Fritz Uwe Niethard
Fritz Uwe Niethard (born April 3, 1945 in Aurach ) is a German orthopedic surgeon and trauma surgeon. From 2002 to 2014 he was Secretary General of the German Society for Orthopedics and Orthopedic Surgery (DGOOC).
Life
Fritz Uwe Niethard studied human medicine at the Free University of Berlin (FU) from 1964 to 1970 , where he received his doctorate in 1970 . From 1970 to 1971 he was a medical assistant at the Orthopedic University Clinic of the Free University of Berlin (Oskar-Helene-Heim), the internal department of the Hohengatow municipal hospitals, Berlin and the surgical department of the Salzgitter municipal hospital, where he also completed further surgical training. In 1977 he graduated from the Orthopedic University Clinic Heidelberg as a specialist in orthopedics and completed his habilitation in 1978 at the Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg . Until 1984 he was senior physician , then until 1996 deputy clinic director, from 1991 to 1996 also head of the department of orthopedics in childhood, reconstructive spinal surgery and rehabilitation. In 1996 Niethard became a university professor after an unplanned professorship that had existed since 1984 and took over the position of medical director of the orthopedic clinic at the Aachen University Clinic , which he held until July 2010. At the same time, he was Deputy Medical Director of the Clinic for Trauma Surgery at the RWTH from 2008 to 2010.
research
Niethard's main research areas are the aetiology , pathogenesis and therapy of osteoarthritis , knee joint diseases and injuries, diseases and biomechanics of the lumbar spine, pediatric orthopedics and surgical technology in the operating room.
Functions
Since 1985 Niethard has been a member of the board of the German Society for Orthopedics and Traumatology (DGOT), later the German Society for Orthopedics and Orthopedic Surgery (DGOOC). From 1985 to 1991 he was a member of the advisory board of the German Society for Trauma Surgery (DGU). From 1989 to 1991 he was Treasurer of the International Society for the Study of the Lumbar Spine (ISSLS) and from 1991 to 1996 its European Representative. In 2000 he was President of the German Society for Orthopedics and Traumatology and the organizer of the annual congress in Wiesbaden. Niethard has been Secretary General of the German Society for Orthopedics and Orthopedic Surgery since 2002. As a founding member of the German Society for Orthopedics and Trauma Surgery in 2008, he has also been Secretary General of this society every two years.
Niethard is also a board member of the German Society for Trauma Surgery (2002), the German Society for Surgery (2005) and the Professional Association of Specialists for Orthopedics and Trauma Surgery (2002). From 1991 to 1997 he was 2nd chairman of the Association for Pediatric Orthopedics and from 1997 to 2000 1st Chairman of the Association for Children's Orthopedics. Niethard is also a board member and spokesman for the medical board of trustees of the Central Association of German Physiotherapists (ZVK) and chairman of the Otto Bock Foundation.
From 1996 to 2011, Niethard was the editor of the “Journal for Orthopedics and Trauma Surgery” and has been co-editor of “Orthopedics and Trauma Surgery - Messages and Messages” since 2002. He is also a board member of Spine Lippincott (Minneapolis), the Journal of Pediatric Orthopedics, and the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery.
honors and awards
- 1979: Georg Schmorl Prize of the German Spine Society (DWG)
- 1982: Member of the Anglo-American travel grant of the German Society for Orthopedics and Traumatology
- 1983: Matthias Hackenbroch Prize from the Association of Southern German Orthopedists V.
- 2005: Hufeland Prize for the “development and proof of the efficiency of a general hip sonography screening” together with Nicola Ihme and Rüdiger von Kries
- Honorary member of the Austrian Society for Orthopedics and Orthopedic Surgery
- Honorary member of the Association for Pediatric Orthopedics (VKO)
- Corresponding member of the American Orthopedic Association
Selected publications
- FU Niethard: The special importance of severe traumatic brain injury in the context of life-threatening multiple injuries . In: monthly accident medicine . 1975, 78, pp. 97-109.
- FU Niethard, R Plaue: The posterior tibial edge fragment as a prognostic criterion . In: Arch.Orthop.Unfall-Chir. 87, 1977, pp. 213-221.
- FU Niethard: Morphological and biochemical studies on the cartilage tissue of the diabetic rat - a model of metabolic arthrosis . In: Z.Orthop. 124, 1986, pp. 125-139.
- C Kasperk, U Schneider, U Sommer, FU Niethard, R Ziegler: Differential Effects of Glucocorticoids on Human Osteoblastic Cell Metabolism In Vitro . In: Calcif Tissue Int , 57, 1995, pp. 120-126, PMID 7584872 .
- R v Kries, N Ihme, D Oberle, A Lorani, R Stark, L Altenhofen, FU Niethard: Universal ultrasound screening program for developmental dysplasia of the hip in Germany: impact on the rate of first operative procedures . In: The Lancet , 362, 2003, pp. 1883-1887, PMID 14667743 .
- FU Niethard, K Weise: The German Endoprosthesis Register - A Neverending Story? In: Z.Orthop. Accident. , 147, 2009, pp. 149-150.
- T Schäfer, R Pritzkuleit, C Jeszenszky, J Malzahn, W Maier, KP Günther, FU Niethard: Trends and geographical variation of primary hip and knee joint replacement in Germany Osteoarthritis Cartilage . 2013 Feb. 21 (2), pp. 279-288, PMID 23220558 .
Web links
- Fritz Uwe Niethard German Society for Orthopedics and Trauma Surgery (DGOU)
- Fritz Uwe Niethard AOK Rhineland / Hamburg
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Niethard, Fritz Uwe |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German orthopedist and trauma surgeon |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 3, 1945 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Aurach |