
Academic career
- MD awarded at RWTH Aachen University (magna cum laude)
- 1995 – 2003 Medical School of RWTH (Polytechnic University), Aachen, Germany
Professional career
- Since 2018 Co-Lead Limb Reconstruction Unit, Dept. of Paediatric Orthopaedics, Traumatology and Neuroorthopaedics, Children’s Hospital Zurich, Switzerland
- 2013 Orthopaedic Staff Surgeon/ Fellow of Paediatric Orthopaedics, Murnau Trauma Center, Reconstructive Pediatric Orthopedics
- 2011 – 2013 Senior Resident, Murnau Trauma Center, Murnau, Germany, Dept. of Trauma and Reconstructive Surgery
- 2009 – 2011 Resident, Endogap Joint Replacement Center, Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany
- 2008 – 2009 Resident, Spine Center Munich-Harlaching
- 2007 – 2008 AO Spine Fellowship, Department of Trauma Surgery and Sports Traumatology, Innsbruck, Austria
Postgraduate
- 2016 Consultant Paediatric Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgeon, Children’s Hospital Zurich and Balgrist University Hospital, Zurich
- 2015 Specialty Paediatric Orthopaedics (Bavarian Medical Board Certificate)
- 2015 Consultant Paediatric Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgeon, Trauma Center Murnau and German Center for Paediatric Rheumatology, Garmisch-Partenkirchen
- 2011 Specialty Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery (Bavarian Medical Board Certificate)
- 2009 Emergency Physician (Bavarian Medical Board Certificate)
- 2003 – 2007 Residency, Department of General & Trauma Surgery, University Medical Center, Aachen, Germany
Scientific projects
- Development of a mechanically adaptable biomaterial for manufacturing personalized orthopaedic implants
- Basic research on understanding and optimizing bone healing capacity
- Organotypic bone model towards animal-free orthopaedic research
- Orthopaedic management of metabolic bone disorders
- Constitution of a European OI research network
Other activities
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Since 2017 Clinician Scientist, Laboratory for Bone Biomechanics, ETH Zürich, Switzerland
Publications
- Von Rüden C, Dietz SO, Schmittenbecher P, Fernandez FF, Lieber J, Wilkens B, Rüger M, Schneidmueller D. Pediatric aseptic lower leg fracture nonunion. Eur J Trauma Emerg Surg. 2020 Dec 2. doi: 10.1007/s00068-020-01556-1. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 33263815.
- Heidt C, Grueberger N, Grisch D, Righini-Grunder F, Rueger M, Ramseier L. The Assessment of Steroid Injections as a Potential Risk Factor for Osteochondral Lesions in Children with Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis. Cartilage. 2020 Sep 27:1947603520961173.
- Rüger M, Sellei RM, Stoffel M, von Rüden C. The Effect of Polymethyl Methacrylate Augmentation on the Primary Stability of Cannulated Bone Screws in an Anterolateral Plate in Osteoporotic Vertebrae: A Human Cadaver Study. Global Spine J. 2016 Feb;6(1):46-52.
- Lauen J, Schnell H, Rüger M. Möglichkeiten der Achs- und Längenkorrektur beim Heranwachsenden. Trauma Berufskrankh 17, 170–177 (2015). doi: 10.1007/s10039-014-2124-0
- von Rüden C, Woltmann A, Röse M, Wurm S, Rüger M, Hierholzer C, Bühren V. Outcome after severe multiple trauma: a retrospective analysis. J Trauma Manag Outcomes. 2013 May 15;7(1):4.
- Sellei RM, Lank C, Becher T, Knobe M, Rüger M, Spies CK, Schmitt T, Peters J, Erli HJ. Eine optimierte Bewertung "Schwerverletzter" zur Dokumentation von Unfallschwerpunkten im Straßenverkehr [An optimised assessment of "severely injured patients" for the documentation of road traffic accident black spots]. Z Orthop Unfall. 2011 Jun;149(3):279-87. German.
- Rüger M, Gensior TJ, Herren C, König S, Erli HJ, von Walter M. The removal of Al2O3 particles from the surface of grit-blasted Ti implants improves biocompatibility and biological interface in vivo. Acta Biomaterialia 2010, ISSN 1742-7061.
- Rüger M, Schmoelz W. Vertebroplasty with high-viscosity polymethylmethacrylate cement facilitates vertebral body restoration in vitro. Spine 2009 Nov 15;34(24):2619-25.
- von Walter M, Herren C, Gensior TJ, Steffens GCM, Hermanns-Sachweh B, Jahnen-Dechent W, Rüger M and Erli HJ. Biomimetic modification of the TiO2/glass composite Ecopore with heparinized collagen and the osteoinductive factor BMP-2. Acta Biomaterialia, 2008.
- Erli HJ, Rüger M, Ragoss C, Jahnen-Dechent W, Hollander DA, Paar O, von Walter M. The effect of surface modification of a porous TiO2/perlite composite on the ingrowth of bone tissue in vivo. Biomaterials. 2006 Mar;27(8):1270-6.
- von Walter M, Rüger M, Ragoss C, Steffens GCM, Hollander D, Paar O, Maier HR, Jahnen-Dechent W, Bosserhoff AK, Erli HJ In vitro behavior of a porous TiO2/perlite composite and its surface modification with fibronectin. Biomaterials. 2005 Jun;26(16):2813-26.
In submission / under review:
- Biomaterials: A novel, titanium fibre-based orthopaedic biomaterial with anisotropic mechanical properties. Matthias Rüger, Andreas Martin Seitz, Daniel Seitz, Christoph Heidt, Caitlyn Collins
- Gait & Posture: Simplified Digital Balance Assessment in Typically Developing School Children. Christoph Heidt, Matia Iva Vrankovic, Alejandro Mendoza, Karsten Hollander, Thomas Dreher, Matthias Rüger