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Anesthesia Method, Tourniquet Use, and Persistent Postsurgical Pain after Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Prespecified Secondary Analysis of a Randomized Trial by Palanne, Riku A., Rantasalo, Mikko T., Vakkuri, Anne P., Madanat, Rami, Olkkola, Klaus T., Reponen, Elina M., Linko, Rita, Vahlberg, Tero J., Skants, Noora K. A.

“…BACKGROUNDPersistent postsurgical pain after total knee arthroplasty is a common problem and a major reason for patient dissatisfaction. This secondary…”
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Unicompartmental knee arthroplasty vs. high tibial osteotomy for medial knee osteoarthritis (UNIKORN): a study protocol of a randomized controlled trial by Siren, Juuso, Rämö, Lasse, Rantasalo, Mikko, Komulainen, Olli, Skants, Noora, Reito, Aleksi, Kosola, Jussi, Lindahl, Jan

“…Medial knee osteoarthritis (OA) is a common health problem resulting in knee pain and limiting patients' physical activity. After failed conservative…”
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Validation of the Lean Healthcare Implementation Self-Assessment Instrument (LHISI) in the finnish healthcare context by Reponen, Elina, Jokela, Ritva, Blodgett, Janet C, Rundall, Thomas G, Shortell, Stephen M, Nuutinen, Mikko, Skants, Noora, Mäkijärvi, Markku, Torkki, Paulus

“…Lean management is growing in popularity in the healthcare sector worldwide, yet healthcare organizations are struggling with assessing the maturity of their…”
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Classification of Electronic Health Record–Related Patient Safety Incidents: Development and Validation Study by Palojoki, Sari, Saranto, Kaija, Reponen, Elina, Skants, Noora, Vakkuri, Anne, Vuokko, Riikka

“…Background: It is assumed that the implementation of health information technology introduces new vulnerabilities within a complex sociotechnical health care…”
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Case report and review: Angiosarcoma with thrombocytopenia after total hip arthroplasty by Skants, Noora, Rönty, Mikko, Komulainen, Olli, Keski-Keturi, Miikka, Huotari, Kaisa, Alander-Pekkarinen, Maria, Sihvo, Marjut, Laitinen, Minna, Linko, Rita

“…Total hip arthroplasty (THA) is a common treatment for osteoarthritis and is also performed for other conditions, such as secondary arthritis due to…”
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Postoperative pain as a risk factor for stiff knee following total knee arthroplasty and excellent patientreported outcomes after manipulation under anesthesia by Rantasalo, Mikko T, Palanne, Riku A, Saini, Sukhdev, Vakkuri, Anne P, Madanat, Rami, Noora, Skants K

“…Manipulation under anesthesia (MUA) is the first-choice treatment for stiffness following total knee arthroplasty (TKA) unresponsive to pain management and…”
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Vapaaehtoisen vaaratapahtumajärjestelmän kehittäminen korkean kehitysasteen potilastietojärjestelmissä by Palojoki, Sari, Skants, Noora, Reponen, Elina, Vakkuri, Anne, Saranto, Kaija, Vuokko, Riikka

“…Vaaratapahtumien raportointia pidetään potilasturvallisuutta parantavien toimien käynnistämisen kulmakivenä. Korkean kehitysasteen potilastietojärjestelmiin…”
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Randomised controlled study comparing general and spinal anaesthesia with and without a tourniquet on the outcomes of total knee arthroplasty: study protocol by Rantasalo, Mikko Tuomas, Palanne, Riku, Juutilainen, Katarina, Kairaluoma, Pekka, Linko, Rita, Reponen, Elina, Helkamaa, Teemu, Vakkuri, Anne, Olkkola, Klaus T, Madanat, Rami, Skants, Noora Kati Annukka

“…IntroductionTotal knee arthroplasty is a highly effective treatment for end-stage knee osteoarthritis, and it is usually performed under spinal or general…”
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Use of a Tourniquet and Spinal Anesthesia Increases Satisfactory Outcomes After Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Randomized Study by Rantasalo, Mikko, Palanne, Riku, Vakkuri, Anne, Olkkola, Klaus T., Madanat, Rami, Skants, Noora

“…Total knee arthroplasty (TKA) is usually performed successfully with or without a tourniquet and under spinal anesthesia (SA) or general anesthesia (GA)…”
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Testing of a predictive risk index for persistent postsurgical pain on patients undergoing total knee arthroplasty: A prospective cohort study by Palanne, Riku, Rantasalo, Mikko, Vakkuri, Anne, Olkkola, Klaus T., Vahlberg, Tero, Skants, Noora

“…Background We investigated whether a universal predictive risk index for persistent postsurgical pain (PPP) is applicable to patients who undergo total knee…”
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Patient-reported pain, satisfaction, adverse effects, and deviations from ambulatory surgery pain medication by Särkilahti, Iiris, Reponen, Elina, Skants, Noora

“…Addressing the challenges of ambulatory surgery involves balancing effective pain relief with minimizing the side effects of pain medication. Due to the…”
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Use of a Tourniquet and Spinal Anesthesia Increases Satisfactory Outcomes After Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Randomized Study by Rantasalo, Mikko, Palanne, Riku, Vakkuri, Anne, Olkkola, Klaus T., Madanat, Rami, Skants, Noora

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Fat tissue is a poor predictor of 1 year outcomes after total knee arthroplasty: A secondary analysis of a randomized clinical trial by Palanne, Riku, Rantasalo, Mikko, Vakkuri, Anne, Olkkola, Klaus T., Vahlberg, Tero, Skants, Noora

“…Background and objective: Obesity may increase the risk of adverse events after total knee arthroplasty (TKA). Although body mass index (BMI) is commonly used…”
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Anesthesia Method, Tourniquet Use, and Persistent Postsurgical Pain after Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Prespecified Secondary Analysis of a Randomized Trial by Palanne, Riku A., Rantasalo, Mikko T., Vakkuri, Anne P., Madanat, Rami, Olkkola, Klaus T., Reponen, Elina M., Linko, Rita, Vahlberg, Tero J., Skants, Noora K. A.

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Intravenous patient-controlled analgesia vs nurse administered oral oxycodone after total knee arthroplasty: a retrospective cohort study by Lahtinen, Katarina, Reponen, Elina, Vakkuri, Anne, Palanne, Riku, Rantasalo, Mikko, Linko, Rita, Madanat, Rami, Skants, Noora

“…Severe post-operative pain is common after total knee arthroplasty. Patient-controlled analgesia is an alternative method of pain management, whereby a patient…”
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Case report and review: Angiosarcoma with thrombocytopenia after total hip arthroplasty by Skants, Noora, Rönty, Mikko, Komulainen, Olli, Keski-Keturi, Miikka, Huotari, Kaisa, Alander-Pekkarinen, Maria, Sihvo, Marjut, Laitinen, Minna, Linko, Rita

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