From the *Research Group for Kinematics and Biomechanics, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, University of Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany; the †Department of Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA; the ‡Musculoskeletal Research Group, Anatomische Anstalt, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität, Munich, Germany; and the §Department of Clinical and Interventional Radiology, University of Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany.
Received: February 6, 2004
Revised: August 26, 2004
Accepted: October 20, 2004
The authors have received funding from the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG; Grant 1638/5-1, 5-2) and the Klein and Riese Foundation.
Each author certifies that his or her institution has approved the human protocol for this investigation and that all investigations were conducted in conformity with ethical principles of research, and that informed consent was obtained.
Correspondence to: R. von Eisenhart-Rothe, MD, Research Group for Kinematics and Biomechanics, Orthopedic Department, University of Frankfurt, Marienburgstr. 2, 60528 Frankfurt, Germany. Phone: 49 69 6705 0; Fax: 49 69 6705 375; E-mail: [email protected]
