About the Authors
- Julia Dotterweich
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Contributed equally to this work with: Julia Dotterweich, Robert J. Tower
Affiliation Orthopedic Center for Musculoskeletal Research, Orthopedic Department, University of Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany
- Robert J. Tower
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Contributed equally to this work with: Julia Dotterweich, Robert J. Tower
Current address: Laboratory of Skeletal Cell Biology and Physiology (SCEBP), Department of Development and Regeneration, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
Affiliation Section Biomedical Imaging, MOIN CC, Department of Radiology and Neuroradiology, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Kiel, Kiel, Germany
- Andreas Brandl
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Affiliation Interdisciplinary Center for Clinical Research Laboratory, Department of Internal Medicine II, University Hospital of Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany
- Marc Müller
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Affiliation Section Biomedical Imaging, MOIN CC, Department of Radiology and Neuroradiology, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Kiel, Kiel, Germany
- Lorenz C. Hofbauer
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Affiliation Department of Medicine III, Technische Universität Dresden Medical Center, Dresden, Germany
- Andreas Beilhack
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Affiliation Interdisciplinary Center for Clinical Research Laboratory, Department of Internal Medicine II, University Hospital of Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany
- Regina Ebert
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Affiliation Orthopedic Center for Musculoskeletal Research, Orthopedic Department, University of Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany
- Claus C. Glüer
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Affiliation Section Biomedical Imaging, MOIN CC, Department of Radiology and Neuroradiology, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Kiel, Kiel, Germany
- Sanjay Tiwari
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Affiliation Section Biomedical Imaging, MOIN CC, Department of Radiology and Neuroradiology, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Kiel, Kiel, Germany
- Norbert Schütze
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¶‡ These authors also contributed equally to this work.
Affiliation Orthopedic Center for Musculoskeletal Research, Orthopedic Department, University of Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany
- Franz Jakob
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* E-mail: f-jakob.klh@uni-wuerzburg.de
¶‡ These authors also contributed equally to this work.
Affiliation Orthopedic Center for Musculoskeletal Research, Orthopedic Department, University of Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany
Competing Interests
The authors have read the journal's policy and the authors of this manuscript have the following competing interests: Franz Jakob receives honoraria for lectures and consulting from Novartis, Procter & Gamble, Servier, Lilly, MSD, and Roche. Lorenz Hofbauer receives honoraria for lectures and consulting from Amgen, Novartis, and MSD. This does not alter the authors’ adherence to PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: JD RJT MM. Performed the experiments: JD RJT A. Brandl MM. Analyzed the data: JD RJT A. Brandl MM. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: A. Beilhack CCG NS RE FJ ST. Wrote the paper: JD RJT. Data interpretation: JD RJT LCH A. Beilhack RE NS FJ CCG ST. Revised manuscript content: A. Beilhack LCH RE CCG ST NS FJ. Approved final version of manuscript: JD RJT A. Brandl A. Beilhack RE CCG ST NS FJ.