May Arna Risberg

15.3k total citations · 3 hit papers
174 papers, 10.2k citations indexed

About

May Arna Risberg is a scholar working on Surgery, Orthopedics and Sports Medicine and Rheumatology. According to data from OpenAlex, May Arna Risberg has authored 174 papers receiving a total of 10.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 150 papers in Surgery, 82 papers in Orthopedics and Sports Medicine and 35 papers in Rheumatology. Recurrent topics in May Arna Risberg's work include Knee injuries and reconstruction techniques (117 papers), Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes (105 papers) and Sports injuries and prevention (71 papers). May Arna Risberg is often cited by papers focused on Knee injuries and reconstruction techniques (117 papers), Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes (105 papers) and Sports injuries and prevention (71 papers). May Arna Risberg collaborates with scholars based in Norway, United States and Denmark. May Arna Risberg's co-authors include Lars Engebretsen, Inger Holm, Lynn Snyder‐Mackler, Håvard Moksnes, Hege Grindem, Britt Elin Øiestad, Ingrid Eitzen, Arne Kristian Aune, Kjersti Storheim and Grethe Myklebust and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Clinical Oncology, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery.

In The Last Decade

May Arna Risberg

170 papers receiving 9.8k 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.

Simple decision rules can reduce reinjury risk by 84% after ACL reconstruction: the Delaware-Oslo ACL cohort study

2016 828 citations Hege Grindem, Lynn Snyder‐Mackler et al. British Journal of Sports Medicine profile →
Winner of the 2008 Systematic Review Competition: Knee Osteoarthritis after Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury

2009 604 citations Britt Elin Øiestad, Lars Engebretsen et al. The American Journal of Sports Medicine profile →
Osteoarthritis

2025 79 citations Su’an Tang, Changqing Zhang et al. Nature Reviews Disease Primers profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
May Arna Risberg Norway	57	8.7k	6.3k	2.0k	1.2k	437	174	10.2k
Harald Roos Sweden	43	10.2k 1.2×	5.6k 0.9×	2.7k 1.4×	3.6k 3.1×	407 0.9×	69	12.0k
Robert G. Marx United States	45	5.7k 0.7×	2.7k 0.4×	855 0.4×	2.0k 1.7×	209 0.5×	92	6.9k
Robert H. Brophy United States	58	9.3k 1.1×	4.5k 0.7×	1.5k 0.8×	1.7k 1.4×	525 1.2×	280	10.9k
Karen K. Briggs United States	58	12.4k 1.4×	3.5k 0.5×	1.8k 0.9×	3.9k 3.3×	1.2k 2.8×	228	13.8k
Jan Gillquist Sweden	53	9.0k 1.0×	6.8k 1.1×	2.7k 1.4×	1.2k 1.0×	443 1.0×	204	11.9k
Charles A. Bush‐Joseph United States	49	6.6k 0.8×	2.8k 0.5×	898 0.5×	550 0.5×	487 1.1×	173	7.2k
Filippo Migliorini Italy	37	3.7k 0.4×	1.9k 0.3×	1.1k 0.6×	960 0.8×	262 0.6×	496	6.4k
Mark V. Paterno United States	43	8.9k 1.0×	9.1k 1.4×	3.7k 1.9×	200 0.2×	565 1.3×	128	11.1k
Edward M. Wojtys United States	50	8.0k 0.9×	6.5k 1.0×	3.2k 1.7×	524 0.4×	370 0.8×	181	10.1k
Eric C. McCarty United States	55	8.2k 1.0×	3.9k 0.6×	734 0.4×	1.0k 0.8×	397 0.9×	268	9.4k

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Smith, Angela H., et al.. (2025). Use of the Uninvolved Limb as Comparator When Calculating Return to Sports Hop Test Symmetry After ACL Reconstruction. Sports Health A Multidisciplinary Approach. 18(1). 118–124. 1 indexed citations

Urhausen, Anouk, Hege Grindem, Ragnhild Gunderson, et al.. (2025). Clinical, Functional, Sports Participation, and Osteoarthritis Outcomes After ACL Injury. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. 107(8). 840–848.

Pripp, Are Hugo, et al.. (2025). The effect of prehabilitation for older patients awaiting total hip replacement. A randomized controlled trial with long-term follow up. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders. 26(1). 227–227. 1 indexed citations

Tang, Su’an, Changqing Zhang, Win Min Oo, et al.. (2025). Osteoarthritis. Nature Reviews Disease Primers. 11(1). 10–10. 79 indexed citations breakdown →

Jacobsen, Julie Sandell, Jeanette Reffstrup Christensen, May Arna Risberg, et al.. (2024). Rehabilitation following periacetabular osteotomy for acetabular dysplasia: A qualitative interview study exploring challenges, hopes and expectations among patients in Denmark and Australia. International Journal of Orthopaedic and Trauma Nursing. 54. 101116–101116.

Berg, Bjørnar, et al.. (2024). Arthroscopic partial meniscectomy versus exercise therapy for degenerative meniscal tears: 10-year follow-up of the OMEX randomised controlled trial. British Journal of Sports Medicine. 59(2). 91–98. 2 indexed citations

Urhausen, Anouk, Hege Grindem, Lars Engebretsen, et al.. (2024). The Delaware‐Oslo ACL Cohort treatment algorithm yields superior outcomes to usual care 9–12 years after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction. Knee Surgery Sports Traumatology Arthroscopy. 32(2). 214–222. 4 indexed citations

Hannink, Gerjon, Håvard Østerås, May Arna Risberg, et al.. (2023). Arthroscopic partial meniscectomy vs non-surgical or sham treatment in patients with MRI-confirmed degenerative meniscus tears: a systematic review and meta-analysis with individual participant data from 605 randomised patients. Osteoarthritis and Cartilage. 31(5). 557–566. 10 indexed citations

Øiestad, Britt Elin, Asbjørn Årøen, Jan Harald Røtterud, et al.. (2023). The efficacy of strength or aerobic exercise on quality of life and knee function in patients with knee osteoarthritis. A multi-arm randomized controlled trial with 1-year follow-up. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders. 24(1). 714–714. 16 indexed citations

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Urhausen, Anouk, Bjørnar Berg, Britt Elin Øiestad, et al.. (2022). Measurement properties for muscle strength tests following anterior cruciate ligament and/or meniscus injury: What tests to use and where do we need to go? A systematic review with meta-analyses for the OPTIKNEE consensus. British Journal of Sports Medicine. 56(24). 1422–1431. 20 indexed citations

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Grindem, Hege, Bjørnar Berg, Lars Engebretsen, et al.. (2022). Four Distinct 5-Year Trajectories of Knee Function Emerge in Patients Who Followed the Delaware-Oslo ACL Cohort Treatment Algorithm. The American Journal of Sports Medicine. 50(11). 2944–2952. 7 indexed citations

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Berg, Bjørnar, Anouk Urhausen, Britt Elin Øiestad, et al.. (2022). What tests should be used to assess functional performance in youth and young adults following anterior cruciate ligament or meniscal injury? A systematic review of measurement properties for the OPTIKNEE consensus. British Journal of Sports Medicine. 56(24). 1454–1464. 17 indexed citations

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Grindem, Hege, et al.. (2021). Clinical, Functional, and Physical Activity Outcomes 5 Years Following the Treatment Algorithm of the Delaware-Oslo ACL Cohort Study. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. 103(16). 1473–1481. 19 indexed citations

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Rovers, Maroeska M., Jan J. Rongen, Håvard Østerås, et al.. (2020). Arthroscopic meniscectomy versus non-surgical or sham treatment in patients with MRI confirmed degenerative meniscus lesions: a protocol for an individual participant data meta-analysis. BMJ Open. 10(3). e031864–e031864. 2 indexed citations

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Irrgang, James J., et al.. (2020). Comparing the Responsiveness of the Global Rating Scale With Legacy Knee Outcome Scores: A Delaware-Oslo Cohort Study. The American Journal of Sports Medicine. 48(8). 1953–1960. 10 indexed citations

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Jensen, Carsten, et al.. (2019). Does surgery reduce knee osteoarthritis, meniscal injury and subsequent complications compared with non-surgery after ACL rupture with at least 10 years follow-up? A systematic review and meta-analysis. British Journal of Sports Medicine. 54(10). 592–598. 64 indexed citations

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Freke, Matthew, Joanne L. Kemp, Ida Svege, et al.. (2016). Physical impairments in symptomatic femoroacetabular impingement: a systematic review of the evidence. British Journal of Sports Medicine. 50(19). 1180–1180. 111 indexed citations

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Kise, Nina Jullum, May Arna Risberg, Silje Stensrud, et al.. (2016). Exercise therapy versus arthroscopic partial meniscectomy for degenerative meniscal tear in middle aged patients: randomised controlled trial with two year follow-up. BMJ. 354(23). i3740–i3740. 180 indexed citations

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Nordsletten, Lars, et al.. (2014). Postmenopausal women with osteopenia and a healed wrist fracture have reduced physical function and quality of life compared to a matched, healthy control group with no fracture. BMC Women s Health. 14(1). 92–92. 18 indexed citations

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Øiestad, Britt Elin, Lars Engebretsen, Kjersti Storheim, & May Arna Risberg. (2009). Winner of the 2008 Systematic Review Competition: Knee Osteoarthritis after Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury. The American Journal of Sports Medicine. 37(7). 1434–1443. 604 indexed citations breakdown →

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