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Dr Beat Schmutz
Faculty of Engineering,
School of Mech., Medical & Process Engineering
Personal details
Positions
- Senior Research Fellow
Faculty of Engineering,
School of Mech., Medical & Process Engineering
Keywords
3D Modelling, Bone Morphology, Image Processing, Implant Design
Research field
Biomedical engineering, Clinical sciences
Field of Research code, Australian and New Zealand Standard Research Classification (ANZSRC), 2020
Qualifications
- PhD (Flinders University of SA)
Publications
- Min, H., Rabi, Y., Wadhawan, A., Bourgeat, P., Dowling, J., White, J., Tchernegovski, A., Formanek, B., Schuetz, M., Mitchell, G., Williamson, F., Hacking, C. & Schmutz, B. (2023). Automatic classification of distal radius fracture using a two-stage ensemble deep learning framework. Physical and Engineering Sciences in Medicine, 46(2), 877–886. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/239382
- Herath, B., Laubach, M., Suresh, S., Schmutz, B., Paige Little, J., Yarlagadda, P., Hutmacher, D. & Wille, M. (2023). The development of a modular design workflow for 3D printable bioresorbable patient-specific bone scaffolds to facilitate clinical translation. Virtual and Physical Prototyping, 18(1). https://eprints.qut.edu.au/242863
- Sarai, H., Schmutz, B. & Schuetz, M. (2022). A Simple Method to Improve Detection of Femoral Nail Abutment in the Distal Femur: A Computer Modeling Study. Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research, 480(7), 1414–1422. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/229293
- Schmutz, B., Luthi, M., Schmutz-Leong, Y., Shulman, R. & Platt, S. (2021). Morphological analysis of Gissane's angle utilising a statistical shape model of the calcaneus. Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery, 141(6), 937–945. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/203280
- Cooper, T., Schmutz, B. & Lynham, A. (2020). Magnetic resonance imaging for three-dimensional printing of the bony orbit: is clinical use imminent? International Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, 49(4), 483–490. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/132167
- Schmutz, B., Kmiec Jr., S., Wullschleger, M., Altmann, M. & Schuetz, M. (2017). 3D computer graphical anatomy study of the femur: a basis for a new nail design. Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery, 137(3), 321–331. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/103652
- Yuan, A., Acklin, Y., Varga, P., Gueorguiev, B., Windolf, M., Epari, D., Schuetz, M. & Schmutz, B. (2017). A cadaveric biomechanical study comparing the ease of femoral nail insertion: 1.0- vs 1.5-m bow designs. Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery, 137(5), 663–671. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/105989
- Schmutz, B., Amarathunga Arachchige, J., Kmiec Jr., S., Yarlagadda, P. & Schuetz, M. (2016). Quantification of cephalomedullary nail fit in the femur using 3D computer modelling: a comparison between 1.0 and 1.5m bow designs. Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research, 11, 1–7. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/97888
- Rathnayaka Mudiyanselage, K., Momot, K., Noser, H., Volp, A., Schuetz, M., Sahama, T. & Schmutz, B. (2012). Quantification of the accuracy of MRI generated 3D models of long bones compared to CT generated 3D models. Medical Engineering and Physics, 34(3), 357–363. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/45764
- Schmutz, B., Wullschleger, M., Noser, H., Barry, M., Meek, J. & Schuetz, M. (2011). Fit optimisation of a distal medial tibia plate. Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering, 14(4), 359–364. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/32309
QUT ePrints
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Awards
- Type
- Academic Honours, Prestigious Awards or Prizes
- Reference year
- 2018
- Details
- Best Poster Session (30 best rated of 1164 posters accepted) at 19th Annual Congress of the European Federation of National Associations of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, 2018, Barcelona, Spain
- Type
- Academic Honours, Prestigious Awards or Prizes
- Reference year
- 2016
- Details
- Merit Award (Best Poster Session) at 3rd AOTrauma Asia Pacific Scientific Congress & TK Experts¿ Symposium 2016, Chengdu, China
- Type
- Academic Honours, Prestigious Awards or Prizes
- Reference year
- 2015
- Details
- Travel Award - Awarded by Japanese Orthopaedic Association for poster presented at 88th Annual Congress of the Japanese Orthopaedic Association, 2015, Kobe, Japan
- Type
- Academic Honours, Prestigious Awards or Prizes
- Reference year
- 2014
- Details
- Merit Award (Best Poster Session) at 2nd AOTrauma Asia Pacific Scientific Congress & TK Experts¿ Symposium 2014, Seoul, Korea
- Type
- Academic Honours, Prestigious Awards or Prizes
- Reference year
- 2009
- Details
- Wilhelm Roux Preis 2009, for best paper in fundamental research at Annual Meeting of German Society for Orthopaedics & Trauma Surgery (DKOU), Berlin, Germany
Selected research projects
- Title
- Good Manufacturing Practice Standard for Manufacturing of Multi Structural Scaffolds for the Treatment of Large Bone Defects
- Primary fund type
- CAT 1 - Australian Competitive Grant
- Project ID
- IC180100008
- Start year
- 2020
- Keywords
- Title
- Nano-texture surfaces
- Primary fund type
- CAT 1 - Australian Competitive Grant
- Project ID
- IC180100008
- Start year
- 2020
- Keywords
- Title
- Virtual Automated Anatomical 3D Alignment of Bone Fragments
- Primary fund type
- CAT 1 - Australian Competitive Grant
- Project ID
- IC180100008
- Start year
- 2020
- Keywords
- Title
- ARC Training Centre for (M3D) Multiscale 3D Imaging, Modelling and Manufacturing
- Primary fund type
- CAT 1 - Australian Competitive Grant
- Project ID
- IC180100008
- Start year
- 2019
- Keywords
- Title
- An Innovative System for Accurate Bending of Fracture Fixation Plates in Orthopaedic Surgery
- Primary fund type
- CAT 1 - Australian Competitive Grant
- Project ID
- LP0990250
- Start year
- 2009
- Keywords
- Finite Element Analysis; Bone Fracture Fixation; Metal Deformation; Computational Model; Plastic Deformation; Bending Control
Projects listed above are funded by Australian Competitive Grants. Projects funded from other sources are not listed due to confidentiality agreements.
Supervision
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I am currently accepting research students for Honours, Masters and PhD study.
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Current supervisions
- PhD, Associate Supervisor
Other supervisors: Professor Michael Schuetz - Virtual Automated Anatomical 3D Alignment of Bone Fragments - Solving the Fracture Puzzle
PhD, Principal Supervisor
Other supervisors: Associate Professor Andrew Fielding, Associate Professor Paige Little - Improving outcomes in Prosthetic Joint Infection with Antibiotic delivery & Surgical treatment
PhD, Associate Supervisor
Other supervisors: Professor Michael Schuetz - Virtual fracture reduction for clinically applicable computer-assisted surgery
PhD, Associate Supervisor
Other supervisors: Adjunct Associate Professor Anjali Tumkur Jaiprakash, Professor Michael Schuetz, Professor Ross Crawford
Completed supervisions (Doctorate)
- Design and Additive Manufacturing of Biomimetic Scaffolds for Large-Volume Soft Tissue Engineering (2021)
- Automated Fit Assessment of Intramedullary Nail Designs during Insertion (2015)
- Development of a method to assess the quality of ankle joint reduction in 3D (2015)
- A novel and innovative technique for deformation of pre-contoured fracture fixation plates in orthopaedic surgery (2014)
- Clinically-Based Automatic Implant Fitting for Shape Optimization of Fracture Fixation Plates (2014)
- 3D Reconstruction of Long Bones Utilising Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) (2011)
Completed supervisions (Masters by Research)
- Development of a novel Voronoi structured scaffold for critical-size bone defects (2020)
- A Graphical Modelling Study of Proximal and Distal Fit of Two Cephalomedullary Nails and the Effects of Anatomical Variation in an Ethnically Diverse Population (2018)
- Ethnic Differences in Bone Morphometrics of the Distal Humerus - Implications for Plate Design (2017)
- Stature Estimation of a Contemporary Australian Sub-Population: An Evaluation of the Trotter and Gleser Method using Computed Tomography of the Femur (2014)
The supervisions listed above are only a selection.