Alexandre Terrier
Group Leader
alexandre.terrier@epfl.ch +41 21 693 94 98 http://lbo.epfl.ch
EPFL STI IBI-STI LBO
MED 3 2726 (Bâtiment MED)
Station 9
CH-1015 Lausanne
Unit: EDBB-ENS
EPFL STI SGM-GE
MED 3 2726 (Bâtiment MED)
Station 9
CH-1015 Lausanne
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 |
Infoscience publications
Journal Articles
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
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; Comp Meth Biomech Biomed Eng. 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; Clin Biomech. 2005.
A. Terrier; P. Buchler; A. Farron : Bone-cement interface of the glenoid component: stress analysis for varying cement thickness; Clin Biomech. 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; Comp Meth Biomech Biomed Eng. 2001.
1997
A. Terrier; R. L. Rakotomanana; A. N. Ramaniraka; P. F. Leyvraz : Adaptation Models of Anisotropic Bone; Comput Methods Biomech Biomed Engin. 1997.
