School of Medicine
Chair of Trauma Surgery/Orthopaedics
Teaching and research into the treatment of orthopaedic conditions and injuries.
The Chair of Trauma Surgery/Orthopaedics at Witten/Herdecke University is based at the Clinics of the City of Cologne gGmbH, Cologne Merheim Medical Centre, Department of Orthopaedics, Trauma Surgery and Sports Traumatology (OPUS Centre Cologne-Merheim).
Chair holder and Director of the OPUS Centre in Cologne-Merheim
Prof. Dr.
Bertil Bouillon
Chair Holder
Faculty of Health (School of Medicine) | Chair of Trauma Surgery / Orthopaedics
Ostmerheimer Straße 200, Haus 38
51109 Köln
Research
The research carried out by the Chair of Trauma Surgery/Orthopaedics falls within the fields of basic, clinical and health care research.
Collaborations
We carry out the Chair’s research projects in close collaboration with the following institutions within the Faculty of Health, School of Medicine, at Witten/Herdecke University:
- Institute for Research in Operative Medicine (IFOM)
- Chair of Surgery I
- Chair of Plastic Surgery
- Chair of Neurosurgery
- Chair of Anaesthesiology
We also work closely with the Department of Neurology at the Cologne Clinics.
Research projects
Basic research projects
- Combined trauma (polytrauma and traumatic brain injury) in animal experiments
- Stem cell transplantation in traumatic brain injury
- Anatomical studies on cruciate ligament insertion
- The effect of coxibs/NSAIDs on bone metabolism
Clinical research projects
- Randomised trial of psychotherapy for trauma
- CONTROL TRIAL Participation (Effectiveness of factor rVIIa in trauma patients)
- Benefits of navigation in cruciate ligament surgery
- Randomised trial on the management of femur fractures in patients with multiple trauma
- Development of a quality of life index following polytrauma (POLO Chart)
- Randomised trial: intravenous paracetamol versus intravenous metamizole versus placebo for post-operative acute pain management
Health care research
- Trauma Register of the German Society for Trauma Surgery
- Cruciate Ligament Surgery Register
- Randomised trial of psychotherapy following polytrauma
- Development and validation of a predictive pain screening tool for the early identification of high-risk patients for chronic post-operative pain
Publications
All publications by the Chair of Trauma Surgery/Orthopaedics at UW/H are listed in the university bibliography.
Teaching
The Chair of Trauma Surgery/Orthopaedics is integrated into the teaching of the model degree programme in Medicine, particularly during the clinical phase: in the ‘Core Blocks in Surgical Subjects I and II’ (KBOF I and II).
Students take part in ward rounds and case discussions on the trauma and orthopaedic wards and are involved in the work there, as well as in the outpatient clinic and the operating theatre. Seminars and case presentations take place daily, with the presentation of patients serving as an introduction to the respective seminar topic. Case presentations are given by the students, including the patient’s medical history and, where applicable, X-ray images. In addition, a diagnostic and treatment plan is to be proposed and discussed.
Details of the Chair’s courses can be found in the course catalogue for the model degree programme in Medicine.
The team at the Chair of Trauma Surgery/Orthopaedics
Prof. Dr. med.
Arasch Wafaisade
Professorship of Sports Traumatology
Faculty of Health (School of Medicine) | Chair of Trauma Surgery / Orthopaedics
Ostmerheimer Str. 200, Haus 20B
51109 Köln
Other staff members
Dr Thomas Paffrath, Senor Consultant
Witten/Herdecke University
Ostmerheimer Str. 200
51109 Cologne
Department of Trauma Surgery and Orthopaedics, Cologne-Merheim
Tel.: +49 221 / 8907-3834
Fax: +49 221 / 8907-3928
Email: PaffrathT@kliniken-koeln.de