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M.D. Ph.D.
Robert Schmidhammer
Orthopedic trauma surgery
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- peripheral nerve (PN) and brachial plexus surgery
- restorative surgery
- microsurgery
- hand surgery
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symptoms (indications): |
flail arm after traumatic or obstetric brachial plexus lesions, sensory and/or motor malfunction after lesions or compression of PN, pain syndromes caused by PN, tumors of PN, spastic paresis, Volkmann’s contracture, Dupuytren contracture
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medical treatment for patients: |
neurolysis, nerve grafting, nerve transfers, muscle transfers, restoration of muscle balance, osteotomies, arthrodesis and artholysis, tenolysis, skin grafting and flap repair (skin or gliding tissue)
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medical education:
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University of Vienna, Medical School – Trained in orthopedic trauma surgery
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additional medical education: |
hand surgery, micro surgery, peripheral nerve surgery
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stay abroad:
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University of Hannover, Germany (Dep. of Plastic surgery)
Mayo Clinic, USA (Dept. of Hand surgery)
University of Bern, Switzerland (Dept. of Hand surgery)
University of Paris, France (Dep. of Orthopedic surgery)
University of Potchefstroom, South Africa (Dept. of Experimental Surgery)
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| fields of research: |
improvement of brain plasticity processes after peripheral nerve and spinal cord injury, tissue engineering in peripheral nerves, synergistic terminal motor end-to-side coaptation, fat cell derived stem cells in peripheral nerve regeneration, shock wave therapy in peripheral nerve regeneration, high resolution MRI assessment of peripheral nerve lesions, µCT evaluation, high speed camera evaluation for functional assessments in small animals
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address:
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Millesi Center for surgery of peripheral nerves
Wiener Privatklinik
Pelikangasse 15
A-1090 Wien
Tel. +43 1 40180-8416
Fax +43 1 40 180-790
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