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Overview

Heikki J. Helminen is affiliated with the University of Eastern Finland in Finland. Their research primarily spans the fields of health professions and arts and humanities, with a focus on subfields including general health professions and philosophy.

The scientist's main areas of study encompass topics related to hermeneutics and narrative identity, aging, elder care, and social issues, as well as broader themes within health, medicine, and society.

  • Hermeneutics and Narrative Identity
  • Aging, Elder Care, and Social Issues
  • Health, Medicine and Society

Heikki J. Helminen has contributed to academic literature through book publications. One notable work is the book titled Story of the Cartilage Research Group (CARGO): Articular Cartilage Research, published in 2020 by the University of Eastern Finland.

No recent articles or frequent co-authors have been listed, nor have specific journals or publication venues been specified aside from the above book publication. The absence of awards data indicates no publicly recorded recognitions.

Best Publications

  • T2 relaxation reveals spatial collagen architecture in articular cartilage: a comparative quantitative MRI and polarized light microscopic study.

    Miika T. Nieminen;Jarno Rieppo;Juha Töyräs;Juhana M. Hakumäki

  • Normal and pathological adaptations of articular cartilage to joint loading.

    J. P. A. Arokoski;J. S. Jurvelin;U. Väätäinen;H. J. Helminen

  • Moderate running exercise augments glycosaminoglycans and thickness of articular cartilage in the knee joint of young beagle dogs.

    Ilkka Kiviranta;Markku Tammi;Jukka Jurvelin;Anna‐Marja Säämänen

  • Hip muscle strength and muscle cross sectional area in men with and without hip osteoarthritis.

    Merja H Arokoski;Jari P A Arokoski;Mikko Haara;Markku Kankaanpää

  • Fibril reinforced poroelastic model predicts specifically mechanical behavior of normal, proteoglycan depleted and collagen degraded articular cartilage.

    Rami K Korhonen;Mikko S Laasanen;Juha Töyräs;Reijo Lappalainen

  • Quantitative MR microscopy of enzymatically degraded articular cartilage.

    Miika T. Nieminen;Juha Töyräs;Jarno Rieppo;Juhana M. Hakumäki

  • Local stimulation of proteoglycan synthesis in articular cartilage explants by dynamic compression in vitro.

    Jyrki J. Parkkinen;Mikko J. Lammi;Heikki J. Helminen;Markku Tammi

  • Association between friction and wear in diarthrodial joints lacking lubricin

    Gregory D. Jay;Jahn R. Torres;David K. Rhee;Heikki J. Helminen

  • Weight bearing controls glycosaminoglycan concentration and articular cartilage thickness in the knee joints of young beagle dogs

    Kiviranta I;Jurvelin J;Tammi M;Säämänen Am

  • Application of second derivative spectroscopy for increasing molecular specificity of Fourier transform infrared spectroscopic imaging of articular cartilage.

    L. Rieppo;S. Saarakkala;T. Närhi;H.J. Helminen

  • Importance of the superficial tissue layer for the indentation stiffness of articular cartilage.

    R.K Korhonen;M Wong;J Arokoski;R Lindgren

  • Characterization of enzymatically induced degradation of articular cartilage using high frequency ultrasound

    J Töyräs;J Rieppo;M T Nieminen;H J Helminen

  • Articular cartilage superficial zone collagen birefringence reduced and cartilage thickness increased before surface fibrillation in experimental osteoarthritis

    Harri E Panula;Mika M Hyttinen;Jari P A Arokoski;Teemu K Långsjö

  • Spatial assessment of articular cartilage proteoglycans with Gd‐DTPA‐enhanced T1 imaging

    Miika T. Nieminen;Jarno Rieppo;Johanna Silvennoinen;Juha Töyräs

  • Hsp70 accumulation in chondrocytic cells exposed to high continuous hydrostatic pressure coincides with mRNA stabilization rather than transcriptional activation

    Kai Kaarniranta;Mika Elo;Reijo Sironen;Mikko Lammi

  • Improvements in the method for the electron microscopic localization of arylsulphatase activity

    Hopsu-Havu Vk;Arstila Au;Helminen Hj;Kalimo Ho

  • Remobilization does not fully restore immobilization induced articular cartilage atrophy.

    Jussi Haapala;Jari P.a. Arokoski;Mika M. Hyttinen;Mikko Lammi

  • Long-distance running causes site-dependent decrease of cartilage glycosaminoglycan content in the knee joints of beagle dogs.

    Jari Arokoski;Ilkka Kiviranta;Jukka Jurvelin;Markku Tammi

  • Expression of a partially deleted gene of human type II procollagen (COL2A1) in transgenic mice produces a chondrodysplasia.

    Philipp Vandenberg;Jaspal S. Khillan;Darwin J. Prockop;Heikki Helminen

  • Structure-Function Relationships in Enzymatically Modified Articular Cartilage

    Jarno Rieppo;Juha Töyräs;Miika T. Nieminen;Vuokko Kovanen

Frequent Co-Authors

Jukka S. Jurvelin
Jukka S. Jurvelin University of Eastern Finland
Markku Tammi
Markku Tammi University of Eastern Finland
Mikko J. Lammi
Mikko J. Lammi Umeå University
Kai Kaarniranta
Kai Kaarniranta University of Eastern Finland
Simo Saarakkala
Simo Saarakkala University of Oulu
Juha Töyräs
Juha Töyräs University of Eastern Finland
Rami K. Korhonen
Rami K. Korhonen University of Eastern Finland
Petro Julkunen
Petro Julkunen University of Eastern Finland
Darwin J. Prockop
Darwin J. Prockop Texas A&M University
Heikki Kröger
Heikki Kröger University of Eastern Finland

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