B-Lab: Advanced robotic testing of surgical devices

The purpose of  B-Lab project is to carry out research and development in the area of surgical medical devices through the implementation of technological advances in the fields of robotics, motion capture and three-dimensional imaging. 

Its first objective is the design of advanced in vitro models of human joints allowing to reproduce complex motions and stresses sustained by orthopaedic implants in vivo. Mid-term goal is to achieve a leading position in advanced modeling of human articular motion as well as in the processes of assessing surgical devices clinical performances and safety.

The multidisciplinary research team is led by the Division of Orthopaedic Surgery and Musculoskeletal Traumatology of the Geneva University Hospitals in collaboration with the Kinesiology Laboratory of the University of Geneva (UNIGE) Faculty of Medicine. The B-Lab is located within the Teaching of Anatomy Unit of  the Faculty of Medicine, on the premises of the centre médical universitaire (CMU). A partnership with the Geneva University of Applied Sciences, School of Engineering, Architecture and Landscape (HEPIA) secures technical expertise. 

PUBLICATIONS

2020

• MOISSENET, Florent et al. Is the pelvis-thorax coordination a valuable outcome instrument to assess patients with Hip osteoarthritis? In: Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology, 2020, vol. 7, n° 457. doi: 10.3389/fbioe.2019.00457

2019

• HOLZER, Nicolas, OZTURK, Mehmet. Chirurgie arthroscopique de la raideur articulaire du coude. In: Revue médicale suisse, 2019, vol. 15, n° 675, p. 2284-2287.
• MOISSENET, Florent, LEBOEUF, Fabien, ARMAND, Stéphane. Lower limb sagittal gait kinematics can be predicted based on walking speed, gender, age and BMI. In: Scientific Reports, 2019, vol. 9, n° 9510. doi: 10.1038/s41598-019-45397-4

2018

• SCHREIBER, Céline, ARMAND, Stéphane, MOISSENET, Florent. Influence of normative data's walking speed on the computation of conventional gait indices. In: Journal of Biomechanics, 2018, vol. 76, p. 68-73. doi: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2018.05.022

2017

• BOILEAU, Pascal et al. Angled BIO-RSA (bony-increased offset-reverse shoulder arthroplasty): a solution for the management glenoid bone loss and erosion. In: Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery, 2017, vol. 26, n° 12, p. 2133-2142. doi: 10.1016/j.jse.2017.05.024
• CHARBONNIER, Caecilia et al. Shoulder strengthening exercises adapted to specific shoulder pathologies can be selected using new simulation techniques: a pilot study. In: International Journal of Computer Assisted Radiology and Surgery, 2017. doi: 10.1007/s11548-017-1668-4
• ARMAND, Stéphane et al. Identifying and understanding gait deviations: critical review and perspectives. In: Movement and Sport Sciences, 2017, n° 98, p. 77-88. doi: 10.1051/sm/2017016

2015

• HOLZER, Nicolas et al. Radiographic evaluation of posttraumatic osteoarthritis of the ankle: the Kellgren-Lawrence scale is reliable and correlate with clinical symptoms. In: Osteoarthritis and Cartilage, 2015, vol. 23, n° 3, p. 363-9. doi: 10.1016/j.joca.2014.11.010
• MOISSENET, Florent, ARMAND, Stéphane. Qualitative And Quantitative Methods Of Assessing Gait Disorders. In: Orthopedic Management of Children With Cerebral Palsy: A Comprehensive Approach. [s.l.] : Nova Science Publishers Inc, 2015. p. 215-239.

2014

• OZTURK, Mehmet, HOLZER, Nicolas, HOFFMEYER, Pierre. Arthroplastie de l’épaule : le point en 2014. In: Revue médicale suisse, 2014, vol. 10, n° 455, p. 2398-402.

2013

• HOLZER, Nicolas et al. Rééducation après chirurgie de la coiffe des rotateurs : développements et recommandations. In: Revue médicale suisse, 2013, vol. 9, n° 411, p. 2376-9.

2012

• ROD FLEURY, Thierry et al. Prise en charge orthopédique des métastases des os longs. In: Revue médicale suisse, 2012, vol. 8, n° 367, p. 2445-6,2448-51.
• LUEBBEKE-WOLFF, Anne et al. Risk factors for post-traumatic osteoarthritis of the ankle: an eighteen year follow-up study. In: International Orthopaedics, 2012, vol. 36, n° 7, p. 1403-10. doi: 10.1007/s00264-011-1472-7

2011

• KOHLPRATH, Raphaël et al. Fractures ouvertes de la diaphyse tibiale chez l'adulte: prise en charge chirurgicale et complications. In: Revue médicale suisse, 2011, vol. 7, n° 322, p. 2482,2484-8.

2007

• LAUMONIER, Thomas et al. Myogenic precursor cell transplantation in pigs: a step towards a clinical use for muscle regeneration? In: Schweizerische medizinische Wochenschrift, 2007, vol. 137, n° Suppl 155, p. 44S-48S.

2006

• ARNAUDEAU, Serge et al. Calcium sources used by post-natal human myoblasts during initial differentiation. In: Journal of Cellular Physiology, 2006, vol. 208, n° 2, p. 435-445. doi: 10.1002/jcp.20679
• HOLZER, Nicolas, ZILTENER, Jean-Luc, MENETREY, Jacques. Plasticité du muscle strié squelettique : effet de l’entraînement et perspectives. In: Revue médicale suisse, 2006, vol. 2, n° 74, p. 1798-804.
• HOLZER, Nicolas. Potentiel thérapeutique de la transplantation autologue de précurseurs myogéniques dans le tissu musculaire squelettique. Université de Genève. Thèse, 2006. doi: 10.13097/archive-ouverte/unige:408

2005

• HOLZER, Nicolas et al. Autologous transplantation of porcine myogenic precursor cells in skeletal muscle. In: Neuromuscular Disorders, 2005, vol. 15, n° 3, p. 237-44. doi: 10.1016/j.nmd.2004.11.001

2004

• KONIG, Stéphane et al. Membrane hyperpolarization triggers myogenin and myocyte enhancer factor-2 expression during human myoblast differentiation. In: Journal of Biological Chemistry, 2004, vol. 279, n° 27, p. 28187-28196. doi: 10.1074/jbc.M313932200
• HOLZER, Nicolas et al. Nouvelles approches thérapeutiques des lésions musculaires: du problème clinique à la recherche. In: Médecine & Hygiène, 2004, vol. 62, p. 2450-2455.