University Hospital Saarland
Homburg, Germany 
Head of the Department
Prof. Dr. Stefan Landgraeber
Department of Orthopedics
Department of Orthopedics at the University Hospital Saarland offers care in the form of diagnosis and treatment for patients with musculoskeletal disorders. Under the leadership of Prof. Dr. med. Stefan Landgraeber, the department treats more than 1, 200 inpatients a year. Highly experienced surgeons and staff with state-of-the-art medical equipment ensure optimal care for patients requiring orthopedic surgeries
The experimental branch of this department is doing astounding activities, it has its own head of department Prof. Dr. med. Henning Madry for experimental orthopedics. The department also collaborates with the Department of Trauma Surgery for some specific studies.
Department of Orthopedics at the University Hospital Saarland specializes in the treatment of:
• Hip joint replacement
• Knee joint replacement
• Shoulder joint replacement
• Elbow joint replacement
• Hip socket malformation
• Congenital foot malformation like clubfoot
• Differences in leg lengths
• Spinal disc surgery
• Spine stabilization
• Sports injuries of elbow joint
• Sports injuries of knee joint
• Sports injuries of shoulder joint
• Sports injuries of wrist joint
• Sports injuries of hip joint
• Tumors of the arms and legs
• Tumors of pelvis and spine
Education
- 1997 - 2003 Study of Human Medicine, Heinrich Heine University Duesseldorf.
- 2004 Doctoral thesis defense (Doctoral Degree), Institute of Anatomy, Heinrich Heine University Duesseldorf.
- 2010 Habilitation in Orthopedics and Traumatology, University Hospital Essen.
Professional Career
- 2003 - 2009 Research Fellow, training for board certification in Orthopedics and Traumatology, Department of Orthopedics, University Hospital Essen, with rotation to the Department of Traumatology at the University Hospital Essen (since 2005 till 2007).
- 2009 Board certification in Orthopedics and Traumatology (Acting Head of the Department).
- 2010 Senior Physician in the Department of Orthopedics.
- 2013 Scientific and Clinical Internship, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Department of Orthopedic Surgery.
- 2015 Leading Senior Physician, Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, University Hospital Essen.
Qualifications
- Medical Specialist in Orthopedics and Traumatology.
- Special Orthopedic Surgery.
- X-ray diagnostics of the skeleton.
- Theoretical basis of the specialty in Emergency Care.
Clinical Focuses
- Joint-sparing hip surgery.
- Knee and hip endoprosthetics, including revision interventions and endoprosthetics in oncopathologies.
- Bone and cartilage tissue regeneration.
- Osteonecrosis.
Research Focuses
- Biological materials.
- Bone and cartilage tissue regeneration (regenerative orthopedics).
- Joint replacement surgery.
Prizes and Scholarships
- 2015 Poster Award of the German Congress of Orthopedics and Traumatology.
- 2014 EFORT Autumn Traveling Fellowship, Italy.
- 2013 Prize of the German Society for Orthopedics and Orthopedic Surgery in Evidence Based Medicine.
- 2009 Travel Grant, Working Group on Endoprosthetics, Congress "Modern hip replacement concepts" in Orlando.
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