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)