Tapio Flinkkilä

4.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
63 papers, 3.0k citations indexed

About

Tapio Flinkkilä is a scholar working on Surgery, Epidemiology and Orthopedics and Sports Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Tapio Flinkkilä has authored 63 papers receiving a total of 3.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 63 papers in Surgery, 34 papers in Epidemiology and 27 papers in Orthopedics and Sports Medicine. Recurrent topics in Tapio Flinkkilä's work include Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation (36 papers), Shoulder Injury and Treatment (27 papers) and Bone fractures and treatments (18 papers). Tapio Flinkkilä is often cited by papers focused on Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation (36 papers), Shoulder Injury and Treatment (27 papers) and Bone fractures and treatments (18 papers). Tapio Flinkkilä collaborates with scholars based in Finland, United States and Sweden. Tapio Flinkkilä's co-authors include Pasi Ohtonen, Juhana Leppilahti, Pekka Hyvönen, Jukka Ristiniemi, Iikka Lantto, Juuso Heikkinen, Harri Pakarinen, Kai Sirniö, Martti Lakovaara and M. Hämäläinen and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, BMJ and The American Journal of Sports Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Tapio Flinkkilä

62 papers receiving 2.9k 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.

Epidemiology of Achilles tendon ruptures: Increasing incidence over a 33‐year period

2014 271 citations Iikka Lantto, Juuso Heikkinen et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Tapio Flinkkilä Finland	32	2.7k	1.5k	1.4k	439	116	63	3.0k
J. Scott Broderick United States	5	1.9k 0.7×	258 0.2×	1.2k 0.8×	237 0.5×	82 0.7×	7	2.0k
R. K. Marti Netherlands	26	1.8k 0.7×	953 0.7×	590 0.4×	219 0.5×	210 1.8×	65	2.2k
Κωνσταντίνος Δίτσιος Greece	17	1.6k 0.6×	450 0.3×	876 0.6×	320 0.7×	20 0.2×	62	1.7k
Keith M. Baumgarten United States	23	2.2k 0.8×	435 0.3×	1.4k 1.0×	109 0.2×	111 1.0×	86	2.4k
Armando F. Vidal United States	30	2.6k 1.0×	1.1k 0.8×	857 0.6×	146 0.3×	268 2.3×	67	2.8k
Patrick M. Connor United States	27	2.3k 0.9×	292 0.2×	1.7k 1.2×	266 0.6×	57 0.5×	72	2.6k
Dolfi Herscovici United States	27	3.2k 1.2×	597 0.4×	2.3k 1.6×	496 1.1×	127 1.1×	58	3.4k
Jonas R. Rudzki United States	17	1.1k 0.4×	547 0.4×	563 0.4×	137 0.3×	325 2.8×	25	1.5k
Dietmar Pennig Germany	23	1.4k 0.5×	319 0.2×	575 0.4×	668 1.5×	133 1.1×	115	1.6k
PJ Gregg United Kingdom	21	1.2k 0.5×	445 0.3×	527 0.4×	362 0.8×	84 0.7×	35	1.5k

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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

Flinkkilä, Tapio, Markus Sormaala, Jari Ylinen, et al.. (2020). Non-surgical and surgical treatments for rotator cuff disease: a pragmatic randomised clinical trial with 2-year follow-up after initial rehabilitation. Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases. 80(6). 796–802. 31 indexed citations

Kortekangas, Tero, Heidi Haapasalo, Tapio Flinkkilä, et al.. (2019). Three week versus six week immobilisation for stable Weber B type ankle fractures: randomised, multicentre, non-inferiority clinical trial. BMJ. 364. k5432–k5432. 38 indexed citations

Sirniö, Kai, Juhana Leppilahti, Pasi Ohtonen, & Tapio Flinkkilä. (2019). Early palmar plate fixation of distal radius fractures may benefit patients aged 50 years or older: a randomized trial comparing 2 different treatment protocols. Acta Orthopaedica. 90(2). 123–128. 43 indexed citations

Flinkkilä, Tapio, et al.. (2019). Previous arthroscopic Bankart repair is an independent risk factor for an inferior outcome after Latarjet procedure. Orthopaedics & Traumatology Surgery & Research. 105(8). 1481–1485. 25 indexed citations

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

Flinkkilä, Tapio, et al.. (2017). Long-term results of arthroscopic Bankart repair: Minimum 10 years of follow-up. Knee Surgery Sports Traumatology Arthroscopy. 26(1). 94–99. 69 indexed citations

Niinimäki, Tuukka, et al.. (2017). Discovery Elbow System: clinical and radiological results after 2- to 10-year follow-up. European Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery & Traumatology. 27(7). 901–907. 6 indexed citations

Kortekangas, Tero, et al.. (2016). The functional outcome and quality of life after treatment of isolated medial malleolar fractures. Foot and Ankle Surgery. 23(4). 225–229. 23 indexed citations

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Launonen, Antti P., et al.. (2015). Treatment of proximal humerus fractures in the elderly A systematic review of 409 patients. Työväentutkimus Vuosikirja.

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Flinkkilä, Tapio & Kai Sirniö. (2014). Open Latarjet procedure for failed arthroscopic Bankart repair. Orthopaedics & Traumatology Surgery & Research. 101(1). 35–38. 51 indexed citations

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Flinkkilä, Tapio, et al.. (2014). TightRope versus clavicular hook plate fixation for unstable distal clavicular fractures. European Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery & Traumatology. 25(3). 465–469. 32 indexed citations

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Flinkkilä, Tapio, et al.. (2013). Results of Arthroscopy-Assisted TightRope Repair of Acromioclavicular Dislocations. Shoulder & Elbow. 6(1). 18–22. 18 indexed citations

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Launonen, Antti P., Vesa Lepola, Tapio Flinkkilä, et al.. (2012). Conservative treatment, plate fixation, or prosthesis for proximal humeral fracture. A prospective randomized study. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders. 13(1). 167–167. 50 indexed citations

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Pakarinen, Harri, Tapio Flinkkilä, Pasi Ohtonen, & Jukka Ristiniemi. (2011). Stability Criteria for Nonoperative Ankle Fracture Management. Foot & Ankle International. 32(2). 141–147. 46 indexed citations

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Ristiniemi, Jukka, Martti Lakovaara, Tapio Flinkkilä, & Pekka Jalovaara. (2007). Staged method using antibiotic beads and subsequent autografting for large traumatic tibial bone loss. Acta Orthopaedica. 78(4). 520–527. 31 indexed citations

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Ristiniemi, Jukka, Tapio Flinkkilä, Pekka Hyvönen, et al.. (2007). RhBMP-7 accelerates the healing in distal tibial fractures treated by external fixation. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - British Volume. 89-B(2). 265–272. 65 indexed citations

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Flinkkilä, Tapio, Jukka Ristiniemi, Ari Pajala, & M. Hämäläinen. (2005). Salvage of humeral shaft nonunion with cortical thinning after failed intramedullary nailing using Ilizarov's technique. Injury. 36(10). 1246–1251. 3 indexed citations

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Flinkkilä, Tapio, Timo Raatikainen, Outi Kaarela, & M. Hämäläinen. (2000). Corrective osteotomy for malunion of the distal radius. Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery. 120(1-2). 23–26. 44 indexed citations

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Flinkkilä, Tapio, et al.. (1999). Intramedullary nailing of humeral shaft fractures: A retrospective study of 126 cases. Acta Orthopaedica Scandinavica. 70(2). 133–136. 55 indexed citations

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