Katarina Nilsson Helander
Om Katarina Nilsson Helander
Katarina Nilsson Helander är ortoped och arbetar sedan 2006 som överläkare på ortopeden, Kungsbacka Närsjukhus. Hennes kliniska inriktning är artroskopisk- och mjukdelskirurgi. 2009 disputerade hon på avhandlingen: Acute Achilles tendon rupture; Evaluation of Treatment and Complications
Vad fick dig att bli doktorand? Jag har alltid varit intresserad av forskning och när jag hade möjligheten att påbörja ett projekt med klinisk inriktning så bestämde jag mig för att gå vidare med en forskarutbildning. Det är intressant att fördjupa sin kunskap inom ett område och därtill kunna bidra till utveckling av kliniska behandlingsmetoder. En viktig aspekt inom mitt yrke är också att lära sig hantera och kritiskt granska forskning. Forskningen har också gett mig kontakter med kollegor internationellt.
Vad handlar din forskning om? Min forskning handlar om behandling och komplikationer av akuta hälsenerupturer. En av mina studier är en randomiserad studie där jag utvärderar två behandlingsalternativ, kirurgi och icke kirurgi. Vi har i denna studie en identisk behandling, förutom kirurgi eller icke kirurgi, av dessa patienter och detta är ganska unikt. Patienterna utvärderas med funktionella tester, frågeformulär samt komplikationer såsom rerupturer dokumenteras. Utöver denna studie så har jag inom ramen för min avhandling utvecklat och utvärderat ett frågeformulär för utvärdering av patientens upplevda besvär. Av de komplikationer som kan uppstå som följd av en akut hälseneruptur, har vi fokuserat på dels rerupturer och hur man kirurgiskt behandlar dessa samt frekvensen av tromboembolism.
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The economic cost and patient-reported outcomes of chronic Achilles tendon
ruptures.
Niklas Nilsson, Katarina Nilsson-Helander, Eric Hamrin Senorski, Anna Holm, Jón Karlsson, Mikael Svensson, Olof Westin
Journal of experimental orthopaedics - 2020-01-01 -
Response to letter: Achilles tendon
re-rupture
Olof Westin, Katarina Nilsson-Helander, Jón Karlsson
Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy - 2020-01-01 -
Performance of the Achilles Tendon Total Rupture Score Over Time in a Large National Database: Development of an Instruction Manual for Accurate
Use.
Maria Swennergren Hansen, Katarina Nilsson-Helander, Jón Karlsson, Kristoffer Weisskirchner Barfod
The American journal of sports medicine - 2020-01-01 -
The reliability, reproducibility and utilization of the radiographic Achilles Tendon Loading Angle in the management of Achilles Tendon
rupture.
Michael R Carmont, Annelie Brorsson, Kristoffer Weisskirchner Barfod, Laurence Ginder, Julie Littlehales, Jón Karlsson, Katarina Nilsson-Helander
Foot and ankle surgery : official journal of the European Society of Foot and Ankle Surgeons - 2020-01-01 -
Achilles Tendon Ruptures in
Basketball
Michael R Carmont, Annelie Brorsson, Olof Westin, Katarina Nilsson-Helander, Jón Karlsson
Basketball Sports Medicine and Science. Laver L., Kocaoglu B., Cole B., Arundale A.J.H., Bytomski J., Amendola A. (eds) - 2020-01-01 -
No difference in achilles tendon resting angle, patient-reported outcome or heel-rise height index between non-and early-weightbearing the first year after an achilles tendon
rupture
Michael R Carmont, Annelie Brorsson, Jón Karlsson, Katarina Nilsson-Helander
Muscles, Ligaments and Tendons Journal - 2020-01-01 -
No difference in strength and clinical outcome between early and late repair after Achilles tendon
rupture.
Michael R Carmont, Jennifer A Zellers, Annelie Brorsson, Karin Grävare Silbernagel, Jón Karlsson, Katarina Nilsson-Helander
Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA - 2020-01-01 -
Age and Tightness of Repair Are Predictors of Heel-Rise Height After Achilles Tendon
Rupture.
Michael R Carmont, Jennifer A Zellers, Annelie Brorsson, Katarina Nilsson-Helander, Jón Karlsson, Karin Grävare Silbernagel
Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine - 2020-01-01 -
The achilles tendon total rupture score should be used with caution the first 6 months after
injury
Maria Swennergren Hansen, Katarina Nilsson-Helander, Jón Karlsson, Kristoffer Weisskrichner Barfod
British Journal of Sports Medicine. 53, suppl 1, pp. A7-A8 - 2019-01-01 -
Achilles Tendon
Ruptures
Jón Karlsson, Olof Westin, Mike Carmont, Katarina Nilsson-Helander
Sports Injuries of the Foot and Ankle: A Focus on Advanced Surgical Techniques. Gian Luigi Canata, Pieter d'Hooghe, Kenneth J. Hunt et al. (red.) - 2019-01-01 -
Correction to: Patients with an Achilles tendon re-rupture have long-term functional deficits and worse patient-reported outcome than primary
ruptures.
Olof Westin, Katarina Nilsson-Helander, Karin Grävare Silbernagel, Kristian Samuelsson, Annelie Brorsson, Jón Karlsson
Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA - 2018-01-01 -
Underben
Karin Grävare Silbernagel, Katarina Nilsson-Helander, Michael Möller, Nicklas Olsson, Jorma Styf
Ortopedi : patofysiologi, sjukdomar och trauma hos barn och vuxna - 2018-01-01 -
Akut behandling av
hälseneruptur
E Zeisig, C Rolf, Katarina Nilsson-Helander, Annelie Brorsson, P Renström
Svensk IdrottsMedicin nr 3 - 2018-01-01 -
Older Age Predicts Worse Function 1 Year After an Acute Achilles Tendon Rupture: A Prognostic Multicenter Study on 391
Patients
Olof Westin, S. Svedman, Eric Hamrin Senorski, Eleonor Svantesson, Katarina Nilsson-Helander, Jón Karlsson, P. Ackerman, Kristian Samuelsson
Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine - 2018-01-01 -
Patients with an Achilles tendon re-rupture have long-term functional deficits in function and worse patient-reported outcome than primary
ruptures
Olof Westin, Katarina Nilsson-Helander, Karin Grävare Silbernagel, Kristian Samuelsson, Annelie Brorsson, Jón Karlsson
Knee Surgery Sports Traumatology Arthroscopy - 2018-01-01 -
Cost-effectiveness analysis of surgical versus non-surgical management of acute Achilles tendon
ruptures.
Olof Westin, Mikael Svensson, Katarina Nilsson-Helander, Kristian Samuelsson, Karin Grävare Silbernagel, Nicklas Olsson, Jón Karlsson, Elisabeth Hansson-Olofsson
Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA - 2018-01-01 -
Longer duration of operative time enhances healing metabolites and improves patient outcome after Achilles tendon rupture
surgery
S. Svedman, Olof Westin, S. Aufwerber, G. Edman, Katarina Nilsson-Helander, Michael R Carmont, Jón Karlsson, P. W. Ackermann
Knee Surgery Sports Traumatology Arthroscopy - 2018-01-01 -
Calf Muscle Performance Deficits Remain 7 Years After an Achilles Tendon
Rupture
Annelie Brorsson, Karin Grävare Silbernagel, Nicklas Olsson, Katarina Nilsson-Helander
American Journal of Sports Medicine - 2018-01-01 -
Tendon end separation with loading in an Achilles tendon repair model: comparison of non-absorbable vs. absorbable
sutures.
Michael R Carmont, Jan Herman Kuiper, Karin Grävare Silbernagel, Jón Karlsson, Katarina Nilsson-Helander
Journal of experimental orthopaedics - 2017-01-01 -
Open Debridement of Mid-Portion Achilles
Tendinopathy
Katarina Nilsson-Helander, Nicklas Olsson, Olof Westin, Michael R Carmont, Jón Karlsson
The Achilles Tendon An Atlas of Surgical Procedures Editors: Thermann, H., Becher, C., Carmont, M.R., Karlsson, J., Maffulli, N., Calder, J., van Dijk, C.N. - 2017-01-01 -
Free/Turndown Gastrocnemius Flap
Augmentation
Katarina Nilsson-Helander, Leif Swärd, Michael R Carmont, Nicklas Olsson, Jón Karlsson
The Achilles Tendon An Atlas of Surgical Procedures. Editors: Thermann, H., Becher, C., Carmont, M.R., Karlsson, J., Maffulli, N., Calder, J., van Dijk, C.N. - 2017-01-01 -
Free Hamstring Open Augmentation for Delayed Achilles Tendon
Rupture
Michael R Carmont, Karin Grävare Silbernagel, Katarina Nilsson-Helander, Jón Karlsson
The Achilles Tendon An Atlas of Surgical Procedures. Editors: Thermann, H., Becher, C., Carmont, M.R., Karlsson, J., Maffulli, N., Calder, J., van Dijk, C.N. - 2017-01-01 -
Open Standard
Technique
Jón Karlsson, Nicklas Olsson, Michael R Carmont, Katarina Nilsson-Helander
The Achilles Tendon An Atlas of Surgical Procedures. Editors: Thermann, H., Becher, C., Carmont, M.R., Karlsson, J., Maffulli, N., Calder, J., van Dijk, C.N. - 2017-01-01 -
Functional Outcomes of Achilles Tendon Minimally Invasive Repair Using 4- and 6-Strand Nonabsorbable Suture: A Cohort Comparison
Study
Michael R Carmont, J. A. Zellers, Annelie Brorsson, Nicklas Olsson, Katarina Nilsson-Helander, Jón Karlsson, K. G. Silbernagel
Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine - 2017-01-01 -
Arthroscopic plasty of the discoid
meniscus
Michael R Carmont, Charlotte Tunstall , Katarina Nilsson-Helander
Knee Surgery: Soft Tissue (Volume 1). Nicola Maffulli, François M Kelberine, Henrique Jones (red.) - 2016-01-01 -
Acute Ultrasonography Investigation to Predict Reruptures and Outcomes in Patients With an Achilles Tendon
Rupture
Olof Westin, Katarina Nilsson-Helander, Karin Grävare Silbernagel, Michael Möller, Peter Kälebo, Jón Karlsson
Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine - 2016-01-01 -
Cross-cultural adaptation and validation of Persian Achilles tendon Total Rupture
Score.
Noureddin Nakhostin Ansari, Soofia Naghdi, Sahar Hasanvand, Zahra Fakhari, Ramin Kordi, Katarina Nilsson-Helander
Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA - 2016-01-01 -
Recovery of calf muscle endurance 3 months after an Achilles tendon
rupture.
Annelie Brorsson, Niklas Olsson, Katarina Nilsson-Helander, Jón Karlsson, Bengt I. Eriksson, Karin Grävare Silbernagel
Scandinavian journal of medicine & science in sports - 2016-01-01 -
Long-term follow up after acute Achilles tendon
rupture.
Annelie Brorsson, Karin Grävare Silbernagel, Bengt I. Eriksson, Jón Karlsson, Katarina Nilsson-Helander
Danish Sports Medicine Congress, Copenhagen, January 22-24, 2015 - 2015-01-01 -
Återhämtning av vadmuskelfunktion tre månader efter hälseneruptur -utvärdering av standardiserade sittande
tåhävningar
Annelie Brorsson, Katarina Nilsson-Helander, Jón Karlsson, Nicklas Olsson
Vägen till Framgång. Idrottsmedicinskt Vårmöte. Linköping 7-9 maj 2015 - 2015-01-01 -
Achilles tendon lesions in soccer
players
Jón Karlsson, Nicklas Olsson, Katarina Nilsson-Helander
Football Traumatology: New Trends: Second Edition - 2015-01-01 -
Reruptur av hälsenan, hur lösa och vad kan vi förvänta
oss?
Katarina Nilsson-Helander, Olof Westin, Michael R Carmont
Svensk IdrottsMedicin - 2015-01-01 -
Total achilles tendon ruptures: Current
trends
P. D'Hooghe, Katarina Nilsson-Helander, Niklas Olsson, Jón Karlsson
Sports Injuries: Prevention, Diagnosis, Treatment and Rehabilitation, Second Edition - 2015-01-01 -
Sex Differences in Outcome After an Acute Achilles Tendon
Rupture.
Karin Grävare Silbernagel, Annelie Brorsson, Niklas Olsson, Bengt I. Eriksson, Jón Karlsson, Katarina Nilsson-Helander
Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine - 2015-01-01 -
Individualiserad behandling viktig vid akut
hälseneruptur.
Katarina Nilsson-Helander, Niklas Olsson, Bengt I. Eriksson, Jón Karlsson
Läkartidningen - 2014-01-01 -
Thromboprophylaxis and wound complications in Achilles tendon
surgery
James David Calder , Erica Arverud, Katarina Nilsson-Helander, Paul Ackermann
Achilles tendon disorders - a comprehensive overview of diagnosis and treatment. C. van Dijk, J. Karlsson, N. Maffulli, H. Thermann, J. Calder (eds.) - 2014-01-01 -
Acute Achilles Tendon
Rupture
Jón Karlsson, Nicklas Olsson, Katarina Nilsson-Helander
The Ankle in Football. d'Hooghe P., Kerkhoffs G. (eds) - 2014-01-01 -
Development and evaluation of a new seated heel-rise test in the early stages of rehabilitation after an acute Achilles tendon
rupture.
Annelie Brorsson, Nicklas Olsson, Bengt I. Eriksson, Jón Karlsson, Katarina Nilsson-Helander, Karin Grävare Silbernagel
16th ESSKA (European Society of Sports Traumatology, Knee Surgery and Arthroscopy) Congress, 14-17 May 2014, Amsterdam, Netherlands - 2014-01-01 -
The Turkish version of the Achilles tendon Total Rupture Score: cross-cultural adaptation, reliability and
validity.
Ebru Kaya Mutlu, Derya Celik, Onder Kiliçoglu, Arzu Razak Ozdincler, Katarina Nilsson-Helander
Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA - 2014-01-01 -
Treatment of acute achilles tendon rupture in scandinavia does not adhere to evidence-based guidelines: A cross-sectional questionnaire-based study of 138
departments
Kristoffer W. Barfod, Fredrik Nielsen, Katarina Nilsson-Helander, Ville M. Mattila, Ola Tingby, Anders Boesen, Anders Troelsen
Journal of Foot and Ankle Surgery - 2013-01-01 -
Stable Surgical Repair With Accelerated Rehabilitation Versus Nonsurgical Treatment for Acute Achilles Tendon Ruptures: A Randomized Controlled
Study.
Niklas Olsson, Karin Grävare Silbernagel, Bengt I. Eriksson, Mikael Sansone, Annelie Brorsson, Katarina Nilsson-Helander, Jón Karlsson
The American journal of sports medicine - 2013-01-01 -
Cross cultural adaptation of the Achilles tendon Total Rupture Score with reliability, validity and responsiveness
evaluation.
Michael R Carmont, Karin Grävare Silbernagel, Katarina Nilsson-Helander, Omer Mei-Dan, Jón Karlsson, Nicola Maffulli
Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA - 2012-01-01 -
Treatment of patellar tendinopathy-a systematic review of randomized controlled
trials.
Maria E H Larsson, Ingela Käll, Katarina Nilsson-Helander
Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy - 2012-01-01 -
Major functional deficits persist 2 years after acute Achilles tendon
rupture.
Niklas Olsson, Katarina Nilsson-Helander, Jón Karlsson, Bengt I. Eriksson, Roland Thomeé, Eva Faxén, Karin Grävare Silbernagel
Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA - 2011-01-01 -
Acute achilles tendon rupture: a randomized, controlled study comparing surgical and nonsurgical treatments using validated outcome
measures
Katarina Nilsson-Helander, Karin Grävare Silbernagel, Roland Thomeé, Eva Faxén, Niklas Olsson, Bengt I. Eriksson, Jón Karlsson
The American Journal of Sports Medicine - 2010-01-01 -
A new measurement of heel-rise endurance with the ability to detect functional deficits in patients with Achilles tendon
rupture.
Karin Grävare Silbernagel, Katarina Nilsson-Helander, Roland Thomeé, Bengt I. Eriksson, Jón Karlsson
Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA - 2010-01-01 -
High incidence of deep venous thrombosis after Achilles tendon rupture: a prospective
study
Katarina Nilsson-Helander, A. Thurin, Jón Karlsson, Bengt I. Eriksson
Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy - 2009-01-01 -
Acute achilles tendon rupture. Evaluation of treatment and
complications
Katarina Nilsson-Helander
- 2009-01-01 -
A new surgical method to treat chronic ruptures and reruptures of the Achilles
tendon
Katarina Nilsson-Helander, Leif Swärd, Karin Grävare Silbernagel, Roland Thomeé, Bengt I. Eriksson, Jón Karlsson
Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy - 2008-01-01 -
The Achilles tendon Total Rupture Score (ATRS): development and
validation
Katarina Nilsson-Helander, Roland Thomeé, Karin Grävare Silbernagel, Pia Thomeé, Eva Faxén, Bengt I. Eriksson, Jón Karlsson
The American Journal of Sports Medicine - 2007-01-01 -
Akut
hälseneruptur
Jón Karlsson, Katarina Nilsson-Helander
Idrottsskador. Frontlinjen inom behandling och rehabilitering - 2007-01-01