Thomas M Grupp

Summary

Affiliation: Aesculap AG and Co. KG
Country: Germany

Publications

  1. ncbi [Mechanical testing of implant properties of thoracoscopic implantation of ventral spinal stabilizing systems. Comparative study with the ISO/DIS 12189-2 corpectomy model and an improved synthetic model]
    T M Grupp
    Aesculap AG and Co KG, Forschung und Entwicklung, Am Aesculap Platz, 78532 Tuttlingen
    Orthopade 31:406-12. 2002
  2. ncbi Biotribological evaluation of artificial disc arthroplasty devices: influence of loading and kinematic patterns during in vitro wear simulation
    Thomas M Grupp
    Aesculap AG Research and Development, Tuttlingen, Germany
    Eur Spine J 18:98-108. 2009
  3. ncbi Fixed and mobile bearing total knee arthroplasty--influence on wear generation, corresponding wear areas, knee kinematics and particle composition
    T M Grupp
    Aesculap AG Research and Development, Am Aesculap Platz, D 78532 Tuttlingen, Germany
    Clin Biomech (Bristol, Avon) 24:210-7. 2009
  4. ncbi Fixed bearing knee congruency -- influence on contact mechanics, abrasive wear and kinematics
    Thomas M Grupp
    Aesculap AG Research and Development, Tuttlingen and Ludwig Maximilian University Clinic for Orthopedic Surgery, Grosshadern Medical Center, Munich, Germany
    Int J Artif Organs 32:213-23. 2009
  5. ncbi Alternative bearing materials for intervertebral disc arthroplasty
    Thomas M Grupp
    Aesculap AG Research and Development, Tuttlingen, Germany
    Biomaterials 31:523-31. 2010
  6. ncbi Modular titanium alloy neck adapter failures in hip replacement--failure mode analysis and influence of implant material
    Thomas M Grupp
    Aesculap AG Research and Development, Tuttlingen, Germany
    BMC Musculoskelet Disord 11:3. 2010
  7. ncbi Biotribology of alternative bearing materials for unicompartmental knee arthroplasty
    Thomas M Grupp
    Aesculap AG Research and Development, Tuttlingen, Germany Ludwig Maximilian University Clinic for Orthopaedic Surgery, Campus Grosshadern, Munich, Germany
    Acta Biomater 6:3601-10. 2010
  8. ncbi [In vitro stability study of an improved implant system for minimally invasive transforaminal approach]
    S Schneid
    Aesculap AG und Co KG, Forschung und Entwicklung, Am Aesculap Platz 1, 78532 Tuttlingen
    Orthopade 31:488-93. 2002

Detail Information

Publications8

  1. ncbi [Mechanical testing of implant properties of thoracoscopic implantation of ventral spinal stabilizing systems. Comparative study with the ISO/DIS 12189-2 corpectomy model and an improved synthetic model]
    T M Grupp
    Aesculap AG and Co KG, Forschung und Entwicklung, Am Aesculap Platz, 78532 Tuttlingen
    Orthopade 31:406-12. 2002
    ..The corpectomy model according to Kotani et al. offers an interesting alternative to the ISO/DIS 12189-2 test method for asymmetrically designed and antero-laterally positioned spinal implants due to the unconstrained ball joint...
  2. ncbi Biotribological evaluation of artificial disc arthroplasty devices: influence of loading and kinematic patterns during in vitro wear simulation
    Thomas M Grupp
    Aesculap AG Research and Development, Tuttlingen, Germany
    Eur Spine J 18:98-108. 2009
    ..Based on our findings it seems to be more reliable to predict the clinical wear behavior of an artificial disc replacement using the ISO/FDIS 18192-1 method...
  3. ncbi Fixed and mobile bearing total knee arthroplasty--influence on wear generation, corresponding wear areas, knee kinematics and particle composition
    T M Grupp
    Aesculap AG Research and Development, Am Aesculap Platz, D 78532 Tuttlingen, Germany
    Clin Biomech (Bristol, Avon) 24:210-7. 2009
    ..The objective of our study was to investigate a fixed and mobile bearing knee design with identical femoral articulation in regard to wear, tibio-femoral kinematics and particle size distribution...
  4. ncbi Fixed bearing knee congruency -- influence on contact mechanics, abrasive wear and kinematics
    Thomas M Grupp
    Aesculap AG Research and Development, Tuttlingen and Ludwig Maximilian University Clinic for Orthopedic Surgery, Grosshadern Medical Center, Munich, Germany
    Int J Artif Organs 32:213-23. 2009
    ..our observations demonstrate that increased congruency in conjunction with decreased surface contact stresses significantly contributes to reducing wear in fixed bearing knee articulations...
  5. ncbi Alternative bearing materials for intervertebral disc arthroplasty
    Thomas M Grupp
    Aesculap AG Research and Development, Tuttlingen, Germany
    Biomaterials 31:523-31. 2010
    ..Therefore, the CFR-PEEK based polymer-on-polymer articulations may be an alternative to polyethylene-on-metal and have a high potential for next generation disc replacements...
  6. ncbi Modular titanium alloy neck adapter failures in hip replacement--failure mode analysis and influence of implant material
    Thomas M Grupp
    Aesculap AG Research and Development, Tuttlingen, Germany
    BMC Musculoskelet Disord 11:3. 2010
    ..The failures of neck adapters were divided into 66% with small CCD of 130 degrees and 60% with head lengths of L or larger. Assuming an average time to failure of 2.8 years, the cumulative failure rate was calculated with 2.4%...
  7. ncbi Biotribology of alternative bearing materials for unicompartmental knee arthroplasty
    Thomas M Grupp
    Aesculap AG Research and Development, Tuttlingen, Germany Ludwig Maximilian University Clinic for Orthopaedic Surgery, Campus Grosshadern, Munich, Germany
    Acta Biomater 6:3601-10. 2010
    ..Further in vitro wear simulations are necessary to establish knee design criteria in order to take advantage of the biotribiological properties of CFR-PEEK pitch for its beneficial use to patients...
  8. ncbi [In vitro stability study of an improved implant system for minimally invasive transforaminal approach]
    S Schneid
    Aesculap AG und Co KG, Forschung und Entwicklung, Am Aesculap Platz 1, 78532 Tuttlingen
    Orthopade 31:488-93. 2002
    ..The facet joint arthrodesis using resorbable pins reveals biomechanically interesting results and will therefore be investigated in further studies...