About the Authors
- Giovanna Distefano
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Affiliations Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America, Department of Physical Therapy, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
- Ricardo Jose Ferrari
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Affiliations Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America, Department of Physical Therapy, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
- Christopher Weiss
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Affiliation Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
- Bridget M. Deasy
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Affiliation McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
- Michael L. Boninger
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Affiliations Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America, McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
- G. Kelley Fitzgerald
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Affiliation Department of Physical Therapy, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
- Johnny Huard
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Affiliations Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America, Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America, McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
- Fabrisia Ambrosio
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* E-mail: ambrosiof@upmc.edu
Affiliations Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America, Department of Physical Therapy, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America, Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America, McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Competing Interests
The authors have read the journal's policy and have the following conflicts: One of the co-authors, Johnny Huard, has a potential financial conflict of interest because he has received remuneration as a consultant with Cook MyoSite Incorporated during the performance period of this project. None of the other authors has a financial or other relationship that might lead to conflict of interest concerning the publication of this manuscript. This does not alter the authors' adherence to all the PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: GD RJF CW BMD MLB GKF JH FA. Performed the experiments: GD RJF CW. Analyzed the data: GD RJF CW FA. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: BMD GKF JH. Wrote the paper: GD FA.