NEWS
February 2026
Publication alert
Congratulations to the team on this outstanding new publication!
This work was conducted in collaboration with Professor Christian Gerber, Professor Matthias Zumstein, Dr Bettina Hochreiter and Bastian Sigrist.
The article is available at the following link:
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41649027/
Paper citation:
Hochreiter B, Fleurette J, Haddara M, Sigrist B, Appleyard R, Tomka J, Bokor D, Zumstein M, Raniga S, Gerber C. Scapular Morphology and Posterior Shoulder Stability: Biomechanical Evidence From an Advanced Cadaveric Shoulder Simulator. Am J Sports Med. 2026 Mar;54(4):857-868. doi: 10.1177/03635465251411312. Epub 2026 Feb 6. PMID: 41649027; PMCID: PMC12949044.
January 2026
Publication alert
We are excited to share our most recent publication “The effect of component offset on acromion and scapular spine strains following reverse total shoulder arthroplasty: An ex-vivo shoulder motion study” in the Journal of Biomechanics.
Congratulations to the team on this new publication!
The article is available at the following link:
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0021929025006244
Paper citation:
David T. Axford, Robert Potra, Richard Appleyard, Janos Tomka, Antonio Arenas-Miquelez, Desmond J. Bokor, Louis M. Ferreira, Sumit Raniga, The effect of component offset on acromion and scapular spine strains following reverse total shoulder arthroplasty: An ex-vivo shoulder motion study, Journal of Biomechanics, Volume 195, 2026, 113112, ISSN 0021-9290, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbiomech.2025.113112.
June 2025
Visitation Professor Ralph Hertel
It was a privilege to host Professor Ralph Hertel at our MQ TOR Lab. We had the honor of presenting the jewels of our Arthrokinematics Program. We had the opportunity to benefit from his expertise, experience, and insightful perspective.
Thank you again for visiting us!
International visit and collaboration: development of our advanced knee simulator
April 2025
The development of our advanced knee simulator is the result of a global collaboration involving, among others, Aesculap, LMU, and the University of Western Ontario. A multi-day workshop was organised by the MQ TOR Lab to discuss the project.
If you want to learn more about the project, please refer to the knee research project.
April 2025
Publication alert
We are excited to share our publication “A biomechanical investigation of the surface strains on the acromion and scapular spine during simulated ex-vivo arm motion” published in the Journal of Biomechanics.
Congratulations to the team on this new publication!
The article is available at the following link:
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0021929025000995
Paper citation:
David T. Axford, Robert Potra, Richard Appleyard, Janos Tomka, Antonio Arenas-Miquelez, David Hollo, Sumit Raniga, Louis M. Ferreira, A biomechanical investigation of the surface strains on the acromion and scapular spine during simulated ex-vivo arm motion, Journal of Biomechanics, Volume 183, 2025, 112588, ISSN 0021-9290, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbiomech.2025.112588.
March 2025
Publication alert
We are excited to share our publication “Three-dimensional continuous muscle moment arm maps for the anatomical shoulder” published in the Journal of Biomechanics.
Congratulations to the team on this new publication!
The article is available at the following link:
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0021929025000727?via%3Dihub
Paper citation:
David T. Axford, Robert Potra, Richard Appleyard, Janos Tomka, Antonio Arenas-Miquelez, David Hollo, Sumit Raniga, Louis M. Ferreira, Three-dimensional continuous muscle moment arm maps for the anatomical shoulder, Journal of Biomechanics, Volume 182, 2025, 112561, ISSN 0021-9290, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbiomech.2025.112561.
Visitation professor Christian Gerber, Dr Lionel NEYTON and Dr Christof Gerber
October 2024
The MQ TOR Lab team had the honour to host Professor Christian Gerber, Dr Lionel Neyton and Dr Christof Gerber at our Research Lab. The team presented the capabilities of the MQ TOR Lab and had the opportunity to receive valuable feedback and guidance.
Thanks again for taking time to visit us !
October 2023
Visitation Dr Patrick DenarD
It was an honour to host Dr Patrick Denard at our MQ TOR Lab. We presented the jewel of our advanced in vitro arthrokinematics research program and enjoyed our discussions on shoulder arthroplasty. Thank you again for visiting us!
visitation Dr PROF Zumstein
October 2023
We were pleased to welcome Dr Prof Matthias Zumstein from Switzerland in our lab in October 2023. Professor Matthias Zumstein is widely regarded as one of the best shoulder and elbow surgeons in Europe. It was an honour to have him here and have him involved in our research, thanks again for visiting us!
July 2023
Publication alert
We are excited to share our publication “Development of a Cadaveric Shoulder Motion Simulator with Open-Loop Iterative Learning for Dynamic, Multiplanar Motion: A Preliminary Study” published in the Journal Clinical Medicine.
Congratulations to the team on this new publication!
The article is available at the following link:
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10380955/
Paper citation:
Axford DT, Potra R, Appleyard R, Tomka J, Arenas-Miquelez A, Bokor D, Ferreira L, Raniga S. Development of a Cadaveric Shoulder Motion Simulator with Open-Loop Iterative Learning for Dynamic, Multiplanar Motion: A Preliminary Study. J Clin Med. 2023 Jul 10;12(14):4596. doi: 10.3390/jcm12144596. PMID: 37510711; PMCID: PMC10380955.
International visit and collaboration: Prof Thomas Grupp, Dr Peter Mueller, Dr Mathias Woiczinski and Aesculap Australia representatives
May 2023
Our advanced knee simulator is being developed through a global collaboration involving,, among others, Aesculap, LMU, and the University of Western Ontario. We were delighted to welcome Prof. Thomas Grupp, Dr. Peter Mueller, Dr. Mathias Woiczinski, and the Aesculap Australia representatives to the MQ TOR Lab as part of this ongoing partnership.
If you want to learn more about the project, please refer to the knee research project.