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Taiceer A. Abdulwahab1 \*, William D. Murrell<sup>2</sup> , Frank Z. Jenio<sup>2</sup> , Navneet Bhangra<sup>3</sup> , Gerard A. Malanga<sup>4</sup> , Michael Stafford<sup>4</sup> , Nitin B. Jain<sup>5</sup> and Olivier Verborgt<sup>6</sup>

\*Address all correspondence to: taiceer.abdulwahab@doctors.org.uk

1 Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Mediclinic City Hospital, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

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2 Sapphire Surgery and Medical Centre, Emirates Hospitals Group, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

3 Mediclinic Mirdif, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

4 Rutgers School of Medicine – New Jersey Medical School, New Jersey, USA

5 Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, USA

6 AZ Monica Hospital, Antwerp, Belgium
