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

• 2023

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

    Kooy, 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