Shimizu, Tomoaki
Inomata, Kento
Suda, Kota
Matsumoto Harmon, Satoko
Komatsu, Miki
Ota, Masahiro
Ushirozako, Hiroki
Minami, Akio
Maki, Satoshi
Endo, Tsutomu
Yamada, Katsuhisa
Iwasaki, Norimasa
Takahashi, Hiroshi
Yamazaki, Masashi
Koda, Masao
Funding for this research was provided by:
Grant of Japan Orthopaedics and Traumatology Research Foundation (573)
Article History
Received: 22 December 2024
Revised: 29 March 2025
Accepted: 15 April 2025
First Online: 22 April 2025
Declarations
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: The study protocol was reviewed and approved by the Institutional Review Board (IRB) of our hospital (IRB No. 76), and complied with all ethical standards of the Declaration of Helsinki.
: During the preparation of this manuscript, the authors used [AI Tool/ChatGPT] to assist with English language editing and to improve readability. The AI tool was applied solely to enhance grammar, spelling, and language consistency, with human oversight throughout the process. The authors thoroughly reviewed and edited the AI-generated output to ensure accuracy, correctness, and appropriateness. The authors assume full responsibility for the content of this work, including any corrections, clarifications, or interpretations, as required by the scientific and ethical standards of publication.
: The authors declare no competing interests.