Cruciate ligament replacement using tissue engineering – reality or vision?

Numerous national and international experts took part in the “Vinzenz Group Orthopaedics Congress Days” on November 10 and 11 at the Orthopaedic Hospital Speising in Vienna and presented new findings on the topic of “Joint-preserving knee surgery – from minimally invasive procedures to partial prostheses”. The focus was on new developments in cartilage regeneration, miniscus transplants and the treatment of patellofemoral arthrosis using tissue engineering.

Further Links:Interdisciplinary exchange on current research

One of the speakers was Andreas Teuschl-Woller, Head of the Master Tissue Engineering & Regenerative Medicine program at UAS Technikum Wien, gave an exciting presentation entitled “Cruciate ligament replacement through tissue engineering – reality or vision?”. The experts used the opportunity for an interdisciplinary exchange on current research and scientific developments in the near future.

The Orthopaedic Hospital Speising is a specialist clinic for diseases of the musculoskeletal system. Its expertise includes surgical treatment and endoprosthetics of large and small joints, spinal surgery, paediatric orthopaedics and foot surgery, orthopaedic pain therapy and physical medicine with orthopaedic rehabilitation and remobilization.

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UAS Technikum Wien – Fakultät Life Science Engineering

Master’s program Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine

Research focus Tissue Engineering and Molecular Life Science Technologies

Orthopaedic hospital Speising – OSS

Cover picture for Speising Hospital / Fotocredit: C. Stadler / Bwag

Picture gallery: Andreas Teuschl-Woller as a speaker at the Orthopaedic Hospital Speising: