About the Authors
- Stein J. Janssen
-
Affiliation Department of Orthopaedics, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
- Annelien L. Bredenoord
-
Affiliation Department of Medical Humanities, Julius Center, University Medical Center, Utrecht, The Netherlands
- Wouter Dhert
-
Affiliation Department of Orthopaedics, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
- Marinus de Kleuver
-
Affiliation Department of Orthopaedics, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- F. Cumhur Oner
-
Affiliation Department of Orthopaedics, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
- Jorrit-Jan Verlaan
-
* E-mail: j.j.verlaan@umcutrecht.nl
Affiliation Department of Orthopaedics, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
Competing Interests
SJJ, JJV, FCO, ALB and WD reported no financial relationships with any organisations that might have an interest in the submitted work in the previous three years; no other relationships or activities that could appear to have influenced the submitted work. MK reports personal fees from DePuy Synthes spine, outside the submitted work; and is a Deputy editor of the journal "Spine Deformity" and reviewer for European Spine Journal, Acta Orthopedica, Journal of Bone and Joint, and Scoliosis. This does not alter the authors' adherence to PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: SJJ WD MK FCO JJV. Performed the experiments: SJJ JJV ALB. Analyzed the data: SJJ JJV ALB. Wrote the paper: SJJ WD MK FCO JJV ALB.