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Authors
Kilkenny, Conor J.
Whealan, Sean P.
Vukanic, Danilo
Stapleton, Alex
O’Sullivan, Kieran
Hurly, Eoghan T.
Molony, Diarmuid C.
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Funding
Funding for this research was provided by:
Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland
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Article History
Received: 10 February 2026
Accepted: 8 May 2026
First Online: 5 June 2026
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: This study did not involve human participants, patient data, identifiable images, or the use of human or animal tissue. As such, formal institutional ethical approval was not required. All procedures were conducted in accordance with the principles of the Declaration of Helsinki and relevant publishing guidelines.
: No patients or human participants were included in this study; therefore, informed consent was not required.
: The authors did not use generative AI or AI-assisted technologies for writing or content creation. The authors take full responsibility for the content of this manuscript.
: The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper.
