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The authors report the following potential conflicts of interest or sources of funding: C.B. reports institutional research support from Group Lepine. S.L. is a consultant for Corin, Smith & Nephew, Stryker, Group Lepine, DePuy Synthes, and Haereus; reports institutional research support from Group Lepine, Corin, and Amplitude; receives royalties from Smith & Nephew and Stryker; and is on the editorial board of The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery (American edition). E.S. is a consultant for Corin. Full ICMJE author disclosure forms are available for this article online, as supplementary material.