Tor Brommeland

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Tor Brommeland er dr.med., spesialist i nevrokirurgi og overlege. Han arbeider til daglig ved Nevrokirurgisk avdeling ved Oslo universitetssykehus, Ullevål sykehus, og har en deltidsstilling ved Ortopedisk avdeling ved Sørlandet sykehus i Kristiansand.

Articles by Tor Brommeland

How many patients need lumbar spine surgery?

Tor Brommeland

23.11.2020: The treatment rates for simple lumbar spine surgery vary little across Norway, but there seems to be a need for more complex spine procedures in the Northern Norway Regional Health Authority area. Lumbar spine surgery is currently performed at approximately 40 public hospitals and private...

Cycling-related injuries at Sørlandet Hospital, Kristiansand

Odd Mjåland,
Andreas Nygaard,
Christopher Storm-Larsen,
Tor Brommeland

03.09.2019: In Norway, it is currently estimated that a bicycle is the mode of transport used in 5 % of all daily travel (1). Clear policy objectives have been set to increase the percentage to 10 %, and to 20 % in cities (2). Increasing the percentage of cyclists is beneficial to health, the environment and...