The Effectiveness of Growth Modulation UsingTension Band Plates in Children With Achondroplasia in Comparison to ChildrenWith Idiopathic Frontal Axial Deformities of the Knee.
Hösl M, Afifi FK, Thamm A, Göttling L, Holzapfel BM, Wagner F, Mohnike K, NaderS.  
Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics 2025 Jan 1;45(1):e84-e92.

Ultrasound supports clinical decision making indetermining the Sanders' skeletal maturity score of the hand
Wagner F, König S, Würmeling Q, Sitzberger A, Paolini M, Weigert MA, LausekerM, Endres F, Schneller J, Hubertus J, Holzapfel BM, Birkenmaier C, ZieglerCM  
International Orthopaedics. 2024 Aug;48(8):1971-1978.

Intrainstitutional changes of the treatment ofsupracondylar humerus fracture in children over a period of 9 years
Wagner F, Boeriu A, Eberz P, Weigert A, Holzapfel BM, Böcker W, Hubertus J,Muensterer O, Bergmann F, Ziegler CM  
Children 2023 Dec 26;11(1):27

Hüftdysplasie im Erwachsenenalter – Beckenosteotomie oderTEP abwarten?
JägerhuberLK, Holzapfel BM, Wagner F  
Orthopädie&Rheuma; 2023 Aug; 26(4):29

NGS-Panel Diagnosis Developed for the DifferentialDiagnosis of Idiopathic Toe Walking and Its Application for the Investigationof Possible Genetic Causes for the Gait Anomaly.
Pomarino D, Emelina A, Heidrich J, Rostásy K, Schirmer S, Schönfeldt JO, ThrenA, Wagner F, Thren JR, Berger N.  
Glob Med Genet. 2023 Apr 21;10(2):63-71

Morbus Blount*
Ferdinand Wagner  
Referenz Orthopädie und Unfallchirurgie – Knie; Hrsg A. Roth, J. Fürmetz, W. Böcker; Thieme 2023

Kirschner-Draht-Osteosynthese im Wachstumsalter – Drähteversenken oder nicht?  
[To Buryor Not to Bury-Kirschner Wire Fixation in Children and Adolescents.]SchneidmuellerD, Eijkenboom A, Brand A, Langenhan R, Kertai M, Voth M, Adrian M, Loose O,Bohn B, Wagner F, von Rüden CDeutsches Ärzteblatt Int 2022 November 47/22; 119: 818-9;

Hydrogel-based autologous chondrocyte implantationleads to subjective improvement levels comparable to scaffold based autologouschondrocyte implantationNiethammer TR, Uhlemann F, Zhang A, Holzgruber M, WagnerF, Müller PE.
KneeSurg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc. 2022 Oct;30(10):3386-3392;

Establishment of a Pediatric Surgical Unit at aUniversity Hospital in Eastern Africa.Hubertus J, Abera G, Haileamlak A, Siebeck M, vonSchweinitz D, Wagner F, Eckle R, Wessel L, Ritz L, Ardelean MA, Becker K, SeifuA.
Children(Basel). 2021 Mar 22;8(3):244;

A 3D-printed biomaterials-based platform to advanceestablished therapy avenues against primary bone cancers.Lahr CA, Landgraf M, Sanchez-Herrero A, Dang HP,Wagner F, Bas O, Bray LJ, Tran P, Holzapfel BM, Shafiee A, McGovern JA,Hutmacher DW.
Acta Biomaterialia. 2020 Dec;118:69-82;

Recombinant Human Bone Morphogenetic Protein 7Exerts Osteo-Catabolic Effects on Bone Grafts That Outweigh Its Osteo-AnabolicCapacity.Lahr CA, Wagner F, Shafiee A, Rudert M, HutmacherDW, Holzapfel BM.
Calcified Tissue Int. 2019 Sep;105(3):331-340;

A humanized bone microenvironment uncovers HIF2alpha as a latent marker for osteosarcoma.Wagner F, Holzapfel BM, Martine L, McGovern J, LahrCA, Boxberg M, Prodinger PM, Grässel S, Loessner D, Hutmacher DW.
Acta Biomaterialia. 2019 Apr 15;89:372-381;

A 3D tumor microenvironment regulates cellproliferation, peritoneal growth and expression patterns.Loessner D, Rockstroh A, Shokoohmand A, HolzapfelBM, Wagner F, Baldwin J, Boxberg M, Schmalfeldt B, Lengyel E, Clements JA,Hutmacher DW.
Biomaterials. 2019 Jan;190-191:63-75;;

Immune System Augmentation via Humanization UsingStem/Progenitor Cells and Bioengineering in a Breast Cancer Model StudyShafiee A, McGovern JA, Lahr CA, Meinert C, Moi D, WagnerF, Landgraf M, De-Juan-Pardo E, Mazzieri R, Hutmacher DW.
International Journal of Cancer. 2018 Sep 15;143(6):1470-1482;

ILycopene reduces ovarian tumor growth andintraperitoneal metastatic load.HolzapfelNP, Shokoohmand A, Wagner F, Landgraf M, Champ S, Holzapfel BM, Clements JA,Hutmacher DW, Lössner D.American Journal of Cancer Research. 2017 Juni; 7(6):1322-1336;

Tissue engineering and regenerative medicine inmusculoskeletal oncology.Holzapfel BM, Wagner F, Martine LC, Reppenhagen S, RudertM, Schuetz M, Denham J, Schantz JT, Hutmacher DW.
Cancerand metastasis reviews. 2016 September; 35(3):475-87;

The impact of hypoxia on mesenchymal progenitorcells of human skeletal tissue in the pathogenesis of heterotopic ossification.WinklerS, Niedermair T, Füchtmeier B, Grifka J, Grässel S, Anders S, Heers G, WagnerF. International Orthopaedics. 2015 Dezember; 39(12):2495-501;

Concise review: humanized models of tumorimmunology in the 21st century: convergence of cancer research and tissueengineering.Holzapfel BM, Wagner F, Thibaudeau L, Levesque JP,Hutmacher DW.
Stem Cells. 2015 Juni; 33(6):1696-704;

Species-specific homing mechanisms of humanprostate cancer metastasis in tissue engineered bone.Holzapfel BM, Wagner F, Loessner D, Holzapfel NP,Thibaudeau L, Crawford R, Ling MT, Clements JA, Russell PJ, Hutmacher DW.
Biomaterials. 2014 April; 35(13):4108-15;

CME: [Flexible flatfoot in children: Variationwithin normal range or need for treatment?] Der kindliche Knick-Senk-Fuß.Wagner F, Hofbauer R, Matussek J.
Die Orthopädie. 2013 Juni; 42(6):455-68;

Rapamycin blocks hepatoblastoma growth in vitro andin vivo implicating new treatment options in high-risk patients.Wagner F, Henningsen B, Lederer C, Eichenmüller M,Gödeke J, Müller-Höcker J, von Schweinitz D, Kappler R
European Journal of Cancer. 2012 Oktober; 48(15):2442-50;

Prolonged storage of osteochondral allografts: doesthe addition of fetal bovine serum improve chondrocyte viability?PennockAT, Wagner F, Robertson CM, Harwood FL, Bugbee WD, Amiel D.Journal of Knee Surgery. 2006 Oktober; 19(4):265-72;

Midterm clinical and radiological outcomes ofarthrogryposis-associated clubfoot treated with the Ponseti method: aretrospective observational study and comprehensive literature review.**  
Berger N, Forkl H, Heimkes B, Frimberger V, Wagner F, Hildebrand F, DelbrückH.  
Journal of Orthopaedics Surgery and Research . 2024 Sep 28;19(1):595.

Muscle forces acting on the greater trochanter leadto a dorsal warping of the apophyseal growth plate.**  
Ziegler CM, Wagner F, Alleborn K, Geith T, Holzapfel BM, Heimkes B.  
Journalof Anatomy 2024 Jan;244(1):63-74.

Functional Adaptation after FemoralIntertrochanteric Valgus Osteotomy in Legg-Calvé-Perthes Disease
Wagner F, Weiß B, Holzapfel BM, Ziegler CM, Heimkes B  
Scientific Reports 2023 Nov 23;13(1):20538

Femur reconstruction in 3D ultrasound fororthopedic surgery planning.
Gebhardt C, Göttling L, Buchberger L, Ziegler C, Endres F, Wuermeling Q,Holzapfel BM, Wein W, Wagner F*, Zettinig O*.
Int JComput Assist Radiol Surg. 2023 Jun;18(6):1001-1008. ; Impact Factor 3.4;*senior authors*

Retrospective functional knee joint axiscalibration with SARA does not improve the agreement between x-ray and frontalplane knee alignment in children and youth with Achondroplasia or idiopathicaxial deformity
Thamm A, Hösl M, Afifi F, Wagner F, Nader S.
Gait & Posture 2023 Mar 100(suppl 1): 50-51; Conference Paper

CME - Epiphyseolysis capitis femoris  Ferdinand WagnerOrthopädie&Rheuma; 2022 Juni; 25(3):42

Clinical examination and patients' history are notsuitable for neonatal hip screeningZiegler CM, Ertl KM, Delius M, Foerster KM, CrispinA, Wagner F, Heimkes B.
Journal of Children’s Orthopaedics. 2022 Feb;16(1):19-26;

A humanized orthotopic tumor microenvironmentalters the bone metastatic tropism of prostate cancer cellsMcGovern JA, Bock N, Shafiee A, Martine LC, WagnerF, Baldwin JG, Landgraf M, Lahr CA, Meinert C, Williams ED, Pollock PM, DenhamJ, Russell PJ, Risbridger GP, Clements JA, Loessner D, Holzapfel BM, HutmacherDW.
Communications Biology. 2021 Aug 30;4(1):1014;

SOX9 Knockout Induces Polyploidy and ChangesSensitivity to Tumor Treatment Strategies in a Chondrosarcoma Cell Line.Stöckl S, Lindner G, Li S, Schuster P, Haferkamp S,Wagner F, Prodinger PM, Multhoff G, Boxberg M, Hillmann A, Bauer RJ, Grässel S.
International Journal of Molecular Science. 2020 Oct 15;21(20):7627;

A knee size independent parameter for malalignmentof the distal patellofemoral joint in childrenWagner F, Maderbacher G, Matussek J, Holzapfel BM,Kammer B, Hubertus J, Anders S, Winkler S, Grifka J, Keshmiri A.
Advances in Orthopedics. 2019 Sep 15;2019:3496936;

Patients under 4 years old treated with overheadextension for isolated femoral fractures - lessons learned concerning parents'satisfaction.Wagner F, Schütz V, Hubertus J.
Klinischen Pädiatrie. 2019Jul;231(4):199-205;

Humanization of the Prostate MicroenvironmentReduces Homing of PC3 Prostate Cancer Cells to Human Tissue-Engineered Bone.McGovernJA, Shafiee A, Wagner F, Lahr CA, Landgraf M, Meinert C, Williams ED, RussellPJ, Clements JA, Loessner D, Holzapfel BM, Risbridger GP, Hutmacher DW.Cancers. 2018 Nov 13;10(11)

Humanization of bone and bone marrow in an orthotopicsite reveals new potential therapeutic targets in osteosarcomaWagner F, Holzapfel BM, McGovern JA, Shafiee A,Baldwin JG, Martine LC, Lahr CA, Wunner FM, Friis T, Bas O, Boxberger M,Prodinger PM, Shokoohmand A, Moi D, Mazzieri R, Loessner D, Hutmacher DW
Biomaterials. 2018 April; 171:230-246;

[Disease-specific Knowledge in Conservative Treament ofAdolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis] - Krankheitsspezifisches Wissen in derkonservativen Therapie der idiopathischen AdoleszentenskolioseWagner F, Brendel J, Dingeldey E, Winkler S, Grifka J ,Matussek J
Zeitschrift für Orthopädie und Unfallchirurgie; 2018 Feb 7;

Presence of rotational errors in long legradiographs after total knee arthroplasty and impact on measured lower limb andcomponent alignment.MaderbacherG, Baier C, Benditz A, Wagner F, Greimel F, Grifka J, Keshmiri A.* International Orthopaedics 2017 August ;41(8):1553-1560;

Current therapeutic strategies of heterotopicossification - a survey amongst orthopaedic and trauma departments in Germany.Winkler S, Wagner F, Weber M, Matussek J, CraiovanB, Heers G, Springorum HR, Grifka J, Renkawitz T.
BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders. 2015 Oct 22;16:313.; 16:313;

Perioperative blood loss and gastrointestinaltolerability of etoricoxib and diclofenac in total hip arthroplasty (ETO-DICstudy): a single-center, prospective double-blinded randomized controlledtrial.WinklerSH, Barta S, Kehl V, Schröter C, Wagner F, Grifka J, Springorum HR, CraiovanB.  Current Medical Research and Opinion. 2015 November; 19:1-11;

CME: [Conservative Treatment of idiopathicscoliosis with effective braces: Early response to trunk asymmetry may avoidcurvature progress.] Konservative Therapie der idiopathischen Skoliose mit demKorsett.MatussekJ, Dingeldey E, Wagner F, Rezai G, Nahr K. Die Orthopädie. 2014 Juli; 43(7):689-700;

An 18-Month old patient with pronouncedBlount-Barber SyndromeKeshmiri A, Matussek J, Wagner F, Springorum H-R
Osteologie/Osteology. 2013Januar; 22(2):140-142;

Mycophenolate mofetil inhibits tumor growth andangiogenesis in vitro but has variable antitumor effects in vivo, possiblyrelated to bioavailability.KoehlGE, Wagner F, Stoeltzing O, Lang SA, Steinbauer M, Schlitt HJ, Geissler EK.Transplantation. 2007 März; 15;83(5):607-14;

Does subchondral bone affect the fate ofosteochondral allografts during storage?Pennock AT, Robertson CM, Wagner F, Harwood FL,Bugbee WD, Amiel DAmerican Journal of Sports Medicine. 2006April; 34(4):586-91;