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Education
- 2000-2006 Studied human medicine at the Medical University of Vienna
- 2006-2007 Orthopaedic outpatient clinic at the Army Hospital Vienna and teaching practice for orthopaedics (1220 Vienna)
- 2007 Surgical training with Prof. Dr. Hanno Millesi (Wr. private clinic)
- 2008-2009 Specialist training at the University Clinic for Orthopaedics Vienna
- 2009-2013 Specialist training at the Orthopaedic Hospital Vienna-Speising (focus on pediatric orthopaedics)
- 2014 Fellowship at Boston Children’s Hospital(Hand and Orthopedic Upper Extremity Program)
- Internships at various specialist pediatric orthopaedic clinics (e.g. Münster, Geneva, St. Petersburg)
- DFP advanced training diploma (ÖÄK diploma)
- EPOS Diploma (European Pediatric Orthopedic Society)
- ÖÄK specialization in hand surgery (2016)
- Specialist in orthopaedics and traumatology (2018)
Professional career
- May 2016: Habilitation at the Medical University of Vienna
- September 2015: Appointment of senior physician
- Since 2013: Specialist at the Department of Pediatric Orthopaedics and Foot Surgery at the Orthopaedic Hospital Vienna-Speising
- Specialties: Pediatric orthopedics and hand surgery
- Head of the pediatric hand outpatient clinic at Speising Orthopaedic Hospital
Additional activities
- Member of the Board of the Austrian Society for Orthopaedics
- Member of the Future Commission on Hand Malformations of the ÖGH
- EPOS Educational Committee Board of Directors, Upper Limb Study Group Member
- Review and evaluation of scientific publications for various international journals
- Co-editor of the journals Arthroscopy (IF 5,973), Medicine (IF 1,817), Journal of Children’s Orthopaedics (IF 1,917) and BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders (IF 2,562)
Awards and scholarships
- Member of the Board of the Austrian Society for Orthopaedics
- Member of the Future Commission on Hand Malformations of the ÖGH
- EPOS Educational Committee Board of Directors, Upper Limb Study Group Member
- Review and evaluation of scientific publications for various international journals
- Co-editor of the journals Arthroscopy (IF 5,973), Medicine (IF 1,817), Journal of Children’s Orthopaedics (IF 1,917) and BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders (IF 2,562)
Memberships
- Austrian Society for Orthopaedics and Orthopaedic Surgery (ÖGO)
- Austrian Society for Hand Surgery (ÖGH)
- Association for Pediatric Orthopedics (VKO)
- European Pediatric Orthopaedic Society (EPOS)
- European Wrist Arthroscopy Society (EWAS)
- Science of Variation Study Group
- American Society for Surgery of the Hand (International Member)
Private
- Born in Vienna
- Married, father of three children
Publications (excerpt)
- Farr S, Guitton TG, Ring D, Science of Variation Group. How reliable is the radiographic diagnosis of mild Madelung deformity? J Wrist Surg. 2017 Dec 14. [Epub ahead of print]
- Farr S. Letter regarding “Postoperative Patient- and Parent-Reported Outcomes for Children with Congenital Hand Differences: A Systematic Review.” Plast Reconstr Surg. 2018 [in press]
- Farr S, Schachinger F. Length equalization of the upper extremities. Trauma Berufskrankh. 2017 Dec;19(4):198-203.
- Farr S. Letter to the Editor regarding “The diagnostic utility and clinical implications of wrist MRI in the pediatric population. “Hand (N Y). 2017 Aug. 1 [Epub ahead of print]
- Schachinger F, Girsch W, Farr S. Soft-tissue distraction prior to single bone forearm surgery in ulnar longitudinal deficiency: a report of 2 cases. J Hand Surg Asian Pac Vol. 2017 [in press]
- Farr S, Schüller M, Ganger R, Girsch W. Outcomes after arthroscopic debridement of the triangular fibrocartilage complex in adolescents. J Wrist Surg. 2017 Jul 24. [Epub ahead of print]
- Farr S, Ganger R, Girsch W. Distal humeral flexion osteotomy for the treatment of supracondylar extension-type malunions in children. J Pediatr Orthop B. 2017 Jun 16. [Epub ahead of print]
- Farr S, Girsch W. Pathological fracture in a patient with an untreated congenital metacarpal synostosis. J Hand Surg Eur Vol. 2017 Oct;42(8):860-861.
- Alrabai HM, Farr A, Bettelheim D, Weber M, Farr S. Prenatal diagnosis of congenital upper limb differences: a current concept review. J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med. 2017 Nov;30(21):2557-2563.
- Farr S, Kranzl A, Hahne J, Ganger R. Rotational gait patterns in children and adolescents following tension band plating of idiopathic genua valga. J Orthop Res. 2017 Aug;35(8):1617-1624.
- Farr S, Mindler G, Ganger R, Girsch W. Bone lengthening in the pediatric upper extremity. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2016 Sep 7;98(17):1490-503. Review.
- Farr S, Alrabai HM, Meizer E, Ganger R, Radler C. Rebound of Frontal Plane Malalignment After Tension Band Plating. J Pediatr Orthop. 2016 Aug 29. [Epub ahead of print]
- Alrabai HM, Farr S, Girsch W. Triphalangeal Thumb Reduction Osteotomy Through a Versatile Spiral Approach. Tech Hand Up Extrem Surg. 2016 Jun;20(2):54-60.
- Farr S, Rois J, Ganger R, Girsch W. Reconstruction for Elbow Instability Caused by Congenital Aplasia of the Ulnar Coronoid Process – A Case Report. Acta Orthop. 2016 Feb;87(1):85-6.
- Farr S, Girsch W. The Hand and Wrist in Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis. J Hand Surg Am. 2015 Nov;40(11):2289-92.
- Farr S, Girsch W. Reply to comments on Farr et al: “Clinical experience with arthroscopically-assisted repair of peripheral triangular fibrocartilage complex tears in adolescents-technique and results”. Int Orthop. 2015 Oct;39(10):2089-90.
- Farr S, Zechmann U, Ganger R, Girsch W. Clinical Experience with Arthroscopically Assisted Repair of Peripheral Triangular Fibrocartilage Complex Tears in Adolescents – Technique and Results. Int Orthop. 2015 Aug;39(8):1571-7.
- Farr S, Kalish LA, Bae DS, Waters PM. Radiographic Criteria for Undergoing an Ulnar Shortening Osteotomy in Madelung Deformity: A Long-Term Experience from a Single Institution. J Pediatr Orthop. 2016 Apr-May;36(3):310-5.
- Farr S, Bae DS. Inter- and Intrarater Reliability of Ulna Variance versus Lunate Subsidence Measurements in Madelung Deformity. J Hand Surg Am. 2015 Jan;40(1):62-66.e1.
- Kaipel M, Schützenberger S, Farr S, Gergely I, Vlcek A, Kainberger F, Boszotta H, Pretterklieber M. Reliability of radiographic landmarks in medial patello-femoral ligament reconstruction in relation to the anatomical femoral torsion. Int Orthop. 2015 Mar;39(3):423-8.
- Kaipel M, Grabowiecki P, Sinz K, Farr S, Sinz G. Migration characteristics and early clinical results of the NANOS® short-stem hip arthroplasty. Vienna Clinical Weekly. 2015 May;127(9-10):375-8.
- Zenz W, Klobassa DS, Sonnleitner A, Binder A, Sellner A, Sperl M, Wintergerst U, Huemer C, Ausserer B, Stelzl W, Kaulfersch W, Grigorow I, Biebl A, Wimmer A, Ortner D, Emhofer J, Birnbacher R, Mostafa G, Ihm U, Keck B, Farr SJaros Z, Zaunschirm HA, Weingarten C, Glennie L, Van Leeuwen E, Levin M. [Genetic research in Austrian children. Balancing act between milestones in medicine and millstones in bureaucracy]. Monatsschr Kinderheilkd. 2014 Dec;162(12):1110-16.
- Farr S, Ganger R, Grill F. [Congenital tibial hemimelia]. Orthopaedics. 2014 Nov;43(11):1016-21.
- Farr S, Kranzl A, Pablik E, Kaipel M, Ganger R. Functional and Radiographic Consideration of Lower Limb Malalignment in Children and Adolescents With Idiopathic Genu Valgum. J Orthop Res. 2014 Oct;32(10):1362-70.
- Farr S, Grill F, Ganger R, Girsch W. Open Open Surgery Versus Nonoperative Treatments for Paediatric Trigger Thumb: a Systematic Review. J Hand Surg Eur Vol. 2014 Sep;39(7):719-26.
- Farr S, Ganger R, Girsch W. Vascularized bone transfer for treatment of advanced stage juvenile lunatomalacia: A preliminary report of 2 cases. J Pediatr Orthop B. 2014 May;23(3):282-4.
- Farr S, Huyer D, Sadoghi P, Kaipel M, Grill F, Ganger R. Prevalence of Osteoarthritis and Clinical Results after Elmslie-Trillat Procedure: A retrospective long-term follow-up. Int Orthop. 2014 Jan;38(1):61-6.
- Kaipel M, Prenner A, Bachl S, Farr S, Sinz G. Migration characteristics and early clinical results of a novel finned pressfit acetabular cup. Vienna Clinical Weekly. 2014 Apr;126(7-8):208-11.
- Al Kaissi A, Farr S, Ganger R, Klaushofer K, Grill F. Windswept lower limb deformities in patients with hypophosphataemic rickets. Swiss Med Wkly. 2013 Dec 6; 143:w13904.
- Farr S, Ganger R, Girsch W. A unique case of temporary epiphysiodesis in an adolescent patient with ulnocarpal impaction syndrome. J Hand Surg Eur Vol. 2013 Nov;38(9):1003-4.
- Kaissi AA, Farr S, Ganger R, Hofstaetter JG, Klaushofer K, Grill F. Treatment of varus deformities of the lower limbs in patients with achondroplasia and hypochondroplasia. Open Orthop J. 2013 Mar;7(3):33-9.
- Farr S, Grill F. [Growth prognosis and surgical options for adolescents with tall stature]. Monatsschr Kinderheilkd. 2012 Apr;160(4):387-92.
- Farr S, Petje G, Sadoghi P, Ganger R, Grill F, Girsch W. Radiographic Early to Midterm Results of Distraction Osteogenesis in Radial Longitudinal Deficiency. J Hand Surg Am. 2012 Nov;37(11): 2313-19.
- Farr S, Grill F, Ganger R, Graf A, Girsch W. Pathomorphologic Findings of Wrist Arthroscopy in Children and Adolescents With Chronic Wrist Pain. Arthroscopy. 2012 Nov;28(11):1634-43.
- Farr S, Grill F, Girsch W. Wrist arthroscopy in children and adolescents: a single surgeon experience of thirty-four cases. Int Orthop. 2012 Jun;36(6):1215-20.
- Farr S, Sevelda F, Mader P, Graf A, Petje G, Sabeti-Aschraf M. Extracorporeal shockwave therapy in calcifying tendinitis of the shoulder. Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc. 2011 Dec;19(12):2085-89.
- Farr S, Grill F, Müller D. [When is the optimal time for hip ultrasound screening?]. Orthopaedics. 2008 Jun;37(6):532, 534-6, 538-40.
Lectures (excerpt)
- lnocarpal complaints and Madelung’s deformity in adolescents. 50th Symposium of the DAH, Zurich. 9/2009
- Pollex flexus congenitus and infantile tumors of the hand. 47th Annual Conference of the ÖGKJ, Graz. 10/2009
- Results of open reduction in the treatment of hip dislocation in the first years of life. 47th Annual Conference of the ÖGKJ, Graz. 10/2009
- Hip arthroplasty in young adulthood as a result of hip disorders in infancy and childhood. 47th Annual Conference of the ÖGKJ, Graz. 10/2009
- Correction of Angular Deformities of the Lower Extremity with 8-plate – A Retrospective Analysis. 8th CEOC Meeting, Pécs. 6/2010
- Developmental Dislocation of the Hip: Comparison of Early Treatment versus Late Open Reduction and Pelvic Osteotomy. 8thCEOCMeeting, Pécs. 6/2010
- The neurogenic flatfoot – Functional results after surgery. 8th CEOC Meeting, Pécs. 6/2010
- Multiple hereditary exostosis disease. 48th Annual Conference of the ÖGKJ, Linz. 10/2010
- Growth prognostics and surgical treatment options in the knee joint area for high growth. ÖGO Annual Conference, Linz. 9/2011
- Axial correction for idiopathic genoa vara or valga – osteoarthritis prevention or just a cosmetic procedure? ÖGO Symposium, Salzburg. 3/2012
- Guided Growth in Children with Skeletal Dysplasias. 3rd Int. Workshop on Growth Plate Research, Vienna. 7/2012
- Pathomorphologic Findings of Wrist Arthroscopy in Children and Adolescents With Chronic Wrist Pain. AAOS Annual Meeting, Chicago. 3/2013
- Wrist Arthroscopy in Children and Adolescents. 7th Alpine Workshop on Malformation of the Upper Extremity and Hand, Obergurgl. 4/2013
- Distraction Osteogenesis in Radial Longitudinal Deficiency. 7th Alpine Workshop on Malformation of the Upper Extremity and Hand, Obergurgl. 4/2013
- A unique case of temporary epiphysiodesis in an adolescent patient with ulnocarpal impaction syndrome. 7th Alpine Workshop on Malformation of the Upper Extremity and Hand, Obergurgl. 4/2013
- The painful wrist in childhood and adolescence. Congress Days Orthopaedics of the Vinzenz Group, Vienna. 11/2013
- Recurrences after correction of axial misalignments using temporary hemiepiphysiodesis. 28th Annual Meeting of the Association for Pediatric Orthopedics, Bonn. 3/2014
- Radiologic results after forearm lengthening for radius dysplasia. 55th Symposium of the DAH, Bad Ischl. 5/2014
- Malformations of the hand. ÖGO training seminar in pediatric orthopaedics, Vienna. 11/2014
- Acute and chronic bone and joint infections. ÖGO training seminar in pediatric orthopaedics, Vienna. 11/2014
- Is there a role for conservative treatment in pediatric trigger thumb? A systematic review. 34th EPOS Meeting, Marseille. 4/2015
- Radiographic Criteria for Undergoing an Ulnar Shortening Osteotomy in Madelung Deformity: A Long-Term Experience from a Single Institution. 34th EPOS Meeting, Marseille. 4/2015
- Radiographic Criteria for Undergoing an Ulnar Shortening Osteotomy in Madelung Deformity: A Long-Term Experience from a Single Institution. World Symposium on Congenital Malformations of the Hand and Upper Limb, Rotterdam. 5/2015
- Growing up with ECF – What to expect? German Congress for Orthopaedics and Trauma Surgery, Berlin. 10/2015
- Congenital malformations (Madelung’s disease, radioulnar synostosis, dislocation of the radial head, radius aplasia) – Do we have to operate on everything ? German Congress for Orthopaedics and Trauma Surgery, Berlin. 10/2015
- Prevalence of gonarthrosis after Elmslie-Trillat procedure in recurrent patellar dislocation: a long-term follow-up. ÖGO – Annual Conference, Vienna. 10/2015
- Dynamic knee joint loading in children and adolescents with genua valga: results after surgical correction of the axis. 30th Annual Meeting of the Association for Pediatric Orthopaedics, Munich. 3/2016
- Rescue operations on the child’s wrist in advanced Kienböck’s disease. ÖGH spring conference, Graz. 3/2016
- Dynamic Knee Joint Loading in Children and Adolescents with Idiopathic Genoa Valga: The Results Following Surgical Correction of Axial Malalignment. 35th EPOS Meeting, Rome. 4/2016
- Prenatal Development and Classification of Hand and Upper Limb Malformations. OMI Satellite Symposium, St. Petersburg. 9/2016
- The Painful Pediatric Wrist. OMI Satellite Symposium, St. Petersburg. 9/2016
- Surgical Treatment of Upper Limb Problems in Spasticity. 4th EPOS-EFORT BAT Instructional Course Triology – Part III, Paediatric Orthopaedics Basic II, Vienna. 3/2017
- Congenital Malformations of the Shoulder Girdle. 4th EPOS-EFORT BAT Instructional Course Triology – Part III, Paediatric Orthopaedics Basic II, Vienna. 3/2017
- Congenital Malformations of the Elbow, Forearm and Wrist. 4th EPOS-EFORT BAT Instructional Course Triology – Part III, Paediatric Orthopaedics Basic II, Vienna. 3/2017
- Surgical Treatment of Syndactyly and Polydactyly. 4th EPOS-EFORT BAT Instructional Course Triology – Part III, Paediatric Orthopaedics Basic II, Vienna. 3/2017
- Distal Humeral Flexion-Osteotomy For the Treatment of Supracondylar Extension-Type Malunions in Children.4th European Symposium on Pediatric Hand Surgery and Rehabilitation, Paris. 6/2017
- Long-Term Outcomes After Arthroscopic Debridement of the TFCC in Adolescents.4th European Symposium on Pediatric Hand Surgery and Rehabilitation, Paris. 6/2017
