Hackel, Joshua G. https://orcid.org/0009-0006-4851-0431
Paci, James M.
Gupta, Sunny
Maravelas, David A.
North, Taylor J.
Paunescu, Adelina
Funding for this research was provided by:
Caerus Corporation
Article History
Received: 21 October 2024
Accepted: 24 January 2025
First Online: 10 February 2025
Declarations
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: Dr. Paci holds an  equity stake in Caerus Corporation through an LLC. David Maravelas is employed by Caerus Corporation. No one from Caerus Corporation had direct contact with the patients, role in collecting data, or access to the data until after the database was locked by MEDIcept. Joshua G Hackel, Sunny Gupta, Taylor North, and Adelina Paunescu declare that they have no competing interests. Taylor North and Adelina Paunescu have changed their affiliation since the completion of this manuscript. Taylor North completed his fellowship at The Andrews Institute for Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine and now works in Orthopedics and Sports Medicine at the Mayo Clinic Health System in Eau Claire, WI, USA. Adelina Paunescu is now Head of Clinical Research at Fractyl Health, Burlington, MA, USA.
: The protocol was approved by Advarra IRB with approval number Pro00059447 and managed by the independent clinical research organization (CRO) MEDIcept. This study was conducted according to the World Medical Association Declaration of Helsinki and conforms to the ICMJE Recommendations and CONSORT guidelines []. Patients provided written informed consent.