Preclinical surgery

Conducting high quality preclinical studies tailored to your research question

Animal models / study design

  • Wide range of standardized preclinical models for musculoskeletal research, infection research, and testing
  • Customized model development tailored to the study goal and research questions

 

Surgery / Anesthesia

  • Fully equipped surgical suites
  • Biosafety level 2 facilities

 

Post operative care

Housing and care facilities for:

  • Sheep
  • Rabbits
  • Rodents (conventional and IVC)
  • Minipigs
  • Goats

In vivo analysis

  • Digital radiography of hard tissue
  • Ultrasonography of soft and hard tissue
  • Computed tomography of all animal models in vivo and post mortem
  • Analysis of different blood parameters (eg, C reactive protein, serum level of antibiotics)

Intraoperative image of the placement of a surgical jig to create a standardized defect in the femur of a rat

Intraoperativeimage of a tibial defect stabilized with a custom made LCP in a sheep model

Qualifications

  • Team of Veterinary doctors including a European College of Laboratory Animal Medicine (ECLAM) board certified veterinarian
  • PhD doctorates supervising studies
  • Animal caregivers with up to 30 years of individual experience
  • Biologist MSc

Certification

  • ISO 9001
  • Good Laboratory Practice (GLP)
  • AAALAC

Animal models / study design

  • Wide range of standardized preclinical models for musculoskeletal research, infection research, and testing
  • Customized model development tailored to the study goal and research questions

 

Surgery / Anesthesia

  • Fully equipped surgical suites
  • Biosafety level 2 facilities

 

Post operative care

Housing and care facilities for:

  • Sheep
  • Rabbits
  • Rodents (conventional and IVC)
  • Minipigs
  • Goats

In vivo analysis

  • Digital radiography of hard tissue
  • Ultrasonography of soft and hard tissue
  • Computed tomography of all animal models in vivo and post mortem
  • Analysis of different blood parameters (eg, C reactive protein, serum level of antibiotics)

Meet the team

Learn more about the staff of the AO Research Institute.