Igarashi, Akira MD*; Kikuchi, Shinichi MD*; Konno, Shinichi MD*; Olmarker, Kjell MD†
From the *Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, School of Medicine, Fukushima Medical University, Fukushima City, Japan; and the †Department of Orthopaedics, Sahlgrenska Hospital, Göteborg University, Göteborg, Sweden.
Acknowledgment date: September 17, 2003. First revision date: October 8, 2003. Acceptance date: October 20, 2003.
The manuscript submitted does not contain information about medical device(s)/drug(s).
No funds were received in support of this work. No benefits in any form have been or will be received from a commercial party related directly or indirectly to the subject of this manuscript.
Address correspondence and reprint requests to Akira Igarashi, MD, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, School of Medicine, Fukushima Medical University, 1 Hikarigaoka, Fukushima City, Japan 960-1295; E-mail: [email protected]
