About the Authors

Koichiro Yano

Roles Conceptualization, Investigation, Methodology, Writing – original draft

Affiliations Institute of Rheumatology, Tokyo Women’s Medical University, Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan, Department of Orthopedic surgery, Tokyo Women’s Medical University, Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan

Katsunori Ikari

Roles Data curation, Funding acquisition, Methodology, Project administration, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

ikari.katsunori@twmu.ac.jp

Affiliations Institute of Rheumatology, Tokyo Women’s Medical University, Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan, Department of Orthopedic surgery, Tokyo Women’s Medical University, Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan

Eisuke Inoue

Roles Data curation, Formal analysis

Affiliations Institute of Rheumatology, Tokyo Women’s Medical University, Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan, Medical Informatics, St. Marianna University School of Medicine, Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan

Yu Sakuma

Roles Data curation

Affiliations Institute of Rheumatology, Tokyo Women’s Medical University, Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan, Department of Orthopedic surgery, Tokyo Women’s Medical University, Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan

Takeshi Mochizuki

Roles Data curation

Affiliations Institute of Rheumatology, Tokyo Women’s Medical University, Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan, Department of Orthopedic surgery, Tokyo Women’s Medical University, Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan, Department of Orthopedic surgery, Kamagaya General Hospital, Kamagaya, Chiba, Japan

Naoko Koenuma

Roles Data curation

Affiliations Institute of Rheumatology, Tokyo Women’s Medical University, Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan, Department of Orthopedic surgery, Tokyo Women’s Medical University, Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan

Haruki Tobimatsu

Roles Data curation

Affiliations Institute of Rheumatology, Tokyo Women’s Medical University, Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan, Department of Orthopedic surgery, Tokyo Women’s Medical University, Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan

Eiichi Tanaka

Roles Data curation

Affiliation Institute of Rheumatology, Tokyo Women’s Medical University, Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan

Atsuo Taniguchi

Roles Data curation

Affiliation Institute of Rheumatology, Tokyo Women’s Medical University, Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan

Ken Okazaki

Roles Supervision, Writing – review & editing

Affiliations Institute of Rheumatology, Tokyo Women’s Medical University, Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan, Department of Orthopedic surgery, Tokyo Women’s Medical University, Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan

Hisashi Yamanaka

Roles Data curation, Project administration, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Institute of Rheumatology, Tokyo Women’s Medical University, Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan

Competing Interests

KY has received speakers bureau from Eisai, AbbVie, Astellas, Mochida, Hisamitsu, Bristol-Meyers, Takeda and Ayumi. KI has received speakers bureau from Astellas, AbbVie, Bristol-Meyers, Chugai, Janssen Pharmaceutical, Lilly, Takeda, Tanabe-Mitsubishi and UCB. TM has received speakers bureau from Astellas, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Chugai, Daiichi Sankyo, Janssen, and Mitsubishi Tanabe. ET has received lecture fees or consulting fees from Abbvie, Ayumi Pharmaceutical, Bristol Myers Squibb, Chugai Pharmaceutical, Eisai Pharmaceutical, Nippon Kayaku, Pfizer, Takeda Pharmaceutical, and UCB. AT has received Research Grant from Chugai. HY has received Research Grant from MSD, Astellas, AbbVie, BMS, Kaken, UCB, Ono, Ayumi, Eisai, Daiichi-Sankyo, Takeda, Tanabe-Mitsubishi, Chugai, Teijin, Torii, Nipponshinyaku, and Pfizer, Lecture/Consultant fee from Pfizer, YL biologics, Takeda, Teijin, BMS, Nipponkayaku, Chugai, Tanabe-Mitsubishi, Daiichi-Sankyo and Astellas. IORRA is supported by various grants from Tokyo Women's Medical University and a large number of pharmaceutical companies; AbbVie, Asahi Kasei Pharma, Astellas Pharma, Ayumi, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Chugai Pharmaceutical, Daiichi-Sankyo, Eisai, Japan Tobacco, Kaken Pharmaceutical, Kissei Pharmaceutical, Kyowa Pharma Chemical, Maruho, Mochida Pharmaceutical, MSD, Nippon Chemiphar, Nippon Kayaku, Nippon Shinyaku, Pfizer, Ono Pharmaceutical, Otsuka Pharmaceutical, Sekisui medical, Shionogi, Taisho Toyama Pharmaceutical, Takeda, Tanabe-Mitsubishi Pharma, Teijin Pharma, Torii Pharmaceutical and UCB. This does not alter our adherence to PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials.