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Authors and Affiliations
Yuya Ueda1,2 · Takehiko Matsushita3 · Yohei Shibata2 · Kohei Takiguchi2 · Kumiko Ono1 · Akihiro Kida2 ·
Kyohei Nishida3 · Kanto Nagai3 · Yuichi Hoshino3 · Tomoyuki Matsumoto3 · Yoshitada Sakai4 · Ryosuke Kuroda3
* Takehiko Matsushita
matsushi@med.kobe-u.ac.jp
Kobe University Graduate School of Health Sciences, Kobe,
Japan
Division of Rehabilitation Medicine, Kobe University
Hospital, Kobe, Japan
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Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Kobe University
Graduate School of Medicine, 7‑5‑2, Kusunoki‑cho,
Chuo‑ku, Kobe, Hyogo 650‑0017, Japan
Division of Rehabilitation Medicine, Kobe University
Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe, Japan
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