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Meet Vasyl Makhovskyi, an orthopedic surgeon treating battlefield injuries in Ukraine. Despite challenges, his training at @UniSpitalBasel supports him in his mission. 👨⚕️💪🏥
Read Vasyl's inspiring story here👉 brnw.ch/21wEUqk
💡AI can support learning. But can it replicate professional judgment?💡
In an article for The Learning Agency, AO Education Institute experts Matthias Schmidt and Monica Ghidinelli explore what is holding AI back from frontline use.
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How does surgical knowledge travel across languages, borders, and generations? 🌐
For the AO, one important answer was publication. 📚
Explore how the first AO manual helped shape a model for sharing surgical knowledge worldwide.
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How does mechanical loading influence cartilage repair biology? 🦵🔬 ARI researchers are using bioreactor systems to model joint-like motion and study how compression and shear can activate TGF-beta signaling relevant to cartilage formation.
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“We can turn on a growth factor purely by mechanics.” In this clip, Martin Stoddart from the AO Research Institute Davos explains how joint-like loading can activate TGF-beta signaling.🦴🔬
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Could the same rehabilitation stimulus produce different biological effects depending on timing? ⏰🦵 ARI Vice Director Martin Stoddart explains why the ARI is studying circadian rhythms as a factor in cartilage repair. 🔬🌙
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Can the timing of rehabilitation influence cartilage repair biology? 🕒🦵 The AO Research Institute Davos is investigating how circadian rhythms may affect mechanically induced cartilage formation. 🔬💡
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This #InnovationsFriday, AO welcomes Michael Suk as Chair of the AO Technology Transfer Board! Read more: ow.ly/psvQ50ZR0RY
It's the last week of our "meet our researchers" series!
Today, Jorge Úbeda Garrido, a PhD student at the ARI, shares why musculoskeletal research matters to him.
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In week five of “meet our researchers”, Marta Santolini, a PhD student at the ARI, shares how her research contributes to better patient care.
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It’s week four of “meet our researchers”!
This week, Ivan Zderic, Focus Area Leader Biomechanics and Modeling at the ARI, shares why musculoskeletal research matters to him.
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In week three of “meet our researchers”, Irene Sanches, Junior Project Leader Surgery at the ARI, shares how she contributes to the bigger picture of musculoskeletal health and recovery.
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It’s week two of “meet our researchers”!
In this video, ARI Research Fellow David Schnyder shares why musculoskeletal research matters to him.
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🔎Could back pain begin before damage is visible?🔍
ARI research suggests that when intervertebral discs are exposed to harmful movement patterns, they can release signals that make nearby nerve cells more sensitive—even before damage is seen💡.
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🌍 What is the environmental impact of fracture-related infections?
This #InnovationsFriday, discover how preventing FRIs can contribute to more sustainable trauma care.
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Who are the people behind musculoskeletal research? 🔬
In a series of short videos, PhD student Calvin Zeller and his colleagues explain their work and share why they believe research is essential to improving patient care.
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💡A laboratory model does not replace clinical judgment—and it should not.💡
What a good in-vitro model🧫 can do is answer questions under controlled conditions and help researchers design smarter studies before treatments are tested in people.
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Who are the people behind musculoskeletal research? 🔬 In a series of short videos, ARI senior scientist Elena Della Bella and her colleagues share why they believe research is essential to improving patient care.
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One-size-fits-all healing is rarely enough.💡Better musculoskeletal care will depend on smarter diagnostics, more personalized decision-making, and regenerative approaches that match the tissue problem and the patient more closely. Learn more: ow.ly/NMB850ZylZC
💡Good fracture follow-up should not rely on occasional snapshots.💡
One strand of the ARI’s work in smart orthopedics is the AO Fracture Monitor, designed to support continuous monitoring of bone healing.
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