Research and teaching
PD Dr. med. Daniel P. Berthold combines clinical sports orthopedics with award-winning research and teaching. More than 100 publications address topics including the shoulder and knee, biomechanics, sports injuries, prevention and return to sport.
At a glance
Scientific awards
Four award-winning shoulder research projects on tendon transfers, rotator cuff repair, biological augmentation and joint mechanics.
AGA · Society for Arthroscopy and Joint Surgery
Tendon transfer for irreparable subscapularis tears
About the award. The AGA Research Award recognizes leading presentations and particularly well-designed studies at the annual congress.
The research recognized. Using a dynamic shoulder simulator, the international research group showed that an anterior latissimus dorsi transfer can restore the disrupted shoulder force couple and improve joint kinematics.
AGA · Society for Arthroscopy and Joint Surgery
Biological augmentation in rotator cuff repair
About the award. The poster award recognizes leading scientific posters in clinical research and biomechanics or basic science.
The research recognized. This in-vitro study investigated how magnesium and PRP, separately and in combination, influence the adhesion and proliferation of progenitor cells from subacromial bursa tissue on surgical suture material.
DVSE · German, Austrian and Swiss Association for Shoulder and Elbow Surgery
Lower trapezius transfer for irreparable rotator cuff tears
About the award. The DVSE presents the Perthes Award for innovative experimental or basic science research in shoulder and elbow surgery.
The research recognized. The study investigated how physiological tensioning during lower trapezius transfer improves shoulder kinematics in irreparable posterosuperior rotator cuff tears.
ISAKOS · International Society of Arthroscopy, Knee Surgery and Orthopaedic Sports Medicine
Joint loads after a supraspinatus tear and repair
About the award. This international ISAKOS award recognizes the leading upper-extremity contribution in the scientific congress program.
The research recognized. In a biomechanical model, the study showed that increased joint loads caused by a supraspinatus tear could be normalized by rotator cuff repair.
Awards recognize specific scientific work. They do not replace individual medical assessment or demonstrate that a treatment will succeed for an individual patient.
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More than 100 scientific publications, including 90 indexed in PubMed
Research focused on the shoulder, knee, biomechanics and sports medicine
Academic experience at TUM, LMU and the University of Connecticut
University lecturer, medical textbook author and international editorial board member
Research interests
The research addresses musculoskeletal conditions and sports injuries. It examines questions directly relevant to clinical practice: which factors influence an outcome, how shoulder and knee injuries can be better understood, and when returning to training or competition is medically reasonable.
Clinical studies, systematic reviews and biomechanical investigations address different parts of the same question. Measurements are not an end in themselves. They should help make diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation easier to understand.
Research profiles
The PubMed author search leads to the original medical publications. ORCID identifier 0000-0001-6630-6406 connects work to Daniel P. Berthold across changes of institution.
Daniel Berthold serves on the editorial boards of the Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine and Arthroscopy. The journals’ official pages document these roles.
Teaching and awards
Academic work includes teaching, lectures and more than 25 contributions to medical textbooks. One example is the contribution on sports rehabilitation in Springer’s The Sports Medicine Physician.
Four research projects received the AGA Research Award 2023, AGA Poster Award 2023, Perthes Award 2023 and Richard B. Caspari Award 2021. Their subjects include biological augmentation, tendon transfers, shoulder kinematics and joint loading.
From research to practice
A study describes groups and probabilities. An individual decision also needs examination, history, associated findings, activity goals and preferences.
Positive results therefore require the same careful interpretation as uncertainty. In the consultation, what matters is which conclusions are supported and how they fit the specific situation.
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No. Research provides orientation and probabilities. Individual assessment requires a medical history, examination and personal context.
The publications page presents a selection. PubMed and ORCID link to original records and the ongoing scientific profile.
Research focuses on the shoulder and knee, sports injuries, biomechanics, prevention, functional outcomes and return to sport.
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