Dr Roland Steck
Academic Division,
Research Portfolio,
Medical Engineering Research Facility (MERF)
Biography
Broad area of research focus: Orthopaedics and TraumaMain areas of research
- Animal models for musculoskeletal research
- Mechanical testing of musculoskeletal tissues and implants
- 2016: ARC LIEF, A high-resolution X-ray microtomography system for Southeast Queensland
- 2014-2015: AO Research Foundation, Switzerland, Architecturally-controlled synthetic bone substitutes for bone regeneration under load
- 2014: The Prince Charles Hospital Foundation. Design and construction of a sheep elevator.
- 2014: The Australasian Hyperbaric and Diving Medicine Research Trust: The effects of hyperbaric oxygen therapy on inflammation, fibrosis and angiogenesis following contusion injury in skeletal muscle
- 2010-2011: AO Research Foundation, Switzerland: Role of mechanical stability in metaphyseal fracture healing in mice
- 2007: Wesley Research Institute, Brisbane, Australia: Prevention of bacterial bone infections in mice with implant coatings for delivery of antibiotics, demonstrated by in vivo biophotonic imaging
- 2006: Wesley Research Institute, Brisbane, Australia: Development of slow release surface coatings for orthopaedic implants for prevention and treatment against bacterial infections.
- 2017 - present: Operations Manager, MERF, IHBI, QUT
- 2011 - 2017: Deputy Director, MERF, IHBI, QUT
- 2005 - 2013: Senior Research Fellow, Trauma Research Group, IHBI, QUT
- 2001 - 2005: Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, OH, USA.
Personal details
Positions
- MERF Operations Manager
Academic Division,
Research Portfolio,
Medical Engineering Research Facility (MERF)
Keywords
animal models, biomechanical testing, bone, fracture healing, microCT, orthopaedic biomechanics, soft tissue trauma
Research field
Biomedical Engineering, Other Medical and Health Sciences
Field of Research code, Australian and New Zealand Standard Research Classification (ANZSRC), 2008
Qualifications
- PhD (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (Zurich))
Professional memberships and associations
- Swiss Society for Biomedical Engineering (SGBT)
- European Society of Biomechanics (ESB)
- Australian and New Zealand Orthopaedic Research Society (ANZORS)
Publications
- Du, Z., Steck, R., Doan, N., Woodruff, M., Ivanovski, S. & Xiao, Y. (2015). Estrogen deficiency-associated bone loss in the maxilla: A methodology to quantify the changes in the maxillary intra-radicular alveolar bone in an ovariectomized rat osteoporosis model. Tissue Engineering, Part C: Methods, 21(5), 458–466. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/76467
- Lutz, M., Steck, R., Sitte, I., Rieger, M., Schuetz, M. & Klestil, T. (2015). The metaphyseal bone defect in distal radius fractures and its implication on trabecular remodeling - a histomorphometric study (case series). Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research, 10, 1–7. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/100512
- Raggatt, L., Wullschleger, M., Alexander, K., Wu, A., Millard, S., Kaur, S., Maugham, M., Gregory, L., Steck, R. & Pettit, A. (2014). Fracture healing via periosteal callus formation requires macrophages for both initiation and progression of early endochondral ossification. American Journal of Pathology, 184(12), 3192–3204. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/88613
- Wullschleger, M., Steck, R., Matthys, R., Webster, J., Woodruff, M., Epari, D., Ito, K. & Schuetz, M. (2013). A new model to study healing of a complex femur fracture with concurrent soft tissue injury in sheep. Open Journal of Orthopedics, 3(2), 62–68. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/59679
- Drobetz, H., Weninger, P., Grant, C., Heal, C., Muller, R., Schuetz, M., Pham, M. & Steck, R. (2013). More is not necessarily better: A biomechanical study on distal screw numbers in volar locking distal radius plates. Injury, 44(4), 535–539. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/54902
- Ruutu, M., Thomas, G., Steck, R., Degli-Esposti, M., Zinkernagel, M., Alexander, K., Velasco, J., Strutton, G., Tran, A., Benham, H., Rehaume, L., Wilson, R., Kikly, K., Davies, J., Pettit, A., Brown, M., McGuckin, M. & Thomas, R. (2012). Beta-glucan triggers spondylarthritis and Crohn's disease-like ileitis in SKG mice. Arthritis and Rheumatism, 64(7), 2211–2222. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/53990
- Berner, A., Boerckel, J., Saifzadeh, S., Steck, R., Ren, J., Vaquette, C., Zhang, Q., Nerlich, M., Guldberg, R., Hutmacher, D. & Woodruff, M. (2012). Biomimetic tubular nanofiber mesh and platelet rich plasma-mediated delivery of BMP-7 for large bone defect regeneration. Cell and Tissue Research, 347(3), 603–612. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/51391
- Schuetz, M., Steck, R., Ueno, M., Gregory, L., Rijken, N., Wullschleger, M. & Itoman, M. (2011). Influence of internal fixator flexibility on murine fracture healing as characterized by mechanical testing and microCT imaging. Journal of Orthopaedic Research, 29(8), 1245–1250. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/51406
- Histing, T., Garcia, P., Holstein, J., Klein, M., Matthys, R., Nuetzi, R., Steck, R., Laschke, M., Wehner, T., Bindl, R., Recknagel, S., Stuermer, E., Vollmar, B., Wildemann, B., Lienau, J., Willie, B., Peters, A., Ignatius, A., Pohlemann, T., Claes, L. & Menger, M. (2011). Small animal bone healing models: Standards, tips, and pitfalls results of a consensus meeting. Bone, 49(4), 591–599. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/46397
- Reichert, J., Epari, D., Wullschleger, M., Saifzadeh, S., Steck, R., Lienau, J., Sommerville, S., Dickinson, I., Schuetz, M., Duda, G. & Hutmacher, D. (2010). Establishment of preclinical ovine model for tibial segmental bone defect repair by applying bone tissue engineering strategies. Tissue Engineering, Part B: Reviews, 16(1), 93–104. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/28221
QUT ePrints
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Selected research projects
- Title
- Inter-Fragmentary Movement In Callus Formation In The Early Phase Of Fracture Healing
- Primary fund type
- CAT 1 - Australian Competitive Grant
- Project ID
- DP0988124
- Start year
- 2009
- Keywords
- mathematical modelling; fracture healing
- Title
- Bioactive and biodegradable scaffold and novel graft source for the repair of large segmental bone defects
- Primary fund type
- CAT 1 - Australian Competitive Grant
- Project ID
- 1055575
- Start year
- 2013
- Keywords
Projects listed above are funded by Australian Competitive Grants. Projects funded from other sources are not listed due to confidentiality agreements.