Geir Bjerkan
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Recent Articles
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Tjomsland O, Bertilsson H, Bjerkan G, Blomquist P, Brox J, Boe B, et al.
BMJ Open Qual
. 2025 Feb;
14(1).
PMID: 39979063
Several advice-based approaches have aimed to reduce the overuse of procedures characterised as low-value healthcare services but have so far shown marginal impact on utilisation rates. Differences in utilisation rates...
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Steinberg T, Kristoffersen A, Bjerkan G, Norheim A
Int J Circumpolar Health
. 2023 Jun;
82(1):2227344.
PMID: 37389983
Introduction: Freezing cold injuries (FCI) are a common risk in extreme cold weather warfare operations. The Norwegian Armed Forces (NAF) have the expertise and capabilities in education and training for...
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Sandbakken E, Witso E, Sporsheim B, Egeberg K, Foss O, Hoang L, et al.
J Orthop Surg Res
. 2020 Nov;
15(1):522.
PMID: 33176843
Background: In cases of prosthetic joint infections, culture of sonication fluid can supplement culture of harvested tissue samples for correct microbial diagnosis. However, discrepant results regarding the increased sensitivity of...
4.
Bjerkan G, Iversen P, Asak H, Pillgram-Larsen J, Rolandsen B
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen
. 2012 May;
132(9):1076-9.
PMID: 22614304
Background: Norway has been contributing military forces to Afghanistan since 2001. The following is an overview of all combat-related injuries and deaths among Norwegian soldiers in the period from 2002...
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Bjerkan G, Witso E, Nor A, Viset T, Loseth K, Lydersen S, et al.
J Med Microbiol
. 2011 Dec;
61(Pt 4):572-581.
PMID: 22135023
The diagnosis of a chronic prosthetic joint infection (PJI) is challenging, and no consensus exists regarding how best to define the criteria required for microbiological identification. A general view is...
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Bjerkan G, Witso E, Bergh K
Acta Orthop
. 2009 May;
80(2):245-50.
PMID: 19404811
Background And Purpose: Low-virulence implant infections are characterized by bacterial colonization of the implant with subsequent biofilm formation. In these cases, soft tissue biopsies often prove to be culture negative....