The Publisher would like to point out that the papers listed below were mistakenly published without their respective Conflict of Interest, Funding, Ethical approval, or Patient Consent statements. Statements have now been gathered, and printed below.
The Publisher apologies for this oversight.
Does nipple-areolar tattooing matter in breast reconstruction? A cohort study using the BREAST-Q (JPRAS Open Volume 16, June 2018, Pages 61–68)
Ethics: Ethics Approval was obtained for this study (Southern Adelaide Clinical Human Research Ethics Committee approval number 354.13).
Funding: none
Restoring a functional and mobile shoulder following reconstruction of the sternoclavicular joint with a free vascularized fibular flap (JPRAS Open Volume 16, June 2018, Pages 73–77)
Patient consent: Written consent from the patient has been obtained.
“Trick” or “Treat”? - magnetic (aided) removal of impaled fragments (MR(A)I) (JPRAS Open Volume 16, June 2018, Pages 78–80)
Patient consent: I have obtained the relevant consent for photographs and permission for the publication of this article.
Funding: None
Epidemiology of facial fractures in the elderly (JPRAS Open Volume 16, June 2018, Pages 84–92)
Ethical approval: The study was conducted according to the Declaration of Helsinki's “Ethical Principles for Medical Research Involving Human Subjects” and was approved by the local ethical committee.
Surgical management of a nasal AVM in a pediatric patient: A case report (JPRAS Open Volume 16, June 2018, Pages 93–970)
Patient consent: Written consent obtained.
Funding: none declared
Halo naevus or malignant melanoma: A case report (JPRAS Open Volume 16, June 2018, Pages 98–99)
Conflict of interest: none
Funding: none
Patient consent: I have written consent for the use of images.
Dangerous games: Pool shock chemical burn to the face (JPRAS Open Volume 16, June 2018, Pages 105–108)
Patient consent: We have written consent from the patient for the use of his portrait and write up of this case. He has also signed the Johns Hopkins Burn Center consent form.
Ectopic Dupuytren's disease in the wrist compressing the palmar cutaneous branch of the median nerve (JPRAS Open Volume 17, September 2018, Pages 1–4)
Ethical approval: not required
Patient consent: We confirm that written consent has been obtained.
Burn scar regeneration with the “SUFA” (Subcision and Fat Grafting) technique. A prospective clinical study (JPRAS Open Volume 17, September 2018, Pages 5–8)
Ethical approval: This study had been approved by the Brown University IRB is and each patient has given proper consent.
Patient consent: All patients have consented to enrollment in this study. This consent included permission for the use of patient images.
Therapeutic strategies for elbow ankylosis due to heterotopic ossification in patients with severe burns (JPRAS Open Volume 17, September 2018, Pages 24–30)
Patient consent: Written consent of patient permission has been obtained.
Normobaric oxygen therapy increases cartilage survival ratio in auricular composite grafting in rat models (JPRAS Open Volume 18, December 2018, Pages 28–37)
Ethical approval: The present study was conducted in keeping with the Helsinki Declaration, under the approval and supervision of the Institutional Review Board of Kagawa University (Approval Number: 15,136).
Patient-related reasons for late surgery cancellations in a plastic and reconstructive surgery department (JPRAS Open Volume 18, December 2018, Pages 38–48)
Ethical approval: The hospital Institutional Review Board approved this retrospective chart review study and its protocol.
Is the adipofascial flap the key to regenerative surgery? (JPRAS Open Volume 18, December 2018, Pages 49–58)
Patient Consent: The work adhered to the tenets of the Declaration of Helsinki. Written consent for the study was obtained from each patient.
Ethical Approval n° Prot. 26/17 of 13/03/2017.
Salmonella infection of breast implant associated with traveler's diarrhea: A case report (JPRAS Open Volume 18, December 2018, Pages 59–64)
Patient consent: Patient consent obtained.
Dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans (DFSP) arising from a keloid scar – A case report (JPRAS Open Volume 18, December 2018, Pages 65–69)
Patient consent: Consent for publication received.
Funding: None