Gierse, Jula https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3955-0339
Mandelka, Eric
Medrow, Antonia
Bullert, Benno
Gruetzner, Paul A.
Franke, Jochen
Vetter, Sven Y. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8024-9276
Article History
Received: 14 November 2023
Revised: 4 March 2024
Accepted: 16 March 2024
First Online: 18 April 2024
Declarations
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: The research group MINTOS had grants/grants pending and technical support from Siemens Healthineers (Erlangen, Germany) and NuVasive Inc. (San Diego, USA). The funders had no involvement in the study conceptualization, design, data collection, analysis, nor the decision to publish or the preparation of the manuscript. JF and PAG serve as unpaid members of a consulting/advisory board for Siemens Healthineers. The other authors declare that they have no financial or non-financial interests to disclose.
: The study was reviewed and approved by the responsible Ethics Committee (application number 2022–16388). All patients provided verbal and written consent. All procedures were performed in accordance with the ethical standards of the Institutional and/or National Research Committee and the 1964 Helsinki Declaration and its later amendments or comparable ethical standards.