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Johan WänmanDepartments of Surgical and Perioperative Sciences (Orthopedics), Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden.;

Pawel GrabowskiDepartments of Surgical and Perioperative Sciences (Orthopedics), Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden.;

Helena NyströmDepartments of Community Medicine and Rehabilitation (Geriatrics), Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden.;

Patrik GustafssonDepartments of Surgical and Perioperative Sciences (Orthopedics), Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden.;

Anders BerghDepartments of Medical Biosciences (Pathology), Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden.;

Anders WidmarkDepartments of Radiation Sciences (Oncology), Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden.

Sead CrnalicDepartments of Surgical and Perioperative Sciences (Orthopedics), Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden.; Correspondence[email protected]