Prof. Dr. med. Michael Tobias Hirschmann
Kantonsspital Baselland
Consultant, Health Sciences
Switzerland
My co-authors include
Dr Sufian S Ahmad
Dr Olufemi R Ayeni
Dr Pedro Dantas
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My Publications
What is the native coronal alignment- a systematic review
Knee Surgery Sports Traumatology Arthroscopy
March 2019
Coronal alignment of the knee is defined by the hip-knee-ankle angle (HKA), the femoral mechanical angle (FMA), the tibial mechanical angle (TMA), and the joint line convergence angle (JLCA). To da...
Due to great variability fixed HKS angle for alignment of the distal cut leads to a sig...
Knee Surgery Sports Traumatology Arthroscopy
June 2018
Personalised medicine in knee arthroplasty: we need more science!
Knee Surgery Sports Traumatology Arthroscopy
March 2019
Am I the right surgeon, in the right hospital, with the right equipment and staff to do...
Knee Surgery Sports Traumatology Arthroscopy
March 2019
Retrieval analysis of contemporary antioxidant polyethylene: multiple material and desi...
Knee Surgery Sports Traumatology Arthroscopy
February 2019
Distribution of bone tracer uptake in symptomatic knees after ACL reconstruction compar...
Annals of Nuclear Medicine
January 2019
How to evaluate bone tunnel widening after ACL reconstruction - a critical review
Muscles Ligaments and Tendons Journal
January 2019
Primary repair of the anterior cruciate ligament: real innovation or reinvention of the...
Knee Surgery Sports Traumatology Arthroscopy
December 2018
Good correlation between bone tracer uptake in SPECT/CT and intraoperative findings of ...
Journal of Orthopaedic Research®
December 2018
Look to the future
Knee Surgery Sports Traumatology Arthroscopy
November 2018
Dynamic intraligamentary stabilization for ACL repair: a systematic review
Knee Surgery Sports Traumatology Arthroscopy
November 2018
Improved results of ACL primary repair in one-part tears with intact synovial coverage
Knee Surgery Sports Traumatology Arthroscopy
October 2018
Highly variable tibial tubercle–trochlear groove distance (TT–TG) in osteoarthritic kne...
Knee Surgery Sports Traumatology Arthroscopy
September 2018
The original Akagi line is the most reliable: a systematic review of landmarks for rota...
Knee Surgery Sports Traumatology Arthroscopy
September 2018
SPECT/CT in the Postoperative Painful Knee
Seminars in Nuclear Medicine
June 2018
Technological innovation in orthopaedic surgery: balancing innovation and science with ...
Knee Surgery Sports Traumatology Arthroscopy
May 2018
Meniscal pathologies on MRI correlate with increased bone tracer uptake in SPECT/CT
European Radiology
May 2018
The elastic capacity of a tendon-repair construct influences the force necessary to ind...
Knee Surgery Sports Traumatology Arthroscopy
May 2018
Functional knee phenotypes: a call for a more personalised and individualised approach ...
Knee Surgery Sports Traumatology Arthroscopy
May 2018
Alignment in total knee arthroplasty- systematic versus individualised alignment?
Knee Surgery Sports Traumatology Arthroscopy
April 2018
Computed Tomography Techniques Help Understand Wear Patterns in Retrieved Total Knee Re...
The Journal of Arthroplasty
April 2018
Cost-effectiveness of Bone SPECT/CT in patients with pain after total knee prosthesis
Journal of Nuclear Medicine
March 2018
Therapie einer übersehenen iatrogenen „Stener-like lesion“ des medialen Kollateralbands...
Arthroskopie
March 2018
A meta-analysis of synovial biomarkers in periprosthetic joint infection: Synovasure™ i...
Knee Surgery Sports Traumatology Arthroscopy
March 2018
3D Imaging and retrieval analysis in unhappy patients after TKA.
Knee Surgery Sports Traumatology Arthroscopy
March 2018
How should we ACL research? How do we currently do it?
Knee Surgery Sports Traumatology Arthroscopy
March 2018
The type of approach does not influence TKA component position in revision total knee a...
The Knee
March 2018
The complexity of patellofemoral instability
Knee Surgery Sports Traumatology Arthroscopy
February 2018
The utility of the ankle SPECT/CT scan to predict functional and clinical outcomes in s...
Journal of Orthopaedic Research®
February 2018
ESSKA Instructional Course Lecture Book
January 2018
Tibial internal rotation negatively affects clinical outcomes in total knee arthroplast...
Knee Surgery Sports Traumatology Arthroscopy
December 2017
Increased in vivo patellofemoral loading after total knee arthroplasty in resurfaced pa...
Knee Surgery Sports Traumatology Arthroscopy
November 2017
Combined Meniscus and Cartilage Lesions
November 2017
Adjustable loop ACL suspension devices demonstrate less reliability in terms of reprodu...
Knee Surgery Sports Traumatology Arthroscopy
November 2017
Neutral alignment in total knee arthroplasty better in preoperatively non-varus patients
Knee Surgery Sports Traumatology Arthroscopy
October 2017
Primary ACL repair using Ligamys
Knee Surgery Sports Traumatology Arthroscopy
September 2017
How does SPECT/CT look like in symptomatic and asymptomatic patients after THA?
European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging
September 2017
Knee joint preservation: a call for daily practice revival of realignment surgery and o...
Knee Surgery Sports Traumatology Arthroscopy
September 2017
Fast track and outpatient surgery in total knee arthroplasty: beneficial for patients, ...
Knee Surgery Sports Traumatology Arthroscopy
August 2017
Good clinical results but moderate osseointegration and defect filling of a cell-free m...
Knee Surgery Sports Traumatology Arthroscopy
July 2017
Influence of coronal alignment after unresurfaced patella in total knee arthroplasty (TKA)
Knee Surgery Sports Traumatology Arthroscopy
June 2017
Internal rotation of tibial component in total knee arthroplasty in medial parapatellar...
Knee Surgery Sports Traumatology Arthroscopy
May 2017
The role of ligament tension and sensomotoric system in total knee arthroplasty
Knee Surgery Sports Traumatology Arthroscopy
May 2017
Increased bone tracer uptake in symptomatic patients with ACL graft insufficiency: a co...
Knee Surgery Sports Traumatology Arthroscopy
May 2017
Evaluation of patients with painful total hip arthroplasty using combined single photon...
BMC Medical Imaging
May 2017
Füllung des Osteotomiespalts
Der Orthopäde
March 2017
Arthrofibrosis after ACL reconstruction is best treated in a step-wise approach with ea...
Knee Surgery Sports Traumatology Arthroscopy
March 2017
The Impact of Osseous Malalignment and Realignment Procedures in Knee Ligament Surgery:...
Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine
March 2017
Influence of surgical approach on heterotopic ossification after total hip arthroplasty...
BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders
January 2017
The Genovese grading scale is not reliable for MR assessment of collagen meniscus implants
The Knee
January 2017
Bone tunnel widening after ACL reconstruction - a critical review
Muscles Ligaments and Tendons Journal
January 2017
Orthopädie: Schmerzen nach Knieprothese – was wann tun?
Swiss Medical Forum ‒ Schweizerisches Medizin-Forum
December 2016
Intra- and inter-observer reliability of a new standardized diagnostic method using SPE...
BMC Medical Imaging
December 2016
Erratum to: The need for secondary resurfacing is affected by trochlear height in total...
Knee Surgery Sports Traumatology Arthroscopy
October 2016
Knee Rotation: The Swiss School
September 2016
Periarticular joint infection: Survey of the European Knee Associates (EKA) of ESSKA
Knee Surgery Sports Traumatology Arthroscopy
September 2016
The need for secondary resurfacing is affected by trochlear height in total knee arthro...
Knee Surgery Sports Traumatology Arthroscopy
September 2016
Bone void fillers in opening wedge high tibial osteotomy - is it necessary and safe to ...
Knee Surgery Sports Traumatology Arthroscopy
August 2016
Erratum to: The challenge of treating complex knee instability
Knee Surgery Sports Traumatology Arthroscopy
August 2016
Accuracy of diagnostic tests for prosthetic joint infection: a systematic review
Knee Surgery Sports Traumatology Arthroscopy
July 2016
Meniscal injuries in children and adolescents undergoing surgical treatment for tibial ...
Knee Surgery Sports Traumatology Arthroscopy
May 2016
Ryosuke Kuroda: Associate Editor
Knee Surgery Sports Traumatology Arthroscopy
May 2016
Chronic Knee Pain: Clinical Value of MRI versus SPECT/CT
Seminars in Musculoskeletal Radiology
April 2016
Periprosthetic Joint Infection Treatment in Total Hip and Knee Arthroplasty
Operative Techniques in Orthopaedics
March 2016
The biomechanical strength of a hardware-free femoral press-fit method for ACL bone–ten...
Knee Surgery Sports Traumatology Arthroscopy
January 2016
Preoperative MR Imaging of the Meniscus
January 2016
Postoperative Imaging of the Meniscus
January 2016
Meniscal Root Tears (ICL 6)
January 2016
Do Chondral Lesions of the Knee Correlate with Bone Tracer Uptake by Using SPECT/CT?
Radiology
January 2016
Symptomatic versus asymptomatic knees after bilateral total knee arthroplasty: what is ...
European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging
December 2015
Same procedure as last year, James … same procedure as every year …
Knee Surgery Sports Traumatology Arthroscopy
November 2015
New Associate Editor: Olufemi R. Ayeni
Knee Surgery Sports Traumatology Arthroscopy
November 2015
How sensitive and specific is 1.5 Tesla MRI for diagnosing injuries in patients with kn...
Knee Surgery Sports Traumatology Arthroscopy
November 2015
Elevated marrow inflammatory cells and osteoclasts in subchondral osteosclerosis in hum...
Journal of Orthopaedic Research®
August 2015
Metal backed fixed-bearing unicondylar knee arthroplasties using minimal invasive surge...
BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders
July 2015
Surgical treatment of patellofemoral instability using trochleoplasty or MPFL reconstru...
Knee Surgery Sports Traumatology Arthroscopy
July 2015
Individualized ACL surgery
Knee Surgery Sports Traumatology Arthroscopy
July 2015
Clinical value of SPECT/CT in the painful total knee arthroplasty (TKA): a prospective ...
European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging
June 2015
The challenge of treating complex knee instability
Knee Surgery Sports Traumatology Arthroscopy
June 2015
Understand, respect and restore anatomy as close as possible!
Knee Surgery Sports Traumatology Arthroscopy
May 2015
Complex function of the knee joint: the current understanding of the knee
Knee Surgery Sports Traumatology Arthroscopy
May 2015
A novel standardized algorithm using SPECT/CT evaluating unhappy patients after unicond...
BMC Medical Imaging
March 2015
Implant Failure After Biodegradable Screw Fixation in Osteochondritis Dissecans of the ...
Arthroscopy The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery
March 2015
The Unhappy Total Knee Replacement
January 2015
32 Fluoroscopy and Stress Radiographs Diagnosing Instability in Patients After Total Kn...
January 2015
54 Constrained Condylar Total Knee Replacement
January 2015
2 Biology of the Knee After Total Knee Replacement: Neglected Potential or Source of Fa...
January 2015
57 Osteotomy of the Tibial Tubercle in Total Knee Replacement Revision Surgery
January 2015
Case Discussion to Chap. 52: Patellofemoral Pain After Cruciate Retaining Total Knee Re...
January 2015
Nuclear Medicine Imaging of Knee Injuries
January 2015
34 A Diagnostic Algorithm for Patients with Painful Total Knee Replacement: What to Do ...
January 2015
Case Discussion to Chap. 51: Patellofemoral Problems After Total Knee Replacement
January 2015
Nuclear Medicine Imaging of Ankle Injuries
January 2015
Case Discussion to Chap. 12: Chronic Pain Due to Metallosis After TKR
January 2015
Case Discussion to Chap. 16: Mid-Flexion Instability After TKR Due to Femoral Malrotation
January 2015
Case Discussion to Chap. 21: “Mechanical” Arthrofibrosis
January 2015
Case Discussion to Chap. 8: Iliotibial Tract Syndrome After Cruciate-Substituting Guide...
January 2015
In vivo bone tunnel remodeling in symptomatic patients after ACL reconstruction: a retr...
Muscles Ligaments and Tendons Journal
January 2015
Meniscal Suturing Versus Screw Fixation for Treatment of Osteochondritis Dissecans: Cli...
Arthroscopy The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery
October 2014
Clinical and radiological long-term outcome after posterior cruciate ligament reconstru...
International Orthopaedics
September 2014
Does implant design and surgical technique improve the clinical outcome in total knee a...
Knee Surgery Sports Traumatology Arthroscopy
July 2014
SPECT/CT for the assessment of painful knee prosthesis
Nuclear Medicine Communications
July 2014
Temporary hemiepiphysiodesis of the distal medial femur: MPFL in danger
Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery
June 2014
Effect of high tibial osteotomy on joint loading in symptomatic patients with varus ali...
Knee Surgery Sports Traumatology Arthroscopy
May 2014
Unexplained proximal tibiofibular joint pain after high tibial osteotomy
Indian Journal of Orthopaedics
January 2014
Injury Mechanisms of ACL Tear
January 2014
Surgical Approaches to the Knee
January 2014
Biomechanics of the Knee After Complete and Partial ACL Tear
January 2014
Biomechanics of the Knee with Intact Anterior Cruciate Ligament
January 2014
Assessment of in vivo loading history of the patellofemoral joint: a study combining pa...
Knee Surgery Sports Traumatology Arthroscopy
October 2013
Meniscus repair and regeneration: review on current methods and research potential
September 2013
Letter to the editor concerning the Editorial “Innovation in orthopaedic surgery as it ...
Knee Surgery Sports Traumatology Arthroscopy
September 2013
Undislozierte osteoporotische Insuffizienzfraktur des medialen Schenkelhalses
Der Unfallchirurg
August 2013
SPECT/CT in patients with painful knee arthroplasty—what is the evidence?
Skeletal Radiology
June 2013
Genou douloureux malgré une prothèse totale ‒ que faire?
Forum Médical Suisse ‒ Swiss Medical Forum
May 2013
Trotz Knietotalprothese schmerzt das Knie ‒ was nun?
Swiss Medical Forum ‒ Schweizerisches Medizin-Forum
May 2013
4D-SPECT/CT in orthopaedics: a new method of combined quantitative volumetric 3D analys...
Skeletal Radiology
May 2013
The unhappy total knee arthroplasty (TKA) patient: higher WOMAC and lower KSS in depres...
Knee Surgery Sports Traumatology Arthroscopy
January 2013
Single Photon Imaging, Including SPECT/CT, in Patients with Prostheses
January 2013
Assessment of the loading history of patients after high tibial osteotomy using SPECT/C...
Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research
January 2013
SPECT/CT tracer uptake is influenced by tunnel orientation and position of the femoral ...
International Orthopaedics
November 2012
Anterolateral approach using tibial tubercle osteotomy for total knee arthroplasty: can...
International Orthopaedics
November 2012
One-year clinical and MR imaging outcome after partial meniscal replacement in stabiliz...
Knee Surgery Sports Traumatology Arthroscopy
October 2012
Double incision iso-anatomical ACL reconstruction: the freedom to place the femoral tun...
International Orthopaedics
October 2012
Assessment of loading history of compartments in the knee using bone SPECT/CT: A study ...
Journal of Orthopaedic Research®
August 2012
Single photon emission computerized tomography and conventional computerized tomography...
Knee Surgery Sports Traumatology Arthroscopy
June 2012
From open to arthroscopic anatomical ACL-reconstructions: the long way round. A stateme...
Knee Surgery Sports Traumatology Arthroscopy
May 2012
Long-term results of arthroscopically assisted anatomical single-bundle anterior crucia...
Knee Surgery Sports Traumatology Arthroscopy
April 2012
Standardized volumetric 3D-analysis of SPECT/CT imaging in orthopaedics: overcoming the...
BMC Medical Imaging
March 2012
Combined gracilis tendon autograft reconstruction and discus repair of a chronic anteri...
Knee Surgery Sports Traumatology Arthroscopy
December 2011
Navigated Total Hip Arthroplasty Using a 3-D Freehand Ultrasound System: Technical Note...
Orthopedics
December 2011
Can clinical examination cause a Stener lesion in patients with skier's thumb?: A cadav...
Clinical Anatomy
November 2011
See the whole picture: knee preserving therapy needs more than surface repair
Knee Surgery Sports Traumatology Arthroscopy
November 2011
Clinical Value of Combined Single Photon Emission Computerized Tomography and Conventio...
Sports Medicine and Arthroscopy Review
June 2011
Clinical Longer-Term Results After Internal Fixation of Proximal Humerus Fractures With...
Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma
May 2011
Radiographs, 2D-CT and 3D-CT for measurement of component position in total knee arthro...
The Bone & Joint Journal
April 2011
Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction using quadriceps tendon autograft for adolesc...
Sports Medicine Arthroscopy Rehabilitation Therapy & Technology
April 2011
An unusual case of persistent groin pain after total hip arthroplasty: a case report
Journal of Medical Case Reports
February 2011
Clinical value of SPECT/CT for evaluation of patients with painful knees after total kn...
BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders
February 2011
Combined single photon emission computerized tomography and conventional computerized t...
International Journal of Shoulder Surgery
January 2011
Intra-operative femoral condylar stress during arthroscopy: an in vivo biomechanical as...
Knee Surgery Sports Traumatology Arthroscopy
December 2010
Painful knee joint after ACL reconstruction using biodegradable interference screws- SP...
BMC Sports Science Medicine and Rehabilitation
September 2010
The fixation strength of a novel ACL soft-tissue graft fixation device compared with co...
Knee Surgery Sports Traumatology Arthroscopy
September 2010
Clinical benefit of SPECT/CT for follow-up of surgical treatment of osteochondritis dis...
Annals of Nuclear Medicine
June 2010
Long-Term Outcome of Patients Treated Surgically for Traumatic Knee Dislocation: Does t...
The Physician and Sportsmedicine
June 2010
Combined single photon emission computerised tomography and conventional computerised t...
International Orthopaedics
May 2010
Clinical and radiological outcomes after management of traumatic knee dislocation by op...
BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders
May 2010
Surgical Treatment of Complex Bicruciate Knee Ligament Injuries in Elite Athletes
The American Journal of Sports Medicine
March 2010
A novel standardized algorithm for evaluating patients with painful total knee arthropl...
Knee Surgery Sports Traumatology Arthroscopy
February 2010
Auswirkungen des demographischen Wandels auf die Hüft- und Knie-Endoprothetik in einem ...
Swiss Medical Forum ‒ Schweizerisches Medizin-Forum
November 2009
Reliability of Shoulder Abduction Strength Measure for the Constant-Murley Score
Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research
July 2009
Combined single-photon emission computerized tomography and conventional computerized t...
Knee Surgery Sports Traumatology Arthroscopy
July 2009
Fixierte hintere Schublade nach VKB-Ersatzplastik bei scheinbar „isolierter“ vorderer V...
Der Orthopäde
June 2009
A novel implantation technique for engineered osteo-chondral grafts
Knee Surgery Sports Traumatology Arthroscopy
March 2009
Physeal sparing arthroscopic fixation of displaced tibial eminence fractures: a new sur...
Knee Surgery Sports Traumatology Arthroscopy
February 2009
Anatomic Reconstruction of a Chronically Unstable Calcaneocuboid Joint with Augmented E...
Foot & Ankle International
December 2008
“Do Not Implant!”—Long-Term Follow-Up of a Patient Who Received a Trial Hip Stem
The Journal of Arthroplasty
December 2008
Comparison of Sagittal and Frontal Plane Alignment after Open- and Closed-Wedge Osteoto...
Journal of International Medical Research
October 2008
Lateral ankle fracture with missed proximal tibiofibular joint instability (Maisonneuve...
Knee Surgery Sports Traumatology Arthroscopy
August 2008
Internal Fixation of Unstable Proximal Humerus Fractures With an Anatomically Preshaped...
Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery
December 2007
Qualitätssicherung interdisziplinärer Polytraumaversorgung
Der Anaesthesist
July 2007
Immunohistochemical Characterization of Human Synovial Bursa Cells by Light and Transmi...
International Journal of Morphology
March 2007
