Robert Schmidhammer

Professor Robert Schmidhammer is the specialist in peripheral nerve surgery, brachial plexus, reconstructive surgery after injuries and hand surgery. Professional activity: 

• 1980-1987 studied medicine at the University of Vienna 

• 1987 Doctoral Specialization in Human Genetics 

• 1987-1988 Military service at Heeresspital Vienna 

• 1988 Secondary Injury Physician at Linz Hospital 

• 1991 Training as a general practitioner at the Steyr State Hospital 

• 1992-1997 Traumatology training at the Linz Emergency Hospital 

• Graduated University of Neurosurgery (Professor Dr. Pendle's Advice) 

• Ambulance Degree (Practicing Ambulance at NAW II Linz) 

• Counter-subject surgery, Freistadt • Anesthesiology and intensive care medicine UKH-Linz 

• since 1994, member of the team for hand surgery and microsurgery (replantation team) 

• since 1997, sports healthcare, Competitive Sports, Linz 

• 1997-1998 cooperation with Upper Austria, assistance in preparation for the Sydney 2000 Olympics 

• 1997-1998 Counter-subject surgery, Elisabethinen Linz Hospital 

• Since 1998, specialist in traumatology, diploma of the Medical Association of Upper Austria, diploma in sports medicine 

• 1998 Sports outpatient clinic UKH-Linz 

• Traumatologist at the Linz Emergency Hospital 

• 2002 Experimental Traumatology, Vienna - Research Center 

• Staying at graduate school 

• Department of Hand Surgery, University Hospital Bern, Switzerland 

• Institute of Clinical and Experimental Traumatology named after Ludwig Boltzmann, Vienna

Membership in organizations:  

• Austrian Society of Traumatology  

• Austrian Society for Hand Surgery  

• German Society for Hand Surgery  

• American Society for Peripheral Nerve Damage  

Research:  

• Surgical improvement, peripheral nerve regeneration  

• The effect of movement on the regeneration of peripheral nerves  

• Tubular segmental neural splint  

• The effect of improved nerve regeneration on the muscular terminal organ  

• Dense polyurethane-based nerve substitutes, AO-Davos Research Center, Switzerland

• The effect of bioabsorbable substances (polyurethanes, polycryptones ..) 

• AO-Davos Switzerland Research Center and University of Minho-Portugal Collaborate 

• Virtual sensitivity 

Main specialization: 

• Brachial plexus 

• Nerves of the upper limb 

• Lumbosacral plexus 

• Nerves of the lower extremities 

• The consequences of a nerve after injuries 

• Neurolysis 

• Recovery of nerve continuity by nerve transplantation 

• Nervous transmission 

• Recovery of function by muscle transfer 

• Muscle recovery 

• Arthrolysis (solution of articular adhesions) 

• Tenolysis (loosening of tendons) 

• Reconstruction by skin grafting and tissue transfer (sliding tissue flaps) 

• Pain syndromes caused by nerve irritation: spontaneously or after surgery / injury • Reconstructive surgery of the skin and sliding tissue 

• Nerve tumor