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The authors report the following potential conflicts of interest or sources of funding: J.C., B.M., A.B., B. Cabarcas, A.G., N.I., S.T., B.F., B. Cole, and N.V. report that financial support for this study was received from Smith & Nephew. S.T. receives research support and royalties from and performs consulting for Smith & Nephew; performs consulting for Exactech; receives personal fees (education) from Arthrex; and receives personal fees Arthrosurface, Great Lakes Orthopedics, DePuy Synthes, Abbvie, Integra Lifesciences, Sanofi-Aventis US, Linvatec, Pacira Pharmaceuticals, Stryker, Arthrocare, and Genzyme. B.F. receives paid royalties from Elsevier; receives research support from Arthrex; receives stock or stock options from Jace Medical; receives fellowship support from Smith & Nephew and Ossur; and is a consultant for and receives research support from Stryker. B. Cole receives research support from Aesculap/B.Braun, Geistlich, National Institutes of Health, and Sanofi-Aventis; is on the editorial or governing board of the American Journal of Orthopedics, American Journal of Sports Medicine, Arthroscopy, Cartilage, Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery–American, and Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery; receives stock or stock options from Aqua Boom, Biomerix, Giteliscope, and Ossio; receives IP royalties and research support from and is a paid consultant for Arthrex; is a board or committee member of the Arthroscopy Association of North America and International Cartilage Repair Society; receives other financial or material support from Athletico, JRF Ortho, and Tornier; receives IP royalties from DJ Orthopaedics and Elsevier Publishing; is a paid consultant for Flexion; receives publishing royalties and financial or material support from Operative Techniques in Sports Medicine; is a paid consultant for and receives stock or stock options from Regentis; receives other financial or material support from and is a paid consultant for Smith & Nephew; and is a paid consultant for and receives research support from Zimmer. N.V. receives research support from Arthrex and DJ Orthopaedics; receives publishing royalties and material support from Arthroscopy; receives personal fees from Orthospace; and receives publishing royalties from Vindico Medical-Orthopedics Hyperguide. Full ICMJE author disclosure forms are available for this article online, as supplementary material.