Per Wretenberg

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About Per Wretenberg

Per Wretenberg is Head of the orthopedic research team at Department of Orthopedics Region Örebro County and Örebro University. He has supervised 12 PhD students to graduation and is at present supervisor for 14 Ph.D students. The orthopedic research area is broad from studies on cartilage repair, prosthetic infections, children’s orthopedics to back surgery. Per Wretenberg has previously been a professor at the Karolinska Institute, Departement of Orthopedics and Head of Section of Joint Recosntruction for 8 years. He was also director of graduate studies at the Department of Molecular Medicine and Surgery for 6 years Per Wretenberg has been Head of medical student’s education in orthopedics and neurology at Örebro University for 4 years and is still a member of the education group. His own research is focused on biomechanics and hip- and knee-arthroplasty. He has contributed to the construction of one of Sweden’s largest hip and knee arthroplasty center in Sweden located in Lindesberg where much of the research is performed. Per Wretenberg is head of a project that aims for better precision during arthroplasty surgery (navigation) and also a project that focuses on evaluation of implant fixation and movements in the body. The research is done in close collaboration with the industry. Per Wretenberg is very clinically active and performs both primary and advanced revision hip- and knee-arthroplasty surgery. per.wretenberg@regionorebrolan.se