Publications 2024

Bjørneboe J, Bratsberg A, Brox JI, Skatteboe S, Wilhelmsen M, Samuelsen KM, Marchand GH, Flørenes T, Kielland MG, Røe C (2024)
Symptom burden and follow-up of patients with neck and back complaints in specialized outpatient care: a national register study
Sci Rep, 14 (1), 3855
DOI 10.1038/s41598-024-53879-3, PubMed 38361115

Engebretsen KB, Taso M, Bjorland S, Jenssen HK, Skaara HE, Brox JI (2024)
A functional intervention within a cognitive approach to chronic cervical radiculopathy : Description of the non-surgical treatment arm in a randomised controlled trial evaluating the effectiveness of surgery
BMC Musculoskelet Disord, 25 (1), 629
DOI 10.1186/s12891-024-07743-0, PubMed 39112984

Franssen E, Weber C, Myklebust TÅ, Austevoll IM, Brisby H, Hellum C, Storheim K, Aaen J, Banitalebi H, Brox JI, Indrekvam K, Hermansen E (2024)
Clinical Importance of Redundant Nerve Roots in Patients with Symptomatic Lumbar Spinal Stenosis: A Secondary Analysis of NORDSTEN Spinal Stenosis Trial Data
Spine (Phila Pa 1976) (in press)
DOI 10.1097/BRS.0000000000005160, PubMed 39324936

Gjefsen E, Bråten LC, Ponzi E, Dagestad MH, Marchand GH, Kadar T, Bakland G, Haugen AJ, Granviken F, Flørenes TW, Vetti N, Grøvle L, Nilsen AT, Lunestad A, Holmgard TE, Valberg M, Bolstad N, Espeland A, Brox JI, Goll GL, Storheim K, Zwart JA (2024)
Efficacy of a TNF inhibitor in chronic low back pain with Modic changes type 1: The BackToBasic study A randomized controlled trial
Arthritis Rheumatol (in press)
DOI 10.1002/art.43073, PubMed 39624017

Grøvle L, Hasvik E, Holst R, Sætre A, Brox JI, Mathiassen S, Myhre K, Holmgard TE, Haugen AJ (2024)
Efficacy of naproxen in patients with sciatica: multicenter, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial
Pain, 165 (11), 2606-2614
DOI 10.1097/j.pain.0000000000003280, PubMed 38833590

Gulati S, Nygaard ØP, Carlsen SM, Brox JI, Hara S, Solberg TK, Sundstrøm T, Lønne G, Solheim OS (2024)
The imaginary effect of epidural spinal cord stimulation
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 144 (14)
DOI 10.4045/tidsskr.24.0483, PubMed 39605145

Hagerup S, Brox JI, Banitalebi H, Indrekvam K, Myklebust TÅ, Hermansen E (2024)
The Influence of Spinous Process Union on Clinical Outcomes After Spinous Process Osteotomy for Lumbar Spinal Stenosis After 2 Years: A Secondary Analysis From the NORDSTEN-Study
Int J Spine Surg, 18 (1), 47-53 (in press)
DOI 10.14444/8576, PubMed 38413237

Heide M, Røe C, Mørk M, Myhre K, Brunborg C, Brox JI, Hoksrud AF (2024)
Is radial extracorporeal shock wave therapy (rESWT), sham-rESWT or a standardised exercise programme in combination with advice plus customised foot orthoses more effective than advice plus customised foot orthoses alone in the treatment of plantar fasciopathy? A double-blind, randomised, sham-controlled trial
Br J Sports Med, 58 (16), 910-918
DOI 10.1136/bjsports-2024-108139, PubMed 38904119

Hermansen E, Indrekvam K, Franssen E, Myklebust TÅ, Austevoll IM, Hellum C, Storheim K, Bånerud IF, Ebbs EK, Aaen J, Banitalebi H, Brox JI, Weber C, Solberg T, Hjulstad A, Brisby H (2024)
A randomized trial on three different minimally invasive decompression techniques for lumbar spinal stenosis. Five years follow-up from the NORDSTEN-SST
Eur Spine J (in press)
DOI 10.1007/s00586-024-08514-0, PubMed 39448401

Holtedahl R, Brox JI (2024)
Compliance with requirements for registration and reporting of results in trials of mesenchymal stromal cells for musculoskeletal disorders: a systematic review
BMJ Open, 14 (6), e081343
DOI 10.1136/bmjopen-2023-081343, PubMed 38925685

Ignatius JS, Røe C, Perrin PB, Skatteboe S, Brox JI, Kielland MG, Bjørneboe J (2024)
Influence of nationality on the trajectories of pain, disability and health related quality of life in neck and back patients - The Norwegian Neck and Back Registry
Musculoskelet Sci Pract, 74, 103193
DOI 10.1016/j.msksp.2024.103193, PubMed 39383565

Indrekvam K, Myklebust TÅ, Austevoll IM, Hermansen E, Banitalebi H, Bånerud IF, Weber C, Brisby H, Brox JI, Hellum C, Storheim K (2024)
Responsiveness of the Oswestry Disability Index and Zurich Claudication Questionnaire in patients with lumbar spinal stenosis: evaluation of surgically treated patients from the NORDSTEN study
Eur Spine J, 33 (11), 4270-4280
DOI 10.1007/s00586-024-08440-1, PubMed 39134699

Kgomotso EL, Hellum C, Fagerland MW, Solberg T, Brox JI, Storheim K, Hermansen E, Franssen E, Weber C, Brisby H, Algaard KRH, Furunes H, Banitalebi H, Ljøstad I, Indrekvam K, Austevoll IM, Nordsten collaborators (2024)
Decompression alone or with fusion for degenerative lumbar spondylolisthesis (Nordsten-DS): five year follow-up of a randomised, multicentre, non-inferiority trial
BMJ, 386, e079771
DOI 10.1136/bmj-2024-079771, PubMed 39111800

Skatteboe S, Røe C, Heide M, Brox JI, Ignatius J, Bratsberg A, Wilhelmsen M, Bjørneboe J (2024)
Responsiveness and minimal important change of specific and generic patient-reported outcome measures for back patients: the Norwegian Neck and Back Register
Eur Spine J, 33 (8), 2960-2968
DOI 10.1007/s00586-024-08394-4, PubMed 39007982

Taso M, Brox JI (2024)
Letter to the editor regarding "Patient expectations impact patient-reported outcomes and satisfaction after lumbar fusion" by Zhang et al
Spine J, 24 (7), 1334
DOI 10.1016/j.spinee.2024.02.025, PubMed 38910016

Tronstad S, Haug KJ, Myklebust TÅ, Weber C, Brisby H, Austevoll IM, Hellum C, Storheim K, Aaen J, Banitalebi H, Brox JI, Grundnes O, Franssen E, Indrekvam K, Solberg T, Hermansen E (2024)
Do patients with lumbar spinal stenosis benefit from decompression of levels with adjacent moderate stenosis? A prospective cohort study from the NORDSTEN study
Spine J, 24 (6), 1015-1021
DOI 10.1016/j.spinee.2024.01.010, PubMed 38266826

Weber C, Hermansen E, Myklebust TÅ, Banitalebi H, Brisby H, Brox JI, Franssen E, Hellum C, Indrekvam K, Harboe K, Rekeland F, Solberg T, Storheim K, Austevoll IM (2024)
Comparison of Patients Operated for Lumbar Spinal Stenosis With and Without Spondylolisthesis​​​​​: A Secondary Analysis of the NORDSTEN Trials
Spine (Phila Pa 1976), 49 (19), 1332-1338
DOI 10.1097/BRS.0000000000005038, PubMed 38857371

Werner EL, Brox JI (2024)
[Analgesic treatment for patients with low back pain]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 144 (2)
DOI 10.4045/tidsskr.24.0031, PubMed 38349093

Publications 2023

Bråten LCH, Gjefsen E, Gervin K, Pripp AH, Skouen JS, Schistad E, Pedersen LM, Wigemyr M, Selmer KK, Aass HCD, Goll G, Brox JI, Espeland A, Grøvle L, Zwart JA, Storheim K, AIM-study group (2023)
Cytokine Patterns as Predictors of Antibiotic Treatment Effect in Chronic Low Back Pain with Modic Changes: Subgroup Analyses of a Randomized Trial (AIM Study)
J Pain Res, 16, 1713-1724
DOI 10.2147/JPR.S406079, PubMed 37252109

Heide M, Mørk M, Fenne Hoksrud A, Brox JI, Røe C (2023)
Responsiveness of specific and generic patient-reported outcome measures in patients with plantar fasciopathy
Disabil Rehabil, 46 (18), 4300-4306
DOI 10.1080/09638288.2023.2267438, PubMed 37855657

Hellum C, Rekeland F, Småstuen MC, Solberg T, Hermansen E, Storheim K, Brox JI, Furunes H, Franssen E, Weber C, Brisby H, Grundnes O, Algaard KRH, Böker T, Banitalebi H, Indrekvam K, Austevoll IM (2023)
Surgery in degenerative spondylolisthesis: does fusion improve outcome in subgroups? A secondary analysis from a randomized trial (NORDSTEN trial)
Spine J, 23 (11), 1613-1622
DOI 10.1016/j.spinee.2023.06.386, PubMed 37355044

Hermansen E, Myklebust TÅ, Weber C, Brisby H, Austevoll IM, Hellum C, Storheim K, Aaen J, Banitalebi H, Brox JI, Grundnes O, Rekeland F, Solberg T, Franssen E, Indrekvam K (2023)
Postoperative Dural Sac Cross-Sectional Area as an Association for Outcome After Surgery for Lumbar Spinal Stenosis: Clinical and Radiological Results From the NORDSTEN-Spinal Stenosis Trial
Spine (Phila Pa 1976), 48 (10), 688-694
DOI 10.1097/BRS.0000000000004565, PubMed 36809364

Holtedahl R, Bøe B, Brox JI (2023)
The clinical impact of retears after repair of posterosuperior rotator cuff tears: a systematic review and meta-analysis
J Shoulder Elbow Surg, 32 (6), 1333-1346
DOI 10.1016/j.jse.2023.01.014, PubMed 36796715

Indrekvam K, Bånerud IF, Hermansen E, Austevoll IM, Rekeland F, Guddal MH, Solberg TK, Brox JI, Hellum C, Storheim K (2023)
The Norwegian degenerative spondylolisthesis and spinal stenosis (NORDSTEN) study: study overview, organization structure and study population
Eur Spine J, 32 (12), 4162-4173
DOI 10.1007/s00586-023-07827-w, PubMed 37395780

Mikkelsen E, Ingebrigtsen T, Thyrhaug AM, Olsen LR, Nygaard ØP, Austevoll I, Brox JI, Hellum C, Kolstad F, Lønne G, Solberg TK (2023)
The Norwegian registry for spine surgery (NORspine): cohort profile
Eur Spine J, 32 (11), 3713-3730
DOI 10.1007/s00586-023-07929-5, PubMed 37718341

Moosmayer S, Ekeberg OM, Hallgren HB, Heier I, Kvalheim S, Juel NG, Blomquist J, Pripp AH, Brox JI (2023)
Ultrasound guided lavage with corticosteroid injection versus sham lavage with and without corticosteroid injection for calcific tendinopathy of shoulder: randomised double blinded multi-arm study
BMJ, 383, e076447
DOI 10.1136/bmj-2023-076447, PubMed 37821122

Olsen U, Lindberg MF, Rose C, Denison E, Gay C, Aamodt A, Brox JI, Skare Ø, Furnes O, Lee KA, Lerdal A (2023)
Factors correlated with pain after total knee arthroplasty: A systematic review and meta-analysis
PLoS One, 18 (3), e0283446
DOI 10.1371/journal.pone.0283446, PubMed 36961863

Riksaasen AS, Kaur S, Solberg TK, Austevoll I, Brox JI, Dolatowski FC, Hellum C, Kolstad F, Lonne G, Nygaard ØP, Ingebrigtsen T (2023)
Impact of the number of previous lumbar operations on patient-reported outcomes after surgery for lumbar spinal stenosis or lumbar disc herniation
Bone Joint J, 105-B (4), 422-430
DOI 10.1302/0301-620X.105B4.BJJ-2022-0704.R1, PubMed 36924173

Sveinall H, Wenstad PK, Fearon AM, Skyttemyr G, Thornes E, Skaara HE, Juel NG, Brox JI, Roe C, Johnsen MB (2023)
The reliability and validity of the Norwegian version of the Victorian Institute of Sports Assessment for gluteal tendinopathy questionnaire (VISA-G-Norwegian) for patients with greater trochanteric pain syndrome
BMC Musculoskelet Disord, 24 (1), 769
DOI 10.1186/s12891-023-06901-0, PubMed 37770944

Publications 2022

Banitalebi H, Espeland A, Anvar M, Hermansen E, Hellum C, Brox JI, Myklebust TÅ, Indrekvam K, Brisby H, Weber C, Aaen J, Austevoll IM, Grundnes O, Negård A (2022)
Reliability of preoperative MRI findings in patients with lumbar spinal stenosis
BMC Musculoskelet Disord, 23 (1), 51
DOI 10.1186/s12891-021-04949-4, PubMed 35033042

Banitalebi H, Aaen J, Storheim K, Negård A, Myklebust TÅ, Grotle M, Hellum C, Espeland A, Anvar M, Indrekvam K, Weber C, Brox JI, Brisby H, Hermansen E (2022)
A novel MRI index for paraspinal muscle fatty infiltration: reliability and relation to pain and disability in lumbar spinal stenosis: results from a multicentre study
Eur Radiol Exp, 6 (1), 38
DOI 10.1186/s41747-022-00284-y, PubMed 35854201

Brox JI, Werner EL (2022)
[Placebo manipulation or manipulation in acute neck pain?]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 142 (6)
DOI 10.4045/tidsskr.22.0222, PubMed 35383453

Bråten LCH, Grøvle L, Wigemyr M, Wilhelmsen M, Gjefsen E, Espeland A, Haugen AJ, Skouen JS, Brox JI, Zwart JA, Storheim K, Ostelo RW, Grotle M (2022)
Minimal important change was on the lower spectrum of previous estimates and responsiveness was sufficient for core outcomes in chronic low back pain
J Clin Epidemiol, 151, 75-87
DOI 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2022.07.012, PubMed 35926821

Dagestad MH, Vetti N, Kristoffersen PM, Zwart JA, Storheim K, Bakland G, Brox JI, Grøvle L, Marchand GH, Andersen E, Assmus J, Espeland A (2022)
Apparent diffusion coefficient values in Modic changes - interobserver reproducibility and relation to Modic type
BMC Musculoskelet Disord, 23 (1), 695
DOI 10.1186/s12891-022-05610-4, PubMed 35869480

Ekeberg OM, Pedersen SJ, Natvig B, Brox JI, Biringer EK, Endresen Reme S, Engebretsen KB, Joranger P, Mdala I, Juel NG (2022)
Making should<b>e</b>r p<b>a</b>in <b>s</b>imple <b>i</b>n g<b>e</b>neral p<b>r</b>actice: implementing an evidence-based guideline for shoulder pain, protocol for a hybrid design stepped-wedge cluster randomised study (EASIER study)
BMJ Open, 12 (1), e051656
DOI 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-051656, PubMed 34996788

Hermansen E, Austevoll IM, Hellum C, Storheim K, Myklebust TÅ, Aaen J, Banitalebi H, Anvar M, Rekeland F, Brox JI, Franssen E, Weber C, Solberg TK, Furunes H, Grundnes O, Brisby H, Indrekvam K (2022)
Comparison of 3 Different Minimally Invasive Surgical Techniques for Lumbar Spinal Stenosis: A Randomized Clinical Trial
JAMA Netw Open, 5 (3), e224291
DOI 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.4291, PubMed 35344046

Hott A, Pripp AH, Juel NG, Liavaag S, Brox JI (2022)
Self-efficacy and Emotional Distress in a Cohort With Patellofemoral Pain
Orthop J Sports Med, 10 (3), 23259671221079672
DOI 10.1177/23259671221079672, PubMed 35284585

Kristoffersen PM, Vetti N, Grøvle L, Brox JI, Haugli Bråten LC, Grotle M, Julsrud Haugen A, Rolfsen MP, Froholdt A, Skouen JS, Lutro O, Marchand GH, Anke A, Zwart JA, Storheim K, Assmus J, Espeland A (2022)
Amoxicillin Did Not Reduce Modic Change Edema in Patients With Chronic Low Back Pain: Subgroup Analyses of a Randomised Trial (the AIM Study)
Spine (Phila Pa 1976), 48 (3), 147-154
DOI 10.1097/BRS.0000000000004513, PubMed 36223435

Olsen U, Lindberg MF, Rose C, Denison E, Gay C, Aamodt A, Brox JI, Skare Ø, Furnes O, Lee K, Lerdal A (2022)
Factors Correlated With Physical Function 1 Year After Total Knee Arthroplasty in Patients With Knee Osteoarthritis: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
JAMA Netw Open, 5 (7), e2219636
DOI 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.19636, PubMed 35816307

Taso M, Sommernes JH, Bjorland S, Zwart JA, Engebretsen KB, Sundseth J, Pripp AH, Kolstad F, Brox JI (2022)
What is success of treatment? Expected outcome scores in cervical radiculopathy patients were much higher than the previously reported cut-off values for success
Eur Spine J, 31 (10), 2761-2768
DOI 10.1007/s00586-022-07234-7, PubMed 35551484

Publications 2021

Austevoll IM, Hermansen E, Fagerland MW, Storheim K, Brox JI, Solberg T, Rekeland F, Franssen E, Weber C, Brisby H, Grundnes O, Algaard KRH, Böker T, Banitalebi H, Indrekvam K, Hellum C, NORDSTEN-DS Investigators (2021)
Decompression with or without Fusion in Degenerative Lumbar Spondylolisthesis
N Engl J Med, 385 (6), 526-538
DOI 10.1056/NEJMoa2100990, PubMed 34347953

Garratt AM, Furunes H, Hellum C, Solberg T, Brox JI, Storheim K, Johnsen LG (2021)
Evaluation of the EQ-5D-3L and 5L versions in low back pain patients
Health Qual Life Outcomes, 19 (1), 155
DOI 10.1186/s12955-021-01792-y, PubMed 34049574

Holtedahl R, Bøe B, Brox JI (2021)
Better Short-Term Outcomes After Rotator Cuff Repair in Studies With Poorer Mean Shoulder Scores and Predominantly Small to Medium-Sized Tears at Baseline: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
Arthroscopy, 38 (3), 967-979.e4
DOI 10.1016/j.arthro.2021.08.019, PubMed 34450217

Major DH, Grotle M, Littlewood C, Brox JI, Matre D, Gallet HV, Røe Y (2021)
Adherence to self-managed exercises for patients with persistent subacromial pain: the Ad-Shoulder feasibility study
Pilot Feasibility Stud, 7 (1), 31
DOI 10.1186/s40814-021-00767-6, PubMed 33494821

Schmidt M, Enger M, Pripp AH, Nordsletten L, Moosmayer S, Melhuus K, Brox JI (2021)
Interrater reliability of physical examination tests in the acute phase of shoulder injuries
BMC Musculoskelet Disord, 22 (1), 770
DOI 10.1186/s12891-021-04659-x, PubMed 34503466

Skare Ø, Brox JS, Schrøder CP, Brox JI (2021)
Responsiveness of five shoulder outcome measures at follow-ups from 3 to 24 months
BMC Musculoskelet Disord, 22 (1), 606
DOI 10.1186/s12891-021-04483-3, PubMed 34225701

Aaen J, Austevoll IM, Hellum C, Storheim K, Myklebust TÅ, Banitalebi H, Anvar M, Brox JI, Weber C, Solberg T, Grundnes O, Brisby H, Indrekvam K, Hermansen E (2021)
Clinical and MRI findings in lumbar spinal stenosis: baseline data from the NORDSTEN study
Eur Spine J, 31 (6), 1391-1398
DOI 10.1007/s00586-021-07051-4, PubMed 34797405

Publications 2020

Austevoll IM, Gjestad R, Solberg T, Storheim K, Brox JI, Hermansen E, Rekeland F, Indrekvam K, Hellum C (2020)
Comparative Effectiveness of Microdecompression Alone vs Decompression Plus Instrumented Fusion in Lumbar Degenerative Spondylolisthesis
JAMA Netw Open, 3 (9), e2015015
DOI 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.15015, PubMed 32910195

Brox JI, Skare Ø, Mowinckel P, Brox JS, Reikerås O, Schrøder CP (2020)
Sick leave and return to work after surgery for type II SLAP lesions of the shoulder: a secondary analysis of a randomised sham-controlled study
BMJ Open, 10 (4), e035259
DOI 10.1136/bmjopen-2019-035259, PubMed 32241790

Bråten LCH, Grøvle L, Espeland A, Pripp AH, Grotle M, Helllum C, Haugen AJ, Froholdt A, Rolfsen MP, Nygaard ØP, Lutro O, Kristoffersen PM, Anke A, Schistad EI, Skouen JS, Brox JI, Zwart JA, Storheim K, AIM-study group (2020)
Clinical effect modifiers of antibiotic treatment in patients with chronic low back pain and Modic changes - secondary analyses of a randomised, placebo-controlled trial (the AIM study)
BMC Musculoskelet Disord, 21 (1), 458
DOI 10.1186/s12891-020-03422-y, PubMed 32660517

Bråten LCH, Schistad EI, Espeland A, Kristoffersen PM, Haugen AJ, Marchand GH, Vetti N, Pripp AH, Kadar TI, Skouen JS, Grotle M, Grøvle L, Zwart JA, Brox JI, Storheim K, AIM-study group (2020)
Association of Modic change types and their short tau inversion recovery signals with clinical characteristics- a cross sectional study of chronic low back pain patients in the AIM-study
BMC Musculoskelet Disord, 21 (1), 368
DOI 10.1186/s12891-020-03381-4, PubMed 32522268

Engebretsen KB, Brox JI, Juel NG (2020)
Patients with shoulder pain referred to specialist care; treatment, predictors of pain and disability, emotional distress, main symptoms and sick-leave: a cohort study with a six-months follow-up
Scand J Pain, 20 (4), 775-783
DOI 10.1515/sjpain-2020-0044, PubMed 32892187

Furunes H, Berg L, Espeland A, Thoresen H, Neckelmann G, Brøgger HM, Småstuen MC, Brox JI, Storheim K, Hellum C (2020)
Facet Arthropathy Following Disc Replacement Versus Rehabilitation: A Prospective Study With 8-Year Follow-Up
Spine (Phila Pa 1976), 45 (21), 1467-1475
DOI 10.1097/BRS.0000000000003600, PubMed 32694494

Gjefsen E, Bråten LCH, Goll GL, Wigemyr M, Bolstad N, Valberg M, Schistad EI, Marchand GH, Granviken F, Selmer KK, Froholdt A, Haugen AJ, Dagestad MH, Vetti N, Bakland G, Lie BA, Haavardsholm EA, Nilsen AT, Holmgard TE, Kadar TI, Kvien T, Skouen JS, Grøvle L, Brox JI, Espeland A et al. (2020)
The effect of infliximab in patients with chronic low back pain and Modic changes (the BackToBasic study): study protocol of a randomized, double blind, placebo-controlled, multicenter trial
BMC Musculoskelet Disord, 21 (1), 698
DOI 10.1186/s12891-020-03720-5, PubMed 33087100

Grotle M, Bråten LC, Brox JI, Espeland A, Zolic-Karlsson Z, Munk Killingmo R, Tingulstad A, Grøvle L, Froholdt A, Kristoffersen PM, Wigemyr M, van Tulder MW, Storheim K, Zwart JA, AIM-study group (2020)
Cost-utility analysis of antibiotic treatment in patients with chronic low back pain and Modic changes: results from a randomised, placebo-controlled trial in Norway (the AIM study)
BMJ Open, 10 (6), e035461
DOI 10.1136/bmjopen-2019-035461, PubMed 32546490

Heide M, Mørk M, Røe C, Brox JI, Fenne Hoksrud A (2020)
The effectiveness of radial extracorporeal shock wave therapy (rESWT), sham-rESWT, standardised exercise programme or usual care for patients with plantar fasciopathy: study protocol for a double-blind, randomised, sham-controlled trial
Trials, 21 (1), 589
DOI 10.1186/s13063-020-04510-z, PubMed 32600386

Hermansen E, Austevoll IM, Hellum C, Storheim K, Myklebust TÅ, Aaen J, Banitalebi H, Anvar M, Rekeland F, Brox JI, Franssen E, Weber C, Solberg T, Haug KJ, Grundnes O, Brisby H, Indrekvam K (2020)
Comparable increases in dural sac area after three different posterior decompression techniques for lumbar spinal stenosis: radiological results from a randomized controlled trial in the NORDSTEN study
Eur Spine J, 29 (9), 2254-2261
DOI 10.1007/s00586-020-06499-0, PubMed 32556585

Hott A, Brox JI, Pripp AH, Juel NG, Liavaag S (2020)
Patellofemoral pain: One year results of a randomized trial comparing hip exercise, knee exercise, or free activity
Scand J Med Sci Sports, 30 (4), 741-753
DOI 10.1111/sms.13613, PubMed 31846113

Olsen U, Lindberg MF, Denison EM, Rose CJ, Gay CL, Aamodt A, Brox JI, Skare Ø, Furnes O, Lee KA, Lerdal A (2020)
Predictors of chronic pain and level of physical function in total knee arthroplasty: a protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis
BMJ Open, 10 (9), e037674
DOI 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-037674, PubMed 32912987

Skjaker SA, Enger M, Engebretsen L, Brox JI, Bøe B (2020)
Young men in sports are at highest risk of acromioclavicular joint injuries: a prospective cohort study
Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc, 29 (7), 2039-2045
DOI 10.1007/s00167-020-05958-x, PubMed 32270265

Steen H, Pripp AH, Lange JE, Brox JI (2020)
Predictors for long-term curve progression after Boston brace treatment of idiopathic scoliosis
Eur J Phys Rehabil Med, 57 (1), 101-109
DOI 10.23736/S1973-9087.20.06190-0, PubMed 33016064

Taso M, Sommernes JH, Kolstad F, Sundseth J, Bjorland S, Pripp AH, Zwart JA, Brox JI (2020)
A randomised controlled trial comparing the effectiveness of surgical and nonsurgical treatment for cervical radiculopathy
BMC Musculoskelet Disord, 21 (1), 171
DOI 10.1186/s12891-020-3188-6, PubMed 32178655

Publications 2019

Austevoll IM, Gjestad R, Grotle M, Solberg T, Brox JI, Hermansen E, Rekeland F, Indrekvam K, Storheim K, Hellum C (2019)
Follow-up score, change score or percentage change score for determining clinical important outcome following surgery? An observational study from the Norwegian registry for Spine surgery evaluating patient reported outcome measures in lumbar spinal stenosis and lumbar degenerative spondylolisthesis
BMC Musculoskelet Disord, 20 (1), 31
DOI 10.1186/s12891-018-2386-y, PubMed 30658613

Austevoll IM, Hermansen E, Fagerland M, Rekeland F, Solberg T, Storheim K, Brox JI, Lønne G, Indrekvam K, Aaen J, Grundnes O, Hellum C (2019)
Decompression alone versus decompression with instrumental fusion the NORDSTEN degenerative spondylolisthesis trial (NORDSTEN-DS); study protocol for a randomized controlled trial
BMC Musculoskelet Disord, 20 (1), 7
DOI 10.1186/s12891-018-2384-0, PubMed 30611229

Brox JI (2019)
The Fear Avoidance Beliefs Questionnaire - the FABQ - for the benefit of another 70 million potential pain patients
Scand J Pain, 19 (1), 1-2
DOI 10.1515/sjpain-2018-2005, PubMed 30864386

Bråten LCH, Rolfsen MP, Espeland A, Wigemyr M, Aßmus J, Froholdt A, Haugen AJ, Marchand GH, Kristoffersen PM, Lutro O, Randen S, Wilhelmsen M, Winsvold BS, Kadar TI, Holmgard TE, Vigeland MD, Vetti N, Nygaard ØP, Lie BA, Hellum C, Anke A, Grotle M, Schistad EI, Skouen JS, Grøvle L et al. (2019)
Efficacy of antibiotic treatment in patients with chronic low back pain and Modic changes (the AIM study): double blind, randomised, placebo controlled, multicentre trial
BMJ, 367, l5654
DOI 10.1136/bmj.l5654, PubMed 31619437

Enger M, Skjaker SA, Nordsletten L, Pripp AH, Melhuus K, Moosmayer S, Brox JI (2019)
Sports-related acute shoulder injuries in an urban population
BMJ Open Sport Exerc Med, 5 (1), e000551
DOI 10.1136/bmjsem-2019-000551, PubMed 31548901

Hermansen E, Myklebust TÅ, Austevoll IM, Rekeland F, Solberg T, Storheim K, Grundnes O, Aaen J, Brox JI, Hellum C, Indrekvam K (2019)
Clinical outcome after surgery for lumbar spinal stenosis in patients with insignificant lower extremity pain. A prospective cohort study from the Norwegian registry for spine surgery
BMC Musculoskelet Disord, 20 (1), 36
DOI 10.1186/s12891-019-2407-5, PubMed 30669998

Hott A, Brox JI, Pripp AH, Juel NG, Liavaag S (2019)
Predictors of Pain, Function, and Change in Patellofemoral Pain
Am J Sports Med, 48 (2), 351-358
DOI 10.1177/0363546519889623, PubMed 31821014

Hott A, Brox JI, Pripp AH, Juel NG, Paulsen G, Liavaag S (2019)
Effectiveness of Isolated Hip Exercise, Knee Exercise, or Free Physical Activity for Patellofemoral Pain: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Am J Sports Med, 47 (6), 1312-1322
DOI 10.1177/0363546519830644, PubMed 30958707

Hott A, Liavaag S, Juel NG, Brox JI, Ekeberg OM (2019)
The reliability, validity, interpretability, and responsiveness of the Norwegian version of the Anterior Knee Pain Scale in patellofemoral pain
Disabil Rehabil, 43 (11), 1605-1614
DOI 10.1080/09638288.2019.1671499, PubMed 31583918

Juel NG, Pedersen SJ, Engebretsen KB, Brurberg KG, Ekeberg OM, Reme SE, Brox JI, Natvig B (2019)
[Non-traumatic shoulder pain in the primary health service]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 139 (7)
DOI 10.4045/tidsskr.19.0116, PubMed 30969061

Juel NG, Pedersen SJ, Engebretsen KB, Brurberg KG, Ekeberg OM, Reme SE, Brox JI, Natvig B (2019)
Atraumatic shoulder pain in primary health care
Tidsskr. Nor. Laegeforen., 139 (7), 594-595

Soberg HL, Engebretsen KB, Juel NG, Roe Y, Brox JI (2019)
Associations between shoulder pain and functioning on the ICF checklist and the disabilities of the arm, shoulder, and hand scale - a cross-sectional study
Disabil Rehabil, 42 (21), 3084-3091
DOI 10.1080/09638288.2019.1584252, PubMed 30907151

Vandvik PO, Lähdeoja T, Ardern C, Buchbinder R, Moro J, Brox JI, Burgers J, Hao Q, Karjalainen T, van den Bekerom M, Noorduyn J, Lytvyn L, Siemieniuk RAC, Albin A, Shunjie SC, Fisch F, Proulx L, Guyatt G, Agoritsas T, Poolman RW (2019)
Subacromial decompression surgery for adults with shoulder pain: a clinical practice guideline
BMJ, 364, l294
DOI 10.1136/bmj.l294, PubMed 30728120

Publications 2018

Aulie VS, Halvorsen VB, Brox JI (2018)
Motor abilities in 182 children treated for idiopathic clubfoot: a comparison between the traditional and the Ponseti method and controls
J Child Orthop, 12 (4), 383-389
DOI 10.1302/1863-2548.12.170195, PubMed 30154930

Brox JI (2018)
Lifting with straight legs and bent spine is not bad for your back
Scand J Pain, 18 (4), 563-564
DOI 10.1515/sjpain-2018-0302, PubMed 30285949

Enger M, Skjaker SA, Melhuus K, Nordsletten L, Pripp AH, Moosmayer S, Brox JI (2018)
Shoulder injuries from birth to old age: A 1-year prospective study of 3031 shoulder injuries in an urban population
Injury, 49 (7), 1324-1329
DOI 10.1016/j.injury.2018.05.013, PubMed 29861311

Furunes H, Hellum C, Espeland A, Brox JI, Småstuen MC, Berg L, Storheim K (2018)
Adjacent Disc Degeneration After Lumbar Total Disc Replacement or Nonoperative Treatment: A Randomized Study with 8-year Follow-up
Spine (Phila Pa 1976), 43 (24), 1695-1703
DOI 10.1097/BRS.0000000000002712, PubMed 29794581

Holtedahl R, Brox JI, Aune AK, Nguyen D, Risberg MA, Tjomsland O (2018)
Changes in the rate of publicly financed knee arthroscopies: an analysis of data from the Norwegian patient registry from 2012 to 2016
BMJ Open, 8 (6), e021199
DOI 10.1136/bmjopen-2017-021199, PubMed 29909370

Juel NG, Brox JI, Hellund JC, Merckoll E, Holte KB, Berg TJ (2018)
Radiological glenohumeral osteoarthritis in long-term type 1 diabetes. Prevalence and reliability of three classification systems. The Dialong shoulder study
Skeletal Radiol, 47 (9), 1245-1251
DOI 10.1007/s00256-018-2923-7, PubMed 29520537

Molland RS, Diep LM, Brox JI, Stuge B, Holm I, Kibsgard TJ (2018)
Reliability and Construct Validity of the Adapted Norwegian Version of the Early-Onset Scoliosis 24-item Questionnaire
J Am Acad Orthop Surg Glob Res Rev, 2 (7), e066
DOI 10.5435/JAAOSGlobal-D-17-00066, PubMed 30280146

Publications 2017

Brox JI, Schrøder CP, Skare Ø, Mowinckel P, Reikerås O (2017)
Author response-sham surgery versus labral repair or biceps tenodesis for type II SLAP lesions of the shoulder: a three-armed randomised clinical trial
Br J Sports Med, 51 (24), 1778-1779
DOI 10.1136/bjsports-2017-098251, PubMed 28818958

Furunes H, Hellum C, Brox JI, Rossvoll I, Espeland A, Berg L, Brøgger HM, Småstuen MC, Storheim K (2017)
Lumbar total disc replacement: predictors for long-term outcome
Eur Spine J, 27 (3), 709-718
DOI 10.1007/s00586-017-5375-1, PubMed 29103126

Furunes H, Storheim K, Brox JI, Johnsen LG, Skouen JS, Franssen E, Solberg TK, Sandvik L, Hellum C (2017)
Total disc replacement versus multidisciplinary rehabilitation in patients with chronic low back pain and degenerative discs: 8-year follow-up of a randomized controlled multicenter trial
Spine J, 17 (10), 1480-1488
DOI 10.1016/j.spinee.2017.05.011, PubMed 28583869

Habiba S, Nygaard ØP, Brox JI, Hellum C, Austevoll IM, Solberg TK (2017)
Risk factors for surgical site infections among 1,772 patients operated on for lumbar disc herniation: a multicentre observational registry-based study
Acta Neurochir (Wien), 159 (6), 1113-1118
DOI 10.1007/s00701-017-3184-2, PubMed 28424918

Hermansen E, Austevoll IM, Romild UK, Rekeland F, Solberg T, Storheim K, Grundnes O, Aaen J, Brox JI, Hellum C, Indrekvam K (2017)
Study-protocol for a randomized controlled trial comparing clinical and radiological results after three different posterior decompression techniques for lumbar spinal stenosis: the Spinal Stenosis Trial (SST) (part of the NORDSTEN Study)
BMC Musculoskelet Disord, 18 (1), 121
DOI 10.1186/s12891-017-1491-7, PubMed 28327114

Holte KB, Juel NG, Brox JI, Hanssen KF, Fosmark DS, Sell DR, Monnier VM, Berg TJ (2017)
Hand, shoulder and back stiffness in long-term type 1 diabetes; cross-sectional association with skin collagen advanced glycation end-products. The Dialong study
J Diabetes Complications, 31 (9), 1408-1414
DOI 10.1016/j.jdiacomp.2017.06.007, PubMed 28705609

Juel NG, Brox JI, Brunborg C, Holte KB, Berg TJ (2017)
Very High Prevalence of Frozen Shoulder in Patients With Type 1 Diabetes of ≥45 Years' Duration: The Dialong Shoulder Study
Arch Phys Med Rehabil, 98 (8), 1551-1559
DOI 10.1016/j.apmr.2017.01.020, PubMed 28219686

Juel NG, Brox JI, Hellund JC, Holte KB, Berg TJ (2017)
The prevalence of radiological glenohumeral osteoarthritis in long-term type 1 diabetes: the Dialong shoulder study
Scand J Rheumatol, 47 (4), 325-330
DOI 10.1080/03009742.2017.1397189, PubMed 29239667

Kvalvaag E, Anvar M, Karlberg AC, Brox JI, Engebretsen KB, Soberg HL, Juel NG, Bautz-Holter E, Sandvik L, Roe C (2017)
Shoulder MRI features with clinical correlations in subacromial pain syndrome: a cross-sectional and prognostic study
BMC Musculoskelet Disord, 18 (1), 469
DOI 10.1186/s12891-017-1827-3, PubMed 29157224

Kvalvaag E, Brox JI, Engebretsen KB, Soberg HL, Juel NG, Bautz-Holter E, Sandvik L, Roe C (2017)
Effectiveness of Radial Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy (rESWT) When Combined With Supervised Exercises in Patients With Subacromial Shoulder Pain: A Double-Masked, Randomized, Sham-Controlled Trial
Am J Sports Med, 45 (11), 2547-2554
DOI 10.1177/0363546517707505, PubMed 28586628

Kvalvaag E, Roe C, Engebretsen KB, Soberg HL, Juel NG, Bautz-Holter E, Sandvik L, Brox JI (2017)
One year results of a randomized controlled trial on radial Extracorporeal Shock Wave Treatment, with predictors of pain, disability and return to work in patients with subacromial pain syndrome
Eur J Phys Rehabil Med, 54 (3), 341-350
DOI 10.23736/S1973-9087.17.04748-7, PubMed 28655271

Magnusson K, Bech Holte K, Juel NG, Brox JI, Hagen KB, Haugen IK, Berg TJ (2017)
Long term type 1 diabetes is associated with hand pain, disability and stiffness but not with structural hand osteoarthritis features - The Dialong hand study
PLoS One, 12 (5), e0177118
DOI 10.1371/journal.pone.0177118, PubMed 28510594

Moosmayer S, Ekeberg OM, Hallgren HB, Heier I, Kvalheim S, Blomquist J, Pripp AH, Juel NG, Kjellevold SH, Brox JI, KALK study group (2017)
KALK study: ultrasound guided needling and lavage (barbotage) with steroid injection versus sham barbotage with and without steroid injection - protocol for a randomized, double-blinded, controlled, multicenter study
BMC Musculoskelet Disord, 18 (1), 138
DOI 10.1186/s12891-017-1501-9, PubMed 28376756

Schrøder CP, Skare Ø, Reikerås O, Mowinckel P, Brox JI (2017)
Sham surgery versus labral repair or biceps tenodesis for type II SLAP lesions of the shoulder: a three-armed randomised clinical trial
Br J Sports Med, 51 (24), 1759-1766
DOI 10.1136/bjsports-2016-097098, PubMed 28495804

Storheim K, Espeland A, Grøvle L, Skouen JS, Aßmus J, Anke A, Froholdt A, Pedersen LM, Haugen AJ, Fors T, Schistad E, Lutro O, Marchand GH, Kadar T, Vetti N, Randen S, Nygaard ØP, Brox JI, Grotle M, Zwart JA (2017)
Antibiotic treatment In patients with chronic low back pain and Modic changes (the AIM study): study protocol for a randomised controlled trial
Trials, 18 (1), 596
DOI 10.1186/s13063-017-2306-8, PubMed 29246188

Publications 2016

Adobor RD, Joranger P, Steen H, Navrud S, Brox JI (2016)
Re: To screen or not to screen for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis? A review of the literature
Public Health, 133, 124-5
DOI 10.1016/j.puhe.2015.12.010, PubMed 26872737

Austevoll IM, Gjestad R, Brox JI, Solberg TK, Storheim K, Rekeland F, Hermansen E, Indrekvam K, Hellum C (2016)
The effectiveness of decompression alone compared with additional fusion for lumbar spinal stenosis with degenerative spondylolisthesis: a pragmatic comparative non-inferiority observational study from the Norwegian Registry for Spine Surgery
Eur Spine J, 26 (2), 404-413
DOI 10.1007/s00586-016-4683-1, PubMed 27421276

Brox JI (2016)
Specific symptoms and signs of unstable back segments and curative surgery?
Scand J Pain, 16, 211-212
DOI 10.1016/j.sjpain.2016.12.001, PubMed 28850404

Haugen AJ, Grøvle L, Brox JI, Natvig B, Grotle M (2016)
Pain-related fear and functional recovery in sciatica: results from a 2-year observational study
J Pain Res, 9, 925-931
DOI 10.2147/JPR.S115003, PubMed 27826215

Hermansen E, Romild UK, Austevoll IM, Solberg T, Storheim K, Brox JI, Hellum C, Indrekvam K (2016)
Does surgical technique influence clinical outcome after lumbar spinal stenosis decompression? A comparative effectiveness study from the Norwegian Registry for Spine Surgery
Eur Spine J, 26 (2), 420-427
DOI 10.1007/s00586-016-4643-9, PubMed 27262561

Mannion AF, Brox JI, Fairbank JC (2016)
Consensus at last! Long-term results of all randomized controlled trials show that fusion is no better than non-operative care in improving pain and disability in chronic low back pain
Spine J, 16 (5), 588-90
DOI 10.1016/j.spinee.2015.12.001, PubMed 27261844

Olsen U, Brox JI, Bjørk IT (2016)
Preoperative bowel preparation versus no preparation before spinal surgery: A randomised clinical trial
Int J Orthop Trauma Nurs, 23, 3-13
DOI 10.1016/j.ijotn.2016.02.001, PubMed 27256768

Reme SE, Tveito TH, Harris A, Lie SA, Grasdal A, Indahl A, Brox JI, Tangen T, Hagen EM, Gismervik S, Ødegård A, Fr Yland L, Fors EA, Chalder T, Eriksen HR (2016)
Cognitive Interventions and Nutritional Supplements (The CINS Trial): A Randomized Controlled, Multicenter Trial Comparing a Brief Intervention With Additional Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Seal Oil, and Soy Oil for Sick-Listed Low Back Pain Patients
Spine (Phila Pa 1976), 41 (20), 1557-1564
DOI 10.1097/BRS.0000000000001596, PubMed 27760062

Publications 2015

Hanscom DA, Brox JI, Bunnage R (2015)
Defining the Role of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in Treating Chronic Low Back Pain: An Overview
Global Spine J, 5 (6), 496-504
DOI 10.1055/s-0035-1567836, PubMed 26682100

Holtedahl R, Brox JI, Tjomsland O (2015)
Placebo effects in trials evaluating 12 selected minimally invasive interventions: a systematic review and meta-analysis
BMJ Open, 5 (1), e007331
DOI 10.1136/bmjopen-2014-007331, PubMed 25636794

Hott A, Liavaag S, Juel NG, Brox JI (2015)
Study protocol: a randomised controlled trial comparing the long term effects of isolated hip strengthening, quadriceps-based training and free physical activity for patellofemoral pain syndrome (anterior knee pain)
BMC Musculoskelet Disord, 16, 40
DOI 10.1186/s12891-015-0493-6, PubMed 25879452

Iversen T, Solberg TK, Wilsgaard T, Waterloo K, Brox JI, Ingebrigtsen T (2015)
Outcome prediction in chronic unilateral lumbar radiculopathy: prospective cohort study
BMC Musculoskelet Disord, 16 (1), 17
DOI 10.1186/s12891-015-0474-9, PubMed 25887469

Kvalvaag E, Brox JI, Engebretsen KB, Søberg HL, Bautz-Holter E, Røe C (2015)
Is radial Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy (rEWST) combined with supervised exercises (SE) more effective than sham rESWT and SE in patients with subacromial shoulder pain? Study protocol for a double-blind randomised, sham-controlled trial
BMC Musculoskelet Disord, 16, 248
DOI 10.1186/s12891-015-0712-1, PubMed 26361756

Mannion AF, Brox JI, Fairbank JC (2015)
Reply to letter to the editor from Berg S, Tullberg T. Letter to the editor regarding Mannion, Brox, Fairbank. Comparison of spinal fusion and nonoperative treatment in patients with chronic low back pain: long-term follow-up of three randomized controlled trials. Spine J 2014;14:1087
Spine J, 15 (2), 380-1
DOI 10.1016/j.spinee.2014.08.459, PubMed 25598282

Omair A, Mannion AF, Holden M, Fairbank J, Lie BA, Hägg O, Fritzell P, Brox JI (2015)
Catechol-O-methyltransferase (COMT) gene polymorphisms are associated with baseline disability but not long-term treatment outcome in patients with chronic low back pain
Eur Spine J, 24 (11), 2425-31
DOI 10.1007/s00586-015-3866-5, PubMed 25772090

Omair A, Mannion AF, Holden M, Leivseth G, Fairbank J, Hägg O, Fritzell P, Brox JI (2015)
Age and pro-inflammatory gene polymorphisms influence adjacent segment disc degeneration more than fusion does in patients treated for chronic low back pain
Eur Spine J, 25 (1), 2-13
DOI 10.1007/s00586-015-4181-x, PubMed 26281980

Prestgaard T, Wormgoor MEA, Haugen S, Harstad H, Mowinckel P, Brox JI (2015)
Ultrasound-guided intra-articular and rotator interval corticosteroid injections in adhesive capsulitis of the shoulder: a double-blind, sham-controlled randomized study
Pain, 156 (9), 1683-1691
DOI 10.1097/j.pain.0000000000000209, PubMed 25919473

Steen H, Lange JE, Brox JI (2015)
Early weaning in idiopathic scoliosis
Scoliosis, 10, 32
DOI 10.1186/s13013-015-0059-2, PubMed 26587052

Publications 2014

Adobor RD, Joranger P, Steen H, Navrud S, Brox JI (2014)
A health economic evaluation of screening and treatment in patients with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis
Scoliosis, 9 (1), 21
DOI 10.1186/s13013-014-0021-8, PubMed 25601889

Brox JI (2014)
Current evidence on catastrophizing and fear avoidance beliefs in low back pain patients
Spine J, 14 (11), 2679-81
DOI 10.1016/j.spinee.2014.08.454, PubMed 25441973

Brox JI, Lange JE, Steen H (2014)
Comorbidity influenced health-related quality of life of 390 patients with idiopathic scoliosis at long-term follow-up
Eur J Phys Rehabil Med, 50 (1), 73-81
PubMed 24326937

Grøvle L, Haugen AJ, Hasvik E, Natvig B, Brox JI, Grotle M (2014)
Patients' ratings of global perceived change during 2 years were strongly influenced by the current health status
J Clin Epidemiol, 67 (5), 508-15
DOI 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2013.12.001, PubMed 24598378

Johnsen LG, Hellum C, Storheim K, Nygaard ØP, Brox JI, Rossvoll I, Rø M, Andresen H, Lydersen S, Grundnes O, Pedersen M, Leivseth G, Olafsson G, Borgström F, Fritzell P, Norwegian Spine Study Group (2014)
Cost-effectiveness of total disc replacement versus multidisciplinary rehabilitation in patients with chronic low back pain: a Norwegian multicenter RCT
Spine (Phila Pa 1976), 39 (1), 23-32
DOI 10.1097/BRS.0000000000000065, PubMed 24150435

Mannion AF, Leivseth G, Brox JI, Fritzell P, Hägg O, Fairbank JC (2014)
ISSLS Prize winner: Long-term follow-up suggests spinal fusion is associated with increased adjacent segment disc degeneration but without influence on clinical outcome: results of a combined follow-up from 4 randomized controlled trials
Spine (Phila Pa 1976), 39 (17), 1373-83
DOI 10.1097/BRS.0000000000000437, PubMed 24859589

Skare Ø, Mowinckel P, Schrøder CP, Liavaag S, Reikerås O, Brox JI (2014)
Responsiveness of outcome measures in patients with superior labral anterior and posterior lesions
Shoulder Elbow, 6 (4), 262-72
DOI 10.1177/1758573214534650, PubMed 27582944

Publications 2013

Berg L, Hellum C, Gjertsen Ø, Neckelmann G, Johnsen LG, Storheim K, Brox JI, Eide GE, Espeland A, Norwegian Spine Study Group (2013)
Do more MRI findings imply worse disability or more intense low back pain? A cross-sectional study of candidates for lumbar disc prosthesis
Skeletal Radiol, 42 (11), 1593-602
DOI 10.1007/s00256-013-1700-x, PubMed 23982421

Froholdt A, Brox JI, Reikerås O, Leivseth G (2013)
Disc height and sagittal alignment in operated and non-operated levels in the lumbar spine at long-term follow-up: a case-control study
Open Orthop J, 7, 258-63
DOI 10.2174/1874325001307010258, PubMed 23961300

Grøvle L, Haugen AJ, Keller A, Ntvig B, Brox JI, Grotle M (2013)
Prognostic factors for return to work in patients with sciatica
Spine J, 13 (12), 1849-57
DOI 10.1016/j.spinee.2013.07.433, PubMed 24060231

Grøvle L, Haugen AJ, Natvig B, Brox JI, Grotle M (2013)
The prognosis of self-reported paresthesia and weakness in disc-related sciatica
Eur Spine J, 22 (11), 2488-95
DOI 10.1007/s00586-013-2871-9, PubMed 23771579

Iversen T, Solberg TK, Romner B, Wilsgaard T, Nygaard Ø, Waterloo K, Brox JI, Ingebrigtsen T (2013)
Accuracy of physical examination for chronic lumbar radiculopathy
BMC Musculoskelet Disord, 14, 206
DOI 10.1186/1471-2474-14-206, PubMed 23837886

Johnsen LG, Hellum C, Nygaard OP, Storheim K, Brox JI, Rossvoll I, Leivseth G, Grotle M (2013)
Comparison of the SF6D, the EQ5D, and the oswestry disability index in patients with chronic low back pain and degenerative disc disease
BMC Musculoskelet Disord, 14, 148
DOI 10.1186/1471-2474-14-148, PubMed 23622053

Mannion AF, Brox JI, Fairbank JC (2013)
Comparison of spinal fusion and nonoperative treatment in patients with chronic low back pain: long-term follow-up of three randomized controlled trials
Spine J, 13 (11), 1438-48
DOI 10.1016/j.spinee.2013.06.101, PubMed 24200413

Omair A, Holden M, Lie BA, Reikeras O, Brox JI (2013)
Treatment outcome of chronic low back pain and radiographic lumbar disc degeneration are associated with inflammatory and matrix degrading gene variants: a prospective genetic association study
BMC Musculoskelet Disord, 14, 105
DOI 10.1186/1471-2474-14-105, PubMed 23522322

Skare Ø, Liavaag S, Reikerås O, Mowinckel P, Brox JI (2013)
Evaluation of Oxford instability shoulder score, Western Ontario shoulder instability index and Euroqol in patients with SLAP (superior labral anterior posterior) lesions or recurrent anterior dislocations of the shoulder
BMC Res Notes, 6, 273
DOI 10.1186/1756-0500-6-273, PubMed 23856165

Publications 2012

Adobor RD, Riise RB, Sørensen R, Kibsgård TJ, Steen H, Brox JI (2012)
Scoliosis detection, patient characteristics, referral patterns and treatment in the absence of a screening program in Norway
Scoliosis, 7 (1), 18
DOI 10.1186/1748-7161-7-18, PubMed 23098059

Brox JI, Lange JE, Gunderson RB, Steen H (2012)
Good brace compliance reduced curve progression and surgical rates in patients with idiopathic scoliosis
Eur Spine J, 21 (10), 1957-63
DOI 10.1007/s00586-012-2386-9, PubMed 22661234

Froholdt A, Reikeraas O, Holm I, Keller A, Brox JI (2012)
No difference in 9-year outcome in CLBP patients randomized to lumbar fusion versus cognitive intervention and exercises
Eur Spine J, 21 (12), 2531-8
DOI 10.1007/s00586-012-2382-0, PubMed 22669708

Haugen AJ, Brox JI, Grøvle L, Keller A, Natvig B, Soldal D, Grotle M (2012)
Prognostic factors for non-success in patients with sciatica and disc herniation
BMC Musculoskelet Disord, 13, 183
DOI 10.1186/1471-2474-13-183, PubMed 22999108

Hellum C, Johnsen LG, Gjertsen Ø, Berg L, Neckelmann G, Grundnes O, Rossvoll I, Skouen JS, Brox JI, Storheim K, Norwegian Spine Study Group (2012)
Predictors of outcome after surgery with disc prosthesis and rehabilitation in patients with chronic low back pain and degenerative disc: 2-year follow-up
Eur Spine J, 21 (4), 681-90
DOI 10.1007/s00586-011-2145-3, PubMed 22246644

Omair A, Lie BA, Reikeras O, Brox JI (2012)
An Association Study of Interleukin 18 Receptor Genes (IL18R1 and IL18RAP) in Lumbar Disc Degeneration
Open Orthop J, 6, 164-71
DOI 10.2174/1874325001206010164, PubMed 22550553

Omair A, Lie BA, Reikeras O, Holden M, Brox JI (2012)
Genetic contribution of catechol-O-methyltransferase variants in treatment outcome of low back pain: a prospective genetic association study
BMC Musculoskelet Disord, 13, 76
DOI 10.1186/1471-2474-13-76, PubMed 22612913

Schrøder CP, Skare O, Gjengedal E, Uppheim G, Reikerås O, Brox JI (2012)
Long-term results after SLAP repair: a 5-year follow-up study of 107 patients with comparison of patients aged over and under 40 years
Arthroscopy, 28 (11), 1601-7
DOI 10.1016/j.arthro.2012.02.025, PubMed 22608888

Storheim K, Brox JI, Løchting I, Werner EL, Grotle M (2012)
Cross-cultural adaptation and validation of the Norwegian version of the Core Outcome Measures Index for low back pain
Eur Spine J, 21 (12), 2539-49
DOI 10.1007/s00586-012-2393-x, PubMed 22695701

Virta L, Joranger P, Brox JI, Eriksson R (2012)
Costs of shoulder pain and resource use in primary health care: a cost-of-illness study in Sweden
BMC Musculoskelet Disord, 13, 17
DOI 10.1186/1471-2474-13-17, PubMed 22325050

Publications 2011

Adobor RD, Rimeslatten S, Steen H, Brox JI (2011)
School screening and point prevalence of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis in 4000 Norwegian children aged 12 years
Scoliosis, 6, 23
DOI 10.1186/1748-7161-6-23, PubMed 22024241

Brox JI (2011)
[Too good to be true]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 131 (22), 2228-9
DOI 10.4045/tidsskr.11.0841, PubMed 22085945

Brox JI (2011)
[No treatment]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 131 (23), 2335-6
DOI 10.4045/tidsskr.11.1117, PubMed 22139105

Brox JI (2011)
Re: Ward K, Ogilvie JW, Singleton, et al. Validation of DNA-based prognostic testing to predict spinal curve progression in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis. Spine 2010;35:E1455-64 RESPONSE
SPINE, 36 (15), 1258-1259
DOI 10.1097/BRS.0b013e318221f107

Engebretsen K, Brox JI (2011)
On "Supervised exercises compared with radial extracorporeal shock-wave therapy ..." Engebretsen K, Grotle M, Bautz-Holter E, et al. Phys Ther. 2011;91:37-47 Response
Phys. Ther., 91 (5), 826-827
DOI 10.2522/ptj.2011.91.5.826.2

Froholdt A, Holm I, Keller A, Gunderson RB, Reikeraas O, Brox JI (2011)
No difference in long-term trunk muscle strength, cross-sectional area, and density in patients with chronic low back pain 7 to 11 years after lumbar fusion versus cognitive intervention and exercises
Spine J, 11 (8), 718-25
DOI 10.1016/j.spinee.2011.06.004, PubMed 21816683

Grøvle L, Haugen AJ, Ihlebaek CM, Keller A, Natvig B, Brox JI, Grotle M (2011)
Comorbid subjective health complaints in patients with sciatica: a prospective study including comparison with the general population
J Psychosom Res, 70 (6), 548-56
DOI 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2010.11.008, PubMed 21624578

Grøvle L, Haugen AJ, Keller A, Natvig B, Brox JI, Grotle M (2011)
Poor agreement found between self-report and a public registry on duration of sickness absence
J Clin Epidemiol, 65 (2), 212-8
DOI 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2011.05.009, PubMed 21852072

Haugen AJ, Grøvle L, Brox JI, Natvig B, Keller A, Soldal D, Grotle M (2011)
Estimates of success in patients with sciatica due to lumbar disc herniation depend upon outcome measure
Eur Spine J, 20 (10), 1669-75
DOI 10.1007/s00586-011-1809-3, PubMed 21516463

Hellum C, Johnsen LG, Storheim K, Nygaard OP, Brox JI, Rossvoll I, Rø M, Sandvik L, Grundnes O, Norwegian Spine Study Group (2011)
Surgery with disc prosthesis versus rehabilitation in patients with low back pain and degenerative disc: two year follow-up of randomised study
BMJ, 342, d2786
DOI 10.1136/bmj.d2786, PubMed 21596740

Lange JE, Steen H, Gunderson R, Brox JI (2011)
Long-term results after Boston brace treatment in late-onset juvenile and adolescent idiopathic scoliosis
Scoliosis, 6, 18
DOI 10.1186/1748-7161-6-18, PubMed 21880123

Liavaag S, Brox JI, Pripp AH, Enger M, Soldal LA, Svenningsen S (2011)
Immobilization in external rotation after primary shoulder dislocation did not reduce the risk of recurrence: a randomized controlled trial
J Bone Joint Surg Am, 93 (10), 897-904
DOI 10.2106/JBJS.J.00416, PubMed 21498489

Liavaag S, Stiris MG, Svenningsen S, Enger M, Pripp AH, Brox JI (2011)
Capsular lesions with glenohumeral ligament injuries in patients with primary shoulder dislocation: magnetic resonance imaging and magnetic resonance arthrography evaluation
Scand J Med Sci Sports, 21 (6), e291-7
DOI 10.1111/j.1600-0838.2010.01282.x, PubMed 21401723

Liavaag S, Svenningsen S, Reikerås O, Enger M, Fjalestad T, Pripp AH, Brox JI (2011)
The epidemiology of shoulder dislocations in Oslo
Scand J Med Sci Sports, 21 (6), e334-40
DOI 10.1111/j.1600-0838.2011.01300.x, PubMed 21507063

Reme SE, Tveito TH, Chalder T, Bjørkkjaer T, Indahl A, Brox JI, Fors E, Hagen EM, Eriksen HR (2011)
Protocol for the Cognitive Interventions and Nutritional Supplements (CINS) trial: a randomized controlled multicenter trial of a brief intervention (BI) versus a BI plus cognitive behavioral treatment (CBT) versus nutritional supplements for patients with long-lasting muscle and back pain
BMC Musculoskelet Disord, 12, 152
DOI 10.1186/1471-2474-12-152, PubMed 21736730

Riise R, Brox JI, Sorensen R, Skjeldal OH (2011)
Spinal deformity and disability in patients with Rett syndrome
Dev Med Child Neurol, 53 (7), 653-7
DOI 10.1111/j.1469-8749.2011.03935.x, PubMed 21501153

Skare Ø, Schrøder CP, Mowinckel P, Reikerås O, Brox JI (2011)
Reliability, agreement and validity of the 1988 version of the Rowe Score
J Shoulder Elbow Surg, 20 (7), 1041-9
DOI 10.1016/j.jse.2011.04.024, PubMed 21831671

Werner EL, Brox JI, Lærum E (2011)
[We take the back pain patient seriously]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 131 (15), 1414-5
DOI 10.4045/tidsskr.11.0592, PubMed 21844936

Publications 2010

Adobor RD, Rimeslåtten S, Keller A, Brox JI (2010)
Repeatability, reliability, and concurrent validity of the scoliosis research society-22 questionnaire and EuroQol in patients with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis
Spine (Phila Pa 1976), 35 (2), 206-9
DOI 10.1097/BRS.0b013e3181b43bdf, PubMed 20081517

Brox JI, Sunde P, Schrøder CP, Engebretsen K, Skare Ø, Ekeberg OM, Juel NG (2010)
[Non-traumatic shoulder pain]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 130 (21), 2132-5
DOI 10.4045/tidsskr.09.1083, PubMed 21052116

Ekeberg OM, Bautz-Holter E, Juel NG, Engebretsen K, Kvalheim S, Brox JI (2010)
Clinical, socio-demographic and radiological predictors of short-term outcome in rotator cuff disease
BMC Musculoskelet Disord, 11, 239
DOI 10.1186/1471-2474-11-239, PubMed 20950433

Ekeberg OM, Bautz-Holter E, Keller A, Tveitå EK, Juel NG, Brox JI (2010)
A questionnaire found disease-specific WORC index is not more responsive than SPADI and OSS in rotator cuff disease
J Clin Epidemiol, 63 (5), 575-84
DOI 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2009.07.012, PubMed 19836206

Engebretsen K, Grotle M, Bautz-Holter E, Ekeberg OM, Brox JI (2010)
Determinants of the shoulder pain and disability index in patients with subacromial shoulder pain
J Rehabil Med, 42 (5), 499-505
DOI 10.2340/16501977-0548, PubMed 20544164

Engebretsen K, Grotle M, Bautz-Holter E, Ekeberg OM, Brox JI (2010)
Predictors of shoulder pain and disability index (SPADI) and work status after 1 year in patients with subacromial shoulder pain
BMC Musculoskelet Disord, 11, 218
DOI 10.1186/1471-2474-11-218, PubMed 20863369

Engebretsen K, Grotle M, Bautz-Holter E, Ekeberg OM, Juel NG, Brox JI (2010)
Supervised exercises compared with radial extracorporeal shock-wave therapy for subacromial shoulder pain: 1-year results of a single-blind randomized controlled trial
Phys Ther, 91 (1), 37-47
DOI 10.2522/ptj.20090338, PubMed 21088117

Laerum E, Brox JI, Werner EL (2010)
[Low back pain--still a clinical challenge]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 130 (22), 2248-51
DOI 10.4045/tidsskr.09.0844, PubMed 21109847

Skare O, Schrøder CP, Reikerås O, Mowinckel P, Brox JI (2010)
Efficacy of labral repair, biceps tenodesis, and diagnostic arthroscopy for SLAP lesions of the shoulder: a randomised controlled trial
BMC Musculoskelet Disord, 11, 228
DOI 10.1186/1471-2474-11-228, PubMed 20929552

Publications 2009

Brox JI (2009)
The contribution of RCTs to quality management and their feasibility in practice
Eur Spine J, 18 Suppl 3 (Suppl 3), 279-93
DOI 10.1007/s00586-009-1014-9, PubMed 19408018

Brox JI, Nygaard ØP, Holm I, Keller A, Ingebrigtsen T, Reikerås O (2009)
Four-year follow-up of surgical versus non-surgical therapy for chronic low back pain
Ann Rheum Dis, 69 (9), 1643-8
DOI 10.1136/ard.2009.108902, PubMed 19635718

Ekeberg OM, Bautz-Holter E, Tveitå EK, Juel NG, Kvalheim S, Brox JI (2009)
Subacromial ultrasound guided or systemic steroid injection for rotator cuff disease: randomised double blind study
BMJ, 338, a3112
DOI 10.1136/bmj.a3112, PubMed 19168537

Engebretsen K, Grotle M, Bautz-Holter E, Sandvik L, Juel NG, Ekeberg OM, Brox JI (2009)
Radial extracorporeal shockwave treatment compared with supervised exercises in patients with subacromial pain syndrome: single blind randomised study
BMJ, 339, b3360
DOI 10.1136/bmj.b3360, PubMed 19755551

Grøvle L, Haugen AJ, Keller A, Natvig B, Brox JI, Grotle M (2009)
The bothersomeness of sciatica: patients' self-report of paresthesia, weakness and leg pain
Eur Spine J, 19 (2), 263-9
DOI 10.1007/s00586-009-1042-5, PubMed 19488793

Lange JE, Steen H, Brox JI (2009)
Long-term results after Boston brace treatment in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis
Scoliosis, 4, 17
DOI 10.1186/1748-7161-4-17, PubMed 19709435

Liavaag S, Stiris MG, Lindland ES, Enger M, Svenningsen S, Brox JI (2009)
Do Bankart lesions heal better in shoulders immobilized in external rotation?
Acta Orthop, 80 (5), 579-84
DOI 10.3109/17453670903278266, PubMed 19916693

Pape E, Hagen KB, Brox JI, Natvig B, Schirmer H (2009)
Early multidisciplinary evaluation and advice was ineffective for whiplash-associated disorders
Eur J Pain, 13 (10), 1068-75
DOI 10.1016/j.ejpain.2008.12.006, PubMed 19181548

Reikerås O, Helle A, Krohn CD, Brox JI (2009)
Systemic and local cytokine kinetics in musculoskeletal injury: a prospective study in patients with ankylosing spondylitis
Scand J Clin Lab Invest, 69 (2), 198-203
DOI 10.1080/00365510802471588, PubMed 18946778

Reikerås O, Helle A, Krohn CD, Brox JI (2009)
Effects of high-dose corticosteroids on post-traumatic inflammatory mediators
Inflamm Res, 58 (12), 891-7
DOI 10.1007/s00011-009-0061-3, PubMed 19562253

Publications 2008

Brox JI, Helle A, Sørensen R, Gunderson R, Riise R, Reikerås O (2008)
Functional outcome after lumbar closing wedge osteotomy in ankylosing spondylitis
Int Orthop, 33 (4), 1049-53
DOI 10.1007/s00264-008-0590-3, PubMed 18506442

Brox JI, Storheim K, Grotle M, Tveito TH, Indahl A, Eriksen HR (2008)
Evidence-informed management of chronic low back pain with back schools, brief education, and fear-avoidance training
Spine J, 8 (1), 28-39
DOI 10.1016/j.spinee.2007.10.008, PubMed 18164451

Ekeberg OM, Bautz-Holter E, Tveitå EK, Keller A, Juel NG, Brox JI (2008)
Agreement, reliability and validity in 3 shoulder questionnaires in patients with rotator cuff disease
BMC Musculoskelet Disord, 9, 68
DOI 10.1186/1471-2474-9-68, PubMed 18482438

Grøvle L, Haugen AJ, Keller A, Natvig B, Brox JI, Grotle M (2008)
Reliability, validity, and responsiveness of the Norwegian versions of the Maine-Seattle Back Questionnaire and the Sciatica Bothersomeness and Frequency Indices
Spine (Phila Pa 1976), 33 (21), 2347-53
DOI 10.1097/BRS.0b013e31818047d6, PubMed 18827701

Juel NG, Brox JI, Thingnaes K, Bjørnerheim R, Bryde P, Villersø K, Aakhus S (2008)
[Musculoskeletal pain in ultrasound operators]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 128 (23), 2701-5
PubMed 19079414

Keller A, Brox JI, Reikerås O (2008)
Predictors of change in trunk muscle strength for patients with chronic low back pain randomized to lumbar fusion or cognitive intervention and exercises
Pain Med, 9 (6), 680-7
DOI 10.1111/j.1526-4637.2007.00333.x, PubMed 18828199

Reikerås O, Helle A, Krohn CD, Brox JI (2008)
Cytokine Responses to Glucocorticoids and Surgery : A Randomized Controlled Trial
Eur J Trauma Emerg Surg, 34 (2), 141-7
DOI 10.1007/s00068-007-7003-y, PubMed 26815619

Schroder CP, Skare O, Stiris M, Gjengedal E, Uppheim G, Brox JI (2008)
Treatment of labral tears with associated spinoglenoid cysts without cyst decompression
J Bone Joint Surg Am, 90 (3), 523-30
DOI 10.2106/JBJS.F.01534, PubMed 18310702

Publications 2007

Bjerkreim I, Steen H, Brox JI (2007)
Idiopathic scoliosis treated with Cotrel-Dubousset instrumentation: evaluation 10 years after surgery
Spine (Phila Pa 1976), 32 (19), 2103-10
DOI 10.1097/BRS.0b013e318145a54a, PubMed 17762812

Brox JI (2007)
[No effect of recommended treatment of acute back pain]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 127 (24), 3239
PubMed 18084374

Brox JI, Storheim K, Grotle M, Tveito TH, Indahl A, Eriksen HR (2007)
Systematic review of back schools, brief education, and fear-avoidance training for chronic low back pain
Spine J, 8 (6), 948-58
DOI 10.1016/j.spinee.2007.07.389, PubMed 18024224

Laerum E, Storheim K, Brox JI (2007)
[New clinical guidelines for low back pain]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 127 (20), 2706
PubMed 17952159

Lærum E, Brox JI, Storheim K, Espeland A (2007)
Korsryggsmerter: med og uten nerverotaffeksjon
Formi, Oslo, 119 s.
BIBSYS 071063609, ISBN 978-82-303-0865-3

Publications 2006

Airaksinen O, Brox JI, Cedraschi C, Hildebrandt J, Klaber-Moffett J, Kovacs F, Mannion AF, Reis S, Staal JB, Ursin H, Zanoli G, COST B13 Working Group on Guidelines for Chronic Low Back Pain (2006)
Chapter 4. European guidelines for the management of chronic nonspecific low back pain
Eur Spine J, 15 Suppl 2 (Suppl 2), S192-300
DOI 10.1007/s00586-006-1072-1, PubMed 16550448

Brox JI, Reikerås O, Nygaard Ø, Sørensen R, Indahl A, Holm I, Keller A, Ingebrigtsen T, Grundnes O, Lange JE, Friis A (2006)
Lumbar instrumented fusion compared with cognitive intervention and exercises in patients with chronic back pain after previous surgery for disc herniation: a prospective randomized controlled study
Pain, 122 (1-2), 145-55
DOI 10.1016/j.pain.2006.01.027, PubMed 16545523

Grotle M, Brox JI, Glomsrød B, Lønn JH, Vøllestad NK (2006)
Prognostic factors in first-time care seekers due to acute low back pain
Eur J Pain, 11 (3), 290-8
DOI 10.1016/j.ejpain.2006.03.004, PubMed 16677837

Grotle M, Brox JI, Vøllestad NK (2006)
Reliability, validity and responsiveness of the fear-avoidance beliefs questionnaire: methodological aspects of the Norwegian version
J Rehabil Med, 38 (6), 346-53
DOI 10.1080/16501970600722403, PubMed 17067967

Grotle M, Vøllestad NK, Brox JI (2006)
Clinical course and impact of fear-avoidance beliefs in low back pain: prospective cohort study of acute and chronic low back pain: II
Spine (Phila Pa 1976), 31 (9), 1038-46
DOI 10.1097/01.brs.0000214878.01709.0e, PubMed 16641782

Grotle M, Vøllestad NK, Brox JI (2006)
Screening for yellow flags in first-time acute low back pain: reliability and validity of a Norwegian version of the Acute Low Back Pain Screening Questionnaire
Clin J Pain, 22 (5), 458-67
DOI 10.1097/01.ajp.0000208243.33498.cb, PubMed 16772801

Pape E, Brox JI, Hagen KB, Natvig B, Schirmer H (2006)
Prognostic factors for chronic neck pain in persons with minor or moderate injuries in traffic accidents
Accid Anal Prev, 39 (1), 135-46
DOI 10.1016/j.aap.2006.06.010, PubMed 16934210

Robinson HS, Brox JI, Robinson R, Bjelland E, Solem S, Telje T (2006)
The reliability of selected motion- and pain provocation tests for the sacroiliac joint
Man Ther, 12 (1), 72-9
DOI 10.1016/j.math.2005.09.004, PubMed 16843031

Publications 2005

Brox JI, Frøystein O (2005)
Health-related quality of life and sickness absence in community nursing home employees: randomized controlled trial of physical exercise
Occup Med (Lond), 55 (7), 558-63
DOI 10.1093/occmed/kqi153, PubMed 16251373

Brox JI, Storheim K, Holm I, Friis A, Reikerås O (2005)
Disability, pain, psychological factors and physical performance in healthy controls, patients with sub-acute and chronic low back pain: a case-control study
J Rehabil Med, 37 (2), 95-9
DOI 10.1080/16501970410017738, PubMed 15788344

Grotle M, Brox JI, Veierød MB, Glomsrød B, Lønn JH, Vøllestad NK (2005)
Clinical course and prognostic factors in acute low back pain: patients consulting primary care for the first time
Spine (Phila Pa 1976), 30 (8), 976-82
DOI 10.1097/01.brs.0000158972.34102.6f, PubMed 15834343

Grotle M, Brox JI, Vøllestad NK (2005)
Functional status and disability questionnaires: what do they assess? A systematic review of back-specific outcome questionnaires
Spine (Phila Pa 1976), 30 (1), 130-40
DOI 10.1097/01.brs.0000149184.16509.73, PubMed 15626993

Storheim K, Brox JI, Holm I, Bø K (2005)
Predictors of return to work in patients sick listed for sub-acute low back pain: a 12-month follow-up study
J Rehabil Med, 37 (6), 365-71
DOI 10.1080/16501970510040344, PubMed 16287668

Publications 2004

Brox JI (2004)
Low back pain in adolescents: no evidence for activity restriction
Scand J Med Sci Sports, 14 (6), 337-8
DOI 10.1111/j.1600-0838.2004.00431.x, PubMed 15546327

Brox JI, Reikerås O, Sørensen R, Riise R, Nygård Ø, Ingebrigtsen T, Keller A, Indahl A, Holm I, Friis A, Koller AK, Eriksen H (2004)
Re: Hägg O, Fritzell P. Letter. Spine 2003; 29: 1160-1
Spine (Phila Pa 1976), 29 (18), 2088-9
DOI 10.1097/01.brs.0000138564.88529.8f, PubMed 15371716

Grotle M, Brox JI, Vøllestad NK (2004)
Concurrent comparison of responsiveness in pain and functional status measurements used for patients with low back pain
Spine (Phila Pa 1976), 29 (21), E492-501
DOI 10.1097/01.brs.0000143664.02702.0b, PubMed 15507789

Grotle M, Vøllestad NK, Veierød MB, Brox JI (2004)
Fear-avoidance beliefs and distress in relation to disability in acute and chronic low back pain
Pain, 112 (3), 343-352
DOI 10.1016/j.pain.2004.09.020, PubMed 15561390

Keller A, Brox JI, Gunderson R, Holm I, Friis A, Reikerås O (2004)
Trunk muscle strength, cross-sectional area, and density in patients with chronic low back pain randomized to lumbar fusion or cognitive intervention and exercises
Spine (Phila Pa 1976), 29 (1), 3-8
DOI 10.1097/01.BRS.0000103946.26548.EB, PubMed 14699268

Kibsgård T, Brox JI, Reikerås O (2004)
Physical and mental health in young adults operated on for idiopathic scoliosis
J Orthop Sci, 9 (4), 360-3
DOI 10.1007/s00776-004-0798-z, PubMed 15278773

Publications 2003

Brox JI (2003)
Regional musculoskeletal conditions: shoulder pain
Best Pract Res Clin Rheumatol, 17 (1), 33-56
DOI 10.1016/s1521-6942(02)00101-8, PubMed 12659820

Brox JI, Finnanger AM, Merckoll E, Lereim P (2003)
Satisfactory long-term results after Eden-Hybbinette-Alvik operation for recurrent anterior dislocation of the shoulder: 6-20 years' follow-up of 52 patients
Acta Orthop Scand, 74 (2), 180-5
DOI 10.1080/00016470310013923, PubMed 12807326

Brox JI, Lereim P, Merckoll E, Finnanger AM (2003)
Radiographic classification of glenohumeral arthrosis
Acta Orthop Scand, 74 (2), 186-9
DOI 10.1080/00016470310013932, PubMed 12807327

Brox JI, Sørensen R, Friis A, Nygaard Ø, Indahl A, Keller A, Ingebrigtsen T, Eriksen HR, Holm I, Koller AK, Riise R, Reikerås O (2003)
Randomized clinical trial of lumbar instrumented fusion and cognitive intervention and exercises in patients with chronic low back pain and disc degeneration
Spine (Phila Pa 1976), 28 (17), 1913-21
DOI 10.1097/01.BRS.0000083234.62751.7A, PubMed 12973134

Grotle M, Brox JI, Vøllestad NK (2003)
Cross-cultural adaptation of the Norwegian versions of the Roland-Morris Disability Questionnaire and the Oswestry Disability Index
J Rehabil Med, 35 (5), 241-7
DOI 10.1080/16501970306094, PubMed 14582557

Holm I, Friis A, Storheim K, Brox JI (2003)
Measuring self-reported functional status and pain in patients with chronic low back pain by postal questionnaires: a reliability study
Spine (Phila Pa 1976), 28 (8), 828-33
DOI 10.1097/00007632-200304150-00017, PubMed 12698128

Keller A, Gunderson R, Reikerås O, Brox JI (2003)
Reliability of computed tomography measurements of paraspinal muscle cross-sectional area and density in patients with chronic low back pain
Spine (Phila Pa 1976), 28 (13), 1455-60
DOI 10.1097/01.BRS.0000067094.55003.AD, PubMed 12838105

Storheim K, Brox JI, Holm I, Koller AK, Bø K (2003)
Intensive group training versus cognitive intervention in sub-acute low back pain: short-term results of a single-blind randomized controlled trial
J Rehabil Med, 35 (3), 132-40
DOI 10.1080/16501970310010484, PubMed 12809196

Storheim K, Holm I, Gunderson R, Brox JI, Bø K (2003)
The effect of comprehensive group training on cross-sectional area, density, and strength of paraspinal muscles in patients sick-listed for subacute low back pain
J Spinal Disord Tech, 16 (3), 271-9
DOI 10.1097/00024720-200306000-00008, PubMed 12792342

Publications 2001

Keller A, Hellesnes J, Brox JI (2001)
Reliability of the isokinetic trunk extensor test, Biering-Sørensen test, and Astrand bicycle test: assessment of intraclass correlation coefficient and critical difference in patients with chronic low back pain and healthy individuals
Spine (Phila Pa 1976), 26 (7), 771-7
DOI 10.1097/00007632-200104010-00017, PubMed 11295899

Publications 2000

Holm I, Friis A, Brox JI, Gunderson R, Steen H (2000)
Minimal influence of facet joint anesthesia on isokinetic muscle performance in patients with chronic degenerative low back disorders
Spine (Phila Pa 1976), 25 (16), 2091-4
DOI 10.1097/00007632-200008150-00014, PubMed 10954641

Røe C, Brox JI, Bøhmer AS, Vøllestad NK (2000)
Muscle activation after supervised exercises in patients with rotator tendinosis
Arch Phys Med Rehabil, 81 (1), 67-72
DOI 10.1016/s0003-9993(00)90224-7, PubMed 10638879

Røe C, Brox JI, Saugen E, Vøllestad NK (2000)
Muscle activation in the contralateral passive shoulder during isometric shoulder abduction in patients with unilateral shoulder pain
J Electromyogr Kinesiol, 10 (2), 69-77
DOI 10.1016/s1050-6411(99)00024-3, PubMed 10699555

Publications 1999

Brox JI (1999)
[Sick leave and physical training at the workplace]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 119 (1), 85
PubMed 10025215

Brox JI, Friis A, Holm I, Grundnes O, Sørensen R, Lange JE, Reikerås O, Indahl A (1999)
[Patients with chronic degenerative spinal disease--can conservative treatment reduce the waiting list for surgery?]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 119 (12), 1784-7
PubMed 10380596

Brox JI, Gjengedal E, Uppheim G, Bøhmer AS, Brevik JI, Ljunggren AE, Staff PH (1999)
Arthroscopic surgery versus supervised exercises in patients with rotator cuff disease (stage II impingement syndrome): a prospective, randomized, controlled study in 125 patients with a 2 1/2-year follow-up
J Shoulder Elbow Surg, 8 (2), 102-11
DOI 10.1016/s1058-2746(99)90001-0, PubMed 10226960

Brox JI, Hagen KB, Juel NG, Storheim K (1999)
[Is exercise therapy and manipulation effective in low back pain?]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 119 (14), 2042-50
PubMed 10394281

Keller A, Johansen JG, Hellesnes J, Brox JI (1999)
Predictors of isokinetic back muscle strength in patients with low back pain
Spine (Phila Pa 1976), 24 (3), 275-80
DOI 10.1097/00007632-199902010-00016, PubMed 10025023

Publications 1997

Brox JI (1997)
Rotator tendinosis of the shoulder: some aspects considering muscle performance, treatment and prognosis
Department Group for Oslo Municipal Hospitals, The Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, 1 b. (flere pag.)
BIBSYS 972089845, ISBN 82-994371-0-5

Brox JI, Røe C, Saugen E, Vøllestad NK (1997)
Isometric abduction muscle activation in patients with rotator tendinosis of the shoulder
Arch Phys Med Rehabil, 78 (11), 1260-7
DOI 10.1016/s0003-9993(97)90341-5, PubMed 9365358

Publications 1996

Brox JI, Brevik JI (1996)
Prognostic factors in patients with rotator tendinosis (stage II impingement syndrome) of the shoulder
Scand J Prim Health Care, 14 (2), 100-5
DOI 10.3109/02813439608997078, PubMed 8792503

Brox JI, Brevik JI, Ljunggren AE, Staff PH (1996)
Influence of anthropometric and psychological variables pain and disability on isometric endurance of shoulder abduction in patients with rotator tendinosis of the shoulder
Scand J Rehabil Med, 28 (4), 193-200
PubMed 9122646

Publications 1994

Brox JI, Bøhmer AS, Ljunggren AE, Staff PH (1994)
[Treatment of chronic shoulder tendinitis]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 114 (5), 575-7
PubMed 8209342

Publications 1993

Brox JI, Staff PH, Ljunggren AE, Brevik JI (1993)
Arthroscopic surgery compared with supervised exercises in patients with rotator cuff disease (stage II impingement syndrome)
BMJ, 307 (6909), 899-903
DOI 10.1136/bmj.307.6909.899, PubMed 8241852

Publications 1992

Brox JI (1992)
[Etiology and diagnosis of chronic shoulder pain]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 112 (23), 2963-6
PubMed 1412343