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in patients undergoing open surgery. Although further comparative studies are needed on emerging
technologies versus SACS closed curettage, to date, SACS closed curettage should be considered an ideal
surgical treatment for AO; however, decision-making regarding surgical treatment options for AO is
affected by other factors, such as dressing discomfort, recovery time, scar formation, and cost. Our results
should be helpful for both surgeons and patients.

DECLARATIONS
Authors’ contributions
Made substantial contributions to conception and design of the study: Tanaka R, Morioka D, Akamine S,
Kadomatsu K
Performed data analysis and interpretation: Tanaka R, Shimizu T
Performed data acquisition: Tanaka R, Morioka D

Availability of data and materials
Not applicable.

Financial support and sponsorship
None.

Conflicts of interest
All authors declared that there are no conflicts of interest.

Ethical approval and consent to participate
The Showa University Hospital institutional research board approved this study (approval no. 2928).

Consent for publication
Written consent was obtained for publication for patient images.

Copyright
© The Author(s) 2020.

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