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Thomas Tiefenböck
Priv. Doz. DDr. med. univ. Thomas Tiefenböck, MSc

Department of Orthopedics and Trauma-Surgery (Division of Trauma-Surgery)
Position: Consultant

ORCID: 0000-0002-8698-8341
T +43 1 40400 64440
thomas.tiefenboeck@meduniwien.ac.at

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Keywords

Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction; Biomechanical Phenomena; Bone Diseases, Infectious; Cartilage, Articular; Multiple Trauma; Orthopedic Fixation Devices; Orthopedic Procedures; Orthopedics; Reconstructive Surgical Procedures

Research interests

My main research interest is reconstructive knee surgery with main focus on ACL reconstruction techniques.

The research group around Priv. Doz. DDr. Thomas Tiefenböck, MSc, Assoc. Prof. Priv. Doz. Dr. Marcus Hofbauer and Priv. Doz. DDr. Stephan Payr, focused on the further development of the operative treatment of anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction with attention to the different transplants, suture techniques as well as the biomechanical and radiological changes.

The projects carried out to date have been able to shed light on the problem of synthetic tendon replacement materials, significant differences in graft behavior when using different preparation techniques, the role of suture diameter for graft stability, and also the possibilities of augmentation in anterior cruciate ligament surgery.

Lastly, the research focus is on the quadriceps tendon as a primary graft for anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction. Here, clinical as well as biomechanical studies for evaluation are currently carried out.

Techniques, methods & infrastructure

The human specimens used are provided by the Center of Anatomy, Medical University of Vienna, in close cooperation with Ap. Priv. Doz. Mag.a DDr.in Lena Hirtler.

All biomechancial testings are carried out at the Technical University of Vienna, in close cooperation with Dr. Thomas Koch.

The imaging, takes place at the high field MRI center of the Medical University of Vienna under the direction of Prof. Dr. Siegfried Trattnig.


Selected publications

  1. Tiefenboeck, T.M. et al. (2019) ‘The buried knot technique for all inside graft link preparation leads to superior biomechanical graft link stability’, Scientific Reports, 9(1). Available at: http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-38150-w.
  2. Tiefenboeck, T.M. et al. (2018) ‘A bigger suture diameter for anterior cruciate ligament all-inside graft link preparation leads to better graft stability: An anatomical specimen study’, The Knee, 25(3), pp. 427–433. Available at: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.knee.2018.03.010.
  3. Tiefenboeck, T.M. et al. (2015) ‘Clinical and functional outcome after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction using the LARS™ system at a minimum follow-up of 10years’, The Knee, 22(6), pp. 565–568. Available at: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.knee.2015.06.003.
  4. Schurz, M. et al. (2016) ‘Clinical and Functional Outcome of All-Inside Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction at a Minimum of 2 Years’ Follow-up’, Arthroscopy: The Journal of Arthroscopic & Related Surgery, 32(2), pp. 332–337. Available at: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.arthro.2015.08.014.
  5. Pichler, Lorenz et al. (2022) ‘Functional Outcome of All-Soft-Tissue Quadriceps Tendon Autograft in ACL Reconstruction in Young and Athletic Patients at a Minimum Follow-Up of 1 Year’, Journal of Clinical Medicine, 11(22), p. 6706. Available at: http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/jcm11226706.