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Patient IDs will not be published in «Human.Sport.Medicine» unless written informed consent is provided and the content is of significant importance for the manuscript. Photos depicting any recognizable features can be published only with the written permission of the patients, the same is for case reports that provide sufficient information about the person (except for name) to make recognition possible. Failure to obtain informed consent from the patient prior to submission will result in rejection of the manuscript.

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