Shimoyama, Masahiro
Kawamoto, Shinya
Nakatani, Yuki
Banba, Nobuyuki
Nagashima, Yasuko
Tomoe, Takashi
Sugiyama, Takushi
Ueno, Asuka
Kitahara, Keijiro
Kawabe, Atsuhiko
Otani, Naoyuki
Sugimura, Hiroyuki
Yasu, Takanori
Article History
Received: 20 October 2023
Revised: 24 February 2024
Accepted: 1 March 2024
First Online: 10 April 2024
Compliance with ethical standards
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: The authors declare no competing interests.
: The study protocol was approved by the Ethics Committee of Dokkyo Medical University Nikko Medical Center (ethical license number Nikko 2015-09). This study was conducted in accordance with the “Declaration of Helsinki” by the World Medical Association and the Sports, Science and Technology and the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (established on December 22, 2014, and partially revised on March 27, 2023). Informed consent was obtained from the patients through an opt-out system, and those who refused to provide consent were excluded.