexander Y. Shin

Affiliation Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Division of Hand Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, United States of America

Steven E. R. Hovius

Affiliation Department of Plastic, Reconstructive and Hand Surgery, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands

Ruud W. Selles

Affiliation Department of Plastic, Reconstructive and Hand Surgery, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: THJN ALW ATB AYS SERH RWS. Performed the experiments: THJN SASdB. Analyzed the data: THJN SASdB RSS. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: THJN SASdB RSS. Wrote the paper: THJN SASdB ALW ATB AYS SERH RWS.