Alexandre Terrier
Group Leader
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MED 3 2726 (Bâtiment MED)
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CH-1015 Lausanne
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EPFL STI SGM-GE
MED 3 2726 (Bâtiment MED)
Station 9
CH-1015 Lausanne
+41 21 693 94 98
Office: MED 3 2726
EPFL > STI > STI-SGM > SGM-ENS
Fields of expertise
Biomechanics
Joint biomechanics
Mecano-biology
Orthopaedic research
Patient-specific modelling
Continuum mechanics
Finite Element Analysis
Experimental testing
Joint biomechanics
Mecano-biology
Orthopaedic research
Patient-specific modelling
Continuum mechanics
Finite Element Analysis
Experimental testing
Mission
Develop patient-specific models of human joints and their replacement, in parallel with a database of patients, in order to test statistical hypotheses, and improve treatment outcomes.
Professional course
Head of the Joint Biomechanics Group
LBO
EPFL
2006
Head of the Shoulder Group
LRO
EPFL
2004
Scientific collaborator
LRO
EPFL
2002
IT developer
Edipresse SA
2000
Post-Doc
ORL
Columbia University, NY
1999
Research assistant
LGM
EPFL
1996
Teacher
Lyc�e cantonal de Porrentruy
1995
Education
PhD
Biomechanics
EPFL
1999
MSc
Physics
EPFL
1994
Publications
Infoscience publications
Journal Articles
2020
A. Terrier; P. Goetti; F. Becce; A. Farron : Reduction of scapulohumeral subluxation with posterior augmented glenoid implants in anatomic total shoulder arthroplasty: Short-term 3D comparison between pre- and post-operative CT; Orthopaedics & Traumatology-Surgery & Research. 2020-06-01. DOI : 10.1016/j.otsr.2020.03.007.
2019
E. Taghizadeh; A. Terrier; F. Becce; A. Farron; P. Buchler : Automated CT bone segmentation using statistical shape modelling and local template matching; Computer Methods In Biomechanics And Biomedical Engineering. 2019-09-03. DOI : 10.1080/10255842.2019.1661391.
A. Latypova; E. Taghizadeh; F. Becce; P. Büchler; B. M. Jolles et al. : Patellar bone strain after total knee arthroplasty is correlated with bone mineral density and body mass index; Medical Engineering & Physics. 2019. DOI : 10.1016/j.medengphy.2019.03.017.
2018
D. Abler; S. Berger; A. Terrier; F. Becce; A. Farron et al. : A statistical shape model to predict the premorbid glenoid cavity; Journal Of Shoulder And Elbow Surgery. 2018-10-01. DOI : 10.1016/j.jse.2018.04.023.
A. Terrier; R. Obrist; V. Camine; F. Becce; A. Farron : Biomechanical comparison of glenoid implants with adaptable and fixed backside curvatures in anatomic total shoulder arthroplasty; JOURNAL OF SHOULDER AND ELBOW SURGERY. 2018. DOI : 10.1016/j.jse.2018.02.050.
V. M. Camine; H. A. Ruediger; D. P. Pioletti; A. Terrier : Effect of a collar on subsidence and local micromotion of cementless femoral stems: in vitro comparative study based on micro-computerised tomography; International Orthopaedics. 2018. DOI : 10.1007/s00264-017-3524-0.
2017
E. Sarshari; A. Farron; A. Terrier; D. Pioletti; P. Müllhaupt : A simulation framework for humeral head translations; Medical Engineering and Physics. 2017. DOI : 10.1016/j.medengphy.2017.08.013.
H. A. Rudiger; M. Guillemin; A. Latypova; A. Terrier : Effect of changes of femoral offset on abductor and joint reaction forces in total hip arthroplasty; Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery. 2017. DOI : 10.1007/s00402-017-2788-6.
A. Terrier; R. Obrist; F. Becce; A. Farron : Cement stress predictions after anatomic total shoulder arthroplasty are correlated with preoperative glenoid bone quality; Journal Of Shoulder And Elbow Surgery. 2017. DOI : 10.1016/j.jse.2017.02.023.
A. Terrier; C. S. Fernandes; M. Guillemin; X. Crevoisier : Fixed and mobile-bearing total ankle prostheses: Effect on tibial bone strain; Clinical Biomechanics. 2017. DOI : 10.1016/j.clinbiomech.2017.07.009.
A. Terrier; A. Latypova; M. Guillemin; V. Parvex; O. Guyen : Dual mobility cups provide biomechanical advantages in situations at risk for dislocation: a finite element analysis; International Orthopaedics. 2017. DOI : 10.1007/s00264-016-3368-z.
V. Malfroy Camine; A. Terrier; D. Pioletti : Micromotion-induced peri-prosthetic fluid flow around a cementless femoral stem; Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering. 2017. DOI : 10.1080/10255842.2017.1296954.
A. Terrier; J. Ston; A. Dewarrat; F. Becce; A. Farron : A semi-automated quantitative CT method for measuring rotator cuff muscle degeneration in shoulders with primary osteoarthritis; Orthopaedics & Traumatology: Surgery & Research. 2017. DOI : 10.1016/j.otsr.2016.12.006.
A. Latypova; D. Pioletti; A. Terrier : Importance of trabecular anisotropy in finite element predictions of patellar strain after Total Knee Arthroplasty; Medical Engineering & Physics. 2017. DOI : 10.1016/j.medengphy.2016.10.003.
C. Engelhardt; A. Farron; F. Becce; N. Place; D. P. Pioletti et al. : Effects of glenoid inclination and acromion index on humeral head translation and glenoid articular cartilage strain; Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery. 2017. DOI : 10.1016/j.jse.2016.05.031.
2016
A. Terrier; V. Parvex; H. A. Rudiger : Impact of individual anatomy on the benefit of cup medialisation in total hip arthroplasty; Hip International. 2016. DOI : 10.5301/hipint.5000392.
V. Malfroy Camine; H. Rüdiger; D. Pioletti; A. Terrier : Full-field measurement of micromotion around a cementless femoral stem using micro-CT imaging and radiopaque markers; Journal of Biomechanics. 2016. DOI : 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2016.10.029.
A. Latypova; G. Maquer; K. Elankumaran; D. Pahr; P. Zysset et al. : Identification of elastic properties of human patellae using micro-finite element analysis; Journal of Biomechanics. 2016. DOI : 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2016.07.031.
H. A. Ruediger; V. Parvex; A. Terrier : Impact of the Femoral Head Position on Moment Arms in Total Hip Arthroplasty: A Parametric Finite Element Study; Journal Of Arthroplasty. 2016. DOI : 10.1016/j.arth.2015.09.044.
D. Ingram; C. Engelhardt; A. Farron; A. Terrier; P. Müllhaupt : Modelling of the human shoulder as a parallel mechanism without constraints; Mechanism and Machine Theory. 2016. DOI : 10.1016/j.mechmachtheory.2016.02.004.
E. Taghizadeh; M. Reyes; P. Zysset; A. Latypova; A. Terrier et al. : Biomechanical Role of Bone Anisotropy Estimated on Clinical CT Scans by Image Registration; Annals of Biomedical Engineering. 2016. DOI : 10.1007/s10439-016-1551-4.
A. Latypova; A. Arami; F. Becce; B. Jolles-Haeberli; K. Aminian et al. : A patient-specific model of total knee arthroplasty to estimate patellar strain: A case study; Clinical Biomechanics. 2016. DOI : 10.1016/j.clinbiomech.2015.11.008.
2015
D. Ingram; C. Engelhardt; A. Farron; A. Terrier; P. Muellhaupt : Improving anterior deltoid activity in a musculoskeletal shoulder model – an analysis of the torque-feasible space at the sternoclavicular joint; Computer Methods In Biomechanics And Biomedical Engineering. 2015. DOI : 10.1080/10255842.2015.1042465.
C. Engelhardt; D. Ingram; P. Müllhaupt; A. Farron; F. Becce et al. : Effect of partial-thickness tear on loading capacities of the supraspinatus tendon: a finite element analysis; Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering. 2015. DOI : 10.1080/10255842.2015.1075012.
A. Lädermann; P. J. Denard; P. Boileau; A. Farron; P. Deransart et al. : Effect of humeral stem design on humeral position and range of motion in reverse shoulder arthroplasty; International Orthopaedics. 2015. DOI : 10.1007/s00264-015-2984-3.
A. Terrier; J. Ston; A. Farron : Importance of a three-dimensional measure of humeral head subluxation in osteoarthritic shoulders; Journal Of Shoulder And Elbow Surgery. 2015. DOI : 10.1016/j.jse.2014.05.027.
C. Engelhardt; V. M. Camine; D. Ingram; P. Muellhaupt; A. Farron et al. : Comparison of an EMG-based and a stress-based method to predict shoulder muscle forces; Computer Methods In Biomechanics And Biomedical Engineering. 2015. DOI : 10.1080/10255842.2014.899587.
U. Kettenberger; A. Latypova; A. Terrier; D. Pioletti : Time course of bone screw fixation following a local delivery of zoledronate in a rat femoral model – a micro-finite element analysis; Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials. 2015. DOI : 10.1016/j.jmbbm.2015.01.007.
D. Ingram; C. A. Engelhardt; A. Farron; A. Terrier; P. Müllhaupt : Muscle Moment-Arms: A Key Element in Muscle-Force Estimation; Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering. 2015. DOI : 10.1080/10255842.2013.818666.
J. Hollenstein; A. Terrier; E. Cory; A. C. Chen; R. L. Sah et al. : Mechanical evaluation of a tissue-engineered zone of calcification in a bone-hydrogel osteochondral construct; Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering. 2015. DOI : 10.1080/10255842.2013.794898.
2014
A. Terrier; F. L. Florencio; H. A. Ruediger : Benefit of Cup Medialization in Total Hip Arthroplasty is Associated With Femoral Anatomy; Clinical Orthopaedics And Related Research. 2014. DOI : 10.1007/s11999-014-3787-3.
A. Terrier; J. Ston; X. Larrea; A. Farron : Measurements of three-dimensional glenoid erosion when planning the prosthetic replacement of osteoarthritic shoulders; Bone & Joint Journal. 2014.
A. Terrier; X. Larrea; J. Guerdat; X. Crevoisier : Development and experimental validation of a finite element model of total ankle replacement; Journal of Biomechanics. 2014. DOI : 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2013.12.022.
A. Roshan Ghias; A. Terrier; B. Jolles-Haeberli; D. Pioletti : Translation of biomechanical concepts in bone tissue engineering: from animal study to revision knee arthroplasty; Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering. 2014. DOI : 10.1080/10255842.2012.719607.
2013
A. Terrier; P. Scheuber; D. P. Pioletti; A. Farron : Activities of daily living with reverse prostheses: importance of scapular compensation for functional mobility of the shoulder; Journal Of Shoulder And Elbow Surgery. 2013. DOI : 10.1016/j.jse.2012.09.014.
W. Hasenkamp; N. Thevenaz; J. Villard; A. Bertsch; A. Arami et al. : Design and test of a MEMS strain-sensing device for monitoring artificial knee implants; Biomedical Microdevices. 2013. DOI : 10.1007/s10544-013-9770-z.
M. Gortchacow; A. Terrier; D. Pioletti : A flow sensing model for mesenchymal stromal cells using morphogen dynamics; Biophysical Journal. 2013. DOI : 10.1016/j.bpj.2013.04.014.
J. Nicodeme; C. Locherbach; A. Terrier; A. Gallice; B. Jolles-Haeberli : Mobile Bearing Plate Dislocation in Total Knee Arthroplasty due to Muscle Spasm: A Case Report; Open Journal of Orthopedics. 2013. DOI : 10.4236/ojo.2013.32013.
A. Terrier; X. Larrea; V. Malfroy Camine; D. Pioletti; A. Farron : Importance of the subscapularis muscle after total shoulder arthroplasty; Clinical Biomechanics. 2013. DOI : 10.1016/j.clinbiomech.2012.11.010.
M. Röthlisberger; D. Pioletti; A. Farron; A. Terrier : Effect of a pathological scapular tilt after total shoulder arthroplasty; Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering. 2013. DOI : 10.1080/10255842.2012.656612.
2012
M. Gortchacow; M. Wettstein; D. Pioletti; M. Müller-Gerbl; A. Terrier : Simultaneous and multisite measure of micromotion, subsidence and gap to evaluate femoral stem stability; Journal of Biomechanics. 2012. DOI : 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2012.01.040.
A. Terrier; V. Brighenti; D. P. Pioletti; A. Farron : Importance of polyethylene thickness in total shoulder arthroplasty: A finite element analysis; Clinical Biomechanics. 2012. DOI : 10.1016/j.clinbiomech.2011.12.003.
2011
M. Gortchacow; M. Wettstein; D. P. Pioletti; A. Terrier : A new technique to measure micromotion distribution around a cementless femoral stem; Journal of Biomechanics. 2011. DOI : 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2010.09.023.
2010
A. Terrier; S. Ramondetti; F. Merlini; D. P. Pioletti; A. Farron : Biomechanical consequences of humeral component malpositioning after anatomical total shoulder arthroplasty; Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery. 2010. DOI : 10.1016/j.jse.2010.06.006.
V. Stadelmann; E. Bretton; A. Terrier; P. Procter; D. P. Pioletti : Calcium phosphate cement augmentation of cancellous bone screws can compensate for the absence of cortical fixation; Journal of Biomechanics. 2010. DOI : 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2010.07.025.
A. Terrier; M. Aeberhard; Y. Michellod; P. Müllhaupt; D. Gillet et al. : A musculoskeletal shoulder model based on pseudo-inverse and null-space optimization; Medical Engineering and Physics. 2010. DOI : 10.1016/j.medengphy.2010.07.006.
A. Terrier; S. Kochbeck; F. Merlini; M. Gortchacow; D. P. Pioletti et al. : Tightening force and torque of nonlocking screws in a reverse shoulder prosthesis; Clinical Biomechanics -Bristol-. 2010. DOI : 10.1016/j.clinbiomech.2010.03.011.
A. Roshan Ghias; A. Terrier; P.-E. Bourban; D. Pioletti : In vivo cyclic loading as a potent stimulatory signal for bone formation inside tissue engineering scaffolds; European Cells and Materials. 2010.
L. D. Blecha; L. Rakotomanana; F. Razafimaheri; A. Terrier; D. P. Pioletti : Mechanical interaction between cells and fluid for bone tissue engineering scaffold: modulation of the interfacial shear stress; Journal of Biomechanicsanics. 2010. DOI : 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2009.11.004.
2009
A. Terrier; F. Merlini; D. P. Pioletti; A. Farron : Comparison of polyethylene wear in anatomical and reversed shoulder prostheses; Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery [Br]. 2009. DOI : 10.1302/0301-620X.91B7.21999.
V. A. Stadelmann; A. Terrier; O. Gauthier; J.-M. Bouler; D. P. Pioletti : Prediction of bone density around orthopedic implants delivering bisphosphonate; Journal of Biomechanicsanics. 2009. DOI : 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2009.03.024.
A. Terrier; F. Merlini; D. P. Pioletti; A. Farron : Total shoulder arthroplasty: Downward inclination of the glenoid component to balance supraspinatus deficiency; Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery. 2009. DOI : 10.1016/j.jse.2008.11.008.
L. D. Blecha; L. Rakotomanana; F. Razafimahery; A. Terrier; D. P. Pioletti : Targeted mechanical properties for optimal fluid motion inside artificial bone substitutes; Journal of Orthopedic Research. 2009. DOI : 10.1002/jor.20836.
A. Terrier; M. Sedighi-Gilani; A. Roshan Ghias; L. Aschwanden; D. P. Pioletti : Biomechanical evaluation of porous biodegradable scaffolds for revision knee arthroplasty; Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering. 2009. DOI : 10.1080/10255840802603589.
V. Stadelmann; A. Terrier; D. P. Pioletti : Osteoclastogenesis can be mechanically-induced in the peri-implant bone; Biomedical Engineering and Research. 2009. DOI : 10.1016/j.irbm.2008.10.003.
V. A. Stadelmann; J. Hocké; V. Jensen; V. Forster; F. Merlini et al. : 3D strain map of axially loaded mouse tibia: a numerical analysis validated by experimental measurements; Comput Methods Biomech Biomed Engin. 2009. DOI : 10.1080/10255840903094035.
2008
V. A. Stadelmann; A. Terrier; O. Gauthier; J.-M. Bouler; D. P. Pioletti : Implants delivering bisphosphonate locally increase periprosthetic bone density in an osteoporotic sheep model. A pilot study; e Cells and Materials. 2008.
A. Terrier; A. Reist; F. Merlini; A. Farron : Simulated joint and muscle forces in reversed and anatomic shoulder prostheses; J Bone Joint Surg Br. 2008. DOI : 10.1302/0301-620X.90B6.19708.
V. A. Stadelmann; A. Terrier; D. P. Pioletti : Microstimulations at the bone implant interface upregulate osteoclast activation pathway; Bone. 2008. DOI : 10.1016/j.bone.2007.09.055.
2007
A. Terrier; A. Vogel; M. Capezzali; A. Farron : An algorithm to allow humerus translation in the indeterminate problem of shoulder abduction; Medical Engineering & Physics. 2007. DOI : 10.1016/j.medengphy.2007.07.011.
A. Terrier; A. Reist; A. Vogel; A. Farron : Effect of supraspinatus deficiency on humerus translation and glenohumeral contact force during abduction; Clinical Biomechanics. 2007. DOI : 10.1016/j.clinbiomech.2007.01.015.
2006
A. Farron; A. Terrier; P. Büchler : Risks of loosening of a prosthetic glenoid implanted in retroversion; Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery. 2006. DOI : 10.1016/j.jse.2005.10.003.
A. Terrier; P. Büchler; A. Farron : Influence of glenohumeral conformity on glenoid stresses after total shoulder arthroplasty; Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery. 2006. DOI : 10.1016/j.jse.2005.09.021.
2005
A. Terrier; J. Miyagaki; H. Fujie; K. Hayashi; L. Rakotomanana : Delay of intracortical bone remodelling following a stress change: a theoretical and experimental study; Clinical Biomechanics. 2005.
A. Terrier; P. Buchler; A. Farron : Bone-cement interface of the glenoid component: stress analysis for varying cement thickness; Clinical Biomechanics. 2005.
N. A. Ramaniraka; A. Terrier; N. Theumann; O. Siegrist : Effects of the posterior cruciate ligament reconstruction on the biomechanics of the knee joint: a finite element analysis; Clinical Biomechanics. 2005. DOI : 10.1016/j.clinbiomech.2004.11.014.
2004
H. Fujie; J. Miyagaki; A. Terrier; L. Rakotomanana; P. F. Leyvraz et al. : Detraining effects on the mechanical properties and morphology of rat tibiae; Biomed Mater Eng. 2004.
2001
B. Peter; D. P. Pioletti; A. Terrier; L. Rakotomanana : Orthopedic implant used as a drug delivery system: a numerical study; Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering. 2001.
1997
A. Terrier; R. L. Rakotomanana; A. N. Ramaniraka; P. F. Leyvraz : Adaptation Models of Anisotropic Bone; Comput Methods Biomech Biomed Engin. 1997.
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