About the Authors
- Yoshiki Asai
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Affiliation Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Wakayama Medical University, 811–1 Kimiidera, Wakayama City, Wakayama, Japan
- Shunji Tsutsui
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* E-mail: stsutsui1116@gmail.com
Affiliation Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Wakayama Medical University, 811–1 Kimiidera, Wakayama City, Wakayama, Japan
- Hiroyuki Oka
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Affiliation Department of Medical Research and Management for Musculoskeletal Pain, 22nd Century Medical and Research Center, Faculty of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan
- Noriko Yoshimura
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Affiliation Department of Joint Disease Research, 22nd Century Medical and Research Center, Faculty of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan
- Hiroshi Hashizume
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Affiliation Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Wakayama Medical University, 811–1 Kimiidera, Wakayama City, Wakayama, Japan
- Hiroshi Yamada
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Affiliation Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Wakayama Medical University, 811–1 Kimiidera, Wakayama City, Wakayama, Japan
- Toru Akune
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Affiliation Rehabilitation Services Bureau, National Rehabilitation Center for Persons with Disabilities, 4–1 Namiki, Tokorozawa City, Saitama, Japan
- Shigeyuki Muraki
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Affiliation Department of Joint Disease Research, 22nd Century Medical and Research Center, Faculty of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan
- Ko Matsudaira
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Affiliation Department of Medical Research and Management for Musculoskeletal Pain, 22nd Century Medical and Research Center, Faculty of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan
- Hiroshi Kawaguchi
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Affiliation Japan Community Health Care Organization Tokyo Shinjuku Medical Center, 5–1 Tsukudocyo, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan
- Kozo Nakamura
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Affiliation Rehabilitation Services Bureau, National Rehabilitation Center for Persons with Disabilities, 4–1 Namiki, Tokorozawa City, Saitama, Japan
- Sakae Tanaka
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Affiliation Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan
- Munehito Yoshida
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Affiliation Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Wakayama Medical University, 811–1 Kimiidera, Wakayama City, Wakayama, Japan
Competing Interests
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
Author Contributions
Conceptualization: YA S. Tsutsui HO NY HH HY TA SM KM HK KN S.Tanaka YM. Data curation: YA HO NY HH TA SM. Formal analysis: YA S. Tsutsui HO NY HH. Investigation: YA. Methodology: YA S. Tsutsui HO NY HH HY. Project administration: NY KN S. Tsutsui YM. Resources: HO. Software: HO. Supervision: NY YM. Validation: YA S. Tsutsui HO NY HH. Visualization: YA. Writing – original draft: YA. Writing – review & editing: S. Tsutsui HO.