Wei, Jack Z.
Cheung, Berry K. C.
Chu, Sunny L. H.
Tsang, Parker Y. L.
To, Michael K. T.
Lau, Johnson Y. N.
Cheung, Kenneth M. C. http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8304-0419
Funding for this research was provided by:
Health and Medical Research Fund (07182466)
Article History
Received: 23 February 2023
Accepted: 8 July 2023
First Online: 26 July 2023
Declarations
:
: BKCC, SLHC, PYLT, JYNL are affiliated with Avalon SpineCare (HK) Ltd. KMCC receives research supports from Avalon SpineCare (HK) Ltd. and OrthoSmart Ltd., paid consulting and research grant from NuVasive, Inc., board memberships in the AO Spine and the Scoliosis Research Society (SRS), and is a paid speaker of educational lectures for Medtronic PLC and Globus Medical, Inc. All other authors have no conflict of interest related to this work.
: Ethics approval was obtained from the Institutional Review Board of the University of Hong Kong/Hospital Authority Hong Kong West Cluster (Reference No.: UW 17-292). This study was conducted in accordance with the 1964 Helsinki Declaration and its later amendments. Informed consent was obtained from all the participants.