Scherer, Julian
Mukasa, Sandra L.
Wolmarans, Karen
Guler, Reto
Kotze, Tessa
Song, Taeksun
Dunn, Robert
Laubscher, Maritz
Pape, Hans-Christoph
Held, Michael
Thienemann, Friedrich
Funding for this research was provided by:
AO Spine (AOS-DIA-22-029-TRA)
EDCTP2, European Union (RIA2017T- 2004-StatinTB, RIA2017T- 2004-StatinTB, RIA2017T- 2004-StatinTB, RIA2017T- 2004-StatinTB)
Article History
Received: 19 April 2024
Accepted: 7 June 2024
First Online: 25 June 2024
Declarations
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: The present study was approved by the University of Cape Town, Faculty of Health Science, Human Research Ethics Committee (REF: 243/2022). Written informed consent must be obtained from every patient participating in this study. We aim to adhere to the Strengthening the Reporting of Observational Studies in Epidemiology (STROBE) guidelines for this type of study wherever possible. []
: Not applicable.
: None of the authors has a relationship with industry or financial disclosure related to the content of this manuscript.