About the Authors
- Kosuke Ebina
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* E-mail: k-ebina@umin.ac.jp
Affiliation Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka, Japan
- Kenrin Shi
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Affiliation Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka, Japan
- Makoto Hirao
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Affiliation Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, National Hospital Organization, Osaka Minami Medical Center, Kawachinagano, Osaka, Japan
- Jun Hashimoto
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Affiliation Department of Immunology, National Hospital Organization, Osaka Minami Medical Center, Kawachinagano, Osaka, Japan
- Yoshitaka Kawato
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Affiliation Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka, Japan
- Shoichi Kaneshiro
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Affiliation Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka, Japan
- Tokimitsu Morimoto
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Affiliation Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka, Japan
- Kota Koizumi
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Affiliation Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka, Japan
- Hideki Yoshikawa
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Affiliation Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka, Japan
Competing Interests
This research was funded by Ligaric Company Limited and West Nippon Expressway Company. There are no patents, products in development or marketed products to declare. This does not alter the authors' adherence to all the PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: KE KS MH JH HY. Performed the experiments: KE YK SK TM KK. Analyzed the data: KE YK SK TM KK. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: KE YK SK TM KK. Wrote the paper: KE KS.