Juha Kukkonen

1.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
29 papers, 1.2k citations indexed

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Juha Kukkonen is a scholar working on Surgery, Epidemiology and Pharmacology. According to data from OpenAlex, Juha Kukkonen has authored 29 papers receiving a total of 1.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 27 papers in Surgery, 24 papers in Epidemiology and 4 papers in Pharmacology. Recurrent topics in Juha Kukkonen's work include Shoulder and Clavicle Injuries (18 papers), Shoulder Injury and Treatment (18 papers) and Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation (6 papers). Juha Kukkonen is often cited by papers focused on Shoulder and Clavicle Injuries (18 papers), Shoulder Injury and Treatment (18 papers) and Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation (6 papers). Juha Kukkonen collaborates with scholars based in Finland, Sweden and Denmark. Juha Kukkonen's co-authors include Ville Äärimaa, Tommi Kauko, Antti Joukainen, Tero Vahlberg, Kimmo Mattila, Esa K. J. Tuominen, Janne Lehtinen, Petri Virolainen, Matti Lehtinen and Juha Paloneva and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery.

In The Last Decade

Juha Kukkonen

27 papers receiving 1.2k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Investigating minimal clinically important difference for Constant score in patients undergoing rotator cuff surgery

2013 346 citations Juha Kukkonen, Tommi Kauko et al. Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Juha Kukkonen Finland	17	1.1k	869	168	123	98	29	1.2k
Alicia K. Harrison United States	12	1.3k 1.1×	936 1.1×	154 0.9×	104 0.8×	143 1.5×	30	1.3k
Philippe Favre Switzerland	24	1.4k 1.2×	977 1.1×	382 2.3×	46 0.4×	103 1.1×	45	1.6k
Guido Marra United States	19	945 0.8×	631 0.7×	160 1.0×	34 0.3×	120 1.2×	58	1.1k
Janne Lehtinen Finland	17	1.1k 1.0×	884 1.0×	167 1.0×	55 0.4×	85 0.9×	36	1.2k
Ryan T. Bicknell Canada	22	1.9k 1.7×	1.7k 2.0×	129 0.8×	63 0.5×	100 1.0×	67	2.0k
Maristella F. Saccomanno Italy	21	1.1k 1.0×	736 0.8×	292 1.7×	35 0.3×	85 0.9×	66	1.3k
Steven J. Hattrup United States	24	1.4k 1.2×	792 0.9×	546 3.3×	36 0.3×	96 1.0×	50	1.7k
Darren Drosdowech Canada	22	1.8k 1.6×	1.2k 1.4×	136 0.8×	198 1.6×	81 0.8×	52	1.9k
Steve A. Petersen United States	25	1.3k 1.2×	1.1k 1.2×	128 0.8×	44 0.4×	66 0.7×	39	1.4k
Taku Hatta Japan	19	927 0.8×	662 0.8×	230 1.4×	46 0.4×	117 1.2×	63	1.1k

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Launonen, Antti P., Aleksi Reito, Juha Kukkonen, et al.. (2025). Nonoperative treatment versus volar locking plating for distal radius fracture in patients aged 65 years or older (DRIFT trial): A randomized controlled trial. PLoS Medicine. 22(9). e1004728–e1004728.

Reito, Aleksi, et al.. (2023). A comparison of the functional results and costs of functional cast and volar-flexion ulnar deviation cast at 2-year follow-up in 105 patients aged 65 and older with dorsally displaced distal radius fracture: A randomized controlled trial. PLoS ONE. 18(4). e0283946–e0283946. 2 indexed citations

Kukkonen, Juha, Antti Joukainen, Janne Lehtinen, et al.. (2021). Operative versus conservative treatment of small, nontraumatic supraspinatus tears in patients older than 55 years: over 5-year follow-up of a randomized controlled trial. Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery. 30(11). 2455–2464. 27 indexed citations

Kukkonen, Juha, Tapio Flinkkilä, Juha Paloneva, et al.. (2021). Arthroscopic Bankart versus open Latarjet as a primary operative treatment for traumatic anteroinferior instability in young males: a randomised controlled trial with 2-year follow-up. British Journal of Sports Medicine. 56(6). 327–333. 30 indexed citations

Kukkonen, Juha, et al.. (2021). Radiographic geometry and clinical glenohumeral range of motion after reverse shoulder athroplasty, a retrospective cohort study. Journal of Orthopaedics. 25. 283–287. 3 indexed citations

Joukainen, Antti, Ville M. Mattila, Vesa Lepola, et al.. (2020). Trends of shoulder instability surgery in Finland: a nationwide register study. BMJ Open. 10(10). e040510–e040510. 5 indexed citations

Kukkonen, Juha, et al.. (2020). Effectiveness of supervised physiotherapy after arthroscopic rotator cuff reconstruction: a randomized controlled trial. Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery. 29(9). 1765–1774. 9 indexed citations

Launonen, Antti P., et al.. (2020). Two casting methods compared in patients with Colles' fracture: A pragmatic, randomized controlled trial. PLoS ONE. 15(5). e0232153–e0232153. 5 indexed citations

Kukkonen, Juha, et al.. (2020). Bankart versus Latarjet operation as a revision procedure after a failed arthroscopic Bankart repair. JSES International. 4(2). 292–296. 24 indexed citations

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Rasmussen, Jeppe Vejlgaard, Juha Kukkonen, Björn Salomonsson, et al.. (2020). Low risk of revision after reverse shoulder arthroplasty for acute proximal humeral fractures. JSES International. 4(1). 151–155. 20 indexed citations

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Gunn, Jarmo, et al.. (2019). Acute kidney injury following hip fracture. Injury. 50(12). 2268–2271. 22 indexed citations

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Launonen, Antti P., Juha Kukkonen, Aleksi Reito, et al.. (2018). Nordic Innovative Trial to Evaluate OsteoPorotic Fractures (NITEP-group): non-operative treatment versus surgery with volar locking plate in the treatment of distal radius fracture in patients aged 65 and over – a study protocol for a prospective, randomized controlled trial. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders. 19(1). 106–106. 9 indexed citations

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Paloneva, Juha, et al.. (2018). Increasing incidence of primary shoulder arthroplasty in Finland – a nationwide registry study. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders. 19(1). 245–245. 68 indexed citations

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Launonen, Antti P., Juha Kukkonen, Aleksi Reito, et al.. (2017). Comparison of volar-flexion, ulnar-deviation and functional position cast immobilization in the non-operative treatment of distal radius fracture in elderly patients: a pragmatic randomized controlled trial study protocol. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders. 18(1). 401–401. 13 indexed citations

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Kukkonen, Juha, Antti Joukainen, Janne Lehtinen, et al.. (2015). Treatment of Nontraumatic Rotator Cuff Tears. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. 97(21). 1729–1737. 156 indexed citations

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Kukkonen, Juha, Tommi Kauko, Tero Vahlberg, Antti Joukainen, & Ville Äärimaa. (2013). Investigating minimal clinically important difference for Constant score in patients undergoing rotator cuff surgery. Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery. 22(12). 1650–1655. 346 indexed citations breakdown →

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Kukkonen, Juha, Tommi Kauko, Petri Virolainen, & Ville Äärimaa. (2013). The effect of tear size on the treatment outcome of operatively treated rotator cuff tears. Knee Surgery Sports Traumatology Arthroscopy. 23(2). 567–572. 28 indexed citations

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Heikkilä, Jouni, et al.. (2011). Bioactive glass granules: a suitable bone substitute material in the operative treatment of depressed lateral tibial plateau fractures: a prospective, randomized 1 year follow-up study. Journal of Materials Science Materials in Medicine. 22(4). 1073–1080. 50 indexed citations

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Kukkonen, Juha, et al.. (2006). Posterior Malleolar Fracture is Often Associated with Spiral Tibial Diaphyseal Fracture: A Retrospective Study. The Journal of Trauma: Injury, Infection, and Critical Care. 60(5). 1058–1060. 53 indexed citations

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Aho, A. J., Teemu Tirri, Juha Kukkonen, et al.. (2004). Injectable bioactive glass/biodegradable polymer composite for bone and cartilage reconstruction: Concept and experimental outcome with thermoplastic composites of poly(ε-caprolactone-co-D,L-lactide) and bioactive glass S53P4. Journal of Materials Science Materials in Medicine. 15(10). 1165–1173. 36 indexed citations

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