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Overview

Karl-Erik Eriksson is affiliated with the University of Georgia in the United States and has a research focus mainly within the field of Medicine, with a concentration on Surgery and Orthopedics and Sports Medicine. Their scholarly work spans several subfields including Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Epidemiology, and Rheumatology.

Their research topics cover areas such as:

  • Knee injuries and reconstruction techniques
  • Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes
  • Sports injuries and prevention
  • Shoulder Injury and Treatment
  • Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation
  • Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty
  • Shoulder and Clavicle Injuries

Eriksson has contributed to a variety of scientific publications, with frequent appearances in the following journals:

  • Knee Surgery Sports Traumatology Arthroscopy (16 publications)
  • Journal of ISAKOS Joint Disorders & Orthopaedic Sports Medicine (5 publications)
  • Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine (2 publications)
  • Arthroscopy The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery (1 publication)
  • The American Journal of Sports Medicine (1 publication)

Among the recent papers associated with this researcher are:

  • "Predictive Factors for Failure of Meniscal Repair: A Retrospective Dual-Center Analysis of 918 Consecutive Cases" (2020), published in Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine
  • "Age, time from injury to surgery and quadriceps strength affect the risk of revision surgery after primary ACL reconstruction" (2021), published in Knee Surgery Sports Traumatology Arthroscopy
  • "Current trends in anterior cruciate ligament surgery. A worldwide benchmark study" (2022), published in Journal of ISAKOS Joint Disorders & Orthopaedic Sports Medicine
  • "Discoid lateral meniscus: current concepts" (2020), published in Journal of ISAKOS Joint Disorders & Orthopaedic Sports Medicine
  • "Patient-specific metal implants for focal chondral and osteochondral lesions in the knee; excellent clinical results at 2 years" (2020), published in Knee Surgery Sports Traumatology Arthroscopy

The researcher collaborates frequently with a number of colleagues, including:

  • Anders Stålman
  • Riccardo Cristiani
  • Björn Barenius
  • Magnus Forssblad
  • Christoffer von Essen

Best Publications

  • Microbial and Enzymatic Degradation of Wood and Wood Components

    Karl-Erik L. Eriksson;Robert A. Blanchette;Paul Ander

  • The ligninolytic system of the white rot fungus Pycnoporus cinnabarinus: purification and characterization of the laccase.

    C. Eggert;U. Temp;K.-E. L. Eriksson

  • Microorganisms and enzymes involved in the degradation of plant fiber cell walls

    Ramesh Chander Kuhad;Ajay Singh;Karl-Erik L. Eriksson

  • Comparison of Fungal Laccases and Redox Mediators in Oxidation of a Nonphenolic Lignin Model Compound

    Kaichang Li;Feng Xu;Karl-Erik L. Eriksson

  • A fungal metabolite mediates degradation of non-phenolic lignin structures and synthetic lignin by laccase.

    Claudia Eggert;Ulrike Temp;Jeffrey F.D. Dean;Karl-Erik L. Eriksson

  • The importance of phenol oxidase activity in lignin degradation by the white-rot fungus Sporotrichum pulverulentum

    Paul Ander;Karl-Erik Eriksson

  • Biotechnology in the pulp and paper industry

    Karl-Erik Eriksson

  • Ecology of microbial cellulose degradation

    Lars G. Ljungdahl;Karl-Erik Eriksson

  • Laccase from Sycamore Maple (Acer pseudoplatanus) Polymerizes Monolignols.

    Raja Sterjiades;Jeffrey F. D. Dean;Karl-Erik L. Eriksson

  • Laccase is essential for lignin degradation by the white-rot fungus Pycnoporus cinnabarinus.

    Claudia Eggert;Ulrike Temp;Karl-Erik L. Eriksson

  • Extracellular enzyme system utilized by the fungus Sporotrichum pulverulentum (Chrysosporium lignorum) for the breakdown of cellulose. 1. Separation, purification and physico-chemical characterization of five endo-1,4-beta-glucanases.

    Karl-Erik Eriksson;Bert Pettersson

  • CELLOBIOSE, QUINONE OXIDOREDUCTASE A NEW WOOD-DEGRADING ENZYME FROM WHITE-ROT FUNGI

    Ulla Westermark;Karl-Erik Eriksson;Kari Daasvatn;Synnøve Liaaen-Jensen

  • Selective Degradation of Wood Components by White‐Rot Fungi

    Paul Ander;Karl-Erik Eriksson

  • Extracellular laccases and peroxidases from sycamore maple (Acer pseudoplatanus) cell-suspension cultures. Reactions with monolignols and lignin model compounds

    Raja Sterjiades;Jeffrey F. D. Dean;Gary Gamble;David S. Himmelsbach

  • Laccase and the Deposition of Lignin in Vascular Plants

    Jeffrey F.D. Dean;Karl-Erik L. Eriksson

  • Laccase‐mediated formation of the phenoxazinone derivative, cinnabarinic acid

    Claudia Eggert;Ulrike Temp;Jeffrey F.D. Dean;Karl-Erik L. Eriksson

  • Relationships between activities of xylanases and xylan structures.

    Kaichang Liab;Parastoo Azadi;Robert Collins;Jeffrey Tolan

  • Extracellular Enzyme System Utilized by the Fungus Sporotrichum pulverulentum (Chrysosporium lignorum) for the Breakdown of Cellulose

    Margaret Streamer;Karl-Erik Eriksson;Bert Pettersson

  • Biodegradation of Cellulose

    Karl-Erik L. Eriksson;Robert A. Blanchette;Paul Ander

  • Enzyme mechanisms involved in cellulose hydrolysis by the rot fungus Sporotrichum pulverulentum

    Karl-Erik Eriksson

Frequent Co-Authors

Jeffrey F. D. Dean
Jeffrey F. D. Dean University of Georgia
Danny E. Akin
Danny E. Akin United States Department of Agriculture
Masahiro Samejima
Masahiro Samejima University of Tokyo
Kiyohiko Igarashi
Kiyohiko Igarashi University of Tokyo
Robert A. Blanchette
Robert A. Blanchette University of Minnesota
Gunnar Henriksson
Gunnar Henriksson Royal Institute of Technology
Lars G. Ljungdahl
Lars G. Ljungdahl University of Georgia
Bengt Mannervik
Bengt Mannervik Stockholm University
Robert S. Phillips
Robert S. Phillips University of Georgia
Ramesh Chander Kuhad
Ramesh Chander Kuhad Central University of Haryana

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