About the Authors

Jos Malda

j.malda@umcutrecht.nl

Affiliations Department of Orthopaedics, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands, Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation, Queensland University of Technology, Kelvin Grove, Queensland, Australia, Department of Equine Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands

Janny C. de Grauw

Affiliation Department of Equine Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands

Kim E. M. Benders

Affiliation Department of Orthopaedics, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands

Marja J. L. Kik

Affiliation Department of Pathobiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands

Chris H. A. van de Lest

Affiliations Department of Equine Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands, Department of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands

Laura B. Creemers

Affiliation Department of Orthopaedics, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands

Wouter J. A. Dhert

Affiliations Department of Orthopaedics, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands, Department of Equine Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands

P. René van Weeren

Affiliation Department of Equine Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: JM JdG KB MK CvdL LC WD PRvW. Performed the experiments: JM JdG KB CvdL. Analyzed the data: JM JdG KB MK CvdL PRvW. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: JM MK WD PRvW. Wrote the paper: JM JdG KB MK CvdL LC WD PRvW.