About the Authors

Jörn Reinders

joern.reinders@med.uni-heidelberg.de

Affiliation Laboratory of Biomechanics and Implant Research, Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany

Robert Sonntag

Affiliation Laboratory of Biomechanics and Implant Research, Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany

Christian Heisel

Affiliation Laboratory of Biomechanics and Implant Research, Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany

Tobias Reiner

Affiliation Laboratory of Biomechanics and Implant Research, Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany

Leo Vot

Affiliation Laboratory of Biomechanics and Implant Research, Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany

Jan Philippe Kretzer

Affiliation Laboratory of Biomechanics and Implant Research, Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: JR CH JPK. Performed the experiments: JR LV RS. Analyzed the data: JR TR JPK. Wrote the manuscript: JR TR RS.