About the Authors
- Eimear B. Dolan
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Affiliations Biomechanics Research Centre (BMEC), Biomedical Engineering, College of Engineering and Informatics, National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland, National Centre for Biomedical Engineering Science (NCBES), National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland
- Matthew G. Haugh
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Contributed equally to this work with: Matthew G. Haugh, Muriel C. Voisin, David Tallon
Affiliations Biomechanics Research Centre (BMEC), Biomedical Engineering, College of Engineering and Informatics, National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland, National Centre for Biomedical Engineering Science (NCBES), National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland
- Muriel C. Voisin
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Contributed equally to this work with: Matthew G. Haugh, Muriel C. Voisin, David Tallon
Affiliations Biomechanics Research Centre (BMEC), Biomedical Engineering, College of Engineering and Informatics, National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland, National Centre for Biomedical Engineering Science (NCBES), National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland
- David Tallon
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Contributed equally to this work with: Matthew G. Haugh, Muriel C. Voisin, David Tallon
Affiliation Stryker Ireland, Carrigtwohill, Cork, Ireland
- Laoise M. McNamara
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* E-mail: Laoise.McNamara@nuigalway.ie
Affiliations Biomechanics Research Centre (BMEC), Biomedical Engineering, College of Engineering and Informatics, National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland, National Centre for Biomedical Engineering Science (NCBES), National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland
Competing Interests
The authors have read the journal's policy and have the following competing interests: David Tallon is an employee of Stryker Ireland. The authors would like to confirm that co-author Laoise McNamara is a PLOS ONE Editorial Board member. This does not alter the authors' adherence to PLOS ONE Editorial policies and criteria.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: ED MH MV DT LMN. Performed the experiments: ED. Analyzed the data: ED MH MV DT LMN. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: ED LMN. Wrote the paper: ED MH MV DT LMN.