Julkaisut

Effect of Surgery vs Functional Bracing on Functional Outcome Among Patients With Closed Displaced Humeral Shaft Fractures: The FISH Randomized Clinical Trial. Lasse Rämö, Bakir O Sumrein, Vesa Lepola, Tuomas Lähdeoja, Jonas Ranstam, Mika Paavola, Teppo Järvinen, Simo Taimela, FISH Investigators. JAMA. 2020 May 12;323(18):1792-1801. doi: 10.1001/jama.2020.3182.

Lower nationwide rates of arthroscopic procedures in 2016 compared with 1997 (634925 total arthroscopic procedures): has the tide turned? Karelson MC, Jokihaara J, Launonen AP, Huttunen T, Mattila VM. British journal of sports medicine. 2020.

Cost-Effectiveness of Operative Versus Non-Operative Treatment for Clavicle Fracture: a Systematic Literature Review. Kask G, Raittio L, Mattila VM, Launonen AP. Curr Rev Musculoskelet Med. 2020.

The short-term survival of total stemless shoulder arthroplasty for osteoarthritis is comparable to that of total stemmed shoulder arthroplasty: a Nordic Arthroplasty Register Association study. Rasmussen JV, Harjula J, Arverud ED, Hole R, Jensen SL, Brorson S, Fenstad AM, Salomonsson B, Äärimaa V. J Shoulder Elbow Surg. 2019 Aug;28(8):1578-1586. doi: 10.1016/j.jse.2019.01.010. Epub 2019 Apr 28.

Operative versus non-operative treatment for 2-part proximal humerus fracture: A multicenter randomized controlled trial. Launonen AP, Sumrein BO, Reito A, Lepola V, Paloneva J, Jonsson KB, Wolf O, Ström P, Berg HE, Felländer-Tsai L, Jansson KÅ, Fell D, Mechlenburg I, Døssing K, Østergaard H, Märtson A, Laitinen MK, Mattila VM; as the NITEP group. PLoS Med. 2019 Jul 18;16(7):e1002855. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1002855. eCollection 2019 Jul.

Acute Cuff Tear Repair Trial (ACCURATE): protocol for a multicentre, randomised, placebo-controlled trial on the efficacy of arthroscopic rotator cuff repair. Ryösä A, Kukkonen J, Björnsson Hallgren HC, Moosmayer S, Holmgren T, Ranebo M, Bøe B, Äärimaa V; ACCURATE study group. BMJ Open. 2019 May 19;9(5):e025022. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2018-025022.

Nordic Innovative Trials to Evaluate osteoPorotic Fractures (NITEP) Collaboration: The Nordic DeltaCon Trial protocol-non-operative treatment versus reversed total shoulder arthroplasty in patients 65 years of age and older with a displaced proximal humerus fracture: a prospective, randomised controlled trial. Launonen AP, Fjalestad T, Laitinen MK, Lähdeoja T, Ekholm C, Wagle T, Mattila VM; NITEP-group. BMJ Open. 2019 Jan 29;9(1):e024916.

Subacromial decompression surgery for rotator cuff disease. Karjalainen TV, Jain NB, Page CM, Lähdeoja TA, Johnston RV, Salamh P, Kavaja L, Ardern CL, Agarwal A, Vandvik PO, Buchbinder R. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2019 Jan 17;1:CD005619.

Subacromial decompression surgery for adults with shoulder pain: a systematic review with meta-analysis. Lähdeoja T, Karjalainen T, Jokihaara J, Salamh P, Kavaja L, Agarwal A, Winters M, Buchbinder R, Guyatt G, Vandvik PO, Ardern CL. Br J Sports Med. 2019 Jan 15. pii: bjsports-2018-100486.

Treatment after traumatic shoulder dislocation: a systematic review with a network meta-analysis. Kavaja L, Lähdeoja T, Malmivaara A, Paavola M. Br J Sports Med. 2018 Dec;52(23):1498-1506.

Intraobserver and interobserver reliability of recategorized Neer classification in differentiating 2-part surgical neck fractures from multi-fragmented proximal humeral fractures in 116 patients. Sumrein BO, Mattila VM, Lepola V, Laitinen MK, Launonen AP; NITEP Group. J Shoulder Elbow Surg. 2018 Oct;27(10):1756-1761.

Risk and risk factors for revision after primary reverse shoulder arthroplasty for cuff tear arthropathy and osteoarthritis: a Nordic Arthroplasty Register Association study. Lehtimäki K, Rasmussen JV, Mokka J, Salomonsson B, Hole R, Jensen SL, Äärimaa V. J Shoulder Elbow Surg. 2018 Sep;27(9):1596-1601.

Subacromial decompression versus diagnostic arthroscopy for shoulder impingement: randomised, placebo surgery controlled clinical trial. Paavola M, Malmivaara A, Taimela S, Kanto K, Inkinen J, Kalske J, Sinisaari I, Savolainen V, Ranstam J, Järvinen TLN; Finnish Subacromial Impingement Arthroscopy Controlled Trial (FIMPACT) Investigators. BMJ. 2018 Jul 19;362:k2860.

Increasing incidence of primary shoulder arthroplasty in Finland – a nationwide registry study. Harjula JNE, Paloneva J, Haapakoski J, Kukkonen J, Äärimaa V; Finnish Shoulder Arthroplasty Registry Group. BMC Musculoskelet Disord. 2018 Jul 21;19(1):245.

Long-term results of arthroscopic Bankart repair: Minimum 10 years of follow-up. Flinkkilä T, Knape R, Sirniö K, Ohtonen P, Leppilahti J. Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc. 2018 Jan;26(1):94-99.

Discovery Elbow System: clinical and radiological results after 2- to 10-year follow-up. Hänninen P, Niinimäki T, Flinkkilä T, Niinimäki J, Ohtonen P, Yli-Luukko S, Leppilahti J. Eur J Orthop Surg Traumatol. 2017 Oct;27(7):901-907.

Surgery or conservative treatment for rotator cuff tear: a meta-analysis. Ryösä A, Laimi K, Äärimaa V, Lehtimäki K, Kukkonen J, Saltychev M. Disabil Rehabil. 2017 Jul;39(14):1357-1363.

Trends in the Incidence of Clavicle Fractures and Surgical Repair in Sweden: 2001-2012. Huttunen TT, Launonen AP, Berg HE, Lepola V, Felländer-Tsai L, Mattila VM. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2016 Nov 2;98(21):1837-1842.

[Update on current care guidelines: The tendon disorders of the shoulder]. Lepola V, Paloneva J, Huuskonen M, Karppinen J, Mattila K, Mattila VM, Raittinen J, Rautiainen J, Takala E-P, Äärimaa V.Duodecim. 2015;131(2):194-5. Finnish.

Treatment of Nontraumatic Rotator Cuff Tears: A Randomized Controlled Trial with Two Years of Clinical and Imaging Follow-up. Kukkonen J, Joukainen A, Lehtinen J, Mattila KT, Tuominen EK, Kauko T, Äärimaa V. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2015 Nov 4;97(21):1729-37

Increasing incidence of rotator cuff repairs–A nationwide registry study in Finland. Paloneva J, Lepola V, Äärimaa V, Joukainen A, Ylinen J, Mattila VM. BMC Musculoskelet Disord. 2015 Aug 12;16:189.

Treatment of proximal humerus fractures in the elderly: a systemic review of 409 patients. Launonen AP, Lepola V, Flinkkilä T, Laitinen M, Paavola M, Malmivaara A. Acta Orthop. 2015 Jun;86(3):280-5.

The effect of tear size on the treatment outcome of operatively treated rotator cuff tears. Kukkonen J, Kauko T, Virolainen P, Äärimaa V. Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc. 2015 Feb;23(2):567-72.

Treatment of non-traumatic rotator cuff tears: A randomised controlled trial with one-year clinical results. Kukkonen J, Joukainen A, Lehtinen J, Mattila KT, Tuominen EK, Kauko T, Aärimaa V. Bone Joint J. 2014 Jan;96-B(1):75-81

Investigating minimal clinically important difference for Constant score in patients undergoing rotator cuff surgery. Kukkonen J, Kauko T, Vahlberg T, Joukainen A, Aärimaa V. J Shoulder Elbow Surg. 2013 Dec;22(12):1650-5.

 Conservative treatment, plate fixation, or prosthesis for proximal humeral fracture. A prospective randomized study. Launonen AP, Lepola V, Flinkkilä T, Strandberg N, Ojanperä J, Rissanen P, Malmivaara A, Mattila VM, Elo P, Viljakka T, Laitinen M. BMC Musculoskelet Disord. 2012 Sep 7;13:167.