Paula Coelho, Livia de
da Mota Costa, Matheus Roberto
Ramos, Renato Moran
de Abreu Oliveira, Andre Lacerda
Minto, Bruno Watanabe
Franco, Guilherme Galhardo
Thuroczy, Julianna
Guedes, Rogério Luizari
Dornbusch, Peterson Triches
Höglund, Odd Viking https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0978-836X
Funding for this research was provided by:
Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Article History
Received: 1 May 2025
Accepted: 11 September 2026
First Online: 19 September 2026
Declarations
Ethical approval: Ethical permits were obtained for each centre, together with informed consent from owners. Ethical permits: Dr da Mota Costa & Dr de Abreu Oliveira, Campos dos Goytacazes, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (UENF-CEUA 435813); Dr. J. Thuróczy, Hungary (PEI/001/652-2/2015); Dr. Minto, São Paulo, Brazil (012196/17); Dr R. Guedes & Dr. P. Dornbusch, Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil (CEUA Agrárias – UFPR 47/2016).
Consent for publication: Not applicable.
Prior publication: Data have not been published previously.
Competing interests: Author OVH is the inventor of the tested device, the LigaTie ® and founder of the company Resorbable Devices AB. The company holds the associated patents of the design of the device. This represented a conflict of interest. However, independent research teams performed the surgeries, and the inventor did not participate in the surgical procedures. The other authors declare that they have no competing interests.