About the Authors

Peter P. Pott

p.pott@emk.tu-darmstadt.de

Current address: Institute of Electromechanical Design, Technische Universität Darmstadt, Darmstadt, Germany

Affiliation Laboratory for Biomechanics and Experimental Orthopaedics, Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery Centre, University Medical Centre Mannheim (OUZ), Heidelberg University, Mannheim, Germany

Markus L. R. Schwarz

Affiliation Laboratory for Biomechanics and Experimental Orthopaedics, Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery Centre, University Medical Centre Mannheim (OUZ), Heidelberg University, Mannheim, Germany

Ralf Gundling

Affiliation Laboratory for Biomechanics and Experimental Orthopaedics, Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery Centre, University Medical Centre Mannheim (OUZ), Heidelberg University, Mannheim, Germany

Kai Nowak

Affiliation Division of Surgical Oncology and Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, University Medical Centre Mannheim, Heidelberg University, Mannheim, Germany

Peter Hohenberger

Affiliation Division of Surgical Oncology and Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, University Medical Centre Mannheim, Heidelberg University, Mannheim, Germany

Eric D. Roessner

Affiliation Division of Surgical Oncology and Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, University Medical Centre Mannheim, Heidelberg University, Mannheim, Germany

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: ER PP MS. Performed the experiments: RG PP. Analyzed the data: KN ER PP MS PH. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: ER PH. Wrote the paper: PP ER RG. Proofread the manuscript: PH MS RG.