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11/25/2025

What Really Drives the Cost of Achilles Tendon Repair?
Our analysis of 341 Achilles tendon repairs revealed:
💸 6× difference between the cheapest and most expensive surgeries
⏱ Operative time = major cost driver
🏥 Ambulatory surgery centers = lower cost
🧵 Suture choice & surgical approach matter
⏳ Longer delay to surgery increases cost
➡️ Bottom line: Standardizing technique + reducing delays may lower costs without harming outcomes.

11/19/2025

Meet Willem Koenders, the lead of our Bioengineering Team at FARIL 🔬✨
Willem brings extraordinary talent in 3D design & prototyping, device development, finite element modeling, simulation, and biomedical engineering.
He joined us through the FARIL–GOFAL OrthoPhD Program, a unique collaboration between MGB (mentored by Drs. Soheil Ashkani & John Kwon) and (Drs. & ).
Now a PhD candidate, Willem is dedicated to bringing cutting-edge bioengineering into orthopedic surgery—transforming ideas into innovations that elevate patient care.
Fun fact: he first joined FARIL years ago as a master’s student from the Netherlands… and now he’s leading engineering innovation at our lab. 🚀
Welcome, Willem - your vision, creativity, and engineering excellence inspire all of us!

11/19/2025

In this review we tried to identify the key risk factors linked to physical abuse in children - helping clinicians recognize red flags earlier and protect vulnerable patients.
Take-home message: Early awareness saves lives.

Grateful to our co-authors for advancing this critical work. 🙏

11/13/2025

FARIL Team Spotlight 🌟
We’re excited to highlight two outstanding members of our team who are helping drive innovation, research, and global collaboration at FARIL-MGB.

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👨‍⚕️ Dr. Lennart Gerdesmeyer
Lennart joined us from Munich a couple of months ago and has already made a remarkable impact. With international clinical experience across Germany, Finland, and South Africa, he brings expertise in experimental orthopaedics, emerging technologies, AI-supported solutions, and trauma outcomes.
He is also a talented entrepreneur currently developing a new innovation, EagleScope (formerly MedScope). 🚀

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👨‍⚕️ Dr. Daniel Szmola
Daniel joined us last week through the MGB–Semmelweis ORTHOPHD Program. He is an Orthopaedic & Traumatology resident and PhD candidate at , focusing on post-fracture rehabilitation, nutritional and training strategies in trauma patients, and mortality-risk assessment.
During his one-year stay in Boston, he will work closely with our team to advance orthopaedic science and innovation.

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🙏 Special Thanks
We extend our sincere gratitude to Drs. , , Prof Bella Merkely (Semmelweis Rector), and Prof. Harris for their tremendous effort in establishing the MGB–Semmelweis OrthoPhD Program- an initiative that enables this meaningful collaborative training and R&D pathway.

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We are proud to have Lennart and Daniel as part of the FARIL-MGB family and grateful for their contributions to our mission in translational orthopaedic research and innovation. 🌍🦴💡

11/10/2025

Highlights:
• Social determinants of health such as race, insurance type, and socioeconomic status influenced postoperative outcomes in patients with Lisfranc injuries.
• Those with private insurance as well as white patients reported better postoperative physical and mental health outcomes.
• Higher social vulnerability and area deprivation were associated with lower patient-reported outcomes in physical, mental, and pain domains.
• To address these health disparities, there needs to be more targeted interventions in orthopaedic care based on neighborhood and socioeconomic factors.

11/01/2025

Farewell & Congratulations, Dr. Mohamad Almasri! 🌟

The entire FARIL-MGH team is proud to celebrate Dr. Mohamad (Mo) Almasri, our outstanding research fellow and orthopedic surgeon, from , who joined us from the . Over nearly two incredible years with us, he led a variety of clinical studies, participated in various research and educational initiatives and event, presented on great podiums, mentored fellow researchers, and earned multiple accolades. Mo has been a great asset and a pivotal member of our team.

Now, as he is starting a new chapter in his career heading to the University of Arizona for clinical fellowship, we wish him all the best in this next chapter. We can’t wait to see the amazing things he’ll achieve and hope to have him back with us in the future!

Thank you, Dr. Almasri! 👏 and see you soon!

10/26/2025

Can AI match human authors in scientific writing?

Our latest study at FARIL–MGB, “From Algorithms to Academia,” benchmarks AI-generated scientific papers against human-authored ones.
-> Findings: Reviewers rated human papers higher overall—but AI papers showed remarkable factual accuracy and required fewer corrections.

*The future of research writing may not be human vs AI, but human + AI.*

10/15/2025

FARIL International Virtual Symposium Series- Season 1

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