Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Missouri Health System, Columbia, MO
J.A.V.N., J.L.C., D.G.H., and S.K.G.: initial concept and study design, contributed to data collection, data analysis, and interpretation, manuscript writing, and final editing. K.M.C. and H.A.O.: data collection, data analysis, and interpretation, manuscript writing, and final editing.
The views expressed are those of the authors and do not reflect the official views or policy of the Department of Defense or its Components. The voluntary, fully informed consent of the subjects (and/or their parents/legal guardians) used in this research was obtained as required by 32 CFR 219 and DODI 3216.02_AFI 40-402.
This study was grant funded from the University of Missouri Orthopaedic Association and the Missouri Orthopaedic Institute. The funder had no role in study design, data collection, data analysis, data interpretation, or writing of the report. The corresponding author had full access to all the data in the study and had final responsibility for the decision to submit for publication. J.A.V.N.: reports receiving research support from Axogen Inc. J.L.C.: reports being a paid consultant for Artelon; receives IP royalties, is a paid consultant, paid presenter, or speaker and receives research support from Arthrex Inc.; receives royalties from AthleteIQ; receives research support from ConforMIS; is a paid consultant for CONMED Linvatec; receives research support from the Coulter Foundation; receives research support from DePuy Synthes; is a paid consultant and receives research support from Eli Lilly; is on the editorial board of the Journal of Knee Surgery; receives research support from Merial; is a board member for the Midwest Transplant Network; is a board members, receives IP royalties and research support from the Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation; receives research support from the National Institutes of Health; receives research support from Purina; is a paid consultant for Schwartz Biomedical; receives publishing royalties from Thieme Medical Publishers; is a paid consultant for Trupanion; receives research support from the US Department of Defense; and receives research support from Zimmer-Biomet. D.G.H.: reports being a paid presenter or speaker and receiver of research support from Biomarin; and receives IP royalties, is a paid consultant for, and receives stock or stock options from Orthopediatrics. S.K.G.: reports being a board or committee member for the American Association for Orthopaedic Surgeons; and is a board or committee member for the Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America. K.M.C. and H.A.O. declare no conflicts of interest.
Reprints: Julia A. V. Nuelle, MD, Maj, MC, USAF, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, San Antonio Military Medical Center, 3551 Roger Brooke Drive, Fort Sam Houston, TX 78234. E-mail: [email protected].
