Leiv M. Hove

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Leiv M. Hove er dr.med., spesialist i generell kirurgi, i plastikkirurgi, i ortopedisk kirurgi og i håndkirurgi, professor ved Klinisk Institutt I, Universitetet i Bergen, pensjonert seksjonsoverlege ved Haukeland universitetssjukehus og leder for Nasjonal behandlingstjeneste for funksjonsforbedrende kirurgi på overekstremiteten ved tetraplegi.

Articles by Leiv M. Hove

Leprosy is not just an infectious disease

Paul Egil Gravem,
Leiv M. Hove

14.02.2025: Published material on leprosy is often centred around the historical context of Armauer Hansen and the discovery of the leprosy bacillus, or on leprosy as an infectious disease, which remains a major health issue in 120 countries. However, leprosy is also a 'surgical disease' that can lead to severe...

Dr Nicolaes Tulp’s anatomy lecture

Leiv M. Hove,
Sven Young,
Johannes Cornelis Schrama

13.03.2008: Our interest in this painting goes back many years to when it was mentioned in articles on pioneer surgeons (1) – (3). As we are interested in medical and surgical history, we have provided one another with literature about this painting, for which possible errors in Rembrandt’s anatomical lines...