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The authors report the following potential conflicts of interest or sources of funding: J.T.B. is board member of American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine (AOSSM); is a consultant for DJ Orthopaedics, Sukla Medical, and Smith & Nephew; receives royalties from Shukla Medical; and receives research support from Stryker and Biomet, outside the submitted work. E.C.M. is a board member of AOSSM, International Society of Arthroscopy, Knee Surgery & Orthopaedic Sports Medicine (ISAKOS), Orthopedics Today, Orthopedics, and American Journal of Sports Medicine; is a consultant for Biomet; and receives royalties from Biomet, Elsevier, and Zimmer, outside the submitted work. A.F.V. is a board member of AOSSM and Video Journal of Sports Medicine; receives payment for lectures including service on speakers bureaus from Smith & Nephew, Vericel, and Arthrex; and receives research support from Arthrex, outside the submitted work. Full ICMJE author disclosure forms are available for this article online, as supplementary material.