New faces and new projects! A fresh group of students recently joined Ficebo, bringing new ideas and perspectives to the team. Stay tuned to see where their ideas take them! Read more about the project here: www.ficebo.com/post/how-can...

What do patients really want to know about recovery? Read more about the idea, our collaboration with Aalto University students, and the next steps: www.ficebo.com/post/how-can... Photo source: Aalto University

FINCATS is expanding to Tampere University Hospital. The site initiation monitoring visit was successfully completed, and the Tampere team is now getting ready to start patient recruitment in October. Read more about the monitoring visit and the study on our website: www.ficebo.com/post/fincats...

Meet Leo, research intern at FICEBO! This summer, upper secondary school student Leo worked on developing an online course on evidence-based medicine. #FICEBO #EvidenceBasedMedicine #ResearchInternship

We’re very happy to celebrate this milestone with Thomas and congratulate him on earning his PhD! A longer story from the dissertation day will follow soon.

FICEBO’s Thomas Ibounig co-authored a new JAMA Internal Medicine review with researchers Romi Haas and Rachelle Buchbinder from Monash University. Read more about the study and Thomas’s upcoming dissertation on our website: www.ficebo.com/post/new-rev...

The HARD trial is the first randomized controlled trial to compare first MTP joint fusion with watchful waiting for symptomatic hallux rigidus. Read more about the HARD trial on our website: www.ficebo.com/post/fuse-it... Read the full publication here: www.acpjournals.org/doi/10.7326/...

Thomas Ibounig, LL, will defend his doctoral dissertation. The full dissertation will be available in Helda from 18 August 2026. More information on the event: tapahtumat.helsinki.fi/en-FI/page/6...

The 12-month results of the HARD trial have now been published in Annals of Internal Medicine. Read the full news article here: www.ficebo.com/post/fuse-it...

Meet Dr. Roope Kalske, Orthopaedic surgeon and PhD student. Roope is balancing life as a spinal surgeon, researcher, husband and father, while going towards an important milestone of his academic career; defending his PhD. Read the full interview on our website: www.ficebo.com/post/roope-k...

Earlier this spring, the FINCATS team reached an important milestone: the first monitoring for the RCT, site initiation visit (SIV) was completed. After that, the recruitment for the study was permitted to start. #FINCATS #ClinicalTrials #MedicalResearch #StudyRecruitment #MilestoneReached

FINCATS Team(People in the post, listed from top left to bottom right): Head: Teppo Järvinen; PI’s, Hand surgeons: Susanna Stjenberg-Salmela, Teemu Karjalainen and Jarkko Jokihaara; Clinical research coordinator: Leena Caravitis; Research coordinators: Saara Raatikainen and Kati Jaatinen.

”How does a surgeon end up dedicated to placebo-controlled trials?” - From a condenced interview with Teemu Karjalainen, hosted by Alan Cassels. #FICEBO #EvidenceBasedMedicine #Orthopaedics #MedicalResearch #PlaceboTrial #HealthcareInnovation

We welcome one of our newest researchers to the team, Dr. Robert Andersson, bringing fresh perspectives and expertise to drive our work forward. 

Check out his full bio on our website: www.ficebo.com/people/rober...

The Studia Medicina event on May 20 focused on domestic violence. Patroned by Mrs. Suzanne Innes-Stubb, the event featured host Dr. and Adjunct Professor Johanna Uittamo, who discussed research surrounding violence among healthcare patients.

Studia Medicina: Domestic Violence – How to Recognize and Help. This event will take place on Wednesday, May 20th, 2026, from 17:00 to 19:00. you can attend on-site or join via link, more information and link here: www.hus.fi/tapahtumat/s...

Studia Medicina: Lähisuhdeväkivalta – miten tunnistamme ja autamme Tapahtuma järjestetään keskiviikkona 20.5.2026 klo 17.00–19.00. Voit osallistua tilaisuuteen paikan päällä tai etänä, lisätietoa ja osallistumislinkki täällä: www.hus.fi/tapahtumat/s...

Studia Medicina: Domestic Violence – How to Recognize and Help. This event will take place on Wednesday, May 20th, 2026, from 17:00 to 19:00. you can attend on-site or join via link, more information and link here: lnkd.in/dhrTJbDQ

Congratulations to Tappara on the win once again! 🏆 We’re proud to see one of our researchers Raine Sihvonen celebrating with the team as Tappara’s doctor. Our researchers do many things, and supporting sports is one of them! #Tappara #Research #IceHockey #Orthopedics

FIN/EN Studia Medicina: Lähisuhdeväkivalta – miten tunnistamme ja autamme Tapahtuma järjestetään keskiviikkona 20.5.2026 klo 17.00–19.00. Voit osallistua tilaisuuteen paikan päällä tai etänä, lisätietoa ja osallistumislinkki täällä: lnkd.in/dhrTJbDQ

MedicalResearch.com now interview with Teppo Järvinen, Professor of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, University of Helsinki and HUS. You can find more information about the interview here: medicalresearch.com/nejm-arthros...

NEJM: Arthroscopic Partial Meniscectomy Provided No Benefit Over Placebo Surgery and May Worsen Longterm Outcomes

This study contributes to the concept of medical reversal, where widely used treatments are shown to be ineffective or harmful when tested rigorously.

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Studia Medicina: Domestic Violence – How to Recognize and Help. This event will take place on Wednesday, May 20th, 2026, from 17:00 to 19:00. You can attend on-site or join via link, more information and link here: www.hus.fi/tapahtumat/s...

Studia Medicina: Lähisuhdeväkivalta – miten tunnistamme ja autamme

Miten turvautua lähisuhdeväkivallalta? Tule kuuntelemaan asiantuntijoita Suzanne Innes-Stubbin suojelemaan tilaisuuteen!

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Results published @nejm.org 2013 & 2026 www.ficebo.com/project/fide... Sham surgery FIDELITY trial of arthroscopic partial meniscectomy for degenerative medial meniscal tear in adults. 🔖 Is the meniscectomy worth it? No 💁‍♀️ 👉 www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....

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In the FIDELITY trial of arthroscopic partial meniscectomy for degenerative medial meniscal tear in adults, participant-reported and radiologic outcomes over 10 years of follow-up suggested no benefit and possible harm from the procedure. Full trial results: https://nej.md/48Pkwww #Orthopedics

Teppo Järvinen appeared on the popular morning show Huomenta Suomi today to discuss the 10-year results of the FIDELITY trial and comment on the current state of knee surgeries in Finland and internationally. Watch the clip here: www.mtv.fi/lyhyet/e1c35...

Yleinen polvileikkaus voi olla turha – ja jopa haitallinen

Huomenta Suomen vieraana Helsingin yliopiston professori Teppo Järvinen.

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Teppo Järvinen vieraili tänään Huomenta Suomi -ohjelmassa kertomassa FIDELITY-tutkimuksen 10 vuoden tuloksista, sekä kommentoimassa polvileikkausten nykytilaa Suomessa ja kansainvälisesti. Klippi on katsottavissa täällä: www.mtv.fi/lyhyet/e1c35...

Yleinen polvileikkaus voi olla turha – ja jopa haitallinen

Huomenta Suomen vieraana Helsingin yliopiston professori Teppo Järvinen.

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The FIDELITY trial’s 10-year NEJM results are out. In this short interview, PI Teppo Järvinen explains why it matters. Full publication: www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.... #FIDELITYTrial #NEJM #placebosurgery

The FIDELITY 10-year results have been published in the New England Journal of Medicine. You can find the full article through the link in the comments. #FIDELITY #NEJM #MedicalResearch

Raine Sihvonen, Teppo Järvinen, and Pirjo Toivonen looked back on the course of the FIDELITY Trial. Read the full story on our website, link in comments!

Read more about Simo Taimela on our website. Link in bio.

#TBT to one of our most widely recognized publications: the 1-year results of FIDELITY. Find the publication link in the comments.