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TAU Muskuloskeletal, Plastic and Hand Surgery research

Translation and implementation of research evidence into practice

The purpose of this international collaboration project is to track changes in the operative treatment of common musculoskeletal disorders and conditions. We are interested in how new high-quality randomized clinical trials change treatment practices used by orthopaedists. We have two partners from Sweden, Karolinska Institutet and Socialstyrelsen (the National Board of Health and Welfare).

Main researchers of the research group

Ville Mattila, Antti Launonen, Tuomas Huttunen, Ville Ponkilainen

Publications 

  • Ponkilainen VT, Mäntymäki H, Huttunen TT, Mattila VM. Decreasing Incidence of Lumbar Discectomy Surgery in Finland in 1997-2018. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2021 Mar 15;46(6):383-390. doi: 1097/BRS.0000000000003790.
  • Ponkilainen VT, Huttunen TT, Neva MH, Pekkanen L, Repo JP, Mattila VM. National trends in lumbar spine decompression and fusion surgery in Finland, 1997-2018. Acta Orthop. 2020 Oct 27:1-5. doi: 1080/17453674.2020.1839244.
  • Joukainen A, Mattila VM, Lepola V, Lehtinen J, Kukkonen J, Paloneva J. Trends of shoulder instability surgery in Finland: a nationwide register study. BMJ Open. 2020 Oct 6;10(10):e040510. doi: 1136/bmjopen-2020-040510.
  • Launonen AP, Huttunen TT, Lepola V, Niemi ST, Kannus P, Felländer-Tsai L, Berg HE, Laitinen MK, Mattila VM. Distal Biceps Tendon Rupture Surgery: Changing Incidence in Finnish and Swedish Men Between 1997 and 2016. J Hand Surg Am. 2020 Nov;45(11):1022-1028. doi: 1016/j.jhsa.2020.07.024.
  • Uimonen MM, Repo JP, Huttunen TT, Nurmi H, Mattila VM, Paloneva J. Surgery for patellar dislocation has evolved towards anatomical reconstructions with assessment and treatment of anatomical risk factors. Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc. 2020 Sep 18. doi: 1007/s00167-020-06277-x.
  • Palola V, Ponkilainen V, Huttunen T, Launonen A, Mattila VM. Incidence for volar locking plate removal following distal radius fracture surgery. Arch Orthop Trauma Surg. 2020 Aug 30. doi: 1007/s00402-020-03565-6. Online ahead of print.
  • Launonen AP, Laitinen MK, Sumrein BO, Niemi ST, Kannus P, Mattila VM. Trends in scapular fractures: a nationwide 17-year study in Finland. JSES Int. 2019 Dec 20;4(1):59-62. doi: 1016/j.jses.2019.10.111.
  • Rinne PP, Laitinen MK, Kannus P, Mattila VM. The incidence of pelvic fractures and related surgery in the Finnish adult population: a nationwide study of 33,469 patients between 1997 and 2014. Acta Orthop. 2020 Oct;91(5):587-592. doi: 1080/17453674.2020.1771827.
  • Pyörny J, Huttunen TT, Mattila VM, Jokihaara J. Upper extremity replantation and revascularization in Finland between 1998 and 2016. J Plast Surg Hand Surg. 2020 Oct;54(5):297-301. doi: 1080/2000656X.2020.1771720.
  • Karelson MC, Jokihaara J, Launonen AP, Huttunen T, Mattila VM. Lower nationwide rates of arthroscopic procedures in 2016 compared with 1997 (634925 total arthroscopic procedures): has the tide turned? Br J Sports Med. 2020 Apr 2:bjsports-2019-101844. doi: 1136/bjsports-2019-101844.
  • Partio N, Huttunen TT, Mäenpää HM, Mattila VM. Reduced incidence and economic cost of hardware removal after ankle fracture surgery: a 20-year nationwide registry study. Acta Orthop. 2020 Jun;91(3):331-335. doi: 1080/17453674.2020.1733749
  • Ponkilainen VT, Huttunen TT, Kannus P, Mattila VM. Hardware removal rates after surgical treatment of proximal femur fractures : Nationwide trends in Finland in 1997-2016. Arch Orthop Trauma Surg. 2020 Aug;140(8):1047-1054.
  • Kannus P, Niemi S, Parkkari J, Mattila VM. Sharp Rise in Fall-Induced Cervical Spine Injuries Among Older Adults Between 1970 and 2017. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci. 2020 Sep 25;75(10):2015-2019.
  • Partio N, Mäenpää H, Huttunen T, Haapasalo H, Laine HJ, Mattila VM. Incidence of hallux valgus primary surgical treatment. Finnish nationwide data from 1997 to 2014. Foot Ankle Surg. 2019 Dec;25(6):761-765. doi: 1016/j.fas.2018.10.001.
  • Ponkilainen VT, Toivonen L, Niemi S, Kannus P, Huttunen TT, Mattila VM. Incidence of Spine Fracture Hospitalization and Surgery in Finland in 1998-2017. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2020 Apr 1;45(7):459-464.
  • Salonen A, Niemi ST, Kannus P, Laitakari E, Mattila VM. Increased incidence of distal humeral fracture surgery and decreased incidence of respective corrective osteotomy among Finns aged 0 to 18 years between 1987 and 2016: a population-based study. J Child Orthop. 2019 Aug 1;13(4):399-403. doi: 1302/1863-2548.13.190049
  • Weitz FK, Sillanpää PJ, Mattila VM. The incidence of paediatric ACL injury is increasing in Finland. Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc. 2020 Feb;28(2):363-368. doi: 1007/s00167-019-05553-9.
  • Laurila J, Huttunen TT, Kannus P, Kääriäinen M, Mattila VM. Tibial shaft fractures in Finland between 1997 and 2014. Injury. 2019 Apr;50(4):973-977. doi: 1016/j.injury.2019.03.034.
  • Reito A, Paloneva J, Mattila VM, Launonen AP. The increasing incidence of surgically treated quadriceps tendon ruptures. Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc. 2019 Nov;27(11):3644-3649. doi: 1007/s00167-019-05453-y.
  • Hevonkorpi TP, Launonen AP, Huttunen TT, Kannus P, Niemi S, Mattila VM. Incidence of distal radius fracture surgery in Finns aged 50 years or more between 1998 and 2016 – too many patients are yet operated on? BMC Musculoskelet Disord. 2018 Mar 2;19(1):70. doi: 1186/s12891-018-1983-0.
  • Haapasalo H, Laine HJ, Mäenpää H, Wretenberg P, Kannus P, Mattila VM. Epidemiology of calcaneal fractures in Finland. Foot Ankle Surg. 2017 Dec;23(4):321-324. doi: 1016/j.fas.2016.10.004.
  • Raittio LT, Jokihaara J, Huttunen TT, Leppänen OV, Launonen AP, Mattila VM. Rising incidence of scaphoid fracture surgery in Finland. J Hand Surg Eur Vol. 2018 May;43(4):402-406. doi: 1177/1753193417726051.
  • Rinne PP, Laitinen MK, Huttunen T, Kannus P, Mattila VM.The incidence and trauma mechanisms of acetabular fractures: A nationwide study in Finland between 1997 and 2014. Injury. 2017 Oct;48(10):2157-2161. doi: 1016/j.injury.2017.08.003.
  • Huttunen TT, Launonen AP, Berg HE, Lepola V, Felländer-Tsai L, Mattila VM. Trends in the Incidence of Clavicle Fractures and Surgical Repair in Sweden: 2001-2012. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2016 Nov 2;98(21):1837-1842.
  • Sumrein BO, Huttunen TT, Launonen AP, Berg HE, Felländer-Tsai L, Mattila VM. Proximal humeral fractures in Sweden-a registry-based study. Osteoporos Int. 2017 Mar;28(3):901-907. doi: 1007/s00198-016-3808-z.
  • Paloneva J, Lepola V, Äärimaa V, Joukainen A, Ylinen J, Mattila VM. Increasing incidence of rotator cuff repairs–A nationwide registry study in Finland. BMC Musculoskelet Disord. 2015 Aug 12;16:189. doi: 1186/s12891-015-0639-6.
  • Mattila VM, Sihvonen R, Paloneva J, Felländer-Tsai L. Changes in rates of arthroscopy due to degenerative knee disease and traumatic meniscal tears in Finland and Sweden. Acta Orthop. 2016 Feb;87(1):5-11. doi: 3109/17453674.2015.1066209.
  • Launonen AP, Lepola V, Saranko A, Flinkkilä T, Laitinen M, Mattila VM. Epidemiology of proximal humerus fractures. Arch Osteoporos. 2015;10:209. doi: 1007/s11657-015-0209-4.
  • Paloneva J, Lepola V, Karppinen J, Ylinen J, Äärimaa V, Mattila VM. Declining incidence of acromioplasty in Finland. Acta Orthop. 2015 Apr;86(2):220-4. doi: 3109/17453674.2014.977703.
  • Huttunen TT, Kannus P, Rolf C, Felländer-Tsai L, Mattila VM. Acute achilles tendon ruptures: incidence of injury and surgery in Sweden between 2001 and 2012. Am J Sports Med. 2014 Oct;42(10):2419-23. doi: 1177/0363546514540599.
  • Hongisto MT, Pihlajamäki H, Niemi S, Nuotio M, Kannus P, Mattila VM. Surgical procedures in femoral neck fractures in Finland: a nationwide study between 1998 and 2011. Int Orthop. 2014 Aug;38(8):1685-90. doi: 1007/s00264-014-2346-6.