About the Authors
- Tetsuro Yamagishi
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Affiliation Division of Orthopedic Surgery, Niigata University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Niigata, Japan
- Hiroyuki Kawashima
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* E-mail: inskawa@med.niigata-u.ac.jp
Affiliation Division of Orthopedic Surgery, Niigata University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Niigata, Japan
- Akira Ogose
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Affiliation Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Uonuma Kikan Hospital, Minamiuonuma, Niigata, Japan
- Takashi Ariizumi
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Affiliation Division of Orthopedic Surgery, Niigata University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Niigata, Japan
- Taro Sasaki
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Affiliation Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Niigata Cancer Center Hospital, Niigata, Japan
- Hiroshi Hatano
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Affiliation Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Niigata Cancer Center Hospital, Niigata, Japan
- Tetsuo Hotta
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Affiliation Division of Orthopedic Surgery, Niigata University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Niigata, Japan
- Naoto Endo
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Affiliation Division of Orthopedic Surgery, Niigata University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Niigata, Japan
Competing Interests
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: HK AO TH NE. Performed the experiments: TY TS. Analyzed the data: TY HK. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: HK AO TS TA HH TH NE. Wrote the paper: TY HK AO TH NE.