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Article History

Received: 2 January 2024

Accepted: 23 July 2024

First Online: 3 August 2024

Declarations

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: All authors certify that they have no affiliations with or involvement in any organization or entity with any financial interest or non-financial interest in the subject matter or materials discussed in this manuscript. Ran Schwarzkopf discloses organizational associations with AAOS (Board or committee member), American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons (Board or committee member), Arthroplasty Today (Editorial or governing board), and Journal of Arthroplasty (Editorial or governing board). The remaining authors, Jonathan L. Katzman, Amit Manjunath, Addy S. Brandstetter, Erel Ben-Ari, and Nimrod Snir, have no affiliations to disclose.

: The study was reviewed and approved by the NYU Langone Institutional Review Board (IRB), No. i17-01223, prior to the initiation of the study. The data presented in this retrospective study were obtained following approval from the IRB which granted permission for the use of patient information obtained for clinical purposes. The IRB approval process ensures compliance with ethical guidelines and regulations regarding data use and protection. The retrospective nature of this study involved the analysis of de-identified retrospective data, ensuring anonymity and minimizing the risk of identification. The study was performed in accordance with the ethical standards as laid down in the 1964 Declaration of Helsinki and its later amendments or comparable ethical standards. The authors have read the STROBE Statement, and the manuscript was prepared and revised according to the STROBE checklist of items.

: This study involved the analysis of retrospective data as approved by the IRB. No explicit consent to participate in this specific study was obtained from each patient. However, all participants consented to the collection and publication of their de-identified data for research purposes.