curriculum vitae
Dr Stefaan Van Onsem MD, PhD is actief op zowel klinisch als wetenschappelijk gebied. Hij is betrokken bij verschillende professionele en wetenschappelijke vereningingen.
Door het uitvoeren van wetenschappelijk onderzoek probeert hij de resultaten van de verschillende ingrepen nog beter te maken.
current work
Orthopaedic Surgeon – Knee pathology & Sports traumatology
AZ Alma Eeklo – Belgium
Since September 2020
Academic Consultant
Ghent University – Belgium
Since September 2020
education
PhD: The objective substrates of patient satisfaction after TKA
Ghent University – Belgium
September 2018
Master of Specialist Medicine – Main subject Orthopaedic Surgery
Ghent University
September 2013 – February 2020
Master of Science in Medicine: Hospital Medicine
Ghent University
September 2006- July 2013
Diploma permanent training program ‘Radioprotection’
Ghent University
September 2014 – July 2015
Diploma permanent training program ‘Sports Medicine’
Ghent University
September 2012 – July 2013
Secondary school
Don Bosco-College Zwijnaarde, Ghent, Belgium
Science-Mathematics
September 2000 – June 2006
orthopaedic training
FELLOWSHIP TRAINING
Mater Private Hospital – Royal North Shore Hospital – North Shore Private
Sydney – Australia
Prof. Dr. William L ‘Bill’ Walter & Prof. Dr. Leo Pinczewski
Fellowship in primary and revision knee arthroplasty, sports medicine and (multi)ligamentary knee reconstruction
Aug 2019 – Aug 2020
TRAINING
Ghent University Hospital, Belgium: Prof. Dr. J. Victor
Full-time junior resident and PhD-Candidate
01/08/2013 – 31/07/2017
St-Lucas Hospital Bruges, Belgium: Dr. G. Van Damme
Full-time senior resident
01/08/2017 – 31/08/2018
AZ Delta Roeselare, Belgium: Dr. J. Noyez
Full-time senior resident
01/08/2018 – 31/07/2019
Elective Placement Accident & Emergency Department
St-Mary’s Hospital, Imperial College, London, UK
Intern on Elective placement –student at the ER,
during Master of Science in Medicine
03/2012 – 04/2012
Elective Placement Orthopaedic surgery
Uniklinikum Köln, Germany: Prof. Dr. P. Eysel
Intern on Elective placement –student at the Orthopaedic Department,
during Master of Science in Medicine
11/2011 – 12/2011
lidmaatschappen
BKS (Belgian Knee Society)
active member
BVOT (Belgische Vereniging voor Orthopedie en Traumatologie)
active member
ESKA (European Society of Sports Traumatology, Knee Surgery & Arthroscopy)
active member
BOTRA (Belgian Orthopaedic and Traumatology Residents Association)
past Member and Deputy-President
2013 – 2019
FORTE (Federation of Orthopaedic and Trauma Trainees in Europe)
2014-2020
awards
Mimics Innovation Awards: second place
ESB Conference Vienna 2019
The influence of femoral component sizing on patient reported outcomes
Young Investigator Scholarship
ISTA Conference London 2018
Total knee kinematics do determine patient reported outcomes
Award Winning Knee Abstract Podium Presentation
world arthroplasty Congress 2018
Total knee kinematics determine patient reported outcomes
Highlighted e-Poster
Annual meeting AAOS 2018 (New Orleans)
Total knee kinematics determine patient reported outcomes
Best Clinical Poster Award
Congress on innovation and Evidence in Knee Surgery 2018
Influence of femoral component sizing on patient satisfaction after TKA
MBA Mobility Award 2016
Project on innovation and improvement of patient satisfaction after TKA
Most socially engaged student 2013
Ghent University, Master of Science in Medicine graduation
Gepubliceerde papers
- COVID-19 Pandemic: Protocols for Resuming Elective Orthopedic Surgery
Parvizi J, Gehrke T, Krueger CA, Chisari E, Citak M, Van Onsem S, Walter WL
J Bone Joint Surg. 2020 April. - Prevention of Infection and Disruption of the Pathogen Transfer Chain in Elective Surgery
Chisari E; Krueger CA, Lowry Barnes C, Van Onsem S, Walter WL, Parvizi J
J Arthroplasty. 2020 April. - Are TKA Kinematics During Closed Kinetic Chain Exercises Associated with Patient reported Outcomes? A Preliminary Analysis.
Van Onsem S, Verstraete M, Van Eenoo W, Van Der Straeten C, Victor J.
Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2020 Feb;478(2):255-263 - In vivo Posterior Stabilized Total Knee Kinematics: It is Not All About Implant Design
Verstraete M, Van Onsem S, De Boey S, Delys M, Van Der Straeten C, Victor J.Submitted to Clinical Orthopaedics And Related Research November 2018 - The Objective substrates of patient satisfaction after Total Knee Arthroplasty
PhD Dissertation Stefaan Van Onsem MD, PhD, Ghent University, 2018 - An evaluation of the influence of force- and weight bearing (a)symmetry on patient reported outcomes after total knee arthroplasty.
Van Onsem S, Verstraete M, Zwaenepoel B, Dhont S, Van Der Straeten C, Victor
Acta Orthopaedica Belgica, 2020 - Improved walking distance and range of motion predict patient satisfaction after TKA.
Van Onsem S, Verstraete M, Dhont S, Zwaenepoel B, Van Der Straeten C, Victor J.
Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc. 2018 Nov;26(11):3272-3279 - A New Prediction Model for Patient Satisfaction After Total Knee Arthroplasty.
Van Onsem S, Van Der Straeten C, Arnout N, Deprez P, Van Damme G, Victor J.
J Arthroplasty. 2016 Dec;31(12):2660-2667 - 3D printed guides for controlled alignment in biomechanics tests
Verstraete MA, Willemot L, Van Onsem S, Stevens C, Arnout N, Victor J.
J Biomech. 2016 Feb 8;49(3):484-7 - Can we predict the natural course of femoroacetabular impingement
Audenaert EA, Peeters I, Van Onsem S, Pattyn C
Acta Orthop. Belg., 2011, 77, 00-00
book chapters
1/ Surgical treatment of distal clavicular fractures
A Van Tongel, I Kerckaert, S Van Onsem, L De Wilde
EFOST Surgical Techniques in Sports Medicine -Shoulder Surgery Volume 1: Instability and Trauma, Mar 18, 2017
2/ Surgical treatment of proximal clavicular fractures
A Van Tongel, I Kerckaert, S Van Onsem, L De Wilde
EFOST Surgical Techniques in Sports Medicine -Shoulder Surgery Volume 1: Instability and Trauma, Mar 18, 2017
presentations
*BVOT Spring Meeting, Ghent, 30 march 2019
Outcomes of surgical procedures, what’s in a name
Patient satisfaction – Pharell Williams or the Rolling Stones?
*EKS Meeting, Valencia Spain, 02-03/05/2019
A randomized controlled trial to compare three contemporary posterior stabilized total knee designs
S Van Onsem, N Arnout, G Van Damme, P Deprez, C Van Der Straeten, J Victor
The influence of coronal alignment on patient satisfaction after TKA
S Van Onsem, AS Van de Kelft, C Van Der Straeten, J Victor
The influence of femoral component sizing on patient satisfaction after TKA
S Van Onsem, M Verstraete, C Van Der Straeten, J Victor
* Annual Congress of the ISTA, London UK 10-13/10/18
Influence of femoral component sizing on patient reported outcomes after total knee arthroplasty
S Van Onsem, M Verstraete, D Verrewaere, C Van Der Straeten, J Victor
Total Knee Kinematics Do Determine Patient Satisfaction.
S Van Onsem, M Verstraete, C Van Der Straeten, J Victor
Prevention and Treatment of Osteomyelitis Following Open Fractures by Use of a Medicated Bone Graft Substitute in a Developing Country Setting
S Van Onsem, E Van Damme, D Dedecker, C Van Der Straeten, I Ojangor Sande, E Wefula
* World Arthroplasty Congress, Rome, 19-21/04/2018
Total Knee Kinematics Do Determine Patient Satisfaction.
-Award Winning Knee Abstract-
S Van Onsem, M Verstraete, C Van Der Straeten, J Victor
*Congress of Innovation and Evidence in Knee Surgery, Ghent, 23/2/18
Influence of Femoral Component Sizing on Patient Satisfaction after TKA
-Best Clinical Poster Award-
S Van Onsem, M Verstraete, D Verrewaere, C Van Der Straeten, J Victor
Total Knee Kinematics Do Determine Patient Satisfaction.
S Van Onsem, M Verstraete, C Van Der Straeten, J Victor
*Annual Meeting AAOS 2018, New Orleans USA, 6-10/03/2018
Total Knee Kinematics Do Determine Patient Satisfaction.
-Highlighted e-poster podium presentation-
S Van Onsem, M Verstraete, C Van Der Straeten, J Victor
*Closed Knee Society Meeting, Ohio USA, 09/2017
Total Knee Kinematics Do Determine Patient Satisfaction.
S Van Onsem, M Verstraete, C Van Der Straeten, J Victor
*EFORT 2017, Vienna, 31/6/17-3/7/17
A New Prediction Model for Patient Satisfaction after TKA
S Van Onsem, C Van Der Straeten, J Victor
Asymmetry as an objective tool to evaluate patient satisfaction after TKA
S Van Onsem, B Zwaenepoel, S Dhont, C Van Der Straeten, J Victor,
M Verstraete
Total knee kinematics do influence patient satisfaction after TKA
S Van Onsem, M Verstraete, C Van Der Straeten, J Victor
*EKS Meeting, London UK, 20-21/4/17
Is there an objective functional substrate for patient satisfaction after TKA?
S Van Onsem, B Zwaenepoel, S Dhont, C Van Der Straeten, J Victor,
M Verstraete
Are TKA outcomes measured by PROMs linked to a certain kinematical pattern?
S Van Onsem, M Verstraete, W Van Eenoo, S De Boey, M Delys,
C Van Der Straeten, J Victor
A New Prediction Model for Patient Satisfaction after TKA
S Van Onsem, C Van Der Straeten, J Victor
* AAHKS, Dallas USA, 10-13/11/16
A New Prediction Model for Patient Satisfaction after TKA
S Van Onsem, C Van Der Straeten, J Victor
* Annual Congress of the ISTA, Boston USA 3-9/10/16
A New Prediction Model for Patient Satisfaction after TKA
S Van Onsem, C Van Der Straeten, J Victor
*EFORT 2016, Geneva, 1-3/6/16
Patient Satisfaction After TKA: Influence of the Functional Rehabilitation.
S Van Onsem, C Van Der Straeten, N Mahieu, T Willems, J Victor
*Orthopaedica Belgica 2016: Current concepts,Knokke 28-29/4/16
Patient satisfaction and the young patient
S Van Onsem
* Annual Congress of the ISTA, Vienna 30/9-3/10/2015
Patient Satisfaction After TKA: Influence of the Functional Rehabilitation.
S Van Onsem, S Dieleman, E Delemarre, S Van Oost, N Mahieu, T Willems
Relation Between TKA Kinematics and Patient Reported Outcomes: A
Fluoroscopic Analysis.
S Van Onsem, M Verstraete. D Lambrecht, C Van Der Straeten, J Victor
Evaluation of Knee Kinematics Beyond Squatting
M Verstraete, S Van Onsem, N Arnout, T Van Hoof, J Victor
Impact of TKA Surgery on Kinematic Pattern During Simulated Squatting and Cycling Experiments
M Verstraete, S Van Onsem, N Arnout, T Van Hoof, J Victor
*EKS Closed Meeting, Pavia, 2015
Can we predict the short-term patient satisfaction after TKA?
S Van Onsem, C Van Der Straeten, N Arnout, P Deprez, G Van Damme, J Victor
*EORS Meeting, Bristol, 2-4/09/2015
Relation between TKA kinematics and patient reported outcomes: a fluoroscopic analysis.
S Van Onsem, M Verstraete, D Lambrecht C Van Der Straeten, W Huysse, J Victor
*ISAKOS meeting , Lyon, 7-11/05/2015
How accurate can we measure the alignment before and after TKA: a 3D vs 2D analysis
S Van Onsem, M Slabbaert, R Callens, C Van Der Straeten, J Victor
*World Arthroplasty Congress, Paris, 16-18/04/2015
How accurate can we measure the alignment before and after TKA: a 3D vs 2D analysis.
S Van Onsem, M Slabbaert, R Callens, C Van Der Straeten, J Victor
Impact Of Alignment Variability On Patient Function And Satisfaction.
S Van Onsem, M Slabbaert, R Callens, C Van Der Straeten, J Victor
Total Knee Arthroplasty: Improving Outcome And Patient Satisfaction By Evidence-Based Patient Selection.
S Van Onsem, C Van Der Straeten, J Victor
In vitro evaluation of knee kinematics: is squatting the only option?
S Van Onsem, M Verstraete, N Arnout, T Van Hoof, J Victor
*EORS Meeting, Nantes, 2-4 /07/2014
Impact of alignment variability on patient function and satisfaction.
S Van Onsem, M Slabbaert, R Callens, C Van Der Straeten, J Victor
How accurate can we measure the alignment before and after TKA: a 3D vs 2D analysis.
S Van Onsem, M Slabbaert, R Callens, C Van Der Straeten, J Victor
*Resident’s Day, Leuven, 13/06/2014
Impact of alignment variability after TKA on PROMs
S Van Onsem, M Slabbaert, R Callens, C Van Der Straeten, J Victor
*BKS Open Meeting, Leuven, 29/01/2014
Determinants for patient satisfaction after TKA: preliminary results
S Van Onsem
*BKS Open Meeting, Antwerp, 25/11/2014
Oh My God Cases in knee surgery
S Van Onsem, J Victor
*EORS2010, Davos
Three Dimensional Detection of CAM Type Lesions in Femoroacetabular Impingement and Validation of Currently Used Measurement Protocols,
S Van Onsem, I Peeters,C Pattyn, E Audenaert
Can We Predict the Natural Course of Femoroacetabular Impingement?
I Peeters, S Van Onsem, F Almqvist, C Pattyn, E Audenaert