About the Authors
- Marcel Betsch
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Affiliation Department of Trauma and Hand Surgery, University Hospital Duesseldorf, Duesseldorf, Germany
- Johannes Schneppendahl
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* E-mail: johannes.schneppendahl@med.uni-duesseldorf.de
Affiliation Department of Trauma and Hand Surgery, University Hospital Duesseldorf, Duesseldorf, Germany
- Simon Thuns
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Affiliation Department of Trauma and Hand Surgery, University Hospital Duesseldorf, Duesseldorf, Germany
- Monika Herten
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Affiliation Clinic for Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, University Hospital Muenster, Muenster, Germany
- Martin Sager
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Affiliation Central Animal Research Facility, University Hospital Duesseldorf, Duesseldorf, Germany
- Pascal Jungbluth
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Affiliation Department of Trauma and Hand Surgery, University Hospital Duesseldorf, Duesseldorf, Germany
- Mohssen Hakimi
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Affiliation Department of Trauma and Hand Surgery, University Hospital Duesseldorf, Duesseldorf, Germany
- Michael Wild
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Affiliation Department of Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery, Klinikum Darmstadt, Darmstadt, Germany
Competing Interests
This study was supported by a research grant from the medical faculty of the Heinrich Heine University Duesseldorf, Germany. The TRUFIT BGS scaffolds used in this study were provided by the Smith&Nephew, USA (www.smithnephew.com). 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: MB M. Hakimi MW. Performed the experiments: MB JS ST M. Herten MS. Analyzed the data: MB ST MW PJ. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: PJ M. Herten JS M. Hakimi. Wrote the paper: MB MW.