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Håkan Gauffin

Associate Professor and Consultant in Orthopedic Surgery. My main interests in research are knee ligament and meniscal injuries, sports medicine including track and field and soccer.

About me

Network

  • Athletic Research Center (ARC)

Education

  • Medical programme

Publications

2024

Anna Samuelsson Selin, Håkan Gauffin, Henrik Hedevik, Anne Fältström, Joanna Kvist (2024) More knee reinjuries after ACL reconstruction compared to nonsurgical treatment of the ACL. A 2-year follow-up of the NACOX prospective cohort study Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy (Article in journal) Continue to DOI
Sofi Sonesson, Ingo Springer, Jafar Yakob, Henrik Hedevik, Håkan Gauffin, Joanna Kvist (2024) Knee Arthroscopic Surgery in Middle-Aged Patients With Meniscal Symptoms: A 10-Year Follow-up of a Prospective, Randomized Controlled Trial American Journal of Sports Medicine, Vol. 52, p. 2250-2259 (Article in journal) Continue to DOI

2023

Jan Ekstrand, Wart Van Zoest, Håkan Gauffin (2023) Changes in head staff members in male elite-level football teams are associated with increased hamstring injury burden for that season: the UEFA Elite Club Injury Study BMJ OPEN SPORT & EXERCISE MEDICINE, Vol. 9, Article e001640 (Article in journal) Continue to DOI
Ann-Sofi Björkman, Alexandr Malusek, Håkan Gauffin, Anders Persson, Seppo Koskinen (2023) Spectral photon-counting CT: Image quality evaluation using a metal-containing bovine bone specimen European Journal of Radiology, Vol. 168, Article 111110 (Article in journal) Continue to DOI
Toomas Timpka, Kristina Fagher, Victor Bargoria, Christer A Andersson, Jenny Jacobsson, Håkan Gauffin, Per-Olof Hansson, Paolo Emilio Adami, Stephane Bermon, Örjan Dahlström (2023) Injury acknowledgement by reduction of sports load in world-leading athletics (track and field) athletes varies with their musculoskeletal health literacy and the socioeconomic environment British Journal of Sports Medicine, Vol. 57, p. 849-854 (Article in journal) Continue to DOI

Research

Arthroscopy images of meniscus damages

Treatment of meniscus injuries

Keyhole surgery has long been the most common treatment for suspected meniscus injury. But the benefits of the operation are now being questioned and instead replaced with training primarily for middle-aged and older people with knee pain.
woman doing excersises at gym

Natural corollaries and recovery after acute Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) injury – the NACOX cohort study protocol

Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury can result in joint instability, decreased functional performance, reduced physical activity and quality of life, and an increased risk for post-traumatic osteoarthritis.
Man doing knee lift at the gym.

Knee injuries in sports

Our research focus is on risk factors, treatment and consequences after sport injury, especially knee and anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury.
Athletes participating in running contest in London

Athletics Research Center

Athletics (track and field) is globally one of the most popular individual sports and the largest sport at the Olympic Games. The Athletics Research Center is a hub for international multi-disciplinary Athletics research.

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