22-12-2023
Renowned biomechanics expert, Markus A. Wimmer, is set to be at NOVA FCT through a collaboration between the School Library and American Corner Portugal. Wimmer will deliver a lecture titled "Backside Wear of Tibial Polyethylene Components is affected by Gait Pattern: A Knee Simulator Study using Motion Analysis as input".
Markus A. Wimmer, Ph.D. is Professor and Grainger Director of the Rush Arthritis and Orthopedics Institute in Chicago and serves as the Associate Chairman for Research in the Department of Orthopedic Surgery at Rush University Medical Center. He holds a conjoint appointment in the Department of Biomedical Engineering at the University of Illinois at Chicago.
Wimmer received his diploma in Mechanical Engineering from the Technical University of Munich, Germany. After a post-graduate year in Chicago, Dr. Wimmer continued his education in Germany and earned a doctorate in Biomechanics, at the Hamburg University of Technology. Before joining Rush in 2001, he spend four years at the AO Research Institute, in Davos, Switzerland. Dr. Wimmer has successfully mentored 12 PhD students and 35 Master students who conducted theses in either the Motion Analysis or Tribology Laboratory.
The upcoming session will delve into prosthesis wear protocols, drawing insights from a study involving 30 patients with Total Knee Replacement.
Join us for this lecture on January 8th at 2:30 pm in the Library Auditorium.
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