Dr
Marc Saudan specialises in hip and knee surgery.
Co-founder of La Colline Hip and Knee Centre, Dr Marc Saudan is a member of the Medical Committee of La Colline Clinic.
Career Timeline
Studies
Faculty of Medicine University of Geneva
Medical Doctor Diploma at the Faculty of Medicine of Geneva ( M.D.)
Swiss exam for orthopaedic surger
Diploma of the Swiss Medical Association in orthopedic surgery ( F.M.H )
Professional experience
Rheumatology; Geneva University Hospital – Prof. Vischer
Orthopaedic surgery; Riaz – Dr. Scholler
Surgery; Geneva University Hospital – Prof. Morel
Orthopaedic surgery; Geneva University Hospital – Prof. Hoffmeyer
Orthopaedic surgery; Lausanne University Hospital – Prof. Leyvraz
Orthopaedic surgery; Geneva University Hospital – Prof. Hoffmeyer
Private practice
Post-graduated Courses
Advanced Trauma Life Support ( ATLS )
- Certificate in radiation protection
Continental surgeons’ course, London
Other Medical Acitivities
Committee member, “Medical Activities Control”
Instructor, Basic AO Course, Davos
- Instructor, Advanced AO Course, Davos
- Committee member, wound healing problems
- Committee member, pain management
Committee member, osteoporosis
- Instructor, AO course special for operating room personnel, Obersdorf
Member of the Swiss Orthopeadic Surgery Society
- Course organizer and instructor, Arthroscopy of the Knee , Geneva
Instructor, AO course special for operating room personnel, Obersdorf
Oral and poster presentations
Oral presentation at the Swiss Sport Trauma Society Congress :
« Fracture-dislocation of the talar neck »
Saudan M., Scholler J.M.
Poster presentation at the Swiss Orthopaedic Surgery Society Congress :
« AT-GT (anterior tuberosity-trochlear groove) : interobserver variability in CT measurements in subjects with patellar instability »
Saudan M., Fritschy D.
« Talar neck fracture : review at long term »
Saudan M., Delmi M., Peter R.
Oral presentation at the Swiss Orthopaedic Surgery Society Congress :
« PFN versus DHS : retrospective study of 55 patients »
Saudan M., Sadowski C., Schopfer A.
Oral presentation at the Swiss Orthopaedic Surgery Society Congress :
« PFN versus DHS : retrospective study of 55 patients »
Saudan M., Sadowski C., Schopfer A.
Oral presentation at the EFFORT Congress, Brussels :
« The proximal femoral nail (PFN) or the dynamic hip screw (DHS) : a prospective clinical trial »
Saudan M., Sadowski C., Lubecke-Wolff A., Riand N., Hoffmeyer P.
Oral presentation at the Swiss Orthopaedic Surgery Society Congress :
« The proximal femoral nail (PFN) or the dynamic hip screw (DHS) : a prospective clinical trial »
Saudan M., Sadowski C., Lubecke-Wolff A., Riand N., Hoffmeyer P.
Oral presentation at the 70th course AO, Davos :
« Intertrochanteric fracture : PFN, a new implant »
Saudan M.
Poster presentation at the EFFORT Congress, Rhodes :
« Is there an indication for intramedullary fixation of intertrochanteric fractures ? »
Saudan M., Lubecke-wolff A., Sadowski C., Riand N., Hoffmeyer P.
Oral presentation at the 74th course AO, Davos :
« PFN »
« Diaphyseal tibial fracture : plate ? »
« Fracture of the talus »
« Compartment syndrome of the foot »
Saudan M.
Oral presentation at the Swiss Orthopaedic Surgery Society Congress :
« Humeral head fracture; Philos plate, a solution ? »
Saudan M., Peter R., Sadri H., Gambirasio R., Hoffmeyer P.
Poster presentation at the SICOT Congress, San Diego :
« Selective COX-2 inhibitors in prevention of heterotopic calcification after hip replacement : a prospective study »
Saudan M., Riand N., Saudan P., Keller A., Hoffmeyer P.
Oral presentation at the SOFCOT Congress, Paris :
« Selective COX-2 inhibitors in prevention of heterotopic calcification after hip replacement : a prospective study »
Saudan M., Riand N., Saudan P., Keller A., Hoffmeyer P.
Poster presentation at the EFFORT Congress, Helsinki :
« Selective COX-2 inhibitors in prevention of heterotopic calcification after hip replacement : a prospective study »
Saudan M., Riand N., Saudan P., Keller A., Hoffmeyer P.
Oral presentation at the EFFORT Congress, Helsinki :
« Unicompartmental knee arthroplasty »
Messerli G., Saudan M., Prues-Latour V., Riand N., Fritschy D.
Oral presentation at the Orthopaedic Trauma Association ( OTA ) Annual Meeting, Salt Lake City
« Fixation of fractures of the proximal humerus : Experience with a new locking plate »
Saudan M., Stern R., Lubecke-Wolff A., Peter R., Hoffmeyer P.
Oral presentation at the Swiss Orthopaedic Surgery Society Congress :
« Practical use of Arixtra »
Saudan M.
Oral presentation for operatingroom personnel ( Johnson&Johnson ), Lausanne :
« TKA »
Saudan M.
Oral presentation at the Coxib Advisory Board ( Pfizer ), Bern :
« Selective COX-2 inhibitors in prevention of heterotopic calcification after hip replacement »
Saudan M.
Poster presentation at the ESSKA Congress, Athens :
« Unicompartmental knee arthroplasty »
Messerli G., Saudan M., Prues-Latour V., Riand N., Fritschy D.
Bibliography
Talar neck fracture
Saudan M., Delmi M., Peter R.
Médecine & Hygiène 1999 56 : 2126-33
AT-TG (anterior tuberosity-trochlear groove): interobserver variability in CT measurements in subjects with patellar instability.
Saudan M, Fritschy D.
Rev Chir Orthop Reparatrice Appar Mot. 2000 May;86(3):250-5. French.
PMID: 10844355 [PubMed – indexed for MEDLINE]
“Proximal Femoral Nail ( PFN ) – Particularités
Sadowski C., Saudan M., et al.
” Springer, Fractures de l’extrémité proximale du fémur, 2001 Paris
Treatment of reverse oblique and transverse intertrochanteric fractures with use of an intramedullary nail or a 95 degrees screw-plate: a prospective, randomized study.
Sadowski C, Lübbeke A, Saudan M, Riand N, Stern R, Hoffmeyer P.
J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2002 Mar;84-A(3):372-81.
PMID: 11886906 [PubMed – indexed for MEDLINE]
[Talar neck fracture: 9-year follow-up of 40 cases].
Saudan M, Peter R, Delmi M.
Rev Chir Orthop Reparatrice Appar Mot. 2002 Apr;88(2):168-76. French.
PMID: 11973548 [PubMed – indexed for MEDLINE]
Pertrochanteric fractures: is there an advantage to an intramedullary nail?: a randomized, prospective study of 206 patients comparing the dynamic hip screw and proximal femoral nail.
Saudan M, Lübbeke A, Sadowski C, Riand N, Stern R, Hoffmeyer P.
J Orthop Trauma. 2002 Jul;16(6):386-93.
PMID: 12142826 [PubMed – indexed for MEDLINE]
Osteoid osteoma of the talar neck : a diagnostic challenge
Mazlout O., Saudan M., et al.
European Journal of Radiology Extra 2004.
Celecoxib versus ibuprofen in the prevention of heterotopic ossification following total hip replacement: a prospective randomised trial
Saudan M, Saudan P, Perneger T, Riand N, Keller A, Hoffmeyer P.
J Bone Joint Surg Br. 2007 Feb;89(2):155-9.
PMID: 17322426 [PubMed – indexed for MEDLINE] Free Article
Fixed-bearing versus mobile-bearing total knee arthroplasty: a prospective randomized clinical and radiological study
Lädermann A, Saudan M, Riand N, Fritschy D.
Rev Chir Orthop Reparatrice Appar Mot. 2008 May;94(3):247-51. Epub 2008 Apr 18. French.
PMID: 18456059 [PubMed – indexed for MEDLINE]