Professor Munjed Al Muderis Leads Investigation into Osseointegration Development
Professor Munjed Al Muderis has lead an investigation titled “Transcutaneous Osseointegration for Amputees: What Is It, How Did It Evolve, and What May Develop?”, with a team of researchers including Jason Shih Hoellwarth, Kevin Tetsworth and Muhammad Adeel Akhtar. The paper explores the transformative potential of transcutaneous osseointegration for amputees (TOFA). This surgical technique involves […]
Osseointegration Education for Prosthetists
Osseointegration International (OI), the Australian company founded by surgeon Munjed Al Muderis, is excited to announce the launch of a comprehensive virtual educational program exclusively designed for prosthetists and nurses worldwide. The primary objective of these sessions is to raise awareness about the osseointegration technique and its potential benefits for amputee patients. The inaugural meeting […]
Professor Munjed Al Muderis Contributes to Breakthrough Osseointegration Study
A study published in the Burns journal has revealed for the first time that transcutaneous osseointegration for amputees (TOFA) surgery, a procedure that surgically implants a prosthetic anchor into the bone of amputees, can be successfully performed among individuals with burn trauma. This research, conducted by Dr. Amanullah Haidary, Jason S. Hoellwarth, Kevin Tetsworth, Atiya […]
Australian surgeon Munjed al Muderis uncovers bone density changes after five years following unilateral lower extremity osseointegration
This month, Professor Munjed Al Muderis, principal investigator of a research team formed of Jason Shih Hoellwarth, Atiya Oomatia, Elisabeth Vrasas, and Kevin Tetsworth, published an article in Bone Reports magazine confirming bone density changes after five or more years of unilateral lower extremity osseointegration. The team was concerned as amputees with traditional socket prostheses […]
Munjed Al Muderis Attends Inauguration of Limb Reconstruction and Osseointegration Clinic in Warsaw, Poland
The Limb Reconstruction Centre (LRC) and the Paley European Institute (PEI) announce the successful inauguration of the Limb Reconstruction and Osseointegration clinic in Warsaw, Poland. The event, held last month, marked the start of a ground-breaking collaboration between LRC and PEI, aiming to establish a state-of-the-art facility in Europe, offering advanced limb reconstruction and osseointegration […]
Flying Doctor: Munjed Al Muderis takes clinics to patients
Professor Munjed Al Muderis the world-renowned Australian orthopaedic surgeon and pioneer of Osseointegration surgery is taking post-operative clinics to his patients rather than expecting them to fly to Sydney. The move will see Prof. Al Muderis conduct clinics in Queensland between the 3rd and 4th of June and in Western Australia between the 24th and […]
Osseointegration International at ISPO Mexico
April 27th 2023 – The International Society for Prosthetics and Orthotics (ISPO) is holding the 19th ISPO World Congress between 24th to 27th April 2023 in Guadalajara, Mexico. Renowned international speakers will present a high-quality scientific programme under the theme “The Art and the Science,” focusing on prosthetic, orthotic, and mobility care. Osseointegration International, founded […]
Anzac Day – Munjed Al Muderis Calls for Medic Support in Ukraine
As Australians and New Zealanders remember those who served and died in all wars, conflicts, and peacekeeping operations, Australian surgeon Professor Munjed Al Muderis is issuing a rallying cry to fellow doctors and surgeons to support Ukrainian colleagues in the fight to help military and civilian casualties of the Russian invasion of their country. Earlier […]
Munjed Al Muderis speaks at Osseointegration Awareness Sessions for Amputees in Europe
The Limb Reconstruction Center in Sydney, in collaboration with Paley European Institute in Warsaw, is launching an informative session on Osseointegration and Limb Reconstruction in Central Europe. The event aims to establish a long-term relationship between the two institutions and create a network of services for amputees in Central and Eastern Europe and will take […]
Australian Surgeon Munjed Al Muderis and team return to Ukraine
This week, Australian surgeon Professor Munjed Al Muderis and a team of orthopedic and reconstructive surgeons including Dr. Karolina Siwicka, A/Professor Kevin Tetsworth, and Dr. Wojciech Piwek, are returning to the St Panteleimon Hospital in Lviv (the biggest Municipal Hospital in Ukraine) to tighten the relationship they have established following a first mission in December […]
