The Sint Maartenskliniek is the leading referral center for patients with movement disorders in the Netherlands. Research is fully integrated into the hospital’s quality system and has a long-standing tradition.The research department of the Sint Maartenskliniek currently comprises four research groups. The Orthopaedic Research Group is led by Petra Heesterbeek and specializes in initiating and […]
Reinier Haga Orthopedic Center in Zoetermeer, the Netherlands, is one of the centers in the Netherlands experienced and specialized in RSA research, i.e. setting up RSA trials, performing RSA analyses and statistical analyses. We already started with clinical trials in the hip, knee, TMC and shoulder joint in the Reinier de Graaf Hospital. After our […]
Western University in London, Ontario established the first RSA lab in Canada at the Robarts Research Institute in conjunction with orthopaedic surgeons at London Health Sciences Centre. A founding member of the Canadian RSA Network, Western team members conduct local and multi-centre clinical trials supported by industry, government, and philanthropic funding. With capacity for RSA […]
The AutoRSA Group is an interdisciplinary research group established in 2013 by Professor Maiken Stilling and Professor Kjeld Søballe.The most important capability of the AutoRSA Group is automated analysis of dynamic RSA recordings to describe native and arthroplasty joint biomechanics during loading and motion in terms of kinematics, stability and dysfunction. Furthermore, the AutoRSA Group […]
The Department of Orthopaedics is one of the sites with long experience in RSA technology development and RSA clinical research. In 1974 Kees Spoor used stereo roentgen to study anatomical shapes and since 1993 Edward Valstar started implementing RSA in Leiden. This resulted in a commercial RSA system in 1998 and since 2003, Model-based RSA, […]
CIRRO is a research group located in Oslo, Norway, and has since 2006 conducted research within the field of orthopedic implants of all kinds and treatment of musculoskeletal trauma and diseases. Initially, the focus was the hip joint but by now we have expanded to almost all joints in the human body – the knee, […]