Name

Prof. Dr. med. Dr. med. habil. Oec. med. Martinus Richter

Year of birth

1968

Education

1975-1978

Primary School in Oberstdorf and Laichingen, Germany

1978-1987

High School in Furtwangen, Germany

Military Service

07.1987 - 06.1990

Army Sports Group, Todtnau / Fahl, Germany

Medical School

10.1990 - 10.1996

University Freiburg, Germany

10.1995 - 08.1996

Final Year (PJ), Rotations:

Orthopaedics: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, USA
Trauma: Trauma Department, Freiburg Medical School, Germany
Internal: Thurgauisch Schaffhausische Höhenklinik Davos, Switzerland

MD Thesis

20.12.1996

„Cinesiologic Studies of the lower Extremity with Luminous Tracks“, Anatomic Institute, University Freiburg , Germany (Grade: „magna cum laude“)

University Lecturing Qualification (comparable to PhD Thesis)

13.02.2002

“Origin, Treatment and Prevention of Midfoot Fractures - A Clinical, Technical and Experimental Analysis”, Hannover Medical School, Germany

Accompanying Studies

13.12.2002

Final examination Business Management for Physicians with degree “Health Economist Oec.med“

Profession

01.01.97-07.07.02

Residency, Trauma Department, Hannover Medical School

08.07.02-14.07.03

Fellowship, Trauma Department, Hannover Medical School

15.07.03-31.08.06

Attending Surgeon, Trauma Department, Hannover Medical School

since 01.09.2006

Head, Department for Trauma, Orthopaedic and Foot Surgery, Coburg Clinical Center

Further Education

01.1998 - 03.1998

Certification "Expert Radiation Protection"

02.1998 - 10.1998

Certification Ultrasound of Musulosceletal System(DEGUM - German Society for Ultrasound in Medicine)

01.1997 - 01.1999

Certification "Rescue & Emergency Medicine"

01.1997 - 07.2001

Certification "Sports Medicine"

08.07.2002

Certification "General Surgery"

06.04.2004

Certification "Trauma Surgery"

2009

Certificate Foot Surgery German Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society (DAF), Member Scientific Advisory Board    >>DAF

Memberships

since 1998

German Trauma Society (DGU)    >>DGU

since 1998

German-Austrian-Swiss Society for Orthopaedics and Traumatology in Sports Medicine (GOTS)    >>GOTS

since 2000

German Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society (DAF), Member Scientific Advisory Board    >>DAF

since 2000

European Foot and Ankle Society (EFAS), Council Member    >>EFAS

since 2001

German Surgery Society (DGC)    >>DGC

since 2001

American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society (AOFAS)    >>AOFAS

since 2005

Federation German Surgeons. (BDC)    >>BDC

since 2006

Federation of the German Managing Hospital Physicians (VLK)    >>VLK

2007 - 2009

Federration of the German Heads of Trauma Surgery (VLU)    >>VLU

since 2007

German Chapter of the International Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Osteosynthesefragen  >>DAOI

06//2004 - 10/2009

Chairman Study Group Injury Prevention, German Trauma Society (DGU), Vice-Chairman before since 2002

since 2009

Federration of the German Heads of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery (VLOU)    >>VLU

Editor for journals

Operative Orthopädie und Traumatologie (Oper Orthop Traumatol)    >>Journal Link

Fuß und Sprunggelenk >> Fuß und Sprunggelenk

Review activities for journals

Foot and Ankle International (Foot Ankle Int) (International Reviewer)      >>Journal Link

Foot and Ankle Surgery (Foot Ankle Surg, International Review Board)       >>Journal Link

Journal of Biomechanics (J Biomech)

Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases (Ann Rheum Dis)

Safety Science (Safety Sci)

Medical Science Monitor (Med Sci Monit)

Awards

01.11.2000

Travelling Fellowship 2000 from the German Trauma Society (DGU)

04.12.2000

Josef-Ströbl-Award for Vehicular Trauma Research

06.04.2001

Imhäuser Award 2001 from the German Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society (DAF)

18.06.2001

Travelling Fellowship 2001 From the German Chapter of the Arbeitsgemeinschaft Osteosynthese (DAOI)

16.11.2001

Richard Maatz Award 2001 of the Gerhard Küntscher Kreis e.V. for the study „Experimental Comparison between Computer Assisted Surgery Based Correction of Hind- and Midfoot Deformities and C-Arm Based Correction”

10.05.2002

Ralf-Loddenkemper-Award 2002 of the Ralf-Loddenkemper-Stiftung for the manuscript „Current Situation of Road Traffic Accidents in Infants and Adolescents - a Medical and Technical Analysis”

03.08.2002

Novel Award 2002, Emed Scientific Meeting 2002, Kananaskis, Canada, 2nd Prize, for the manuscript: „Analysis of Joint Pressure Distribution and Joint Force During Experimental Induction of Midfoot Fractures”.

01.05.2004

Poster award 5th Congress of the European Foot and Ankle Society (EFAS), Montpellier, 29.04.-01.05.2004 for the poster:  Zech S, Geerling J, Thermann H, Krettek C, Richter M (2004) A new questionnaire based foot and ankle outcome score: subjective, visual analogue scale, validated & computerized.

16.07.2005

Poster award 21st Annual Summer Meeting American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society (AOFAS), Boston, MA, USA, 15.-17.07.2005 for the poster:  Geerling J, Zech S, Kendoff P, Droste P, Frink M, Huefner T, Krettek C, Richter M (2005)  Intraoperative 3-D Imaging (ISO-C-3D) in Calcaneal Fractures    poster.pdf

10/03/2007

Poster award 13th Annual Meeting German Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society (Deutsche Assoziation für Fuß und Sprunggelenk (DAF), Bielefeld, Germany, 09.-10.03.2007 for the poster:  Richter M, Zech S, Westphal R, Klimesch Y, Gösling T (2007)  Robotergestützte experimentelle Testung einer neuen Sprunggelenksprothese an humanen Präparaten (German Ankle System)    poster.pdf

17/10/2008

Poster award 7th Congress of the European Foot and Ankle Society (EFAS), Vilamoura, Portugal, 16.-18.10.2008 für das Poster  Richter M, Zech S, Finn A, Schrecker A, Goller HJ (2008)  Definition of standard pedographic patterns for typical pathologies on the basis of 461 patients    poster.pdf

17/07/2009

Leonard J. Goldner Award of the American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society (AOFAS) at the 25th Annual Summer Meeting, Vancouver, Canada, 15.-18.07.2009 for the paper: Richter M, Zech S.  Intraoperative Pedography Improves Clinical Outcome Scores - Results of 100 Cases from a Consecutive Prospective, Randomized Controlled Clinical Follow-up Study

10/04/2010

2nd poster award 16th Annual Meeting German Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society (Deutsche Assoziation für Fuß und Sprunggelenk (DAF), Bad Homburg, 09.-10.04.2010 for the poster:  Richter M, Zech S, Bay R, Stüber J (2009)  Die Intraoperative Pedographie verbessert Nachuntersuchungsscores im mittelfristigen Verlauf.  16. Jahrestagung der Deutschen Assoziation für Fuß und Sprunggelenk (DAF), Bad Homburg, 09.-10.04.2010    poster.pdf

Scientific Stays Abroad

10/1995 - 02/1996

Department of Orthopaedics, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA

15.-29.10.2000

Autosafety Laboratory, University of Virginia, Chalottesville, VA, USA
Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS), Arlington, VA, USA
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Washington DC, USA

19.-26.04.2001

Department of Biomedical Mechanics & Biomolecular Design, Hospital for Special Surgery, und Department of Applied Biomechanics, Weil Medical College, Cornell University, New York, NY, USA

04.-18.07.2001

Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Union Memorial Hospital, Baltimore, MA, USA

02.-17.10.2001

Department of Orthopaedics, Harborview Medical Center, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA

Scientific Program

Experimental Studies

• Midfoot fractures caused by foot compartment deformation in cars
• Computer assisted orthopaedic surgery of the foot region
• Intraoperative Pedography
• Development polyaxial locked screw calcaneus plate (RIMBUS) Link
• Development total ankle replacement (German Ankle System) Link
• Development polyaxial locked screw calcaneus plate (R-LOCK)
• Development retrograde nail for ankle/subtalar fusion (A3)

Clinical Studies

• Computer assisted orthopaedic surgery of the foot region
• Intraoperative Pedobarography
• Long-term results of midfoot fractures
• Talar fractures in infants
• Long-term results after operative therapy of complete knee dislocations
• Operative therapy in atlantoaxial instabilities (Comparison percutaneous and open technique)
• Whiplash-type neck distortion (prospective clinical and technical study)

Vehicular Trauma Research

• Fractures of the foot region in restrained car front occupants
• Whiplash-type neck distortion in restrained car occupants
• Arm fractures in restrained car occupants
• Pelvic ring injuries in road traffic
• Thoracic trauma in restrained car occupants
• Podiatric trauma in road traffic
• Elderly Trauma in Road Traffic
• Head injuries in helmet protected motorcyclists
• Airbag protection
• Trauma of the elderly in road traffic
• Injury Situation in Bicyclists
• Knee injuries
• Abdominal injuries
• Sternal fractures