Roel Custers

Assistant Professor - medical

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Knee joint preserving treatments

Research aim

The main goal of our research group is to develop and test joint preserving treatments for the knee joint, for pathology ranging from cartilage lesions to endstage osteoarthritis

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Utrecht Osteoarthritis Research - UROAR

Research aim

Our group studies osteoarthritis, from disease mechanisms to treatment strategies. Using a translational approach, we connect lab research to patient care, aiming to create effective diagnostic tools and patient-centered therapies.

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Recent publications

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Impact of quantified knee positioning on the measurement of minimal joint space width using statistical shape models: A cross-sectional and longitudinal analysis in the IMI-APPROACH. Eva Bax, Chien Nguyen, Roel Custers, Vahid Arbabi, Hassan Rayegan, Willem Paul Gielis, Claudia Lindner, Tim F. Cootes, Margreet Kloppenburg, Francisco J Blanco, Ida K Haugen, Francis Berenbaum, Mylène P. Jansen, Simon Mastbergen, Frank W Roemer, Felix Eckstein, Wolfgang Wirth, MC Kruyt, H Weinans
Osteoarthritis Imaging, 2025, vol. 5

Tobacco's toll Jean Paul S. Rinne, Roderick J.M. Vossen, Gaby V. ten Noever de Brauw, Jelle P. van der List, Roel J.H. Custers, Andrew D. Pearle, Hendrik A. Zuiderbaan
Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy, 2025, vol. 34, p.114-127

The Impact of varus and valgus alignment on knee cartilage quality assessed by magnetic resonance imaging Eva A. Bax, Joost A.J. Kerkhof, Nienke van Egmond, Ruurd J.A. Kuiper, Hassan Rayegan, Margreet Kloppenburg, Francisco J. Blanco, Ida K. Haugen, Francis Berenbaum, Simon C. Mastbergen, Felix Eckstein, Wolfgang Wirth, Frank W. Roemer, Moyo C. Kruyt, Harrie Weinans, Roel J.H. Custers
Knee, 2025, vol. 57, p.477-487

Engineering Anisotropic Mechanical Properties in Large-Scale Fabricated Cartilage Constructs Using Microfiber Reinforcement Lennard Spauwen, Alba Pueyo Moliner, Patrick van Veenendaal, Roel Custers, Jos Malda, Mylène de Ruijter
Advanced Healthcare Materials, 2025, vol. 14

Mesenchymal stromal cell injections for osteoarthritis Marta Santolini, Jaqueline Lourdes Rios, Roel J H Custers, Laura B Creemers, Jasmijn V Korpershoek
The Knee, 2025, vol. 56, p.267-275

A structured framework for standardized 3D leg alignment analysis Quinten W.T. Veerman, Gabriëlle J.M. Tuijthof, Nico Verdonschot, Reinoud W. Brouwer, Peter Verdonk, Annemieke van Haver, Hugo C. van der Veen, Peter A.J. Pijpker, Judith olde Heuvel, Roy A.G. Hoogeslag, Ahmet Erdemir, Antoine Perrier, Bastian Sigrist, Bernardo Innocenti, Carl W. Imhauser, Claudio Belvedere, Gwendolyn Vuurberg, Harrie Weinans, Julian Fürmetz, Laura Carman, Leendert Blankevoort, Mark Taylor, Mathias Donnez, Matthias J. Feucht, Matthieu Ollivier, Michael T. Hirschmann, Min Jung, Oguzhan Tanoğlu, Philipp Niemeyer, Raghbir Khakha, Roel J.H. Custers, Ronald van Heerwaarden, Ruurd J.A. Kuiper, Sandro F. Fucentese, Steven Claes, Thor F. Besier, Vicente J. León-Muñoz, Wolf Petersen, Wouter van Genechten, Yuanjun Teng,
Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy, 2025, vol. 33, p.2276-2292