Profile
- Hip research focuses on pre-arthritic deformities like femoroacetabular impingement or hip dysplasia. The goal is to improve preoperative MR imaging and surgical decision-making using artificial intelligence.
- Spine research focuses on disc de- and regeneration, biological approaches for augmentation of spinal fusion, management of spinal trauma, spinal infection, spinal tumor/metastatic disease, and clinical performance analysis of spinal implants.
- The shoulder and elbow team is working on statistical shape modeling of shoulder morphology, rotator cuff regeneration, including stem cells and the investigation of surgical techniques and implants.
- The main focus of the knee research group lies in the establishment of 3-dimensional templating for fracture repair and ligament reconstructions and on-site 3D printing of surgical guides. Further research activities include clinical studies on ligamentous injuries of the knee and complex knee arthroplasty.
- Foot and ankle research mainly focuses on arthrosis of the ankle joint, innovative treatment of ankle fractures and AMIC plastic in osteochondral lesions.
- Orthogeriatrics investigates the impact of orthogeriatric pathways and rehabilitation protocols on the clinical outcome in geriatric patients.
- Translational medicine in all orthopedic research groups and in collaboration with the sitem Center
External Partners
Musculoskeletal Research Unit, sitem Center; personalized medicine group, sitem Center; DBMR University of Bern, Department of Small Animals, Division of Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy and Methodology (AMSM), AO Research Institute, Davos; CABMM at the University of Zurich, RMS Foundation, Bettlach; SUVA
Grants
- Gantenbein B., Eberle P., Ille F.: “Label-free Electrical Impedance Cell Sorting validated on the Clinical Application for sorting rare Progenitor Cells from human Intervertebral Disc Tissue for Development of Cell Therapy”. Schweizerischer Nationalfonds
- Meier M.: SNF Flexibility Grant, Grant number: 320030_205091/2
- Albers Ch., Häckel S.: Outcome of Surgical versus Primary Non-Surgical Treatment of Incomplete Burst Fractures of the Thoracolumbar Spine in Patients without Neurological Symptoms: A Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial. Gottfried Bangerter Stiftung
- Albers Ch., Häckel S.: Outcome of Surgical versus Primary Non-Surgical Treatment of Incomplete Burst Fractures of the Thoracolumbar Spine in Patients without Neurological Symptoms: A Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial. Swiss Orthopaedics
- Bigdon S., Albers Ch.: Influence of Rheumatiod Arthirtis, new antirheumatic drugs (DMARD) and Teriparatid on successful spinal fusion or pseudarthrosis. Swiss Orthopaedics
- Albers Ch.: Outcome of Surgical versus Primary Non-Surgical Treatment of Incomplete Burst Fractures of the Thoracolumbar Spine in Patients without Neurological Symptoms: A Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial. SUVA
