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Articles by Lise Balteskard
Treatment rates for lumbar spine surgery in Norway and Northern Norway Regional Health Authority 2014–18
- Tor Ingebrigtsen,
- Lise Balteskard,
- Kristel Ailin Guldhaugen,
- Roar Kloster,
- Bård Uleberg,
- Margreth Grotle,
- Tore Kristian Solberg
23.11.2020:
Lumbar spine conditions are the most common cause of non-fatal health loss and short-term sickness absence, and the second most frequent reason for disability (1, 2). Diagnostic imaging is recommended if symptoms persist for more than four to six weeks without any improvement (3). More than 50 % of...
Treatment of wrist fractures 2009–14
- Hebe Désirée Kvernmo,
- Petter Otterdal,
- Lise Balteskard
16.10.2017:
Wrist fractures are the most frequently occurring fracture type in Norway (1, 2). Previous estimates based on incidence rates from Bergen and Oslo indicate an incidence of more than 15 000 of these fractures annually among adults in Norway (1–3). The incidence is regarded as among the highest in the...
Norwegian patients with colon cancer start their adjuvant therapy too late
- Frank Olsen,
- Bård Uleberg,
- Bjarne Koster Jacobsen,
- Lise Balteskard
12.01.2016:
National recommendations for treatment of colorectal cancer have existed in Norway since the early 1990s. According to these national guidelines, patients with colon cancer with a high risk of relapse must receive adjuvant chemotherapy (1). Such treatment is normally provided over a period of six...