We are grateful to the following funders for their support EPSRC Stryker Royal College of Surgeons Edinburgh Arthritis Research UK Orthopaedic Research UK Osteosynthesis and Trauma Care Chief Scientist Office Depuy-Synthes Aquilant Wellcome Trust If you would like to support our Orthopaedic and trauma research, please send an email to Professor Hamish Simpson c/o Kimberley Moore Ede (kimberley.mooreede@ed.ac.uk) This article was published on 2024-08-22