Chiba, Daisuke http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7947-2091
Sasaki, Eiji
Ota, Seiya
Maeda, Shugo
Sugiyama, Daisuke
Nakaji, Shigeyuki
Ishibashi, Yasuyuki
Funding for this research was provided by:
Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology of Japan (18200044)
Japanese Society for the Promotion of Science (21500676)
Karoji Memorial Fund for Medical Research (5310139302)
JOA-Subsidized Science Project Research from the Japanese Orthopaedic Association (None)
Article History
Received: 16 August 2019
Revised: 8 February 2020
Accepted: 13 February 2020
First Online: 6 March 2020
Compliance with ethical standards
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: The scientific guarantor of this publication is Daisuke Chiba.
: The authors of this manuscript declare no relationships with any companies whose products or services may be related to the subject matter of the article.
: One of the authors has significant statistical experience.
: Written informed consent was obtained from all subjects (patients) in this study.
: Institutional Review Board approval was obtained.
: Some study subjects or cohorts have been previously reported in Arthritis Care & Research, Arthritis Research & Therapy, Clinical Rheumatology, International Orthopedics, Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc., and Osteoarthritis and Cartilage.
: • Prospective• Diagnostic or prognostic study• Performed at one institution