Cologne Center for Musculoskeletal Biomechanics (CCMB)

Goals of the CCMB

To improve the musculoskeletal health and the ability of a patient through:

• Interdisciplinarity
• Multi-scale research
• Translational research

Founding Institutions

• Dept. of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery, University Hospital Cologne (German)
• Center for Biochemistry, Medical Faculty, University of Cologne (German)
• Institute of Biomechanics and Orthopaedics, German Sport University Cologne (German)

Involved Departments and Institutes 

• Medical Faculty, University of Cologne
• Center for Molecular Medicine Cologne (ZMMK)
• Center of Experimental Medicine
• Institute of Legal Medicine
• Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine
• Department of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery
• Institute of Radiology
• Center for Anatomy
• Center for Biochemistry
• German Sport University Cologne
• Institute of Biomechanics and Orthopaedics