C. E. H. Scott is PI on an institutional grant from Stryker, and reports consulting fees from Stryker, Smith & Nephew, and Osstec, and payment for teaching on courses from Stryker, all of which are unrelated to this work. C. E. H. Scott is also Editor-in-Chief of Bone & Joint Research, a member of the editorial board for The Bone & Joint Journal, a member of the Data Safety Monitoring Board for the PASHION study, and a member of the advisory boards for Osstec and Smith & Nephew. A. H. R. W. Simpson holds a leadership or fiduciary role in the International Society of Fracture Repair and International Orthopaedic Research Societies, and participates on the Data Safety Monitoring Board or Advisory Board of the PART Trial. S-T. J. Tsang reports payment or honoraria for lectures, presentations, speakers bureaus, manuscript writing or educational events from Bonesupport, unrelated to this work, and is a member of the editorial board of Bone & Joint Research, the executive committee of the Bone and Joint Infection Registry, and the research committee of the Bone and Joint Infection Society. I. Yang reports a discovery grant from NSERC, royalties or licences from Sydney Children's Hospital Network, and a patent for an orthopaedic device for correction of deformities in a bone, all of which are unrelated to this work. I. Yang is also a Specialty Editor for Bone & Joint Research and a committee member of the International Section for Fracture Repair.