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Simo Taimela is affiliated with the University of Helsinki in Finland and has contributed extensively to the field of Medicine, with a particular focus on Surgery. Their research spans several subfields including Surgery, Epidemiology, Neurology, General Health Professions, and Orthopedics and Sports Medicine.

The scientist's work encompasses key topics such as:

  • Shoulder Injury and Treatment
  • Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation
  • Bone fractures and treatments
  • Shoulder and Clavicle Injuries
  • Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation
  • Knee injuries and reconstruction techniques
  • Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes

Simo Taimela has published in several prominent venues, with multiple contributions to:

  • BMC Medical Research Methodology
  • British Journal of Sports Medicine
  • Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research
  • BMJ Open
  • JAMA

Frequent collaborators include:

  • Teppo L. N. Järvinen
  • Mika Paavola
  • Lasse Rämö
  • Thomas Ibounig
  • Clare L. Ardern

Their recent papers include:

  • Arthroscopic partial meniscectomy for a degenerative meniscus tear: a 5 year follow-up of the placebo-surgery controlled FIDELITY (Finnish Degenerative Meniscus Lesion Study) trial, 2020, British Journal of Sports Medicine
  • Effect of Surgery vs Functional Bracing on Functional Outcome Among Patients With Closed Displaced Humeral Shaft Fractures, 2020, JAMA
  • Subacromial decompression versus diagnostic arthroscopy for shoulder impingement: a 5-year follow-up of a randomised, placebo surgery controlled clinical trial, 2020, British Journal of Sports Medicine
  • Minimal important difference and patient acceptable symptom state for pain, Constant-Murley score and Simple Shoulder Test in patients with subacromial pain syndrome, 2021, BMC Medical Research Methodology
  • Burr-hole drainage with or without irrigation for chronic subdural haematoma (FINISH): a Finnish, nationwide, parallel-group, multicentre, randomised, controlled, non-inferiority trial, 2024, The Lancet

Best Publications

  • Scoring of patellofemoral disorders

    Urho M. Kujala;Laura H. Jaakkola;Seppo K. Koskinen;Simo Taimela

  • The Cardiovascular Risk in Young Finns Study

    Rahman Shiri;Svetlana Solovieva;Kirsti Husgafvel-Pursiainen;Simo Taimela

  • Effects of Persistent Physical Activity and Inactivity on Coronary Risk Factors in Children and Young Adults The Cardiovascular Risk in Young Finns Study

    O. T. Raitakari;K. V. K. Porkka;S. Taimela;R. Telama

  • The prevalence of low back pain among children and adolescents. A nationwide, cohort-based questionnaire survey in Finland.

    Simo Taimela;Urho M. Kujala;Jouko J. Salminen;Tero Viljanen

  • A randomized clinical trial of three active therapies for chronic low back pain.

    Anne F. Mannion;Markus Müntener;Simo Taimela;Jiri Dvorak

  • Back and hip extensor fatigability in chronic low back pain patients and controls

    Markku Kankaanpää;Simo Taimela;David Laaksonen;Osmo Hänninen

  • The effect of lumbar fatigue on the ability to sense a change in lumbar position. A controlled study.

    Simo Taimela;Markku Kankaanpää;Satu Luoto

  • Acute injuries in soccer, ice hockey, volleyball, basketball, judo, and karate: analysis of national registry data.

    Urho M Kujala;Simo Taimela;Ilkka Antti-Poika;Sakari Orava

  • Active therapy for chronic low back pain: part 3. Factors influencing self-rated disability and its change following therapy.

    Anne F. Mannion;Astrid Junge;Simo Taimela;Markus Müntener

  • Modic changes in endplates of lumbar vertebral bodies: prevalence and association with low back and sciatic pain among middle-aged male workers.

    Mari Kuisma;Jaro Karppinen;Jaakko Niinimäki;Risto Ojala

  • The efficacy of active rehabilitation in chronic low back pain. Effect on pain intensity, self-experienced disability, and lumbar fatigability.

    Markku Kankaanpää;Simo Taimela;Olavi Airaksinen;Osmo Hänninen

  • Active treatment of chronic neck pain: a prospective randomized intervention.

    Simo Taimela;Esa-Pekka Takala;Tom Asklöf;Kitty Seppälä

  • Exercise and the metabolic syndrome.

    J. Eriksson;S. Taimela;V. A. Koivisto

  • Active therapy for chronic low back pain part 1. Effects on back muscle activation, fatigability, and strength.

    Anne F. Mannion;Simo Taimela;Markus Müntener;Jiri Dvorak

  • Intrinsic risk factors and athletic injuries.

    Simo Taimela;Urho M. Kujala;Kalevi Osterman

  • Age, sex, and body mass index as determinants of back and hip extensor fatigue in the isometric Sørensen back endurance test

    Markku Kankaanpää;David Laaksonen;Simo Taimela;Satu Mari Kokko

  • Comparison of three active therapies for chronic low back pain: results of a randomized clinical trial with one‐year follow‐up

    A. F. Mannion;M. Müntener;S. Taimela;J. Dvorak

  • One-footed and externally disturbed two-footed postural control in patients with chronic low back pain and healthy control subjects. A controlled study with follow-up.

    Satu Luoto;Heikki Aalto;Simo Taimela;Heikki Hurri

  • Prevalence of degenerative imaging findings in lumbar magnetic resonance imaging among young adults.

    Jani Takatalo;Jaro Karppinen;Jaakko Niinimäki;Simo Taimela

  • Associations between physical activity and risk factors for coronary heart disease: the Cardiovascular Risk in Young Finns Study

    Olli Raitakari;Simo Taimela;Kimmo Porkka;Risto Telama

Frequent Co-Authors

Jaro Karppinen
Jaro Karppinen University of Oulu
Urho M. Kujala
Urho M. Kujala University of Jyväskylä
Antti Malmivaara
Antti Malmivaara Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare
Jorma Viikari
Jorma Viikari Turku University Hospital
Olli T. Raitakari
Olli T. Raitakari Turku University Hospital
Kimmo Porkka
Kimmo Porkka University of Helsinki
Aki Vehtari
Aki Vehtari Aalto University
Marjo-Riitta Järvelin
Marjo-Riitta Järvelin Imperial College London
Seppo Koskinen
Seppo Koskinen Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare
Eira Viikari-Juntura
Eira Viikari-Juntura Finnish Institute of Occupational Health

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