Roar Kloster

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Nevrokirurgisk seksjon

Universitetssykehuset Nord-Norge, Tromsø

Institutt for klinisk medisin

UiT Norges arktiske universitet

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Roar Kloster er spesialist i nevrokirurgi, avdelingsleder og universitetslektor.

Articles by Roar Kloster

Cervical spine surgery in the Northern Norway Regional Health Authority area in 2014–18

Tor Ingebrigtsen,
Kristel Ailin Guldhaugen,
Jon-André Kristiansen,
Roar Kloster,
Margreth Grotle,
Tore Kristian Solberg

28.02.2022: Cervical and 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 for serious neurological deficits that cause suspicion of spinal cord compression...

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...

Clay-shoveller’s fracture

Francis Odeh,
Roar Kloster

05.02.2013: A man in his twenties incurred multiple injuries in a snowmobile accident. When examined at A&E he scored 9 on the Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS 9), had severe pain and tenderness over the thoracic column, but no focal neurological deficit. A trauma CT revealed cerebral haemorrhagic contusion, fractures...