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Henning Bliddal is affiliated with the Copenhagen University Hospital in Denmark and has an extensive publication record focused primarily on medicine and its subfields. Their research contributions span across rheumatology, surgery, pharmacology, psychiatry and mental health, and biomedical engineering, reflecting a multidisciplinary approach to medical science.

The scientist's work predominantly covers topics related to osteoarthritis treatment and mechanisms, fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue syndrome research, total knee arthroplasty outcomes, musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation, rheumatoid arthritis research and therapies, knee injuries and reconstruction techniques, and shoulder injury and treatment.

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Henning Bliddal include:

  • Marius Henriksen
  • Robin Christensen
  • Mikael Boesen
  • Sabrina Mai Nielsen
  • Anna Døssing

Publications by Henning Bliddal have appeared frequently in various scientific venues. Notable journals where they have published multiple papers include:

  • Osteoarthritis and Cartilage
  • Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases
  • Scandinavian Journal of Rheumatology
  • Osteoarthritis and Cartilage Open
  • RMD Open

Some recent significant papers authored or coauthored by Henning Bliddal include:

  • "Exercise and education versus saline injections for knee osteoarthritis: a randomised controlled equivalence trial," 2021, Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases
  • "Once-Weekly Semaglutide in Persons with Obesity and Knee Osteoarthritis," 2024, New England Journal of Medicine
  • "Placebo response and effect in randomized clinical trials: meta-research with focus on contextual effects," 2021, Trials (coauthored)
  • "Liraglutide after diet-induced weight loss for pain and weight control in knee osteoarthritis: a randomized controlled trial," 2020, American Journal of Clinical Nutrition (coauthored)
  • "Dual-Energy Computed Tomography for Detection and Characterization of Monosodium Urate, Calcium Pyrophosphate, and Hydroxyapatite," 2021, Investigative Radiology (coauthored)

Henning Bliddal's work includes a focus on clinical trials as well as imaging techniques, supporting multidisciplinary efforts in diagnosis and treatment strategies related to musculoskeletal conditions and obesity-related joint disorders.

Best Publications

  • Efficacy and safety of the weight-loss drug rimonabant: a meta-analysis of randomised trials

    Robin Christensen;Pernelle Kruse Kristensen;Pernelle Kruse Kristensen;Else Marie Bartels;Henning Bliddal

  • EULAR evidence based recommendations for the management of fibromyalgia syndrome

    S F Carville;S Arendt-Nielsen;H Bliddal;F Blotman

  • Effect of weight reduction in obese patients diagnosed with knee osteoarthritis: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

    Robin Christensen;Else Marie Bartels;Arne Astrup;Henning Bliddal

  • Weight loss: the treatment of choice for knee osteoarthritis? A randomized trial

    R. Christensen;A. Astrup;H. Bliddal

  • A randomized, placebo-controlled, cross-over study of ginger extracts and Ibuprofen in osteoarthritis

    H Bliddal;A Rosetzsky;P Schlichting;M.S Weidner

  • The effects of a physical training program on patients with osteoarthritis of the knees

    Henrik Røgind;Birgitte Bibow-Nielsen;Bodil Jensen;Hans C. Møller

  • Osteoarthritis, obesity and weight loss: evidence, hypotheses and horizons - a scoping review.

    H. Bliddal;A. R. Leeds;A. R. Leeds;R. Christensen

  • Test-retest reliability of trunk accelerometric gait analysis

    Marius Henriksen;H. Lund;R. Moe-Nilssen;H. Bliddal

  • Doppler ultrasound and magnetic resonance imaging of synovial inflammation of the hand in rheumatoid arthritis: a comparative study.

    L. Terslev;S. Torp-Pedersen;A. Savnik;P. von der Recke

  • A randomized controlled trial of aquatic and land-based exercise in patients with knee osteoarthritis

    Hans Lund;Ulla Weile;Robin Christensen;Benedicte Rostock

  • INHIBITION OF MAXIMAL VOLUNTARY CONTRACTION FORCE BY EXPERIMENTAL MUSCLE PAIN: A CENTRALLY MEDIATED MECHANISM

    Thomas Graven-Nielsen;Hans Lund;Lars Arendt-Nielsen;Bente Danneskiold-Samsøe

  • Isokinetic and isometric muscle strength in a healthy population with special reference to age and gender

    Bente Danneskiold-Samsøe;E. M. Bartels;E. M. Bartels;P. M. Bülow;H. Lund

  • Intra-articular treatment of hip osteoarthritis : a randomized trial of hyaluronic acid, corticosteroid, and isotonic saline

    E. Qvistgaard;R. Christensen;S. Torp-Pedersen;H. Bliddal

  • Effect of whole body vibration exercise on muscle strength and proprioception in females with knee osteoarthritis.

    T. Trans;J. Aaboe;M. Henriksen;R. Christensen

  • Quantitative ultrasonography in rheumatoid arthritis: evaluation of inflammation by Doppler technique

    E Qvistgaard;H Røgind;S Torp-Pedersen;L Terslev

  • Comparative Effectiveness of Injection Therapies in Lateral Epicondylitis A Systematic Review and Network Meta-analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials

    Thøger Persson Krogh;Else Marie Bartels;Torkell Ellingsen;Kristian Stengaard-Pedersen

  • Learning effect of isokinetic measurements in healthy subjects, and reliability and comparability of Biodex and Lido dynamometers

    H Lund;K Søndergaard;T Zachariassen;Robin Christensen

  • Estimation of inflammation by Doppler ultrasound: quantitative changes after intra-articular treatment in rheumatoid arthritis

    L Terslev;S Torp-Pedersen;E Qvistgaard;B Danneskiold-Samsoe

  • Guidance by ultrasound of intra-articular injections in the knee and hip joints.

    E. Qvistgaard;H. Kristoffersen;L. Terslev;B. Danneskiold-Samsøe

  • Gait changes in patients with knee osteoarthritis are replicated by experimental knee pain.

    Marius Henriksen;Thomas Graven-Nielsen;Jens Aaboe;Thomas P. Andriacchi

Frequent Co-Authors

Robin Christensen
Robin Christensen University of Southern Denmark
Thomas Graven-Nielsen
Thomas Graven-Nielsen Aalborg University
Arne Astrup
Arne Astrup Novo Nordisk Foundation
Mikkel Østergaard
Mikkel Østergaard University of Copenhagen
Daniel E. Furst
Daniel E. Furst University of California, Los Angeles
Lars Arendt-Nielsen
Lars Arendt-Nielsen Aalborg University
Henrik S. Thomsen
Henrik S. Thomsen Copenhagen University Hospital
David J. Hunter
David J. Hunter Harvard University
Berit L. Heitmann
Berit L. Heitmann Parker Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy
Peter C. Taylor
Peter C. Taylor University of Oxford

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