Oslo Sports Trauma Research Center

Details about researcher: Caroline Kooy Tveiten

CV

Caroline Kooy Tveiten is connected to OSTRC through her work in the field of anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries. She graduated as a doctor from the University of Oslo. Employed as a research assistant she developed a web-based resource related to orthopedics and the musculoskeletal system, which was awarded the prize of “Quality and innovation” by the Faculty of Medicine. She is currently employed as a PhD-student at Akershus University Hospital and the Orthopedic Department at Ullevål University Hospital where she is in charge of patient enrollment in several ACL-related studies. She also works as a doctor at the Oslo Emergency Department, and she is part of the NextGen-group; a program for future physicians in Sports Medicine at Olympiatoppen.

Projects

• Improving the Treatment of Anterior Cruciate Ligament Tears in Norway – who should have surgery?

  Project manager: Caroline Kooy Tveiten

• Non-op. study

  Project manager: Caroline Kooy Tveiten

• Trends in pediatric ACL-reconstructions in Norway (2005-2019)

  Project manager: Caroline Kooy Tveiten

Publications

• 2024

  • The gender and sex data gap in anterior cruciate ligament injuries in paediatric patients

    Engebretsen, Lars; Møller, Merete; Kooy Tveiten, Caroline E.v W; Yamaguchi, Tetsuo; Moatshe, Gilbert

    Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy 2024 Oct;32(10):2500-2504.

  • Rehabilitation, Decision-Making, and Return to Pivoting Sports in Athletes 1–3 Years After ACL Reconstruction: A Nationwide Study

    Kooy Tveiten, Caroline E v.W; Bache-Mathiesen, Lena Kristin; Jakobsen, Rune B; Engebretsen, Lars; Persson, Andreas; Myklebust, Grethe; Fenstad, Anne Marie; Grindem, Hege

    JOSPT Open 2024. Advance publication: doi/10.2519/josptopen.2024.0087 (Online ahead of print)

• 2023

  • Major Increase in Incidence of Pediatric ACL Reconstructions From 2005 to 2021: A Study From the Norwegian Knee Ligament Register

    Kooy Tveiten, Caroline E v. W; Jakobsen, Rune B.; Fenstad, Anne Marie; Persson, Andreas; Visnes, Håvard; Engebretsen, Lars; Ekås, Guri Ranum

    American Journal of Sports Medicine 2023 Sep;51(11):2891-2899