Laufer, Andrea https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5658-2298
Swoboda, Paula
Gosheger, Georg
Rölfing, Jan Duedal
Frommer, Adrien
Toporowski, Gregor
Masthoff, Max
Roedl, Robert
Vogt, Bjoern
Funding for this research was provided by:
Friedrich-Wilhelm Hauss-Lipperheide-Stifung
Deutsche Arthrose-Hilfe
Universitätsklinikum Münster
Article History
Received: 22 April 2025
Accepted: 22 October 2025
First Online: 16 December 2025
Declarations
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: Ethical approval for this study was obtained from the Ethics Committee Westfalen-Lippe (registration number: 2022-807-f-S). The use of ionizing radiation (X-rays) on humans for the purpose of medical research has been registered with and approved by the German Federal Office for Radiation Protection (Bundesamt für Strahlenschutz) (reference number: ZD 3-22464/2023-208-A). Subject insurance was taken out for all study participants. Each author certifies that his or her institution approved the human protocol for this investigation, that all investigations were conducted in conformity with ethical principles of research and that informed consent for participation in the study and its publication was obtained.
: The authors declare that they have no conflicts of interest, nor competing interests.