About the Authors

Christian Ehrnthaller

christian.ehrnthaller@uniklinik-ulm.de

Affiliation Department of Traumatology, Hand-, Plastic-, and Reconstructive Surgery, Center of Surgery, University of Ulm, Ulm, Germany

Markus Huber-Lang

Affiliation Department of Traumatology, Hand-, Plastic-, and Reconstructive Surgery, Center of Surgery, University of Ulm, Ulm, Germany

Per Nilsson

Affiliation Department of Immunology, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway

Ronny Bindl

Affiliation Institute of Orthopedic Research and Biomechanics, Center of Musculoskeletal Research, University of Ulm, Ulm, Germany

Simon Redeker

Affiliation Institute of Orthopedic Research and Biomechanics, Center of Musculoskeletal Research, University of Ulm, Ulm, Germany

Stefan Recknagel

Affiliation Institute of Orthopedic Research and Biomechanics, Center of Musculoskeletal Research, University of Ulm, Ulm, Germany

Anna Rapp

Affiliation Institute of Orthopedic Research and Biomechanics, Center of Musculoskeletal Research, University of Ulm, Ulm, Germany

Tom Mollnes

Affiliation Department of Immunology, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway

Michael Amling

Affiliation Department of Osteology and Biomechanics, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany

Florian Gebhard

Affiliation Department of Traumatology, Hand-, Plastic-, and Reconstructive Surgery, Center of Surgery, University of Ulm, Ulm, Germany

Anita Ignatius

Affiliation Institute of Orthopedic Research and Biomechanics, Center of Musculoskeletal Research, University of Ulm, Ulm, Germany

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: MH-L CE AI FG. Performed the experiments: S. Recknagel RB CE. Analyzed the data: S. Redeker CE AR MA TM PN. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: MA TM. Wrote the manuscript: CE AI MH-L.