Upper body strength is an important capacity for climbers and one aspect associated with performance is the lock-off ability, which stands for the pulling movements a climber perform with the upper limbs during ascent. Lock-offs are performed across a range of upper-body angles, thus climbers may experience varying degrees of joint loading. In this recently published study, Dr. Exel […]

Femoral deformities, e.g. increased or decreased femoral anteversion and neck-shaft angle, can lead to pathological gait patterns, altered joint loads, and degenerative joint diseases. The mechanism how femoral geometry influences muscle forces and joint load during walking is still not fully understood. In collaboration with Dr. Mindler and Dr. Kranzl from the Orthopedic Hospital Speising, […]

In the realm of complex surgeries like single-event multi-level surgeries, the fundamental question arises: should our focus lie in correcting the patient’s gait pattern or restoring the femoral geometry to a perceived ‘normal’? Understanding that loading patterns on bones significantly influence their development, our team investigated the impact of these parameters on the asymmetry of […]