Heikki Kröger

University of Eastern Finland — Finland

Medicine · Health Sciences

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Research Topics

Bone health and osteoporosis research(5), Bone Tissue Engineering Materials(3), Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation(3), Osteoarthritis Treatment and Mechanisms(2), Vitamin D Research Studies(2)

Publications21 total

Purchases of analgesics before and after spine surgery – register based study of 152,829 Finnish patients with 15-year follow-up
European Spine Journal·2025Open Access
Multidisciplinary team approach for CKD-associated osteoporosis
Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation·2024· 8 citedOpen Access
The Usefulness of Virtual Reality Head Set in Basic Surgical Skills Education of Medical Students
Research Square (Research Square)·2021Open Access
Arthroscopic partial meniscectomy versus placebo surgery for a degenerative meniscus tear: a 2-year follow-up of the randomised controlled trial
STM:n Hallinnonalan avoin julkaisuarkisto (Julkari)·2018
Human mesenchymal stem cells secrete hyaluronan-coated extracellular vesicles
Matrix Biology·2017· 67 cited
Behavior of Human Bone Marrow-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells on Various Titanium-Based Coatings
Materials·2016· 7 citedOpen Access
P1‐258: Post‐menopausal hormone therapy and Alzheimer's disease: A prospective cohort study
Alzheimer s & Dementia·2015
Extensive CD44-dependent hyaluronan coats on human bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells produced by hyaluronan synthases HAS1, HAS2 and HAS3
The International Journal of Biochemistry & Cell Biology·2014· 61 cited
Inhaled corticosteroids and bone mineral density at school age: A follow‐up study after early childhood wheezing
Pediatric Pulmonology·2013· 26 cited
TiO<sub>2</sub>coating promotes human mesenchymal stem cell proliferation without the loss of their capacity for chondrogenic differentiation
Biofabrication·2013· 32 cited
Lumbar paraspinal and biceps brachii muscle function and movement perception in lumbar spinal stenosis
European Spine Journal·2012· 8 citedOpen Access
Osteoarthritis and cardiovascular death. Author's reply. Electronic letter to : Ann Rheum Dis 2003;62: 151-158.
STM:n Hallinnonalan avoin julkaisuarkisto (Julkari)·2012
Adhesion and spreading of different skeletal cell types on variable surface coatings
2012· 1 cited
Somatic comorbidity and younger age are associated with life dissatisfaction among patients with lumbar spinal stenosis before surgical treatment
European Spine Journal·2006· 31 citedOpen Access
Depression and associated factors in patients with lumbar spinal stenosis
Disability and Rehabilitation·2006· 60 cited
Hormone replacement therapy and mortality in 52- to 70-year-old women: the Kuopio Osteoporosis Risk Factor and Prevention Study
European Journal of Endocrinology·2005· 26 cited
Vitamin D receptor genotypes and bone mineral density
The Lancet·1995· 140 cited
Muscle strength and mineral densities in the mandible
Gerodontology·1994· 22 cited
Pantomography in assessment of the osteoporosis risk group
European Journal Of Oral Sciences·1994· 488 cited
Development of bone mass and bone density of the spine and femoral neck — a prospective study of 65 children and adolescents
Bone and Mineral·1993· 273 cited
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Frequent Co-authors

Chengjuan Qu(5), Mikko J. Lammi(5), Timo Aalto(3), Olavi Airaksinen(3), Arto Herno(3), Sakari Savolainen(3), Veli Turunen(3), Reijo Lappalainen(3), Esa Klemetti(2), Liisa Kröger(2), Arto Koistinen(2), Kirsi Rilla(2), Sanna Sinikallio(2), Heimo Viinamäki(2), Salla Kaitainen(2), Marjo Tuppurainen(2), Tommi Kääriäinen(2), Antti Malmivaara(2), Joonas Sirola(2), Sergei Kolmakov(1)