Projects groups in Hand, Ankle and Minor Surgery

Hand - and carpus injuries

Doctoral thesis: Wrist injuries with normal X-rays. Torbjørn Hiis Bergh 04.04.14 The dissertation includes the articles "A new definition of a wrist sprain necessary after findings in a prospective MRI study, 2012", "Clinical Scaphoid Score (CSS) to identify scaphoid fracture with MRI in patients with normal X-ray after a wrist trauma, 2013" and "Cost analysis and usefulness of acute MRI versus two weeks of cast immobilization of clinically suspected scaphoid fractures 2014"  

"Ganglion of the wrist - induced or incidental?" Findings after clinical control and MRI assessment of hands of patients with diagnosed ganglion (Lars Atle Soldal)

TFCC lesions in wrist injuries where x-ray shows normal (Njål Kleven)

Scaphoid register at Bergen Legevakt, a pilot project leading up to a national scaphoid register (Ørjan Sørnes, Eivind Strandenes)

Radius fracture and effect of low level laser therapy (Humaira Sæbø, Jan Magnus Bjordal)

Randomized operative treatment of distal radius fractures in patients under 70 years (Trine Ludvigsen)

Randomized operative versus conservative treatment of distal radius fractures in patients over 70 years (Rakel Gudmundsdottir).

Wound injuries

"Should traumatic skin wounds be closed within 8 hours?" An overview article by Knut Steen about time aspects of primary wound closure, 2014.

"Wound infections at the emergency clinic." The first Norwegian study of infections in wounds sutured at the casualty clinic. By Christina Brudvik, Hina Tariq, SV Bernardshaw and Knut Steen.

"Consequences of light wound infections in sutured wounds treated at the casualty clinic." Cosmetic or functional differences in wounds with and without infection, based on a student assignment (Cecilie Leira, Christina Brudvik)

"Aftercare of ingrown toenails" - an assessment of the effect of various soap treatments or no treatment after wedge resection of toenails (Liv Helene Dolva Sagedal, Kristin Michelet, Christina Brudvik, SV Bernardshaw).

Burn injuries in Bergen (Christina Brudvik, Eli Hoem, Brita Lugg Enes, Hallvard Vindenes)

Pain treatment of injuries

Pain in children at the casualty clinic and pain assessment.  Kartlegging av diagnostikk og behandling. En undersøkelse med validering av smertevurdering hos lege, foreldre og barnet selv vha VAS (Svein-denis Moutte, Christina Brudvik og Tone Morken, Nklm)

Presentasjon av behandling av smerter hos barn på legevakt på seminar/kurs i Oslo juni 2014, foredrag ved Svein denis Moutte og kursledelse ved Henrik Irgens og Christina Brudvik

Akutt smertebehandling av barn med skader. Oversiktsartikkel i forbindelse med behov for endretet prosedyrer og utarbeidelse av nye nasjonale retningslinjer. Samarbeid med nasjonalt kompetansenettverk for legemidler til barn.  

Ankle sprain and ankle fracture

Diagnosis and conservative fracture treatment in general practice. Stein Vabo (Knut Steen, Christina Brudvik, Tone Morken)

Physical violence and abuse

Doctoral dissertation: "Vold i et bysamfunn, sett fra et legevaktsperspektiv." Knut Steen 2005

"Frakturer hos barn under 2 år på Bergen legevakt - med spesielt fokus på metafysefrakturer." (Karen Rosendahl, Kjersti Forseth, Ramona Gjøseter, Christina Brudvik. Presented as a student project at the Norwegian Radiology Congress in Bergen in 2013. Study material is now being expanded by medical student Andreas Nøttveit to form the basis for an article.

Development of national guidelines for handling suspected child abuse in primary healthcare - seen from the emergency care perspective. (National Competence Center for Violence and Traumatic Stress, NKVTS, Mia Myhre, Christina Brudvik, 2014/15).

Violence in close relationships (Eivind Damsgaard, Crisis Life Support in Bergen Municipality).

Injury registration and injury prevention

Doctoral dissertation: "Barneulykker i Bergen." Christina Brudvik, 2006

Registration of fractures in children, injuries due to small-wheel equipment (scooters, skateboards, rollerblades), bicycles, football, trampolines, snowboards.

Safe Communities (WHO). Presentation of injury panorama in children (Christina Brudvik) at the international congress in Harstad, spring 2014

Doktoravhandlingen: Radiusfrakturer og osteoporose hos pasienter over 50 år . Jannike Øyen 2011 (veiledere: Clara Gram Gjesdal, Christina Brudvik, Leiv Hove)

Doctoral dissertation: Radius fractures and osteoporosis in patients over 50 years old. Jannike Øyen, 2011 (supervisors: Clara Gram Gjesdal, Christina Brudvik, Leiv Hove).