dr. S.S.A. Faraj

2016 - 2020

Promotieonderzoek Orthopedie Radboud UMC.

Promotor: prof. dr. M. de Kleuver

Proefschrift: Adult spinal deformity: x-rays & beyond.

2012 – 2018

Geneeskunde. Amsterdam UMC.

2005 – 2012

Atheneum. Lyceum de Grundel, Hengelo.

2026 – 2027

Fellowship revisie prothesiologie. University College London Hospitals NHS. Verenigd Koningrijk.

Mentor: Fares Haddad.

2025 – 2026

Fellowship wervelkolom & knie prothesiologie. OCON Orthopedische Kliniek.

2020 – 2025

Opleiding tot orthopedisch chirurg. Sint Maartenskliniek, Rijnstate Arnhem en Radboud UMC.

2019 – 2020

Arts-assistent orthopedie. Sint Maartenskliniek. Nijmegen.

Boek hoofdstukken

Custom made acetabular components (Chapter 96).

The Adult Hip: Hip Arthroplasty Surgery 4th ed. Edition. Lippincott Williams and Wilkins.

Traumatisch ruggenmergletsel (Chapter 3).

A&I Perioperatieve Geneeskunde. Prelum Academy.

Measuring outcomes in pediatric spinal deformities (Chapter 18).

AO Spine Master Series Volume 9: Pediatric Spinal Deformities. Thieme.

Defining a core outcome set in adult spinal deformity (Chapter 12).

Sustainable Value-Based Approaches to Spine Care in an Era of Overutilization. Springer.

Redactie artikel

The relevance of sagittal radiographic parameters in adult spinal deformity.

Faraj SSA, Holewijn RM, De Kleuver M, Pellisé F.

Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine 2018;Mar 23:1-2

Wetenschappelijk publicaties

Faraj SSA, Holewijn RM, van Hooff ML, de Kleuver M, Pellisé F, Haanstra TM. De novo degenerative lumbar scoliosis: a systematic review of prognostic factors for curve progression. European Spine Journal, 2016 25:2347–2358

Faraj SSA, Haanstra TM, Martijn H, de Kleuver M, van Royen BJ. Functional outcome of surgical and non-surgical management for de novo degenerative lumbar scoliosis: a mean follow-up of 10 years. Scoliosis and Spinal Disorders, 2017, 12:35

Holewijn RM, Faraj SSA, Kingma I, van Royen BJ, de Kleuver M. Spinal biomechanical properties are significantly altered with a novel embalming method. Journal of Biomechanics 2017;55:144-146

De Kleuver M, Faraj SSA, Holewijn RM,Polly DW, van Hooff ML, Haanstra TM. Defining a core outcome set for adolescent and young adult patients with a spinal deformity. A collaborative effort for the Nordic Spine Registries. Acta Orthopaedica, 2017 Dec;88(6):612-618

Faraj SSA, van Hooff M, Haanstra TM, De Kleuver M. Measuring outcomes in adult spinal deformity surgery. European Spine Journal, 2017 26:2084–2093

Faraj SSA, De Kleuver M, Obeid I, Pellisé F. Sagittal radiographic parameters correlate weakly with pre-treatment patient reported health related quality of life measures in symptomatic de novo degenerative lumbar scoliosis. Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine 2018 Mar 23:1-8

Faraj SSA, van Hooff M, Pouw M, de Kleuver M, Spruit M. The natural history of progression in adult spinal deformity. Global Spine Journal, 2019,5;1-8

Stadhouder A, Faraj SSA, Oner FC. Management of spinal trauma patients: a national survey in the Netherlands. Acta Orthop. Belg. 2019, 85, 40-46

Rustenburg CME, Faraj SSA, Holewijn RM, van Royen BJ, Stadhouder A, Emanuel KS. The biomechanical effect of single-level laminectomy and posterior instrumentation on spinal stability in

degenerative lumbar scoliosis. Neurosurgical Focus, 46(5):E15, 2019

Rustenburg CME, Faraj SSA, Ket JCF, Emanuel KS, Smith TH. Prognostic factors in the progression of intervertebral disc degeneration: which patient should be targeted with regenerative therapies? Journal of Orthopaedic Research: Spine, 2019 Sep; 2(3): e1063

Rustenburg CME, Holewijn RM, Faraj SSA, van der Veen A, de Kleuver M, Kingma I, Emanuel KS. Biomechanical properties in motion of lumbar spines with degenerative scoliosis. Journal of Biomechanics, 2019.

Van de Boogaart M, van Royen BJ, Haanstra TM, De Kleuver M, Faraj SSA. Predictive factors for brace treatment outcome in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: a best-evidence synthesis. European Spine Journal, 2019 28(3):511-525

Te Hennepe N, Faraj SSA, Pouw M, De Kleuver M, van Hooff ML. Pulmonary symptoms in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis. European Spine Journal, 2022 Jul;31(7):1916-1923

Faraj SSA, de Windt T, van Hooff M, van Hellemondt G, Spruit S. Custom-made acetabular revision arthroplasty for pelvic discontinuity. Bone Jt Open. 2023 Feb;4(2):53-61

Meerdere congressen gevolgd voor de opleiding tot orthopedisch chirurg, incl. bijbehorende cursussen zoals OTC, AO Trauma Advanced Course, AO Revision Arthroplasty, Cervical Spine Masterclass, Utrecht Spine Course, International Meeting in Advanced Spine Surgery, Global Spine & Spineweek.