Meet Vasyl Makhovskyi, an orthopedic surgeon treating battlefield injuries in Ukraine. Despite challenges, his training at @UniSpitalBasel supports him in his mission. 👨‍⚕️💪🏥 Read Vasyl's inspiring story here👉 brnw.ch/21wEUqk

How does mechanical loading influence cartilage repair biology? 🦵🔬 ARI researchers are using bioreactor systems to model joint-like motion and study how compression and shear can activate TGF-beta signaling relevant to cartilage formation. Learn more: ow.ly/f21q50ZTp0x

“We can turn on a growth factor purely by mechanics.” In this clip, Martin Stoddart from the AO Research Institute Davos explains how joint-like loading can activate TGF-beta signaling.🦴🔬 Learn more: ow.ly/1z2y50ZTp7K

Bringing simulation-based fluoroscopy training into AO education, DEHST Essentials was integrated in AO Trauma training at the AO MENA Regional Courses in Dubai, enabling radiation-free practice with simulated imaging. See DEHST @ DKOU and AO Davos Courses! #AOEI #ARI #AOITC

Could the same rehabilitation stimulus produce different biological effects depending on timing? ⏰🦵 ARI Vice Director Martin Stoddart explains why the ARI is studying circadian rhythms as a factor in cartilage repair. 🔬🌙 Learn more: ow.ly/Bri650ZTohO

Can the timing of rehabilitation influence cartilage repair biology? 🕒🦵 The AO Research Institute Davos is investigating how circadian rhythms may affect mechanically induced cartilage formation. 🔬💡 Learn more: ow.ly/UmIT50ZTo8L

This #InnovationsFriday, AO welcomes Michael Suk as Chair of the AO Technology Transfer Board! Read more: ow.ly/psvQ50ZR0RY

It's the last week of our "meet our researchers" series! Today, Jorge Úbeda Garrido, a PhD student at the ARI, shares why musculoskeletal research matters to him. 🔗 Learn more about the bigger picture: ow.ly/XN0A50ZyPAg

In week five of “meet our researchers”, Marta Santolini, a PhD student at the ARI, shares how her research contributes to better patient care. 🔗 Learn more about the bigger picture: ow.ly/YhV150ZyPtv

It’s week four of “meet our researchers”! This week, Ivan Zderic, Focus Area Leader Biomechanics and Modeling at the ARI, shares why musculoskeletal research matters to him. 🔗 Learn more about the bigger picture: ow.ly/o80R50ZyPeG

In week three of “meet our researchers”, Irene Sanches, Junior Project Leader Surgery at the ARI, shares how she contributes to the bigger picture of musculoskeletal health and recovery. 🔗 Learn more: ow.ly/OI7J50ZyP1B

It’s week two of “meet our researchers”! In this video, ARI Research Fellow David Schnyder shares why musculoskeletal research matters to him. 🔗 Learn more: ow.ly/QhXE50ZyOWF

🔎Could back pain begin before damage is visible?🔍 ARI research suggests that when intervertebral discs are exposed to harmful movement patterns, they can release signals that make nearby nerve cells more sensitive—even before damage is seen💡. Read more: ow.ly/B7mu50ZmTLv

🌍 What is the environmental impact of fracture-related infections? This #InnovationsFriday, discover how preventing FRIs can contribute to more sustainable trauma care. 🔗 Read more: ow.ly/N64750ZAYjh

Who are the people behind musculoskeletal research? 🔬 In a series of short videos, PhD student Calvin Zeller and his colleagues explain their work and share why they believe research is essential to improving patient care. 🔗 Learn more: ow.ly/4aeJ50ZyTOK

💡A laboratory model does not replace clinical judgment—and it should not.💡 What a good in-vitro model🧫 can do is answer questions under controlled conditions and help researchers design smarter studies before treatments are tested in people. Read more: ow.ly/ugzo50ZmT94

Who are the people behind musculoskeletal research? 🔬 In a series of short videos, ARI senior scientist Elena Della Bella and her colleagues share why they believe research is essential to improving patient care. 🔗 Learn more about the bigger picture: ow.ly/CgsS50ZyOT5

One-size-fits-all healing is rarely enough.💡Better musculoskeletal care will depend on smarter diagnostics, more personalized decision-making, and regenerative approaches that match the tissue problem and the patient more closely. Learn more: ow.ly/NMB850ZylZC

💡Good fracture follow-up should not rely on occasional snapshots.💡 One strand of the ARI’s work in smart orthopedics is the AO Fracture Monitor, designed to support continuous monitoring of bone healing. Read more: ow.ly/qgpe50ZmSzw

Translational research can sound abstract. At the 🌟AO Research Institute Davos (ARI)🌟, it is a practical pathway. 💡Musculoskeletal research is not science for its own sake. It is research designed to become useful.💡 Read more: ow.ly/RIFq50ZmS3t

Low back pain affected 619 million people in 2020. That is why back pain research remains so important. At the ARI, researchers are studying how everyday spinal loading may trigger the biological changes that lead to pain. Read the full story: ow.ly/HFyW50ZuEBH