About the Authors
- Masatoshi Teraguchi
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Affiliation Department of Orthopaedic surgery, Wakayama Medical University, 811–1 Kimiidera, Wakayama, 641–8509, Japan
- Noriko Yoshimura
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Affiliation Department of Joint Disease Research, 22nd Century Medical & Research Center, Faculty of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113–8655, Japan
- Hiroshi Hashizume
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* E-mail: hashizum@wakayama-med.ac.jp
Affiliation Department of Orthopaedic surgery, Wakayama Medical University, 811–1 Kimiidera, Wakayama, 641–8509, Japan
- Shigeyuki Muraki
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Affiliation Department of Joint Disease Research, 22nd Century Medical & Research Center, Faculty of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113–8655, Japan
- Hiroshi Yamada
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Affiliation Department of Orthopaedic surgery, Wakayama Medical University, 811–1 Kimiidera, Wakayama, 641–8509, 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, 113–8655, Japan
- Akihito Minamide
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Affiliation Department of Orthopaedic surgery, Wakayama Medical University, 811–1 Kimiidera, Wakayama, 641–8509, Japan
- Yuyu Ishimoto
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Affiliation Department of Orthopaedic surgery, Wakayama Medical University, 811–1 Kimiidera, Wakayama, 641–8509, Japan
- Keiji Nagata
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Affiliation Department of Orthopaedic surgery, Wakayama Medical University, 811–1 Kimiidera, Wakayama, 641–8509, Japan
- Ryohei Kagotani
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Affiliation Department of Orthopaedic surgery, Wakayama Medical University, 811–1 Kimiidera, Wakayama, 641–8509, Japan
- Sakae Tanaka
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Affiliation Department of Orthopaedic surgery, Faculty of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113–8655, Japan
- Hiroshi Kawaguchi
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Affiliation Japan Community Healthcare Organization Tokyo Shinjuku Medical Center, 5–1 Tsukudo-chome, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, 162–8543, Japan
- Kozo Nakamura
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Affiliation Rehabilitation Services Bureau, National Rehabilitation Center for Persons with Disabilities, 1 Namiki 4-chome, Tokorozawa City, Saitama, 359–8555, Japan
- Toru Akune
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Affiliation Rehabilitation Services Bureau, National Rehabilitation Center for Persons with Disabilities, 1 Namiki 4-chome, Tokorozawa City, Saitama, 359–8555, Japan
- Munehito Yoshida
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Affiliation Department of Orthopaedic surgery, Wakayama Medical University, 811–1 Kimiidera, Wakayama, 641–8509, Japan
Competing Interests
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: MT NY HH SM HY HO AM YI K. Nagata RK ST HK K. Nakamura TA MY. Performed the experiments: MT NY HH SM HY HO YI K. Nagata RK TA. Analyzed the data: MT NY HH SM HO. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: MT NY HH SM. Wrote the paper: MT.