Harri Pihlajamaki

..Continuous monitoring of living cell cultures can reveal more information and is faster than using laborious traditional methods such as microscopic evaluation, immunohistochemistry and flow cytometry...

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..The purpose of the present study was to evaluate mortality and cause of death in patients after hip fracture surgery and to compare their mortality and cause of death to those in the general population...

..Here we evaluated the clinical course and pattern of recovery of backpack palsy (BPP) in a large series of patients...

..The purpose of the study was to examine associations between various risk factors and MSDs with special attention to the physical fitness of the conscripts...

..The objective of this study was to investigate whether a neuromuscular training programme with injury prevention counselling is effective in preventing acute musculoskeletal injuries in young men during military service...

..Genetic factors may increase the risk, but no major susceptibility genes have been identified. The purpose of this study was to search for possible genetic factors predisposing military conscripts to femoral neck stress fractures...

..Within the follow-up period, there were no significant differences in biocompatibility between the implants and no adverse inflammatory foreign-body reactions...

..This diagnostic study was performed to determine the correlation between anterior knee pain and chondromalacia patellae and to define the reliability of magnetic resonance imaging for the diagnosis of chondromalacia patellae...

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..Moreover, inflammatory cells were similar in both groups and reflected a transient tissue reaction to the membrane. Within the follow-up, the seam area (cross-sectional) approached that of intact controls...

..The purpose of this study was to establish whether surgery provides better long-term results than functional treatment for acute ruptures of the lateral ligaments of the ankle...

..Inflammatory cells in the SR-PGA membrane groups reflected a tissue reaction to the membrane. When placed in soft tissues, SR-PGA membranes degraded almost completely within 24 weeks...

..Undisplaced fatigue fractures of the femoral neck neither predispose to avascular necrosis nor the subsequent development of osteoarthritis of the hip...

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..This study was performed to examine the incidence, long-term consequences, radiographic findings, risk factors, and complications associated with this fracture...

..The results of this study showed no significant differences between the bioabsorbable PLLA screws and the metallic screws in biocompatibility, and no signs of inflammatory foreign-body reactions occurred during the follow-up...

..The purpose of this study was to investigate the incidence and trends of LBP hospitalisation among Finnish military conscripts...

..The average serum 25(OH)D concentration was significantly lower in the group with fracture, suggesting a relationship between vitamin D and fatigue bone stress fracture...

..No data exist whether patients with primary traumatic patellar dislocation benefit from initial arthroscopic medial repair surgery...

..The clinical relevance of medial patellofemoral ligament (MPFL) injury location in primary patellar dislocation has not been studied...

..The objective of this study was to compare the clinical outcomes after treatment with and without initial stabilizing surgery for primary traumatic patellar dislocation in young adults...

..The graft is tightened at 30 degrees knee flexion. Aftercare includes 4 weeks of brace treatment with restricted range of motion...

..The study hypothesis was that PF cartilage lesions and OA are associated with a poor long-term outcome after PF stabilizing surgery...

..This reaction was uniform throughout the study. Varying amounts of calcification was seen in the fibrous capsule surrounding the implant. The number of calcified bodies did not correlate to healing time...

..LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: Level III, therapeutic study. See the Guidelines for Authors for a complete description of levels of evidence...

..This study attempted to investigate the nature and risk factors of injury hospitalization among Finnish conscripts in 1998-2002...

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..In this study, cruciate ligament rupture was used to assess the coverage and accuracy of the Finnish National Hospital Discharge Register (NHDR)...

..This presents challenges for prevention programme planning and implementation. Longitudinal cohort studies are urgently needed to enhance understanding of adolescent risk indicators of LBP...

..The firearm-related mortality in Finland is one of the highest in Europe. The study objective was to describe the incidence trends and nature of firearm-related injury hospitalizations in Finland between 1990 and 2003...

..The findings indicate that the ultimate degradation process of PLLA is much longer than it previously was thought to be. Complete degradation probably still would have taken years after the 4.5-year span of this study...

..Based on findings of this study it was concluded that PDTE carbonate membranes have good biocompatibility and are sufficient to enhance bone growth without additional supportive matrix...

..The aim of the study was to determine the body composition of healthy young men and to investigate whether there exists an association between body composition and physical fitness...

..To describe the incidence, trends and nature of hospitalisation for injuries among Finnish conscripts between 1990 and 1999...

..Vulnerability to brachial plexopathy was not predictable from body structure or physical fitness level. To prevent these lesions, awareness of the condition and its symptoms should be increased and backpack designs should be improved...

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