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Article History

Received: 6 March 2019

Accepted: 25 September 2019

First Online: 14 October 2019

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: Burak Altintas' position at the Steadman Philippon Research Institute was supported by Arthrex, Inc. He received an ON/AOSSM grant. Nicole Anderson was a Steadman Philippon Research Institute employee. Robert Boykin reports fees from Smith and Nephew for consulting, educational speaking and product development. He is in the scientific advisory board of Avadim Health and reports stock options. Peter J. Millett reports consultant fees and royalties from Arthrex, Medbridge, Springer Publishing; stocks from VuMedi. Research activities supported by the Steadman Philippon Research Institute and Vail Valley Medical Center. This research was supported by the Steadman Philippon Research Institute, which is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit institution supported financially by private donations and corporate support form the following entities: Smith & Nephew Endoscopy, Arthrex, Siemens Medical USA, Ossur Americas, and Vail ValleyMedical Center.

: IRB approval is not required for studies where data about the subjects is obtained without interaction with them or intervention, where no identifiable information about the subjects of the research is utilized, and no informed consent of human subjects is required. This study meets all criteria for IRB exemption given this was a survey study of expert surgeons regarding their management of this pathology.