Associate Professor Toni Arndt, PhD

Title of Keynote Address:
Kinematics of the intrinsic bones of the foot

Dr Toni Arndt's academic life started with a BSc majoring in zoology at the University of Auckland in New Zealand. After a few years travelling abroad, he returned Down Under and completed his MSc (Human Movement Science) at the University of Wollongong in Australia. The MSc thesis was on the topic of knee injury mechanisms in alpine mogul skiing.

Dr Arndt proceeded to the German Sports University in Cologne where he completed his PhD from 1993-1997. This work was the beginning of his interest in Achilles tendon biomechanics and also invasive, in vivo measuring techniques. Toni followed his wife to Sweden and has been at the Karolinska Institute since 1998. His present position combines biomechanical research in a biomechanics laboratory at the Department of Orthopedic Surgery with research, research supervision and administration at the Swedish School of Sport and Health Sciences. Up until 2011 he was also Program Director for Karolinska Institute's Podiatry Program.

Dr Arndt has published extensively in international peer reviewed journals, primarily covering Achilles tendon biomechanics and foot kinematics. Toni is at present supervisor for five PhD students with various topics within musculoskeletal biomechanics. He is a member of the executive committees of the International Society of Biomechanics (ISB) and its subgroup on Footwear Biomechanics. Toni is at present Secretary General of ISB.