About the Authors

Lauryn Samelko

Affiliations Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois, United States of America, Department of Immunology, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois, United States of America

Stefan Landgraeber

Affiliation Department of Orthopaedics, University Hospital Essen, University of Duisburg-Essen, Hufelandstrabe 55, 45122, Essen, Germany

Kyron McAllister

Affiliation Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois, United States of America

Joshua Jacobs

Affiliation Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois, United States of America

Nadim James Hallab

nhallab@rush.edu

Affiliation Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: LS NH. Performed the experiments: LS SL KM NH. Analyzed the data: LS SL KM NH. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: LS SL KM JJ NH. Wrote the paper: LS NH.