Assoz. Prof. Mag. Hans Kainz, Privatdoz. MSc PhD
Consultation hours: by arrangement
Head of the Neuromechanics Research Group
Researchgate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Hans_KainzTwitter: @hans_kainz
Publications: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=j73SjiQAAAAJ&hl=en&oi=ao
Winter term 2025
350147 SE BA3I - Bachelorarbeit - Abt. A - Fachgruppen: Biomechanik, Neuromechanik und Sportinformatik
Summer term 2025
350046 SE BA3I - Bachelorarbeit - Abt. H - Fachgruppen: Biomechanik, Neuromechanik und Sportinformatik
350049 UE Begleitung der Abfassung einer Bachelorarbeit - Abt. H - Fachgruppen: Biomechanik, Neuromechanik und Sportinformatik
Winter term 2024
350147 SE BA3I - Bachelorarbeit - Abt. A - Fachgruppen: Biomechanik, Neuromechanik und Sportinformatik
350151 UE Begleitung der Abfassung einer Bachelorarbeit - Abt. A - Fachgruppen: Biomechanik, Neuromechanik und Sportinformatik
Koller W, Kranzl A, Mindler G, Svehlik M, Baca A, Kainz H. Impact of Femoral Derotation Osteotomies on Gait, Growth Plate Loading, and Femoral Growth Trajectories in Children with Idiopathic Torsional Deformities. In Gait & Posture. 2025 doi: 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2025.07.133
Astl M, Koller W, Kranzl A, Horsak B, Kainz H. Influence of anthropometric variation in femur and tibia length on muscle-tendon length during walking. In Gait & Posture. 2025 doi: 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2025.07.028
Pürzel A, Kaufmann P, Koller W, Wallnöfer EK, Kainz H, Baca A. Biomechanical analysis of hip, knee, and ankle joint contact forces during squats in elite powerlifters. PLoS ONE. 2025 Jul 24;20(7).
Guggenberger B, Koller W, Habersack A, Kraus T, Sperl M, Svehlik M et al. Impact of Femoral and Tibial Torsion on Patellofemoral Loading in Individuals With Patellofemoral Instability. Journal of Orthopaedic Research: a journal for musculoskeletal investigations. 2025 May. doi: 10.1002/jor.26058
Pürzel A, Kaufmann P, Koller W, Pöhlmann L, Baca A, Kainz H. Muscle Force Dynamics Across Increasing Squat Intensity Conditions in Elite Powerlifters. Scandinavian Journal of Medicine & Science in Sports. 2025 Apr 24;35(5).
Koller W, Horsak B, Kranzl A, Unglaube F, Baca A, Kainz H. Physiological plausible muscle paths: A MATLAB tool for detecting and resolving muscle path discontinuities in musculoskeletal OpenSim models. In Gait & Posture. 2025 doi: 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2025.01.063
Koller W, Svehlik M, Wallnöfer E, Kranzl A, Mindler G, Baca A et al. Femoral bone growth predictions based on personalized multi-scale simulations: Validation and sensitivity analysis of a mechanobiological model. 2024. doi: 10.1101/2024.12.09.627496
Kaufmann P, Koller W, Wallnöfer EK, Goncalves B, Baca A, Kainz H. Increased trial-to-trial similarity and reduced temporal overlap of muscle synergy activation coefficients manifest during learning and with increasing movement proficiency. Scientific Reports. 2024 Dec;14(1):17638. doi: 10.1038/S41598-024-68515-3
Koller W, Wallnöfer EK, Holder J, Kranzl A, Mindler G, Baca A et al. Increased knee flexion in participants with cerebral palsy results in altered stresses at the distal femoral growth plate compared to a typically developing cohort. Gait & Posture. 2024 Sept;113:158-166. doi: 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2024.06.012
Kainz H, Koller W, Wallnöfer EK, Bader T, Mindler G, Kranzl A. A framework based on subject-specific musculoskeletal models and Monte Carlo simulations to personalize muscle coordination retraining. Scientific Reports. 2024 Feb 12;14:3567. Epub 2024 Feb 12. doi: 10.1038/S41598-024-53857-9
Koller W, Kranzl A, Mindler G, Baca A, Kainz H. Advanced multi-scale mechanobiological simulations enable the distinction between healthy and pathological bone growth patterns. Current Issues in Sport Science (CISS). 2024.
Schwartz MH, Ries AJ, Georgiadis AG, Kainz H. Demonstrating the utility of Instrumented Gait Analysis in the treatment of children with cerebral palsy. PLoS ONE. 2024.
Exel J, Kaufmann P, Platzer L, Karner M, Gáspari A, Baca A et al. Effects of fatigue and different crimp sizes on muscle synergies during dead hangs: A pilot study on climbers. ISBS - International Society of Biomechanics in Sports, Proceedings. 2024;42.
Widhalm K, Maul L, Durstberger S, Putz P, Leder-Berg S, Kainz H et al. Efficacy of Real-Time Feedback Exercise Therapy in Patients Following Total Hip Arthroplasty: Protocol for a Pilot Cluster-Randomized Controlled Trial. JMIR research protocols. 2024.
Koller W, Wallnöfer EK, Holder J, Kranzl A, Mindler G, Baca A et al. ESMAC Best Paper Award 2023: Increased knee flexion in participants with cerebral palsy results in altered stresses at the distal femoral growth plate compared to a typically developing cohort. Gait & Posture. 2024.
Pürzel A, Kaufmann P, Koller W, Deimel D, Baca A, Kainz H. Hip moment increases while knee and ankle moments remain constant during squats with increasing loads in elite powerlifters. ISBS - International Society of Biomechanics in Sports, Proceedings. 2024;42(1):776-779.
Kaufmann P, Koller W, Wallnöfer EK, Goncalves B, Scheer C, Exel J et al. Human motor control during movements with high demands. Current Issues in Sport Science (CISS). 2024.
Goncalves B, Pürzel A, Koller W, Deimel D, Baca A, Kainz H. Impact of femoral morphology on muscle and joint loads during high-load squats in elite powerlifters. ISBS - International Society of Biomechanics in Sports, Proceedings. 2024;42(1).
Kaufmann P, Zweier L, Baca A, Kainz H. Muscle synergies are shared across fundamental subtasks in complex movements of skateboarding. Scientific Reports. 2024.
Kainz H, Falisse A, Pizzolato C. Neuromusculoskeletal modeling in health and disease. Brazilian Journal of Motor Behavior. 2024.
"In-silico simulations for early detection of abnormal bone loads to prevent the development of bony deformities (INSIDE-BONE)"
Kainz, H. (Project Lead)
1/04/25 → 31/03/30
Project: Research funding
Enchancing Gait Insights and Predicting Surgery Outcomes
Kainz, H. (Project Lead)
1/03/25 → 28/02/29
Project: Research funding
Department of Sport and Human Movement Science
Auf der Schmelz 6a (USZ II)
1150 Wien
Room: 2.16a
T: +43-1-4277-48887