Michael Hirschmann

Prof. Michael T.
Hirschmann, MD

Position(s)
Chief Physician ad interim orthopaedics

Institution
Cantonal Hospital Baselland

Phone
+41 61 436 26 97

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Research Focus

Regenerative Medicine & Biomechanics

Area of Research

Diagnosis and therapy of injuries and degenerative diseases of the knee joint, musculoskeletal imaging, arthrosis, knee prosthetics, revision prosthetics, “painful knee prosthesis”

  • Diagnostics and treatment of unhappy patients after total knee arthroplasty
  • Knee phenotypes - patient-specific knee arthroplasty
  • SPECT/CT in patients after knee and hip arthroplasty
  • Personalised medicine in knee surgery
  • Digitalisation, navigation and robotics in knee surgery

Approved Research Projects

A comparison of a “personalised” knee prosthesis (Origin® Custom Knee, Symbios SA) and a “conventional” knee prosthesis (ATTUNE® Knee System, DePuy Synthes) in terms of clinical and radiological outcome measurements. Multi-Investigator Project 2020-2025: Hirschmann MT, Behrend H, Mathis DT


    Collaborations

    National Collaborations

    • Dr. med. Henrik Behrend. Head of Knee Surgery at Dept. of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology, Hospital of St. Gallen, Switzerland
    • PD Dr. med. Peter Koch, Head of Knee Surgery, Dept. of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology, Hospital of Winterthur, Switzerland
    • Felix Amsler, Amsler Consulting, Basel, Switzerland
    • Prof. Dr. Georg Rauter and Prof. Dr. Philippe Cattin at Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Basel, Allschwil, Switzerland

    International Collaborations

    • Prof. Alister Hart, London Implant Retrieval Centre, Institute of Orthopaedics and Musculoskeletal Science, University College London, Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital, Brockley Hill, Stanmore, United Kingdom
    • Dr. Nanne Kort, Orthopaedic surgeon at CortoClinics, Schijndel, The Netherlands

    Ongoing Research Projects

    • Functional knee phenotypes of non- and osteoarthritic patients
    • Pain patterns in unhappy patients after total knee arthroplasty
    • Quantitative SPECT/CT in patients after knee and hip arthroplasty

    Research Team

    [Translate to English:] Dominic Mathis
    Dominic Mathis, MD

    Specialist in orthopaedic surgery and traumatology

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    Helmut Rasch, MD

    Specialist in nuclear medicine and radiology

    Phone +41 61 436 23 28
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    Céline Moret, MD

    Research Fellow 

    Phone +41 61 436 20 86
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    Lukas Moser, MD

    Research Fellow

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    Silvia Reichl 

    Scientific staff/ study nurse 

    Phone +41 61 436 26 34 
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    Felix Amsler 

    Statistical Consultant

    Phone +41 61 535 66 05
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    Benjamin Schelker 

    Research Fellow 

    Phone +41 61 436 20 86
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    Silvan Hess

    Research Fellow

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    Edna Iordache

    Research Fellow

    Phone +41 61 436 20 86
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