Elias Diarbakerli

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Article: ACTA ORTHOPAEDICA. 2025;96:437-442
Effectiveness of nighttime vs full-time bracing in the treatment of moderate-grade adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: a secondary analysis of the CONTRAIS trial
Charalampidis A; Diarbakerli E; Jalalpour K; Ohlin A; Ahl AA; Moller H; Abbott A; Gerdhem P
Article: PLOS ONE. 2025;20(4):e0320581
Trunk rotation, spinal deformity and appearance, health-related quality of life, and treatment adherence: Secondary outcomes in a randomized controlled trial on conservative treatment for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis
Dufvenberg M; Charalampidis A; Diarbakerli E; Oberg B; Tropp H; Ahl AA; Moller H; Gerdhem P; Abbott A
Article: PAIN REPORTS. 2025;10(1):e1227
Pain in idiopathic scoliosis not associated with known genetic variants for pain
Cheng T; Diarbakerli E; Simony A; Andersen MO; Danielsson A; Kere J; Einarsdottir E; Gerdhem P
Article: ACTA ORTHOPAEDICA. 2024;95:536-544
Prognostic model development for risk of curve progression in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: a prospective cohort study of 127 patients.
Dufvenberg M; Charalampidis A; Diarbakerli E; Öberg B; Tropp H; Ahl AA; Wezenberg D; Hedevik H; Möller H; Gerdhem P; Abbott A; CONTRAIS Study Group
Journal article: MUSCULOSKELETAL CARE. 2024;22(1)
Swedish musculoskeletal researchers view on a collaborative network and future research priorities in Swedish healthcare
Diarbakerli E; Thoreson O; Bjorklund M; Dahlberg LE; Englund M; Gerdhem P; Kvist J; Mohaddes M; Peolsson A; Rolfson O; Oberg B; Abbott A
Article: ECLINICALMEDICINE. 2024;68:102438
The effect of minimally invasive sacroiliac joint fusion compared to sham operation: a double-blind randomized-controlled trial
Randers EM; Gerdhem P; Stuge B; Diarbakerli E; Nordsletten L; Rohrl SM; Kibsgard TJ
Article: JAMA NETWORK OPEN. 2024;7(1):e2352492
Nighttime Bracing or Exercise in Moderate-Grade Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis: A Randomized Clinical Trial.
Charalampidis A; Diarbakerli E; Dufvenberg M; Jalalpour K; Ohlin A; Ahl AA; Möller H; Abbott A; Gerdhem P; CONTRAIS Study Group
Article: JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC ORTHOPAEDICS. 2023;43(6):e451-e457
Surgical and Health-related Quality of life Outcomes in Children With Congenital Scoliosis During 5-year Follow-up. Comparison to Age and Sex-matched Healthy Controls
Haapala H; Heiskanen S; Syvanen J; Raitio A; Helenius L; Ahonen M; Diarbakerli E; Gerdhem P; Helenius I
Article: SPINE. 2023;48(10):665-671
Back Pain and Quality of Life 10 Years After Segmental Pedicle Screw Instrumentation for Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis
Ahonen M; Syvanen J; Helenius L; Mattila M; Perokorpi T; Diarbakerli E; Gerdhem P; Helenius I
Article: PLOS ONE. 2023;18(5):e0285246
PREventing Mild Idiopathic SCOliosis PROgression (PREMISCOPRO): A protocol for a randomized controlled trial comparing scoliosis-specific exercises with observation in mild idiopathic scoliosis
Diarbakerli E; Abbott A; Gerdhem P
Article: EUROPEAN SPINE JOURNAL. 2022;31(12):3512-3518
Health-related quality of life in adolescents with idiopathic scoliosis: a cross-sectional study including healthy controls
Toren S; Diarbakerli E
Article: EUROPEAN SPINE JOURNAL. 2022;31(11):3036-3041
Serum metal ion levels following spinal deformity surgery: a case-control study of 182 individuals
Fell D; Diarbakerli E; Gerdhem P
Article: JOURNAL OF CHILDRENS ORTHOPAEDICS. 2022;16(4):290-296
Health-related quality of life outcomes in adolescent Scheuermann's kyphosis patients treated with posterior spinal fusion: A comparison with age- and sex-matched controls
Suominen EN; Saarinen AJ; Syvanen J; Diarbakerli E; Helenius L; Gerdhem P; Helenius I
Article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF ORTHOPAEDIC SURGERY AND TRAUMATOLOGY. 2022;32(5):899-907
Health-related quality of life after posterior vertebral column resection in children: comparison with healthy controls
Syvanen J; Helenius L; Raitio A; Gerdhem P; Diarbakerli E; Helenius I
Journal article: BRAIN AND SPINE. 2022;2:100976
Back pain and quality of life 10 years after segmental pedicle screw instrumentation for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS). Comparison to age and gender matched untreated AIS patients and healthy controls
Ahonen M; Syvänen J; Helenius L; Mattila M; Perokorpi T; Diarbakerli E; Gerdhem P; Helenius I
Article: JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MEDICINE. 2021;10(21):4967
Six-Month Results on Treatment Adherence, Physical Activity, Spinal Appearance, Spinal Deformity, and Quality of Life in an Ongoing Randomised Trial on Conservative Treatment for Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis (CONTRAIS).
Dufvenberg M; Diarbakerli E; Charalampidis A; Öberg B; Tropp H; Aspberg Ahl A; Möller H; Gerdhem P; Abbott A
Article: PLOS ONE. 2021;16(8):e0255264
PReventing Idiopathic SCOliosis PROgression (PRISCOPRO): A protocol for a quadruple-blinded, randomized controlled trial comparing 3D designed Boston brace to standard Boston brace.
Diarbakerli E; Charalampidis A; Abbott A; Gerdhem P
Article: SPINE. 2020;45(23):E1572-E1579
Health-Related Quality of Life Outcomes of Instrumented Circumferential Spinal Fusion for Pediatric Spondylolisthesis A Comparison With Age and Sex Matched Healthy Controls
Virkki EN; Oksanen H; Diarbakerli E; Helenius L; Pape B; Pajulo O; Gerdhem P; Helenius I
Article: SPINE. 2020;45(8):522-527
Self-Experienced Trunk Appearance in Individuals With and Without Idiopathic Scoliosis
Savvides P; Gerdhem P; Grauers A; Danielsson A; Diarbakerli E
Article: BONE & JOINT JOURNAL. 2020;102B(2):268-272
Bone health in adolescents with idiopathic scoliosis
Diarbakerli E; Savvides P; Wihlborg A; Abbott A; Bergstrom I; Gerdhem P
Article: JOURNAL OF BONE AND JOINT SURGERY-AMERICAN VOLUME. 2019;101(16):1460-1466
Back Pain and Quality of Life After Surgical Treatment for Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis at 5-Year Follow-up
Helenius L; Diarbakerli E; Grauers A; Lastikka M; Oksanen H; Pajulo O; Loyttyniemi E; Manner T; Gerdhem P; Helenius I
Article: SPINE. 2019;44(6):404-410
Quality of Life in Males and Females With Idiopathic Scoliosis
Diarbakerli E; Grauers A; Danielsson A; Abbott A; Gerdhem P
Article: SPINE DEFORMITY. 2019;7(2):293-297
Self-Image and Health-Related Quality of Life Three Decades After Fusion In Situ for High-Grade Isthmic Spondylolisthesis
Joelson A; Diarbakerli E; Gerdhem P; Hedlund R; Wretenberg P; Frennered K
Article: JOURNAL OF BONE AND JOINT SURGERY-AMERICAN VOLUME. 2018;100(10):811-817
Health-Related Quality of Life in Adulthood in Untreated and Treated Individuals with Adolescent or Juvenile Idiopathic Scoliosis
Diarbakerli E; Grauers A; Danielsson A; Gerdhem P
Article: SCOLIOSIS AND SPINAL DISORDERS. 2017;12:20
Neck and back problems in adults with idiopathic scoliosis diagnosed in youth: an observational study of prevalence, change over a mean four year time period and comparison with a control group
Topalis C; Grauers A; Diarbakerli E; Danielsson A; Gerdhem P
Article: EUROPEAN SPINE JOURNAL. 2017;26(6):1631-1637
Population-based normative data for the Scoliosis Research Society 22r questionnaire in adolescents and adults, including a comparison with EQ-5D
Diarbakerli E; Grauers A; Gerdhem P
Article: SCOLIOSIS AND SPINAL DISORDERS. 2017;12:11
An observational study on surgically treated adult idiopathic scoliosis patients' quality of life outcomes at 1-and 2-year follow-ups and comparison to controls
Theis JC; Grauers A; Diarbakerli E; Savvides P; Abbott A; Gerdhem P
Article: SPINE. 2017;42(7):E404-E410
Adults With Idiopathic Scoliosis Diagnosed at Youth Experience Similar Physical Activity and Fracture Rate as Controls
Diarbakerli E; Grauers A; Danielsson A; Gerdhem P
Article: SCOLIOSIS AND SPINAL DISORDERS. 2016;11:17
Adolescents with and without idiopathic scoliosis have similar self-reported level of physical activity: a cross-sectional study
Diarbakerli E; Grauers A; Moller H; Abbott A; Gerdhem P
Article: SPINE JOURNAL. 2015;15(6):1241-1247
An observational study on the outcome after surgery for lumbar disc herniation in adolescents compared with adults based on the Swedish Spine Register.
Lagerbäck T; Elkan P; Möller H; Grauers A; Diarbakerli E; Gerdhem P
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Letter: ECLINICALMEDICINE. 2025;79:102976
Possible factors influencing on the effect of minimally invasive sacroiliac joint fusion - a call for further research and discussion
Randers EM; Gerdhem P; Stuge B; Diarbakerli E; Nordsletten L; Rohrl SM; Kibsgard TJ
Letter: MUSCULOSKELETAL SCIENCE AND PRACTICE. 2024;74:103211
Letter to the Editor concerning Buyukturan et al. (2024)
Abbott A; Linko HH; Diarbakerli E
Corrigendum: JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MEDICINE. 2023;12(22):7079
Correction: Dufvenberg et al. Six-Month Results on Treatment Adherence, Physical Activity, Spinal Appearance, Spinal Deformity, and Quality of Life in an Ongoing Randomised Trial on Conservative Treatment for Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis (CONTRAIS). J. Clin. Med. 2021, 10, 4967.
Dufvenberg M; Diarbakerli E; Charalampidis A; Öberg B; Tropp H; Aspberg Ahl A; Möller H; Gerdhem P; Abbott A
Review: UPSALA JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES. 2022;127(1)
Learning from the past to plan for the future: A scoping review of musculoskeletal clinical research in Sweden 2010-2020
Diarbakerli E; Thoreson O; Bjorklund M; Dahlberg LE; Englund M; Gerdhem P; Kvist J; Mohaddes M; Peolsson A; Rolfson O; Oberg B; Abbott A
Doctoral thesis: 2019
Quality of life, physical activity and bone health in idiopathic scoliosis
Diarbakerli E

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Affiliated to Research, Department of Clinical Science, Intervention and Technology, Karolinska Institutet, 2023-2026

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Degree Of Doctor Of Philosophy, Department of Clinical Science, Intervention and Technology, Karolinska Institutet, 2019
Degree Of Master Of Medical Science 60 Credits, Karolinska Institutet, 2015

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