Current research projects

• ceramic-on-ceramic stress load and wear in total hip prosthesis.
• metal-on-metal stress load and wear in total hip prosthesis.
• resurfacing-prosthesis with young patients.
• development of new intramedullary trauma nail.
• Co-worker in international multi-center-study with a newly developed, Matthys-Z-stem (OPTION 3000), a partially and proximally cemented stem.
• development new instruments Conserve Plus resurfacing.
• development enhanced fixation cup Wright Medical.

• follow up study of 90 uncemented total hip prosthesis RMHS, clinical  and radiological follow up  (almost finished).
• follow up study of Birmingham Hip Resurfacing Prosthesis - 1500 prosthesis (second largest serie in the World).
• follow up study of Ceramic-on-Ceramic uncemented prosthesis Ancafit with exchangeable neck (200 prosthesis).
• follow up study of revision uncemented prosthesis (125) modular Wagner system with exchangeable neck
• follow up study with Reef revision prosthesis with distal locking mechanism.
• follow up study of Scientific Hip Prosthesis (120 – 6 years), cemented prosthesis.
• follow up study with Metal-on-Metal hybrid THR system (first American system in the world used). Biomet MA.
• First Hip Resurfacing DYSPLASIA implanted, 16/02/1999 University Ghent Belgium, Dr. De Smet.
• Follow up study in using chronic antibiotherapy in infected prosthesis (together with Dr.Vogelaers University Ghent).
• An efficacy and safety study of rhBMP-2/Absorbable collagen sponge in open tibial shaft fractures requiring surgical management.
• metal-ion study, follow up and activity: prospective at random study comparing 120 THR, M²A biomet, metal-on-metal metasul centerpulse, BHR MMT, Durom Zimmer/Centerpulse, Conserve-Plus Wright Medical, with Ceramic-on-Ceramic control group.
• metal-ion study M²A device and similar THR without Metal-on-Metal comparison with Metasul;
  difference between high carbide and low carbide.

Past-Lecturer on the State University of Ghent in:

• Postgraduate course (10 h) in sportsphysiotherapy pelvis and lower limb for physiotherapists (kinesitherapists) 1998-1999, 1999-2000, 2000-2001.
• Postgraduate course orthopaedics – traumatology (8 h) for nursingstaff (operating room – accident and emergency department) 1998, 1999, 2000.
• Basic-course orhopaedic surgery for orthopaedic trainees.
• Review-course orthopaedic and traumatologic surgery for advanced trainees.
• Instructional courses resurfacing Wright Medical / University of OXFORD (GB)

Membership:

• Examinationboard licentiate’s dissertations Moreki 1995-1996.
• Examinationboard licentiate’s dissertations Moreki 1996-1997.

Coworker in using:

• Orthowave program (Dr. Epinet, Bruay-la-buissière, France) in follow up of THP, and follow up studies for prosthesis.
• Collaboration in setting up National Belgian Hip Register;
  development of software.