CD- Laboratory for Restoration of Extremity Function Annual Report 2017 Annual Report 2017 of the Christian Doppler Laboratory for Restoration of Extremity Function Report Authors: Oskar C. Aszmann, Clemens Gstöttner, Aron Cserveny Head and Address of the Christian Doppler Laboratory Prof. Dr. Oskar C. Aszmann Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Department of Surgery Medical University of Vienna Spitalgasse 23 1090 Vienna, AUSTRIA Phone: +43 1 40400 69940 / 68290 Fax: +43 1 40400 69820 Email:
[email protected] Web: www.bionicreconstruction.com Table of Contents Introduction 5 Press Highlights 2017 7 2017 – A Year in Numbers 8 Vienna – Bionic Capital of Europe 10 Projects Overview 12 Scientific Output 20 Funding 29 Awards & Scholarships 30 Cooperations 32 Teaching & Public Relations 34 Impressions of a Great Year 36 People 38 2018 – An Outlook 48 Annex – Projects in Detail 50 Introduction 2017 has been the sixth year since the inauguration of the With her special gift of writing she has compiled their CD-Laboratory for Restoration of Extremity Function. The amazing stories in our textbook “Bionische Rekonstruk- foundations have been laid out wide and well providing a tion – Wieder herstellung an der Grenze zwischen Mensch solid structure for the current tasks and future growth. In und Maschine”, which will be published by the Manz Verlag the life-cycle of the Lab we have reached a plateau and in March 2018. The psychological dimension of losing bodily steady-state both in regards to the number of PhD students integrity and finding restoration in mechatronic parts has and projects that are under way.