Luger, Matthias http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4708-5254
Hochgatterer, Rainer
Schopper, Clemens
Pisecky, Lorenz
Allerstorfer, Jakob
Klasan, Antonio
Gotterbarm, Tobias
Schauer, Bernhard
Funding for this research was provided by:
Johannes Kepler University Linz
Article History
Received: 11 March 2021
Accepted: 11 May 2021
First Online: 30 June 2021
Declarations
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: This study received ethical approval from the local institutional review board of the “Ethikkommission OÖ” of the Johannes Kepler University Linz (JKU Linz) (EK-No.: 1239/2019).
: The study was approved by the institutional review board (EK-No.: 1239/2019) in accordance with the World Medical Association Declaration of Helsinki. Because of the retrospective evaluation of pre-existing medical records, an informed consent was not required.
: Because of the retrospective evaluation of pre-existing medical records, a consent to publish was not obtained.
: One co-author (R.H) have received consultant honoraria of ZimmerBiomet, Europe, outside the submitted work. We report personal fees paid to one co-author (T.G.) during the conduct of the study from Zimmer Biomet, Europe, and from Depuy Synthes Orthopädie Gmbh, Peter Brehm GmbH, ImplanTec GmbH, outside the submitted work. We report research grants paid to our institution during the conduct of the study from Zimmer Biomet, Europe, Mathys AG, Switzerland, Anika Therapeutics, outside the submitted work.