The biomechanics laboratory, a seminar room, two workshop rooms, 8 offices and 7 laboratory rooms cover total area of 800 m².

 

To determine strength duration, we use a biaxial servohydraulic testing machine (Instron 8874, UK), which allows the application of vertical loads up to 10 kN and torque to 100 Nm at a maximum frequency of 100 Hz.

For static tests there are two electro-mechanical testing machines (Zwick Z010, Einsingen, D), which allow the application of up to 10 kN. Both machines have multiple load cells and extensometers. In addition to the measuring displacement it is also possible measure shifts and angles in three dimensions directly on the test item. Acoustic measurement systems (Zebris CMS20BI, Isny, D) and optical motion measurement systems (Pontos, GOM, Braunschweig, Germany) are used.

A high-resolution μCT equipment– (Scanco, μCT 80) can produce images of the bone interior with a local resolution of 10 microns.
 
Large preparation and dissection tables are available. Here dissections can be carried out under hygienic conditions. A large number of surgical instruments is also available. In addition, complete operation sieves are permanently stored with which standardized external, intramedullary nail or plate osteosynthesis can be carried out. In addition 2 microscopes allowing 1600-fold magnification are available.

In order to be able to produce bone sections in a defined shape and size, a histological band saw (Exact GmbH Norderstedt, Germany) is available. There several freezers in the laborator for storage of human and animal specimens up to -80 ° C.

With the mobile C-arm system Exposcop 7000 (made by Ziehm Nuremberg, Germany) intra- and postoperative bone-implant composites can be examined in terms of repositioning results and the implant location. This can be documented using digital or analog video prints.

An HP xw9300 64-bit workstation is available for the implementation of numerical simulations, using the finite element method (FEM). This is equipped with two 3.0 GHz Opteron processors and 8 GB of memory. The FEM program ANSYS 10.0 is used, with which different problems can be solved (statics, dynamics, temperature fields, electromagnetic fields, flow, acoustics, coupled applications).



Two workshop rooms can be used for specialist training in trauma surgery and orthopedics.



Courses are not only carried out internally but are also offered to external physicians and surgical staff. A seminar and a conference room offer the opportunity to hold meetings and discussion rounds for up to 40 people.