Ville M Mattila, MA, Professor, Tampere University Hospital Consortium

Working as a professor and chief of the department at the Tampere University Hospital, my greatest interests are evidence-based medicine and creation of Nordic collaboration.

Minna K Laitinen, Associate Professor, Research Director, Helsinki University Hospital

Senior consultant and adjunct professor of orthopaedics and traumatology at Helsinki University Hospital, Finland. With expertise is orthopaedic oncology and traumatology, I am active in research and have published technical papers on metastasis, bone and soft tissue sarcomas, and traumatology.

Antti P Launonen, MD, PhD, Chief of Research, Tampere University Hospital

Senior consultant and hand surgery specialist, in the Department of Orthopaedics at Tampere University Hospital, Finland. With expertise in upper extremity trauma surgery and shoulder/elbow surgery, I have been active in research and have published in the field of traumatology, with emphasis on the special treatment of proximal humerus fractures.

Bakir O Sumrein, MD, Tampere University Hospital

Senior consultant, orthopaedic and trauma surgeon at Tampere University Hospital, Finland. My expertise is shoulder/elbow and trauma surgery. I am currently working on my PhD thesis.

Aleksi Reito, MD, PhD, Tampere University Hospital

A resident surgeon at the Central Finland Hospital. I wrote my thesis in the Coxa Hospital for Joint Replacement. After my thesis I have actively conducted research in the field of joint replacement surgery, especially regarding the metal-on-metal articulation in hips. In addition, I am an active researcher in the NITEP-collaboration and in the Central Finland Central Hospital.

Teemu Hevonkorpi, PhD Candidate, Tampere University Hospital

PhD Candidate at the Tampere University Hospital, beginning medical studies in 2013 and joined the PhD programme in 2015. Despite my young age, I am actively involved in research work, especially in orthopaedics. My greatest interests are knee and wrist surgery, and sports injuries.

Juha Paloneva, Professor, Director of Research Jyväskylä unit of the Central Hospital of Finland

Senior consultant in orthopaedics and traumatology, and adjunct professor at the University of Eastern Finland. My expertise is shoulder surgery. I also perform and publish scientific studies in the field of orthopaedics, especially regarding surgery and rehabilitation of shoulder disorders, orthopaedic traumatology, and surgical training.

Toni Luokkala, MD, Central Finland Central Hospital

I have special expertise in treating variety of elbow, wrist and hand related conditions. My research activities are related to elbow and wrist trauma.

Li Felländer-Tsai, Professor Orthopaedics and Traumatology, research director at the Karolinska unit

Hans E Berg, Associate Professor, Research director Acute orthopaedics and traumatology Karolinska University Hospital

Senior consultant in the department of Acute orthopaedics and traumatology at Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden. Expertise in upper and lower extremity trauma surgery. Research expertise in performance capacity and muscle mass in fracture and osteoarthritic patients, traumatic cartilage injuries, muscle physiology and biomechanics.

Kenneth Jonsson, Associate Professor, Head of Uppsala unit

Olof Wolf, MD, PhD, Uppsala University Hospital

Head of the trauma unit at the department of orthopaedics at Uppsala University Hospital. My thesis covered aspects of non-cemented total hip arthroplasty and stability assessed with radio-stereometric and bone density changes with DEXA. I spent one year in Edinburgh 2012-13 as a trauma fellow. I am active in our clinical studies at the department and have focused on shoulder and elbow surgery since my fellowship.

Peter Ström, MD, PhD candidate, Uppsala University Hospital

Inger Mechlenburg, Professor, Director of Research of Aarhus Unit

Professor in the Department of Clinical Medicine, Aarhus University, Denmark. My main research interests are to investigate biological changes in bone and cartilage after hip, knee and shoulder surgery, and to investigate the physical function and activity after orthopaedic interventions, often in conjunction with rehabilitation, training or weight loss interventions. I prefer to use a combination of objectively measured outcome, patient-reported and imaging modalities.

Theis Thillemann, MD, PhD, Aarhus University Hospital

Josefine Beck Larsen , PhD student, Aarhus University Hospital

My main research interest are to investigate rehabilitation, physical function and activity in patients eligible for total shoulder arthroplasty.

Thomas Falstie-Jensen , MD, PhD , Aarhus University Hospital

Senior consultant and trained shoulder and elbow surgeon. Furthermore, I have extensive experience with trauma surgery. Research covers shoulder arthroplasties, chronic infections and traumatology.

Kaj Døssing, MD, Viborg Regional Hospital

Senior consultant and PhD candidate, studying in the Department of Orthopaedics at Viborg Regional Hospital, Denmark. My expertise is upper extremity trauma surgery, shoulder/elbow surgery and musculoskeletal ultrasonography. I have been active in research and published in the field of training nematology, especially the treatment of proximal humerus fractures.

Mette Schandorff Skjærbæk, MD, Viborg Regional Hospital

Consultant at the Department of Orthopaedics, Regionshospitalet Viborg, Midt hospital unit, Denmark. My expertise is handsurgery.

Helle Østergaard, PT, MSc. in Health Science, PhD student, Viborg Regional Hospital

PhD student at Aarhus University and the Department of Orthopaedics at Viborg Regional Hospital, Denmark. My expertise is examination and treatment of shoulder/elbow disorders and musculoskeletal ultrasonography. My main research interests are physical function and rehabilitation after shoulder trauma. I have been active in research investigating the validity of musculoskeletal ultrasonography.

Tore Fjalestad, MD, PhD, Oslo University Hospital

Senior consultant, Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, Oslo University Hospital.Expertise: Shoulder injuries and complex shoulder fractures. Project leader for multicentre randomized clinical trials of proximal humeral fractures.

Tone Wagle, Physiotherapist, Oslo University Hospital

Expertise: Orthopaedic trauma specializing in shoulder injuries. Research coordinator for the Norwegian multicentre randomized clinical trials of proximal humeral fractures.

Aare Märtson, Professor of orthopaedics, MD, PhD, Tartu University Hospital and Tartu University

My research fields have been regeneration, skeletal tumours, congenital, degenerative and metabolic diseases incl. osteoporosis and genomic studies od diseases of skeletal system. Arthroplasty Would like to support and be part in cooperation between Nordic countries.

Kaspar Tootsi, MD, PhD, Tartu University Hospital

I work as a resident in Tartu University Hospital. My doctoral thesis was about vascular and metabolic changes associated with osteoarthritis. I am an active scientist and interested in developing research network in the north-east Europe.

Timo Rahnel, MD, Orthopaedics and Traumatology, North Estonian Medical Centre

I'm an orthopaedic surgeon in North Estonian Medical Centre. I'm interested in orthopaedic trauma, sports trauma and arthroplasty surgery. Since 2016, I'm active NITEP consortium member.

Lisa C. U. Reimer, PT, MSc. in Health Science, PhD student, Aarhus University Hospital

PhD student at the Department of Clinical Medicine at Aarhus University and the Department of Orthopedic Surgery at Aarhus University Hospital. My expertise is measurement of physical activity, both self-reported with questionnaires as well as objectively with small wearable sensors.

Kristo Kask MD, PhD

Senior consultant in hand and orthopaedic surgery, in the Department of Orthopedics at North Estonia Medical Centre Foundation, Estonia. With expertise in upper extremity trauma surgery. I have been active in NITEP group since 2016.