Ethical and Legal Statements

Ethical and Legal Statements

Appropriate written consents, permissions, and releases must be obtained where the Author wish to include any case details, personal information, and/or images of patients or other individuals in order to comply with all applicable laws and regulations concerning privacy and/or security of personal information. Studies on patients or volunteers need approval from an ethics committee and informed consent from participants. Studies on animals also need approval from appropriate ethics committee. These should be documented in the manuscript.