Affiliations

• ¹ Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Rheumatology Center, Yagi Hospital, 2-21-25 Maidashi, Higashi-Ku, Fukuoka, 812-0054, Japan. Ztd02411@nifty.com.
• ² Kondo Clinic of Rheumatology and Orthopaedic Surgery, 3-10-11 Tenjin, Chuo-Ku, Fukuoka, 810-0001, Japan.
• ³ Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Fukuoka University, 7-45-1 Nanakuma, Jonan-Ku, Fukuoka, 814-0180, Japan.
• ⁴ Department of Rheumatology, Rheumatology Center, Koga Hospital 21, 3-3-8 Miyanojin, Kurume City, 839-0801, Japan.
• ⁵ Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Fukuoka Red Cross Hospital, 3-1-1 Ogusu, Minami-Ku, Fukuoka, 815-8555, Japan.
• ⁶ Shono Rheumatology Clinic, Nishijin Prime Building, 1-10-27 Nishijin, Sawara-Ku, Fukuoka, 814-0002, Japan.
• ⁷ PS Clinic, Random Square, 6-18 Tenya-Machi, Hakata-Ku, Fukuoka, 812-0025, Japan.
• ⁸ Department of Rheumatology, Fukuoka Red Cross Hospital, 3-1-1 Ogusu, Minami-Ku, Fukuoka, 815-8555, Japan.
• ⁹ Department of Rheumatology, Hamanomachi Hospital, 3-3-1 Nagahama, Chuo-Ku, Fukuoka, 810-8539, Japan.
• ¹⁰ Department of Medicine and Biosystemic Science, Kyushu University, 3-1-1 Maidashi, Higashi-Ku, Fukuoka, 812-8582, Japan.
• ¹¹ Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Kyushu University, 3-1-1 Maidashi, Higashi-Ku, Fukuoka, 812-8582, Japan.