From the *Department of Orthopedics, China-Japan Union Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, China; and †Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Tohoku University School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan.
Acknowledgment date: May 25, 2005. First revision date: July 5, 2005. Second revision date: September 26, 2005. Acceptance date: September 30, 2005.
Supported in part by the Japan-China Sasakawa Medical Fellowship.
The manuscript submitted does not contain information about medical device(s)/drug(s).
No funds were received in support of this work. Although one or more of the author(s) has/have received or will receive benefits for personal or professional use from a commercial party related directly or indirectly to the subject of this manuscript, benefits will be directed solely to a research fund, foundation, educational institution, or other nonprofit organization which the author(s) has/have been associated.
Address correspondence and reprint requests to Rui Gu, MD, Department of Orthopedics, China-Japan Union Hospital of Jilin University, #126 Sendai Street, Changchun, 130033, China; E-mail: [email protected]
