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Kjeld Søballe is affiliated with Aarhus University Hospital in Denmark. Their research primarily focuses on the field of Medicine, with a specialization in Surgery. Over their career, they have contributed to 144 publications in medicine, including 103 in surgery. Their work spans several related subfields including Pharmacology, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Epidemiology, and Biomedical Engineering.

Their research topics cover a range of orthopaedic and clinical areas such as:

  • Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty
  • Orthopedic infections and treatments
  • Hip disorders and treatments
  • Total knee arthroplasty outcomes
  • Antibiotics pharmacokinetics and efficacy
  • Shoulder injury and treatment
  • Knee injuries and reconstruction techniques

The scientist has frequently published in the following venues:

  • Acta Orthopaedica
  • Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery
  • Journal of Orthopaedic Research®
  • Bone and Joint Research
  • Antibiotics

Recent papers by Kjeld Søballe include:

  • "14-year hip survivorship after periacetabular osteotomy: a follow-up study on 1,385 hips," 2020, Acta Orthopaedica
  • "The AO trauma CPP bone infection registry: Epidemiology and outcomes of Staphylococcus aureus bone infection," 2020, Journal of Orthopaedic Research®
  • "Unexpected positive cultures after revision shoulder arthroplasty: does it affect outcome?" 2021, Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery
  • "Isometric hip strength impairments in patients with hip dysplasia are improved but not normalized 1 year after periacetabular osteotomy: a cohort study of 82 patients," 2021, Acta Orthopaedica
  • "Component migration, bone mineral density changes, and bone turnover markers in cementless and cemented total knee arthroplasty: a prospective randomized RSA study in 53 patients with 2-year follow-up," 2022, Knee Surgery Sports Traumatology Arthroscopy

Frequent collaborators in their research include:

  • Maiken Stilling
  • Pelle Hanberg
  • Mats Bue
  • Inger Mechlenburg
  • Stig Storgaard Jakobsen

Best Publications

  • Biophysical stimuli on cells during tissue differentiation at implant interfaces

    P.J. Prendergast;P.J. Prendergast;R. Huiskes;K. Søballe

  • Tissue ingrowth into titanium and hydroxyapatite-coated implants during stable and unstable mechanical conditions

    Kjeld Søballe;Ebbe S. Hansen;Helle B.-Rasmussen;Peter H. Jørgensen

  • Hydroxyapatite ceramic coating for bone implant fixation. Mechanical and histological studies in dogs.

    Kjeld Søballe

  • Hydroxyapatite coating converts fibrous tissue to bone around loaded implants

    K Soballe;ES Hansen;H Brockstedt-Rasmussen;C Bunger

  • Comparison of peri- and intraarticular analgesia with femoral nerve block after total knee arthroplasty: a randomized clinical trial.

    Karen Toftdahl;Lone Nikolajsen;Viggo Haraldsted;Frank Madsen

  • Remodeling of cortical bone allografts mediated by adherent rAAV-RANKL and VEGF gene therapy

    Hiromu Ito;Hiromu Ito;Mette Koefoed;Prarop Tiyapatanaputi;Kirill Gromov

  • Transforming growth factor-β enhances fracture healing in rabbit tibiae

    Martin Lind;Bente Schumacker;Kjeld Søballe;Johnny Keller

  • Hydroxyapatite coating enhances fixation of porous coated implants. A comparison in dogs between press fit and noninterference fit.

    Kjeld Søballe;Ebbe Stender Hansen;Helle Brockstedt-Rasmussen;Claus Møger Pedersen

  • Hip dysplasia and osteoarthrosis: A survey of 4 151 subjects from the osteoarthrosis substudy of the Copenhagen city heart study

    Steffen Jacobsen;Stig Sonne-Holm;Kjeld Søballe;Peter Gebuhr

  • Hydroxyapatite coating modifies implant membrane formation. Controlled micromotion studied in dogs.

    Kjeld Søballe;Helle Brockstedt-Rasmussen;Ebbe Stender Hansen;Cody Bünger

  • Cost-effectiveness of accelerated perioperative care and rehabilitation after total hip and knee arthroplasty.

    Kristian Larsen;Torben B Hansen;Per B Thomsen;Terkel Christiansen

  • Migration of hydroxyapatite coated femoral prostheses. A Roentgen Stereophotogrammetric study

    K Soballe;S Toksvig-Larsen;J Gelineck;S Fruensgaard

  • Reduced hospital stay and narcotic consumption, and improved mobilization with local and intraarticular infiltration after hip arthroplasty: a randomized clinical trial of an intraarticular technique versus epidural infusion in 80 patients.

    Karen V Andersen;Mogens Pfeiffer-Jensen;Viggo Haraldsted;Kjeld Søballe

  • Medium-term outcome of periacetabular osteotomy and predictors of conversion to total hip replacement.

    Anders Troelsen;Brian Elmengaard;Kjeld Søballe

  • Mechanical properties of trabecular bone. Dependency on strain rate.

    Frank Linde;Peter Nørgaard;Ivan Hvid;Anders Odgaard

  • Accelerated perioperative care and rehabilitation intervention for hip and knee replacement is effective: A randomized clinical trial involving 87 patients with 3 months of follow-up

    Kristian Larsen;Ole Gade Sørensen;Torben B Hansen;Per B Thomsen

  • Platelet rich plasma and fresh frozen bone allograft as enhancement of implant fixation: An experimental study in dogs

    Thomas Bo Jensen;Ole Rahbek;Søren Overgaard;K. Søballe

  • Chronic infections in hip arthroplasties: comparing risk of reinfection following one-stage and two-stage revision: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

    Jeppe Lange;Anders Troelsen;Reimar W Thomsen;Kjeld Søballe

  • The association between metal allergy, total hip arthroplasty, and revision

    Jacob Pontoppidan Thyssen;Stig Storgaard Jakobsen;Kåre Engkilde;Jeanne Duus Johansen

  • Chemotaxis of human osteoblasts. Effects of osteotropic growth factors.

    Martin Lind;Bent Deleuran;Kristian Thestrup-Pedersen;Kjeld SØBalle

Frequent Co-Authors

Cody Bünger
Cody Bünger Aarhus University Hospital
Søren Paaske Johnsen
Søren Paaske Johnsen Aalborg University
Henrik Toft Sørensen
Henrik Toft Sørensen Aarhus University
Edward M. Schwarz
Edward M. Schwarz University of Rochester Medical Center
Torben Hansen
Torben Hansen University of Copenhagen
Regis J. O'Keefe
Regis J. O'Keefe Washington University in St. Louis
Jacob P. Thyssen
Jacob P. Thyssen University of Copenhagen
Jeanne D. Johansen
Jeanne D. Johansen Copenhagen University Hospital
Marleen de Bruijne
Marleen de Bruijne Erasmus University Rotterdam
Flemming Besenbacher
Flemming Besenbacher Aarhus University

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