Cordula Netzer

PD Cordula Netzer, MD

Position(s)
Senior Physician Spinal Surgery

Institution
University Hospital Basel

Phone
+41 61 328 76 75

Email

 

Research Focus

Regenerative Medicine & Biomechanics

Area of Research

A. Spine biomechanics
B. Spinal Tumors
C. Interdisciplinary treatment concepts for multifactorial spinal disorders


Approved Research Projects

Ongoing

  • CSS – Assessing The Course Of Degenerative Cervical Spine Stenosis Using Functional Outcomes (Id 2019-01270)
  • RoLSSroice - Role of spinal load in the pathophysiology of lumbar spinal stenosis: a translational approach combining clinical, functional and radiological parameters, in vivo biomechanical experiments and advanced in silico musculoskeletal modeling (Swiss National Science Foundation)
  • MTRON - Metastatic Tumor Research And Outcomes Network Register Study (Id 2018-00129)
  • Atrophylss - Association Between Lumbar Muscle Atrophy, Sagittal Pelvic Alignment And Stenosis Grade In Patients With Degenerative Lumbar Spinal Stenosis (Id 2020-00150)
  • Musclss - Effect Of Muscle Fatigue On Spinal Imbalance And Motion In Lumbar Spinal Stenosis: Single Center Observational Pilot Study (Id 2021-02012)

Finished

  • Preclinical evaluation of disease modifying drugs in a novel ex vivo human spine osteoarthritis explant model (Gottfried and Julia Bangerter-Rhyner Foundation)
  • Targeting the perturbed bone marrow niche and pathological bone remodelling in human  osteoarthritis” (Gottfried and Julia Bangerter-Rhyner Foundation)
  • LIQUIST - Life Quality Based Intervention In Patients With Spine Tumors (Id 2020-00367)
  • WALK-LSS – Muscle function and pelvic stability while walking in patients with symptomatic lumbar spinal stenosis
  • Effect of decompression surgery on gait function: 12-month follow-up using inertial sensor based gait and attractor analysis
  • Accelerometry-based physical activity, disability and quality of life before and after lumbar spine surgery: a prospective study
  • Pre-operative gait asymmetry during a 6-minute walk test in patients with symptomatic lumbar spinal stenosis
  • The analysis of bone microarchitecture and differentiation potential of subchondral, mesenchymal stromal cell in facet joint osteoarthritis
  • Analysis of osteoarthritis-specific structural changes of subchondral bone compartments in degenerative lumbar facet joints
  • Characterization of subchondral bone histopathology of facet joint osteoarthritis in lumbar spinal
  • Decompression surgery improves gait quality in patients with symptomatic lumbar spinal stenosis
  • Severity of degenerative lumbar spinal stenosis affects pelvic rigidity during walking
  • Association between fatty infiltration of paraspinal muscle, sagittal spinopelvic alignment and stenosis grade in patients with degenerative lumbar spinal stenosis

Collaborations

University Hospital Basel/ University Basel

  • KWUB Knochen- und Weichteiltumorboard (Tumorzentrum USB)
  • Onkologie
  • Radioonkologie
  • Wirbelsäulenzentrum USB
    • Schmerztherapie
    • Neurologie
    • Muskuloskeletale Radiologie
    • Psychosomatik
    • Infektiologie
    • Neurochirurgie
    • Orthopädie und Traumatologie
    • Notfallmedizin
    • Physiotherapie
    • Pflege

Institute for Psychology University Basel

National Collaborations

ETH Zürich «Institute for Biomechanics»
St. Clara Spital Basel
Hopital du Jura- Delemont 
Kantonspital Aarau
Kantonsspital Baselland
SGS Schweizer Gesellschaft für Spinale Chirurgie

International Collaborations

AO Spine: Knowledge Forum Tumor (various projects)
DGOU: Sektion Wirbelsäule: S2 Leitlinien Projekt: Wirbelsäulenmetastasen
BMB Spine Group (Basel- Milano-Budapest) Spine Tumors and Aging Spine


Ongoing Research Projects

  • CSS – Assessing The Course Of Degenerative Cervical Spine Stenosis Using Functional Outcomes (Id 2019-01270)
  • MTRON - Metastatic Tumor Research And Outcomes Network Register Study (Id 2018-00129)
  • Atrophylss - Association Between Lumbar Muscle Atrophy, Sagittal Pelvic Alignment And Stenosis Grade In Patients With Degenerative Lumbar Spinal Stenosis (Id 2020-00150)
  • Musclss - Effect Of Muscle Fatigue On Spinal Imbalance And Motion In Lumbar Spinal Stenosis: Single Center Observational Pilot Study (Id 2021-02012)

Research Team

Prof. Annegret Mündermann, PhD

Scientific Physician

Phone +41 61 328 54 45
Email

Artemis Ioannaki

Study Nurse 

Phone +41 61 328 71 96
Email

Dominika Ignasiak

Research Fellow

Phone +41 44 633 29 01
Email

Prof. Stefan Schären, MD 

Scientific Physician

Phone +41 61 26 57812
Email

David Koch

PhD Student

Phone  +41 61 328 54 45
Email

Dorothee Harder

Scientific Physician

Phone +41 61 328 65 88
Email

Corina Nueesch, PhD

Research Fellow

Phone +41 61 5565373
Email

Doria Juric

Doctoral candidate

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Soheila Aghlmandi

Research Fellow 

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