Gunther O. Hofmann (born 22 May 1957 in Landshut,

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) is a German surgeon,

biophysicist Biophysics is an interdisciplinary science that applies approaches and methods traditionally used in physics to study biological phenomena. Biophysics covers all scales of biological organization, from molecular to organismic and populations. ...

, and professor.

Early life and education

Gunther O. Hofmann was born in 1957 in Landshut,

. Hofmann attended medical school and earned a

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and a

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(Dr. med.) from the

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. Thereafter, he moved to the

Technical University Munich The Technical University of Munich (TUM or TU Munich; german: Technische Universität München) is a public research university in Munich, Germany. It specializes in engineering, technology, medicine, and applied and natural sciences. Establis ...

, wherefrom he graduated in 1984 with a Dr. rer. nat. (''Doctor rerum naturalium'') in physics.

Career

In 1987, Hofmann commenced work as a research fellow at the Klinikum of the Ludwig Maximilians University of Munich until he started his Habilitation in 1992. During his Habilitation, Hofmann did research at the Massachusetts General Hospital in

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, and started to work in the hospital of the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München in the same year. In 1995, he moved to the ''Berufsgenossenschaftliche Unfallklinik'' (BG Trauma Hospital) Murnau. Since 2004, Hofmann has been the Medical Director of Berufsgenossenschaftliche Kliniken Bergmannstrost

Halle, Saxony-Anhalt Halle (Saale), or simply Halle (; from the 15th to the 17th century: ''Hall in Sachsen''; until the beginning of the 20th century: ''Halle an der Saale'' ; from 1965 to 1995: ''Halle/Saale'') is the largest city of the German state of Saxony-An ...

and Director of Hospital for Trauma, Hand, and Reconstructive Surgery at the Friedrich Schiller University of

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Research interests

His major research fields are Development of implants for

osteosynthesis Internal fixation is an operation in orthopedics that involves the surgical implementation of implants for the purpose of repairing a bone, a concept that dates to the mid-nineteenth century and was made applicable for routine treatment in the ...

and

joint replacement Replacement arthroplasty (from Greek ''arthron'', joint, limb, articulate, + ''plassein'', to form, mould, forge, feign, make an image of), or joint replacement surgery, is a procedure of orthopedic surgery in which an arthritic or dysfunctional ...

, bone and joint grafting,

biomaterials A biomaterial is a substance that has been engineered to interact with biological systems for a medical purpose, either a therapeutic (treat, augment, repair, or replace a tissue function of the body) or a diagnostic one. As a science, biomateria ...

biomechanics Biomechanics is the study of the structure, function and motion of the mechanical aspects of biological systems, at any level from whole organisms to organs, cells and cell organelles, using the methods of mechanics. Biomechanics is a branch of ...

computer-assisted surgery Computer-assisted surgery (CAS) represents a surgical concept and set of methods, that use computer technology for surgical planning, and for guiding or performing surgical interventions. CAS is also known as computer-aided surgery, computer-assist ...

, infections of bones * Example (2010): Development of a

prosthetic In medicine, a prosthesis (plural: prostheses; from grc, πρόσθεσις, prósthesis, addition, application, attachment), or a prosthetic implant, is an artificial device that replaces a missing body part, which may be lost through trau ...

hand with microsensors

Selected works

* 1988 ''Quantitative Elektromyographie in der Biomechanik'' (Quantitative electromyography in

) in: Physik in unserer Zeit (Physics in our time) Volume 19, Issue 5, pages 132–136, * 1997 ''Biologisch abbaubare Knochenimplantate'' ( Biodegradable bone implants) in: ''Spektrum der Wissenschaft'' 2/1997 * 2001 ''Clinical experience in allogeneic vascularized bone and joint allografting'' in: ''Microsurgery'' Volume 20 Issue 8 p. 375–383, 2000 Microsurgery Special Issue: Proceedings of the Second International Symposium on Composite Tissue Allotransplantation, Louisville, Kentucky * 2003 ''Therapeutische Optionen bei persistierendem Kniegelenkinfekt'' in: ''Trauma und Berufskrankheit'' Volume 5, Supplement 2, p. 221-224

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Heidelberg * 2004 ''Infektionen der Knochen und Gelenke'' (Infections of bones and joints) in: Traumatologie und Orthopädie, Verlag Urban & Fischer München/Jena * 2005 ''Modular Uncemented Tricompartmental Total Knee Arthroplasty'' in: European Journal of Trauma and Emergency Surgery, 2005/2 * 2006 ''Knochen- und Gelenktransplantation'' (Bone and joint transplantation) in: ''Transplantationsmedizin. Ein Leitfaden für den Praktiker'' p. 241-252 Walter de Gruyter Verlag Berlin * 2009 ''Radiation- and reference base-free navigation procedure for placement of instruments and implants: Application to retrograde drilling of osteochondral lesions of the knee joint'' in: ''Computer Aided Surgery'' 2009 Volume 14 No. 4-6 p. 109-116 (Hofmann a.o.)

Awards

* 1986 Otto-Götze-Award of the ''

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of Bavarian Surgeons'' (in German: Vereinigung der Bayerischen Chirurgen) * 1997 Herbert-Stiller-Award of the ''Physicians Against Animal Experiments'' (in German: Ärzte gegen Tierversuche) * 2008: Science4Life Venture Cup for the development of an optical system for detection of

osteoarthritis Osteoarthritis (OA) is a type of degenerative joint disease that results from breakdown of joint cartilage and underlying bone which affects 1 in 7 adults in the United States. It is believed to be the fourth leading cause of disability in the w ...

(Team arthrospec AG)science4life The Winner of the Science4Life Venture Cup 2008
14.04.2011

References

External links

biography Dr. Dr. Hofmann
at the official website on the BG-Kliniken Bergmannstrost Halle
Profile of Gunther O. Hofmann
at BiomedExperts {{DEFAULTSORT:Hofmann, Gunther O. 1957 births Physicians from Bavaria German biophysicists Living people German materials scientists German orthopedic surgeons Technical University of Munich alumni People from Landshut Academic staff of the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich