Iikka Lantto

1.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
16 papers, 858 citations indexed

About

Iikka Lantto is a scholar working on Surgery, Orthopedics and Sports Medicine and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Iikka Lantto has authored 16 papers receiving a total of 858 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 15 papers in Surgery, 13 papers in Orthopedics and Sports Medicine and 2 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in Iikka Lantto's work include Tendon Structure and Treatment (11 papers), Sports injuries and prevention (7 papers) and Shoulder Injury and Treatment (7 papers). Iikka Lantto is often cited by papers focused on Tendon Structure and Treatment (11 papers), Sports injuries and prevention (7 papers) and Shoulder Injury and Treatment (7 papers). Iikka Lantto collaborates with scholars based in Finland and Netherlands. Iikka Lantto's co-authors include Tapio Flinkkilä, Pasi Ohtonen, Juhana Leppilahti, Juuso Heikkinen, Pertti Siira, Vesa Laine, Jaakko Niinimäki, Ari Pajala, Jarmo Kangas and Tero Kortekangas and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, The American Journal of Sports Medicine and Bone.

In The Last Decade

Iikka Lantto

16 papers receiving 830 citations

Hit Papers

Epidemiology of Achilles tendon ruptures: Increasing inci... 2014 2026 2018 2022 2014 50 100 150 200 250
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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.

  1. Epidemiology of Achilles tendon ruptures: Increasing incidence over a 33‐year period
    2014 271 citations Iikka Lantto, Juuso Heikkinen et al. Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Iikka Lantto Finland 10 805 688 41 39 17 16 858
Karen L Luscombe United Kingdom 7 426 0.5× 404 0.6× 48 1.2× 27 0.7× 30 1.8× 8 551
Morten Ilum Boesen Denmark 11 515 0.6× 441 0.6× 46 1.1× 12 0.3× 13 0.8× 15 553
George W. Fryhofer United States 10 215 0.3× 244 0.4× 50 1.2× 40 1.0× 21 1.2× 29 376
R Cetti Denmark 11 825 1.0× 731 1.1× 29 0.7× 52 1.3× 11 0.6× 20 909
Maayke N. van Sterkenburg Netherlands 10 674 0.8× 535 0.8× 40 1.0× 16 0.4× 32 1.9× 17 738
W.D. Stanish Canada 5 361 0.4× 290 0.4× 64 1.6× 19 0.5× 7 0.4× 8 404
David S. Tearse United States 10 297 0.4× 401 0.6× 64 1.6× 82 2.1× 5 0.3× 17 474
Matthew Stride United Kingdom 4 220 0.3× 190 0.3× 27 0.7× 14 0.4× 15 0.9× 7 283
Jesse F. Doty United States 15 507 0.6× 256 0.4× 150 3.7× 55 1.4× 12 0.7× 46 580
Jeff Cooper United Kingdom 5 190 0.2× 252 0.4× 45 1.1× 31 0.8× 11 0.6× 9 332

Countries citing papers authored by Iikka Lantto

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Fields of papers citing papers by Iikka Lantto

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Iikka Lantto

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All Works

16 of 16 papers shown
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Vakkala, Merja, et al.. (2025). Spinal Anaesthesia Versus General Anaesthesia for Patients With Tibia Shaft Fractures—A Randomized Controlled Study. Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica. 69(8). e70111–e70111. 1 indexed citations
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Hirvasniemi, Jukka, Rianne A. van der Heijden, Iikka Lantto, et al.. (2021). Detecting hip osteoarthritis on clinical CT: a deep learning application based on 2-D summation images derived from CT. Osteoporosis International. 33(2). 355–365. 9 indexed citations
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Hirvasniemi, Jukka, et al.. (2020). Discrimination of Low-Energy Acetabular Fractures from Controls Using Computed Tomography-Based Bone Characteristics. Annals of Biomedical Engineering. 49(1). 367–381. 4 indexed citations
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Hirvasniemi, Jukka, et al.. (2019). Structural risk factors for low-energy acetabular fractures. Bone. 127. 334–342. 5 indexed citations
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Lantto, Iikka, et al.. (2018). Drug treatments associated with Achilles tendon rupture. A case‐control study involving 1118 Achilles tendon ruptures. Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports. 28(12). 2625–2629. 19 indexed citations
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Heikkinen, Juuso, Iikka Lantto, Tapio Flinkkilä, et al.. (2017). Tendon Length, Calf Muscle Atrophy, and Strength Deficit After Acute Achilles Tendon Rupture. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. 99(18). 1509–1515. 103 indexed citations
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Heikkinen, Juuso, Iikka Lantto, Tapio Flinkkilä, et al.. (2017). Soleus Atrophy Is Common After the Nonsurgical Treatment of Acute Achilles Tendon Ruptures: A Randomized Clinical Trial Comparing Surgical and Nonsurgical Functional Treatments. The American Journal of Sports Medicine. 45(6). 1395–1404. 72 indexed citations
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Heikkinen, Juuso, Iikka Lantto, Tapio Flinkkilä, et al.. (2017). Paper #189: Calf Muscle Atrophy and Achilles Tendon Elongation After Acute Achilles Tendon Rupture. Arthroscopy The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery. 33(10S). 3 indexed citations
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Heikkinen, Juuso, Iikka Lantto, Tapio Flinkkilä, et al.. (2016). Augmented Compared with Nonaugmented Surgical Repair After Total Achilles Rupture. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. 98(2). 85–92. 55 indexed citations
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Lantto, Iikka. (2016). Acute Achilles tendon rupture : epidemiology and treatment. 5 indexed citations
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Lantto, Iikka, Juuso Heikkinen, Tapio Flinkkilä, et al.. (2016). A Prospective Randomized Trial Comparing Surgical and Nonsurgical Treatments of Acute Achilles Tendon Ruptures. The American Journal of Sports Medicine. 44(9). 2406–2414. 151 indexed citations
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Lantto, Iikka, Juuso Heikkinen, Tapio Flinkkilä, et al.. (2015). Early Functional Treatment Versus Cast Immobilization in Tension After Achilles Rupture Repair. The American Journal of Sports Medicine. 43(9). 2302–2309. 81 indexed citations
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Flinkkilä, Tapio, Iikka Lantto, Tero Kortekangas, et al.. (2015). Diagnostic accuracy of the gravity stress test and clinical signs in cases of isolated supination–external rotation-type lateral malleolar fractures. The Bone & Joint Journal. 97-B(8). 1126–1131. 18 indexed citations
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Lepojärvi, Sannamari, Olli Savola, Jaakko Niinimäki, et al.. (2014). Stability Assessment of the Ankle Mortise in Supination-External Rotation-Type Ankle Fractures: Lack of Additional Diagnostic Value of MRI. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. 96(22). 1855–1862. 58 indexed citations
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Lantto, Iikka, Juuso Heikkinen, Tapio Flinkkilä, Pasi Ohtonen, & Juhana Leppilahti. (2014). Epidemiology of Achilles tendon ruptures: Increasing incidence over a 33‐year period. Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports. 25(1). e133–8. 271 indexed citations breakdown →
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Lantto, Iikka, Kaisa Viilo, Helinä Hakko, et al.. (2004). Survival Time After Last Hospitalization Among Suicide Victims in Northern Finland. Psychiatric Services. 55(7). 821–823. 3 indexed citations

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