Hubert, Jan
Weiser, Lukas
Hischke, Sandra
Uhlig, Annemarie
Rolvien, Tim
Schmidt, Tobias
Butscheidt, Sebastian Karl
Püschel, Klaus
Lehmann, Wolfgang
Beil, Frank Timo
Hawellek, Thelonius
Article History
Received: 3 January 2018
Accepted: 16 May 2018
First Online: 24 May 2018
Ethics approval and consent to participate
: This cross-sectional study was approved by the Ethics Committee of the Medical Association Hamburg, Germany (Ärztekammer Hamburg, PV 4570), and was carried out in accordance with existing regulations set by the University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf. Written informed consent for the removal and use of joints for scientific purposes was obtained from the family members.
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