About the Authors
- Elvira R. Flikweert
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Contributed equally to this work with: Elvira R. Flikweert, Martin Stevens, Inge H. F. Reininga
Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Investigation, Project administration, Writing – original draft
* E-mail: elviraflikweert@hotmail.com
Affiliation Department of Surgery-Traumatology, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands
- Ronald L. Diercks
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Roles Conceptualization, Supervision, Writing – review & editing
¶‡ These authors also contributed equally to this work.
Affiliation Department of Orthopedics, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands
- Gerbrand J. Izaks
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Roles Writing – review & editing
¶‡ These authors also contributed equally to this work.
Affiliation University Center for Geriatric Medicine, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands
- Klaus W. Wendt
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Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Supervision
¶‡ These authors also contributed equally to this work.
Affiliation Department of Surgery-Traumatology, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands
- Martin Stevens
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Contributed equally to this work with: Elvira R. Flikweert, Martin Stevens, Inge H. F. Reininga
Roles Conceptualization, Methodology, Writing – review & editing
Affiliation Department of Orthopedics, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands
- Inge H. F. Reininga
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Contributed equally to this work with: Elvira R. Flikweert, Martin Stevens, Inge H. F. Reininga
Roles Formal analysis, Methodology, Writing – review & editing
Affiliation Department of Surgery-Traumatology, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands
Competing Interests
This study was, as part of a greater research project, supported by an unrestricted research grant from Biomet. This grant does not alter our adherence to PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials.