Birgitta Johansson Niemelä

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Affiliation: Uppsala University
Country: Sweden

Publications

  1. ncbi Does leg lengthening pose a threat to a child's mental health?: An interim report one year after surgery
    Birgitta Johansson Niemelä
    Department of Neuroscience, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Uppsala University, Sweden
    J Pediatr Orthop 27:611-7. 2007
  2. ncbi Prominent ears: the effect of reconstructive surgery on self-esteem and social interaction in children with a minor defect compared to children with a major orthopedic defect
    Birgitta Johansson Niemelä
    Departments of Neuroscience and Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
    Plast Reconstr Surg 122:1390-8. 2008

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Publications2

  1. ncbi Does leg lengthening pose a threat to a child's mental health?: An interim report one year after surgery
    Birgitta Johansson Niemelä
    Department of Neuroscience, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Uppsala University, Sweden
    J Pediatr Orthop 27:611-7. 2007
    ..Long-term effects are not known, and there is a lack of prospective studies. The aim of this interim prospective study was to investigate the psychological impact of the Ilizarov technique on a sample of children 1 year after surgery...
  2. ncbi Prominent ears: the effect of reconstructive surgery on self-esteem and social interaction in children with a minor defect compared to children with a major orthopedic defect
    Birgitta Johansson Niemelä
    Departments of Neuroscience and Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
    Plast Reconstr Surg 122:1390-8. 2008
    ..In a prospective study of patients with prominent ears, the effect of reconstructive surgery on self-esteem and social interaction was examined 1 year after surgery...