1Hospital de Braga, Braga, Portugal
2Clínica Espregueira - FIFA Medical Centre of Excellence, Porto, Portugal
3Dom Henrique Research Centre, Porto, Portugal
4School of Medicine, University of Minho, Braga, Portugal
5Porto Biomechanics Laboratory (LABIOMEP), Faculty of Sports, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal
6Centro Hospitalar de Lisboa Ocidental, Lisbon, Portugal
7Hospital dos SAMS de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal
8Clínica GIGA Saúde, Lisbon, Portugal
9School of Medicine and ICVS/3B's PT Government Associate Laboratory, University of Minho, Braga, Portugal
10Trofa Saúde Group – Braga, Portugal
11Hospital Santa Maria Maior, Barcelos, Portugal
12Fundacion Jimenez Diaz, Universidad Autonoma de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
133Bs Research Group – Biomaterials, Biodegradables and Biomimetics, University of Minho, Headquarters of the European Institute of Excellence on Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine, Barco, Guimarães, Portugal
14Trofa Saúde Group – Hospital Central, Vila do Conde, Portugal
15Centro Hospitalar Médio Ave, Famalicão, Portugal
N. Sevivas, Trofa Saúde Group, Centro Hospitalar Médio Ave, School of Medicine and ICVS/3B's PT Government Associate Laboratory, University of Minho, Campus de Gualtar, 4710-057 Braga, Portugal, Email: [email protected]
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This work was performed at the School of Medicine University of Minho, Braga, Portugal, and ICVS/3B's PT Government Associate Laboratory, Braga, Portugal.