Research output per year
Research output per year
Personal profile
Biography
Ralph Sakkers is a pediatric orthopedic sureon at the UMCUtrecht and holds the following position:
- International Hip Dysplasia Institute (IHDI) physician
- Coordinator ERN expertise center for rare diseases ORPHA 666 (osteogenesis imperfecta) and ORPHA 364559 (non-syndromic reduction defects) https://ernbond.eu/
- Coordinator NFU expertise center for ORPHA 93457 (skeletal dysplasia) and ORPHA 666 (osteogenesis imperfecta), and ORPHA 364526 (dysostosis) and ORPHA 364559 (non-syndromic reduction defects) https://www.nfu.nl/themas/zorg-op-de-juiste-plek/zeldzame-aandoeningen
- PI Regenerative Medicine UMCUtrecht https://rmutrecht.org/principal-investigators/
- Member Medical Advisory Board Osteogenesis Imperfecta Federation Europe (OIFE)
- Member Scientific Advisory Board Anna Fonds
- Member EPOS Study Group Genetics and Metabolic Diseases
- Member EPOS Study Group Lower Limb
- Member Educational Committee EPOS
- Orthopedic Consultant Dutch Skeletal Dysplasia Group
- Orthopedic Consultant Rehabilitation Center ”de Hoogstraat”, Utrecht
- Member Editorial Board Journal of Childrens Orthopaedics
- Member Editorial Board JPO-B
He received the Ehrenmedaille of the Vereinigung fur Kinderorthopadie Deutschland.
Ralph Sakkers is a minority shareholder in U-Planner BV and Replasia BV
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Adapting to Adulthood: A Review of Transition Strategies for Osteogenesis Imperfecta
Celli, L., Garrelfs, M. R., Sakkers, R. J. B., Elting, M. W., Celli, M., Bökenkamp, A., Smits, C., Goderie, T., Smit, J. M., Schwarte, L. A., Schober, P. R., Lubbers, W. D., Visser, M. C., Kievit, A. J., van Royen, B. J., Gilijamse, M., Schreuder, W. H., Rustemeyer, T., Pramana, A. & Hendrickx, J. J. & 33 others, , Dec 2024, In: Calcified Tissue International. 115, 6, p. 960-975 16 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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An exploratory open-label multicentre phase I/II trial evaluating the safety and efficacy of postnatal or prenatal and postnatal administration of allogeneic expanded fetal mesenchymal stem cells for the treatment of severe osteogenesis imperfecta in infants and fetuses: The BOOSTB4 trial protocol
Sagar, R. L., Åström, E., Chitty, L. S., Crowe, B., David, A. L., Devile, C., Forsmark, A., Franzen, V., Hermeren, G., Hill, M., Johansson, M., Lindemans, C., Lindgren, P., Nijhuis, W., Oepkes, D., Rehberg, M., Sahlin, N. E., Sakkers, R., Semler, O. & Sundin, M. & 4 others, , 4 Jun 2024, In: BMJ Open. 14, 6, e079767.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Association of osteotomy, age, and component fixation with the outcomes of total hip arthroplasty in patients with hip dysplasia: a Dutch population-based registry study
Hüsken, M. F. T., Magré, J., Willemsen, K., Van Steenbergen, L. N., Van Veghel, M. H. W., Weinans, H., Sakkers, R. J. B., Bekkers, J. E. J. & Van der Wal, B. C. H., 13 Sept 2024, In: Acta Orthopaedica. 95, p. 545-552 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Correlative Raman spectroscopy and electron microscopy identifies glycogen rich deposits correlated with local structural defects in long bones of type IV osteogenesis imperfecta patients
Van der Meijden, R. H. M., Scholten, M. H., Nijhuis, W. H., Sakkers, R. J. B., Sommerdijk, N. & Akiva, A., Dec 2024, In: Journal of Structural Biology. 216, 4, 108142.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Magnetic resonance imaging-based bone imaging of the lower limb: Strategies for generating high-resolution synthetic computed tomography
Florkow, M. C., Nguyen, C. H., Sakkers, R. J. B., Weinans, H., Jansen, M. P., Custers, R. J. H., van Stralen, M. & Seevinck, P. R., Apr 2024, In: Journal of Orthopaedic Research. 42, 4, p. 843-854 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Activities
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EPOS BAT
RJB Sakkers (Invited speaker)
12 Oct 2022 → 14 Oct 2022Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk › Professional
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AO Trauma Masters Course
RJB Sakkers (Invited speaker)
13 Jun 2022 → 14 Jun 2022Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk › Professional
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Moskow VIII International Scientific and Educational Congress: The problem of osteoporosis in traumatology and orthopedics.
RJB Sakkers (Invited speaker)
19 Feb 2021 → 20 Feb 2021Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk › Professional
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European Paediatric Orthopaedic Society Study Group Genetics and Metabolic Diseases (External organisation)
RJB Sakkers (Member)
2021 → …Activity: Membership › Membership of committee › Academic
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Osteogenesis Imperfecta Federation Europe, Medical Advisory Board (External organisation)
RJB Sakkers (Member)
2020 → …Activity: Membership › Membership of committee › Professional
Prizes
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Anna Award 2022 Best PhD Thesis Paediatric Orthopaedics
Pollet, Virginie (Recipient) & Sakkers, Ralph (Recipient), 2022
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Best abstract Conference QualityOfLife4OI
Nijhuis, WH (Recipient) & Sakkers, Ralph (Recipient), 2019
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Best clinical paper EPOS 2016
Pollet, Virginie (Recipient) & Sakkers, Ralph (Recipient), 2016
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Ehrenmedaille Vereinigung fur Kinderorthopadie
Sakkers, Ralph (Recipient), May 2007
Prize: National/international honour