Browsing Brage NIH by Author "Heir, Stig"
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6-year follow-up of 84 patients with cartilage defects in the knee : knee scores improved but recovery was incomplete
Løken, Sverre; Heir, Stig; Holme, Ingar Morten K.; Engebretsen, Lars; Årøen, Asbjørn (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2010-10)Background and purpose: The natural history of focal cartilage injury is largely unknown. In this study we investigated 6-year outcomes in patients with arthroscopically verified, focal, fullthickness cartilage injuries ... -
Bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells in a hyaluronan scaffold for treatment of an osteochondral defect in a rabbit model
Løken, Sverre; Jakobsen, Rune B.; Årøen, Asbjørn; Heir, Stig; Shahdadfar, A.; Brinchmann, J. E.; Engebretsen, Lars; Reinholt, Finn P. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2008-07-01)The purpose of this study was to evaluate the efficiency of using mesenchymal stem cells (MSC) in a hyaluronan scaffold for repair of an osteochondral defect in rabbit knee. Bone marrow was harvested from the posterior ... -
Injuries among male and female World Cup alpine skiers
Flørenes, Tonje Wåle; Bere, Tone Tufte; Nordsletten, Lars; Heir, Stig; Bahr, Roald (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2009-12)Background: Limited knowledge exists on injuries among professional alpine skiers. Objective: To describe the risk of injury and the injury pattern among competitive World Cup alpine skiers during the competitive ... -
Injuries among World Cup freestyle skiers
Flørenes, Tonje Wåle; Heir, Stig; Nordsletten, Lars; Bahr, Roald (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2010-09)Background: Limited knowledge exists on injuries among professional freestyle skiers. Objective: To describe the risk of injury and injury patterns among competitive World Cup (WC) freestyle skiers during the competitive ... -
Intraarticular location predicts cartilage filling and subchondral bone changes in a chondral defect
Heir, Stig; Årøen, Asbjørn; Løken, Sverre; Sulheim, Steinar; Engebretsen, Lars; Reinholt, Finn P. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2010-10)Background and purpose: The natural history of, and predictive factors for outcome of cartilage restoration in chondral defects are poorly understood. We investigated the natural history of cartilage filling subchondral ... -
The long-term risk of knee arthroplasty in patients with arthroscopically verified focal cartilage lesions: A linkage study with the Norwegian Arthroplasty Register, 1999 to 2020
Birkenes, Thomas; Furnes, Ove Nord; Lygre, Stein Håkon Låstad; Solheim, Eirik Johan; Årøen, Asbjørn; Knutsen, Gunnar; Drogset, Jon Olav; Heir, Stig; Engebretsen, Lars; Løken, Sverre Bertrand; Visnes, Håvard (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Background: Focal cartilage lesions are common in the knee. The risk of later ipsilateral knee arthroplasty remains unknown. The purposes of the present study were to evaluate the long-term cumulative risk of knee arthroplasty ... -
Microfracture technique versus osteochondral autologous transplantation mosaicplasty in patients with articular chondral lesions of the knee: a prospective randomized trial with long-term follow-up
Ulstein, Svend; Årøen, Asbjørn; Røtterud, Jan Harald; Løken, Sverre; Engebretsen, Lars; Heir, Stig (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014-01-21)Purpose: To compare long-term functional and radiological outcome following microfracture technique (MF) versus osteochondral autologous transplantation (OAT) mosaicplasty for treating focal chondral lesions of the ... -
No Difference in the KOOS Quality of Life Subscore Between Anatomic Double-Bundle and Anatomic Single-Bundle Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction of the Knee: A Prospective Randomized Controlled Trial With 2 Years’ Follow-up
Aga, Cathrine; Risberg, May Arna; Fagerland, Morten; Johansen, Steinar; Trøan, Ingrid; Heir, Stig; Engebretsen, Lars (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)Background: The double-bundle reconstruction technique was developed to resemble the properties of the native anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) more closely than the conventional single-bundle technique. The clinical benefit ...