Ari Itälä

1.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
22 papers, 1.2k citations indexed

About

Ari Itälä is a scholar working on Surgery, Biomedical Engineering and Oral Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Ari Itälä has authored 22 papers receiving a total of 1.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 21 papers in Surgery, 9 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 7 papers in Oral Surgery. Recurrent topics in Ari Itälä's work include Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes (9 papers), Knee injuries and reconstruction techniques (9 papers) and Bone Tissue Engineering Materials (8 papers). Ari Itälä is often cited by papers focused on Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes (9 papers), Knee injuries and reconstruction techniques (9 papers) and Bone Tissue Engineering Materials (8 papers). Ari Itälä collaborates with scholars based in Finland, Sweden and Denmark. Ari Itälä's co-authors include Hannu T. Aro, Heimo O. Ylänen, Kaj H. Karlsson, Antti Joukainen, Teppo L. N. Järvinen, Raine Sihvonen, Juha Kalske, Mika Paavola, Heikki Nurmi and Antti Malmivaara and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research and British Journal of Sports Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Ari Itälä

20 papers receiving 1.2k citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Arthroscopic Partial Meniscectomy versus Sham Surgery for a Degenerative Meniscal Tear

2013 516 citations Raine Sihvonen, Mika Paavola et al. New England Journal of Medicine profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Ari Itälä Finland	12	802	508	179	146	122	22	1.2k
Kdk Luk Hong Kong	16	434 0.5×	443 0.9×	100 0.6×	51 0.3×	46 0.4×	73	949
Gábor Szalay Germany	15	436 0.5×	369 0.7×	60 0.3×	79 0.5×	138 1.1×	66	1.0k
Hermann O. Mayr Germany	26	1.6k 2.0×	590 1.2×	119 0.7×	196 1.3×	485 4.0×	113	2.1k
Soo‐Hwan Byun South Korea	21	253 0.3×	386 0.8×	270 1.5×	56 0.4×	59 0.5×	95	1.2k
J. C. Le Huec France	23	2.1k 2.6×	459 0.9×	123 0.7×	69 0.5×	73 0.6×	66	2.5k
Per Morberg Sweden	19	944 1.2×	530 1.0×	281 1.6×	31 0.2×	262 2.1×	36	1.3k
Georg Köster Germany	14	1.5k 1.8×	271 0.5×	86 0.5×	57 0.4×	73 0.6×	29	1.9k
Nina Lindfors Finland	19	753 0.9×	723 1.4×	377 2.1×	60 0.4×	59 0.5×	44	1.3k
Magne Røkkum Norway	21	1.1k 1.4×	227 0.4×	88 0.5×	110 0.8×	116 1.0×	73	1.3k
J. C. Y. Leong Hong Kong	26	1.0k 1.3×	606 1.2×	95 0.5×	121 0.8×	186 1.5×	63	2.0k

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Kiadaliri, Ali, Raine Sihvonen, Martin Englund, et al.. (2024). Arthroscopic Partial Meniscectomy for a Degenerative Meniscus Tear Is Not Cost Effective Compared With Placebo Surgery: An Economic Evaluation Based on the FIDELITY Trial Data. Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research. 482(9). 1523–1533. 3 indexed citations

Kohonen, Ia, et al.. (2022). Increased lesion depth, higher body mass index and older age are risk factors for osteoarthritis during long-term follow-up in patients with osteochondritis dissecans of the knee. Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery. 143(7). 3863–3869.

Sihvonen, Raine, Mika Paavola, Antti Malmivaara, et al.. (2020). 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. British Journal of Sports Medicine. 54(22). 1332–1339. 74 indexed citations

Mäkelä, Keijo, et al.. (2018). Favourable long‐term functional and radiographical outcome after osteoautograft transplantation surgery of the knee: a minimum 10‐year follow‐up. Knee Surgery Sports Traumatology Arthroscopy. 26(12). 3560–3565. 6 indexed citations

Itälä, Ari, Raine Sihvonen, Petri Sillanpää, et al.. (2017). Bioabsorbable Versus Metal Screw in the Fixation of Tibial Tubercle Transfer: A Cadaveric Biomechanical Study. Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine. 5(7). 1808761857–1808761857. 12 indexed citations

Itälä, Ari, et al.. (2015). Tendon Graft Healing in Multiligament Reconstructed Knee Detected by FDG-PET/CT: A Pilot Study. Scandinavian Journal of Surgery. 105(2). 133–138. 6 indexed citations

Junnila, Mika, Matti Seppänen, Petri Virolainen, et al.. (2015). Adverse reaction to metal debris after Birmingham hip resurfacing arthroplasty. Acta Orthopaedica. 86(3). 345–350. 17 indexed citations

Itälä, Ari, Petteri Lankinen, & Olli Pajulo. (2015). [Treatment of posterior cruciate ligament injury in skeletally immature patients].. PubMed. 131(11). 1085–9. 1 indexed citations

Sihvonen, Raine, Mika Paavola, Antti Malmivaara, et al.. (2013). Arthroscopic Partial Meniscectomy versus Sham Surgery for a Degenerative Meniscal Tear. New England Journal of Medicine. 369(26). 2515–2524. 516 indexed citations breakdown →

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Junnila, Mika, Petri Virolainen, V. Remes, et al.. (2013). Hip resurfacing arthroplasty versus large-diameter head metal-on-metal total hip arthroplasty: comparison of three Designs from the Finnish Arthroplasty Register. Scandinavian Journal of Surgery. 103(1). 54–59. 14 indexed citations

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Joukainen, Antti, et al.. (2012). Operatively treated traumatic versus non-traumatic rotator cuff ruptures: A registry study. Upsala Journal of Medical Sciences. 118(1). 29–34. 33 indexed citations

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Itälä, Ari, Heimo O. Ylänen, Michel Dalstra, et al.. (2009). Bioceramic inlays do not improve mechanical incorporation of grit‐blasted titanium stems in the proximal sheep femur. Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part A. 92A(4). 1578–1586. 2 indexed citations

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Itälä, Ari, Andras Heijink, Taninnit Leerapun, et al.. (2007). Successful Canine Patellar Tendon Reattachment to Porous Tantalum. Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research. 463. 202–207. 13 indexed citations

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Itälä, Ari, et al.. (2007). Bioactive Glass Granules as Extender of Autogenous Bone Grafting in Cementless Intercalary Implant of the Canine Femur. Scandinavian Journal of Surgery. 96(3). 243–251. 5 indexed citations

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Itälä, Ari, et al.. (2004). O1263 SPECIES-SPECIFIC DIFFERENCES IN NEW BONE INGROWTH INTO POROUS BIOACTIVE GLASS AND TITANIUM IMPLANTS. 253–253.

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Itälä, Ari, Ville‐Valtteri Välimäki, Riku Kiviranta, et al.. (2003). Molecular biologic comparison of new bone formation and resorption on microrough and smooth bioactive glass microspheres. Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part B Applied Biomaterials. 65B(1). 163–170. 18 indexed citations

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Itälä, Ari, et al.. (2003). Biologic significance of surface microroughing in bone incorporation of porous bioactive glass implants. Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part A. 67A(2). 496–503. 36 indexed citations

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Itälä, Ari, Heimo O. Ylänen, Terhi J. Heino, et al.. (2002). Characterization of microrough bioactive glass surface: Surface reactions and osteoblast responses in vitro. Journal of Biomedical Materials Research. 62(3). 404–411. 53 indexed citations

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Itälä, Ari, et al.. (2001). Pore diameter of more than 100 μm is not requisite for bone ingrowth in rabbits. Journal of Biomedical Materials Research. 58(6). 679–683. 325 indexed citations

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Ylänen, Heimo O., Kaj H. Karlsson, Ari Itälä, & Hannu T. Aro. (2000). Effect of immersion in SBF on porous bioactive bodies made by sintering bioactive glass microspheres. Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids. 275(1-2). 107–115. 62 indexed citations

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