aDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Hiroshima University

bSports Medical Center, Hiroshima University Hospital

cMedical Center for Translational and Clinical Research, Hiroshima University Hospital, Hiroshima, Japan

Received 18 December 2021 Accepted 9 September 2022

Correspondence to Yasunari Ikuta, MD, PhD, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Hiroshima University, Kasumi 1-2-3, Minami-ku, Hiroshima, 734-8551, Japan, Tel: +81 82 257 5232; fax: +81 82 257 5234; e-mail: [email protected]