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Jan A.N. Verhaar is affiliated with Erasmus University Rotterdam in the Netherlands and has contributed extensively to the field of medicine, with a particular focus on surgery, orthopedics, and sports medicine. Their academic work predominantly explores various aspects of musculoskeletal health, injury prevention, and treatment modalities.

Their research spans several closely related subfields, including surgery, orthopedics and sports medicine, rheumatology, rehabilitation, and epidemiology. The topics addressed in their publications include sports injuries and prevention, shoulder injury and treatment, tendon structure and treatment, total knee arthroplasty outcomes, hip disorders and treatments, orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty, and orthopedic surgery and rehabilitation.

Verhaar's publication record includes papers in leading journals within the field. Frequent publication venues where their work appears include:

  • British Journal of Sports Medicine
  • Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport
  • Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports
  • Acta Orthopaedica
  • The Bone & Joint Journal

Their research collaborations involve repeated coauthorship with several individuals, including:

  • Robert-Jan de Vos
  • Max Reijman
  • Sita Bierma-Zeinstra
  • Rintje Agricola
  • Arco C van der Vlist

Recent notable papers by Verhaar include:

  • "Which treatment is most effective for patients with Achilles tendinopathy? A living systematic review with network meta-analysis of 29 randomised controlled trials," published in 2020 in the British Journal of Sports Medicine
  • "Impact of chronic Achilles tendinopathy on health-related quality of life, work performance, healthcare utilisation and costs," published in 2021 in BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine
  • "Classifying Cam Morphology by the Alpha Angle: A Systematic Review on Threshold Values," published in 2020 in Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine
  • "Timing of debridement, antibiotics, and implant retention (DAIR) for early post-surgical hip and knee prosthetic joint infection (PJI) does not affect 1-year re-revision rates: data from the Dutch Arthroplasty Register," published in 2021 in Journal of Bone and Joint Infection
  • "Statistical shape modeling of the hip and the association with hip osteoarthritis: a systematic review," published in 2020 in Osteoarthritis and Cartilage

Best Publications

  • Prevalence and incidence of shoulder pain in the general population; a systematic review.

    Jolanda Luime;Bart Koes;I. J M Hendriksen;Alex Burdorf

  • Platelet-rich plasma injection for chronic Achilles tendinopathy: a randomized controlled trial.

    Robert J. de Vos;Adam Weir;Hans T. M. van Schie;Sita M. A. Bierma-Zeinstra

  • Can Platelet-Rich Plasma Enhance Tendon Repair? A Cell Culture Study

    Marieke de Mos;Anna E. van der Windt;Holger Jahr;Hans T. M. van Schie;Hans T. M. van Schie

  • Psychological Factors Affecting the Outcome of Total Hip and Knee Arthroplasty: A Systematic Review

    Maaike M. Vissers;Johannes B. Bussmann;Jan A.N. Verhaar;Jan J.V. Busschbach

  • Incidence of midportion Achilles tendinopathy in the general population

    S de Jonge;C van den Berg;R J de Vos;H J L van der Heide

  • One-Year Follow-up of Platelet-Rich Plasma Treatment in Chronic Achilles Tendinopathy A Double-Blind Randomized Placebo-Controlled Trial

    Suzan de Jonge;Robert J. de Vos;Adam Weir;Hans T. M. van Schie;Hans T. M. van Schie

  • Osteotomy for treating knee osteoarthritis

    Reinoud W Brouwer;Maarten R Huizinga;Tijs Duivenvoorden;Tom M van Raaij

  • Platelet-Rich Plasma Releasate Inhibits Inflammatory Processes in Osteoarthritic Chondrocytes

    Gerben M. van Buul;Wendy L.M. Koevoet;Nicole Kops;P. Koen Bos

  • Influence of obesity on the development of osteoarthritis of the hip: a systematic review.

    A. M. Lievense;S. M. A. Bierma‐Zeinstra;A. P. Verhagen;M. E. van Baar

  • The infrapatellar fat pad should be considered as an active osteoarthritic joint tissue: a narrative review

    S. Clockaerts;S. Clockaerts;Y.M. Bastiaansen-Jenniskens;J. Runhaar;G.J.V.M. Van Osch

  • Cam impingement causes osteoarthritis of the hip: a nationwide prospective cohort study (CHECK)

    Rintje Agricola;Marinus P Heijboer;Sita M A Bierma-Zeinstra;Jan A N Verhaar

  • The Dutch version of the knee injury and osteoarthritis outcome score: A validation study

    Ingrid B de Groot;Marein M Favejee;Max Reijman;Jan A N Verhaar

  • Braces and orthoses for treating osteoarthritis of the knee

    Tijs Duivenvoorden;Reinoud W Brouwer;Tom M van Raaij;Arianne P Verhagen

  • Anxiety and depressive symptoms before and after total hip and knee arthroplasty: a prospective multicentre study

    Tijs Duivenvoorden;Maaike Vissers;Jan Verhaar;Jan van Busschbach

  • The Development of Cam-Type Deformity in Adolescent and Young Male Soccer Players

    Rintje Agricola;Johannes H.J.M. Bessems;Abida Z. Ginai;Marinus P. Heijboer

  • Detecting and tracking local changes in the tibiae of individual rats: a novel method to analyse longitudinal in vivo micro-CT data.

    J.H Waarsing;J.S Day;J.C van der Linden;A.G Ederveen

  • Exercise therapy for patellofemoral pain syndrome

    Edith M Heintjes;Marjolein Berger;Sita Ma Bierma-Zeinstra;Roos Md Bernsen

  • Selective laser melting-produced porous titanium scaffolds regenerate bone in critical size cortical bone defects.

    Johan Van der Stok;Olav P. Van der Jagt;Saber Amin Yavari;Mirthe F. P. De Haas

  • Lateral extensor release for tennis elbow. A prospective long-term follow-up study.

    J Verhaar;G Walenkamp;A Kester;H van Mameren

  • Patellar height and the inclination of the tibial plateau after high tibial osteotomy: THE OPEN VERSUS THE CLOSED-WEDGE TECHNIQUE

    R W Brouwer;S M A Bierma-Zeinstra;A J van Koeveringe;J A N Verhaar

Frequent Co-Authors

Sita M. A. Bierma-Zeinstra
Sita M. A. Bierma-Zeinstra Erasmus University Rotterdam
Harrie Weinans
Harrie Weinans Utrecht University
Bart W. Koes
Bart W. Koes Erasmus University Rotterdam
Gerjo J. V. M. van Osch
Gerjo J. V. M. van Osch Erasmus University Rotterdam
Gabriel P. Krestin
Gabriel P. Krestin Erasmus University Rotterdam
Stefan Klein
Stefan Klein Erasmus University Rotterdam
Arianne P. Verhagen
Arianne P. Verhagen University of Technology Sydney
Jeroen DeGroot
Jeroen DeGroot Charles River Laboratories (Netherlands)
Alex Burdorf
Alex Burdorf Erasmus University Rotterdam
Marc A. Koopmanschap
Marc A. Koopmanschap Erasmus University Rotterdam

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