About the Authors

Johan Kerkhofs

Affiliations Biomechanics Research Unit, University of Liège, Liège, Belgium, Biomechanics section, K.U. Leuven, Leuven, Belgium, Prometheus, The Leuven R&D division of skeletal tissue engineering, K.U. Leuven, Leuven, Belgium

Scott J. Roberts

Affiliations Prometheus, The Leuven R&D division of skeletal tissue engineering, K.U. Leuven, Leuven, Belgium, Rheumatology Department, K.U. Leuven, Leuven, Belgium

Frank P. Luyten

Affiliations Prometheus, The Leuven R&D division of skeletal tissue engineering, K.U. Leuven, Leuven, Belgium, Rheumatology Department, K.U. Leuven, Leuven, Belgium

Hans Van Oosterwyck

Affiliations Biomechanics section, K.U. Leuven, Leuven, Belgium, Prometheus, The Leuven R&D division of skeletal tissue engineering, K.U. Leuven, Leuven, Belgium

Liesbet Geris

liesbet.geris@ulg.ac.be

Affiliations Biomechanics Research Unit, University of Liège, Liège, Belgium, Prometheus, The Leuven R&D division of skeletal tissue engineering, K.U. Leuven, Leuven, Belgium

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: JK SR LG. Performed the experiments: JK. Analyzed the data: JK SR LG FL HVO. Wrote the paper: JK SR LG FL HVO.