The Functional Biomechanics Research Group strives to solve clinically motivated questions on diseases and conditions of the musculoskeletal system and to translate results of laboratory studies into the clinic. The joints of the human body perform fascinatingly complex movement patterns which involve the perfect interplay of many different factors. The research group is on its way to understand this system better to improve the treatment and rehabilitation of orthopaedic and trauma patients.

The Functional Biomechanics Research group was formed in 2015 bringing together expertise in human biomechanics research and orthopaedic surgery and sports medicine. It is led by Prof. Dr. Annegret Mündermann. The Functional Biomechanics Research Group is part of the CADENCE Consortium located at the CADENCE Core Facility at the Department of Biomedical Engineering at the University of Basel. With her transition to the Schulthess Clinic in Zurich in early 2025, Prof. Dr. Mündermann expanded her clinical collaborations to the leading orthopaedic surgeons in the top orthopaedic clinic in Switzerland and combines her extensive research expertise with established and ongoing orthopaedic registries which uniquely facilitates bed side to bench to bed side research frameworks where scientists work hand in hand with clinicians and contribute to education in orthopaedics, sport science and physiotherapy. With more than 25 years of experience in functional biomechanics, members of the group have been delivering on the promise to generate scientifically founded knowledge to improve orthopaedic treatment.