About the Authors

Robert Sonntag

robert.sonntag@med.uni-heidelberg.de

Affiliation Laboratory of Biomechanics and Implant Research, Clinic for Orthopedics and Trauma Surgery, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany

Jörn Reinders

Affiliation Laboratory of Biomechanics and Implant Research, Clinic for Orthopedics and Trauma Surgery, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany

Johannes S. Rieger

Affiliation Laboratory of Biomechanics and Implant Research, Clinic for Orthopedics and Trauma Surgery, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany

Daniel W. W. Heitzmann

Affiliation Heidelberg Motion Lab, Clinic for Orthopedics and Trauma Surgery, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany

J. Philippe Kretzer

Affiliation Laboratory of Biomechanics and Implant Research, Clinic for Orthopedics and Trauma Surgery, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: RS JR JPK. Performed the experiments: RS JR JSR DWWH JPK. Analyzed the data: RS JPK. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: RS DWWH JPK. Wrote the paper: RS JR JSR DWWH JPK.