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Leif Ivar Havelin is affiliated with Haukeland University Hospital in Norway and has contributed extensively to medical research, particularly in the field of orthopaedics. Their work primarily explores surgery-related topics, with a concentration on orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty, orthopedic infections and treatments, and total knee arthroplasty outcomes.

Their recent publications reflect a focus on cancer risks associated with total hip replacements. Notable papers include:

  • A prospective study on cancer risk after total hip replacements for 41,402 patients linked to the Cancer registry of Norway, 2020, published in BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders
  • Cancer risk after total hip replacements. A prospective study of 41,402 patients in the Norwegian Arthroplasty Register linked to the Cancer Registry of Norway, 2020, published in Research Square (Research Square)

These publications indicate a research interest in evaluating long-term outcomes and potential complications related to orthopaedic surgeries on a large patient cohort.

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Havelin include:

  • Eva Dybvik
  • Ove Furnes
  • Clement Trovik
  • Stein Atle Lie
  • Sophie D. Fosså

Their work is published primarily in venues focused on musculoskeletal and orthopaedic research, with Research Square and BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders being the most common platforms.

Havelin's primary field of study is Medicine, with nine publications in Surgery noted as a specialized subfield. The range of topics covered includes:

  • Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty
  • Orthopedic infections and treatments
  • Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes

This profile highlights Havelin's engagement with epidemiological and clinical studies related to orthopaedic surgery outcomes and associated health risks, emphasizing comprehensive patient data analysis and registry-based prospective studies.

Best Publications

  • Future clinical and economic impact of revision total hip and knee arthroplasty

    Steven M. Kurtz;Kevin L. Ong;Jordana Schmier;Fionna Mowat

  • The Norwegian Arthroplasty Register: 11 years and 73,000 arthroplasties.

    Leif I Havelin;Lars B Engesaeter;Birgitte Espehaug;Ove Furnes

  • Hip disease and the prognosis of total hip replacements. A review of 53,698 primary total hip replacements reported to the Norwegian Arthroplasty Register 1987-99.

    O. Furnes;S. A. Lie;B. Espehaug;S. E. Vollset

  • ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS IN TOTAL HIP ARTHROPLASTY: REVIEW OF 10 905 PRIMARY CEMENTED TOTAL HIP REPLACEMENTS REPORTED TO THE NORWEGIAN ARTHROPLASTY REGISTER, 1987 TO 1995

    B. Espehaug;L. B. Engesaeter;S. E. Vollset;L. I. Havelin

  • Increasing risk of prosthetic joint infection after total hip arthroplasty.

    Håvard Dale;Anne Marie Fenstad;Geir Hallan;Leif Ivar Havelin

  • The Nordic Arthroplasty Register Association: A unique collaboration between 3 national hip arthroplasty registries with 280,201 THRs

    Leif I Havelin;Anne M Fenstad;Roger Salomonsson;Frank Mehnert

  • Knee arthroplasty in Denmark, Norway and Sweden. A pilot study from the Nordic Arthroplasty Register Association

    Otto Robertsson;Svetlana Bizjajeva;Anne Marie Fenstad;Ove Furnes

  • Internal Screw Fixation Compared with Bipolar Hemiarthroplasty for Treatment of Displaced Femoral Neck Fractures in Elderly Patients

    J.-E. Gjertsen;T Vinje;L.B. Engesæter;S.A. Lie

  • Periprosthetic femoral fracture within two years after total hip replacement: analysis of 437,629 operations in the nordic arthroplasty register association database.

    Truike M Thien;Georgios Chatziagorou;Göran Garellick;Ove Furnes

  • Increasing risk of revision due to deep infection after hip arthroplasty

    Håvard Dale;Geir Hallan;Birgitte Espehaug;Leif Ivar Havelin

  • The effect of the type of cement on early revision of Charnley total hip prostheses. A review of eight thousand five hundred and seventy-nine primary arthroplasties from the Norwegian Arthroplasty Register.

    Leif Ivar Havelin;Birgitte Espehaug;Stein Emil Vollset;Lars Birger EngesAeter

  • Registration completeness in the Norwegian Arthroplasty Register.

    Birgitte Espehaug;Ove Furnes;Leif I Havelin;Lars B Engesæter

  • The Norwegian Arthroplasty Register

    Leif I Havelin;Birgitte Espehaug;Ove Furnes;Stein E Vollset

  • 257 ankle arthroplasties performed in Norway between 1994 and 2005

    Bjørg-Tilde S Fevang;Stein A Lie;Leif I Havelin;Johan G Brun

  • Failure mechanisms after unicompartmental and tricompartmental primary knee replacement with cement.

    O. Furnes;B. Espehaug;S.A. Lie;S.E. Vollset

  • Risk of revision for infection in primary total hip and knee arthroplasty in patients with rheumatoid arthritis compared with osteoarthritis: a prospective, population-based study on 108,786 hip and knee joint arthroplasties from the Norwegian Arthroplasty Register.

    Johannes C Schrama;Birgitte Espehaug;Geir Hallan;Lars B Engesaeter

  • Early failures among 7,174 primary total knee replacements: a follow-up study from the Norwegian Arthroplasty Register 1994-2000.

    Ove Furnes;Birgitte Espehaug;Stein Atle Lie;Stein Emil Vollset

  • Failure rate of cemented and uncemented total hip replacements: register study of combined Nordic database of four nations.

    Keijo T. Mäkelä;Markus Matilainen;Pekka Pulkkinen;Anne Marie Fenstad

  • Femoral head size is a risk factor for total hip luxation: a study of 42,987 primary hip arthroplasties from the Norwegian Arthroplasty Register.

    Sven Byström;Birgitte Espehaug;Ove Furnes;Leif I Havelin

  • The Norwegian Hip Fracture Register: experiences after the first 2 years and 15,576 reported operations.

    Jan-Erik Gjertsen;Lars B Engesaeter;Ove Furnes;Leif Ivar Havelin

Frequent Co-Authors

Stein Emil Vollset
Stein Emil Vollset University of Washington
Johan Kärrholm
Johan Kärrholm University of Gothenburg
Henrik Malchau
Henrik Malchau Harvard University
Sophie D. Fosså
Sophie D. Fosså Oslo University Hospital
Anders Engeland
Anders Engeland Norwegian Institute of Public Health
Anna N. A. Tosteson
Anna N. A. Tosteson Dartmouth College

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