Senior Consultant Dr. med. Martin Aepli
Position and faculty
Senior Consultant Hip Surgery
Specialty
Primary total hip replacement in osteoarthritis using minimally invasive technique
Primary total hip replacement in prior deformities/bone fractures using minimally invasive or conventional technique
Revision total hip replacement in wear/infection/incorrect position
Hip traumatology
Joint-preserving hip surgery
Languages
German
English
Italian
French
Contact
Medical specialisation
Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology of the Musculoskeletal System
Curriculum
Since 07/2022
Senior Consultant Hip Surgery, Schulthess Klinik
2018 - 2022
Consultant Hip Surgery, Schulthess Klinik
2016–2018
Consultant Orthopaedics / Traumatology, Kantonsspital Winterthur
(PD Dr. med. P. Koch)
2013–2015
Resident Orthopaedics, Schulthess Klinik
(Prof. Dr. med. M. Leunig)
2012
Resident Orthopaedics, Kantonsspital Winterthur
(Dr. med. M. Pisan)
2010–2011
Resident Surgery, Spital Zollikerberg
(Dr. med. S. Müller)
Education and training
2017
Specialist in Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology of the Musculoskeletal System FMH
2010
Dissertation University of Zurich "Translaminar Screw Fixation of the Lumbar Spine" (Prof. Dr. med. D. Grob, Schulthess Klinik)
2003–2009
Study of Medicine, University of Zurich
Scientific activities
Clinical and biomechanical research in the field of hip surgery (collaboration ETH Zurich)
Awards and honours
Top Teacher Award 2017 (Recognition for outstanding pedagogical achievements KSW), Prof. Dr. med. S. Breitenstein / PD Dr. med. P. Koch
Elite-med prize2009 (Best performance of the year at the Federal Examination in Human Medicine University of Zurich), Prof. Dr. med. W. Vetter
Publications
Fischer, A., Rüdiger, H. A., Hersche, O., Leunig, M., Stephan, A., & Aepli, M. (2024). The resisted torsional stress test in diagnosis of femoral stem loosening in uncemented total hip arthroplasty–first description and retrospective study. Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery, 144(8), 3807-3811.
Mannion, A. F., Mariaux, F., Pittet, V., Steiger, F., Aepli, M., Fekete, T. F., ... & Porchet, F. (2021). Association between the appropriateness of surgery, according to appropriate use criteria, and patient-rated outcomes after surgery for lumbar degenerative spondylolisthesis. European Spine Journal, 30, 907-917.
De Pieri, E., Atzori, F., Ferguson, S. J., Dendorfer, S., Leunig, M., & Aepli, M. (2021). Contact force path in total hip arthroplasty: effect of cup medialisation in a whole-body simulation. Hip International, 31(5), 624-631.
Aepli, M., Rüdiger, H. A., & Leunig, M. (2020). Ligamentum Teres impingement in valgus impacted femoral neck fracture: a case for hip arthroscopy. JBJS Case Connector, 10(4), e20.
Aepli, M., Meier, C., & Wahl, P. (2019). Electrosurgery induced femoral stem fracture in total hip arthroplasty: a case report. JBJS Case Connector, 9(4), e0418.
Aepli, M., Kamath, A. F., Ganz, R. & Leunig, M. (2015). Coxa Profunda e Protrusão Acetabular. In: Cirurgia Preservadora do Quadril Adulto, edited by Gomes LSM. São Paulo, Brazil: Editora Atheneu, 2015, p. 507–518.
Aepli, M., Ganz, R., Manner, H. M., & Leunig, M. (2015). Development of Bilateral Cam Deformity After Dunn Procedure and Contralateral Prophylactic Fixation: A Periosteal Reaction?. JBJS Case Connect, 5(2), e53.
Aepli, M., Mannion, A. F., & Grob, D. (2009). Translaminar screw fixation of the lumbar spine: long-term outcome. Spine, 34(14), 1492-1498.