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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

2026

Ann-Sofi Björkman, Alexandr Malusek, Anders Persson, Håkan Gauffin, Seppo Koskinen (2026) Photon-counting CT: image quality evaluation in patients with tibial plateau fracture treated with metallic osteosynthesis material European Radiology Experimental, Vol. 10, Article 96 (Article in journal) https://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s41747-026-00761-8
Anna Croné, Håkan Gauffin, Henrik Hedevik, Anne Fältström, Joanna Kvist (2026) Patient-Reported Knee Function and Return-to-Sport Rates After Nonsurgical and Surgical Treatment of an Acute Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury: Results From the NACOX Prospective Cohort Study American Journal of Sports Medicine (Article in journal) https://dx.doi.org/10.1177/03635465261451698
Joanna Kvist, Angie Liu, Nicola Giannotti, Stephanie Filbay, Henrik Hedevik, Anders Stalman, Richard Frobell, Håkan Gauffin, Martin Englund (2026) Structural Changes of the Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL), Evaluated by MRI, and Their Relation to Clinical Outcomes, Within 2 Years After ACL Injury. Results From the NACOX Cohort Journal of Orthopaedic and Sports Physical Therapy, Vol. 56, p. 209-219 (Article in journal) https://dx.doi.org/10.2519/jospt.2026.13397

2025

Sofi Sonesson, Roman Peter Kuster, Håkan Gauffin, Joanna Kvist (2025) Long-term physical activity in middle-aged patients with meniscal symptoms: a 10-year follow-up of a randomised controlled trial comparing exercise therapy alone to knee arthroscopic surgery plus exercise therapy BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, Vol. 26, Article 854 (Article in journal) https://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12891-025-09151-4
L. Hassanlou, M. A. Bowes, A. Turkiewicz, Joanna Kvist, Håkan Gauffin, R. Frobell, S. Saarakkala, M. Englund (2025) Bone shape changes over two years following acute anterior cruciate ligament injury: Reconstructed vs non-reconstructed knees Osteoarthritis and Cartilage Open, Vol. 7, Article 100652 (Article in journal) https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ocarto.2025.100652

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.
A picture of people who are running

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.