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Greger Lønne

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Greger Lønne

Associate Professor
Department of Neuromedicine and Movement Science

greger.lonne@ntnu.no
+4797114107 Nevrosenteret, Øya
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2025

  • Haanæs, Esten Konstad Øiaas; Frihagen, Frede; Lønne, Greger; Paulsen, Aksel; Nilsen, Jostein Skorpa; Gregersen, Martin. (2025) The Benefit of Repairing the Deltoid Ligament in Unstable Ankle Fractures: Patient-Reported Functional Outcome and Radiological Stability Measurements; a Clinical Trial Protocol. Foot & Ankle Orthopaedics
    Academic article
  • Salvesen, Eirik Solheim; Taraldsen, Kristin; Lønne, Greger; Lydersen, Stian; Lamb, Sarah Elizabeth; Opdal, Kjersti. (2025) Characteristics and outcomes for hip fracture patients in an integrated orthogeriatric care model: a descriptive study of four discharge pathways with one-year follow-up. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders
    Academic article

2024

  • Alhaug, Ole Kristian; Dolatowski, Filip Celestyn; Kaur, Simran; Lønne, Greger. (2024) Postoperative complications after surgery for lumbar spinal stenosis, assessment using two different data sources. Acta Neurochirurgica
    Academic article

2023

  • Alhaug, Ole Kristian; Dolatowski, Filip Celestyn; Lønne, Greger. (2023) Response to letter to the editor regarding “Predictors for failure after surgery for lumbar spinal stenosis: a prospective observational study”. The spine journal
    Reader opinion piece
  • Riksaasen, Anniken; Kaur, Simran; Solberg, Tore; Austevoll, Ivar Magne; Brox, Jens Ivar; Dolatowski, Filip Celestyn. (2023) Impact of the number of previous lumbar operations on patient-reported outcomes after surgery for lumbar spinal stenosis or lumbar disc herniation. The Bone & Joint Journal
    Academic article
  • Kaur, Simran; Alhaug, Ole Kristian; Dolatowski, Filip Celestyn; Solberg, Tore; Lønne, Greger. (2023) Characteristics and outcomes of patients who did not respond to a national spine surgery registry. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders
    Academic article
  • Mikkelsen, Eirik; Ingebrigtsen, Tor; Thyrhaug, Anette Moltu; Olsen, Lena Ringstad; Nygaard, Øystein Petter; Austevoll, Ivar Magne. (2023) The Norwegian registry for spine surgery (NORspine): cohort profile. European spine journal
    Academic article

2022

  • Alhaug, Ole Kristian; Kaur, Simran; Dolatowski, Filip Celestyn; Småstuen, Milada Cvancarova; Solberg, Tore; Lønne, Greger. (2022) Accuracy and agreement of national spine register data for 474 patients compared to corresponding electronic patient records. European spine journal
    Academic article
  • Alhaug, Ole Kristian; Dolatowski, Filip Celestyn; Solberg, Tore K.; Lønne, Greger. (2022) Predictors for failure after surgery for lumbar spinal stenosis: a prospective observational study. The spine journal
    Academic article
  • Alhaug, Ole Kristian; Dolatowski, Filip Celestyn; Austevoll, Ivar Magne; Mjønes, Sverre Markussen; Lønne, Greger. (2022) Incidental dural tears associated with worse clinical outcomes in patients operated for lumbar spinal stenosis. Acta Neurochirurgica
    Academic article
  • Hara, Sozaburo; Andresen, Hege; Solheim, Ole; Carlsen, Sven Magnus; Sundstrøm, Terje; Lønne, Greger. (2022) Effect of Spinal Cord Burst Stimulation vs Placebo Stimulation on Disability in Patients With Chronic Radicular Pain After Lumbar Spine Surgery: A Randomized Clinical Trial. Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA)
    Academic article

2021

  • Alhaug, Ole Kristian; Dolatowski, Filip Celestyn; Solberg, Tore K.; Lønne, Greger. (2021) Criteria for failure and worsening after surgery for lumbar spinal stenosis: a prospective national spine registry observational study. The spine journal
    Academic article

2020

  • Basso, Trude; Dale, Håvard; Langvatn, Håkon; Lønne, Greger; Skråmm, Inge; Westberg, Marianne. (2020) Virus transmission during orthopedic surgery on patients with COVID-19 – a brief narrative review. Acta Orthopaedica
    Academic literature review

2019

  • Austevoll, Ivar Magne; Hermansen, Erland; Fagerland, Morten; Rekeland, Frode; Solberg, Tore; Storheim, Kjersti. (2019) Decompression alone versus decompression with instrumental fusion the NORDSTEN degenerative spondylolisthesis trial (NORDSTEN-DS); study protocol for a randomized controlled trial. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders
    Academic article
  • Andersen, Mikkel Østerheden; Fritzell, Peter; Eiskjær, Søren Peter; Lagerbäck, Tobias; Hägg, Olle; Nordvall, Dennis. (2019) Surgical Treatment of Degenerative Disk Disease in Three Scandinavian Countries: An International Register Study Based on Three Merged National Spine Registers. Global Spine Journal (GSJ)
    Academic article
  • Werner, David Andreas Thomas; Grotle, Margreth; Gulati, Sasha; Austevoll, Ivar Magne; Madsbu, Mattis Aleksander; Lønne, Greger. (2019) Can a Successful Outcome After Surgery for Lumbar Disc Herniation Be Defined by the Oswestry Disability Index Raw Score?. Global Spine Journal (GSJ)
    Academic article

2018

  • Lagerbäck, Tobias; Fritzell, Peter; Hägg, Olle; Nordvall, Dennis; Lønne, Greger; Solberg, Tore. (2018) Effectiveness of surgery for sciatica with disc herniation is not substantially affected by differences in surgical incidences among three countries: results from the Danish, Swedish and Norwegian spine registries. European spine journal
    Academic article
  • Lønne, Greger; Fritzell, Peter; Hägg, Olle; Nordvall, Dennis; Gerdhem, Paul; Lagerbäck, Tobias. (2018) Lumbar spinal stenosis: comparison of surgical practice variation and clinical outcome in three national spine registries. The spine journal
    Academic article
  • Bhalla, Amandeep; Cha, Thomas D.; Weber, Clemens; Nerland, Ulf Skule; Gulati, Sasha; Lønne, Greger. (2018) Decompressive surgery for lumbar spinal stenosis across the Atlantic: a comparison of preoperative MRI between matched cohorts from the US and Norway. Acta Neurochirurgica
    Academic article

2017

  • Weber, Clemens; Lønne, Greger; Rao, Vidar; Jakola, Asgeir Store; Solheim, Ole; Nerland, Ulf Skule. (2017) Surgical management of lumbar spinal stenosis: a survey among Norwegian spine surgeons. Acta Neurochirurgica
    Academic article
  • Werner, David Andreas Thomas; Grotle, Margreth; Gulati, Sasha; Austevoll, Ivar Magne; Lønne, Greger; Nygaard, Øystein Petter. (2017) Criteria for failure and worsening after surgery for lumbar disc herniation: a multicenter observational study based on data from the Norwegian Registry for Spine Surgery. European spine journal
    Academic article
  • Kleimeyer, John P.; Wood, Kirkham B.; Lønne, Greger; Herzog, Tyler; Ju, Kevin; Beyer, Lisa. (2017) Surgery for refractory coccygodynia: Operative Versus Nonoperative Treatment. Spine
    Academic article
  • Lønne, Greger; Schoenfeld, Andrew J.; Cha, Thomas D.; Nygaard, Øystein Petter; Zwart, John-Anker; Solberg, Tore. (2017) Variation in selection criteria and approaches to surgery for Lumbar Spinal Stenosis among patients treated in Boston and Norway. Clinical neurology and neurosurgery (Dutch-Flemish ed. Print)
    Academic article

2016

  • Lønne, Greger; Cha, Thomas D.. (2016) Minimally Invasive Decompression in Lumbar Spinal Stenosis. JBJS essential surgical techniques
    Academic article
  • Evensen, Sigurd; Forr, Thea; Al-Fattal, Ahmad; Groot, Cathrine De; Lønne, Greger; Gjevjon, Edith L Roth. (2016) Nytt verktøy for å oppdage delirium og kognitiv svikt. Tidsskrift for Den norske legeforening (Tidsskriftet)
    Reader opinion piece

2015

  • Weber, Clemens; Rao, Vidar; Gulati, Sasha; Kvistad, Kjell Arne; Nygaard, Øystein Petter; Lønne, Greger. (2015) Inter-and Intraobserver Agreement of Morphological Grading for Central Lumbar Spinal Stenosis on Magnetic Resonance Imaging. Global Spine Journal (GSJ)
    Academic article
  • Lønne, Greger. (2015) Surgical treatment of Lumbar Spinal Stenosis: X-stop vs Minimally Invasive Decompression Image assessment, treatment effects and health economic evaluations. Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet
    Doctoral dissertation
  • Lønne, Greger; Johnsen, Lars Gunnar; Rossvoll, Ivar; Andresen, Hege; Storheim, Kjersti; Zwart, John-Anker. (2015) Minimally invasive decompression versus x-stop in lumbar spinal stenosis: A randomized controlled multicenter study. Spine
    Academic article
  • Lønne, Greger; Johnsen, Lars Gunnar; Aas, Eline; Lydersen, Stian; Andresen, Hege; Rønning, Roar Eng. (2015) Comparing Cost-effectiveness of X-Stop with Minimally Invasive Decompression in Lumbar Spinal Stenosis: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Spine
    Academic article
  • Nerland, Ulf Skule; Jakola, Asgeir Store; Solheim, Ole; Weber, Clemens; Rao, Vidar; Lønne, Greger. (2015) Minimally invasive decompression versus open laminectomy for central stenosis of the lumbar spine: pragmatic comparative effectiveness study. The BMJ
    Academic article

2014

  • Nerland, Ulf Skule; Jakola, Asgeir Store; Solheim, Ole; Weber, Clemens; Rao, Vidar; Lønne, Greger. (2014) Comparative effectiveness of microdecompression and laminectomy for central lumbar spinal stenosis: Study protocol for an observational study. BMJ Open
    Academic article
  • Lønne, Greger; Ødegård, Bent; Johnsen, Lars Gunnar; Solberg, Tore; Kvistad, Kjell Arne; Nygaard, Øystein Petter. (2014) MRI evaluation of lumbar spinal stenosis: Is a rapid visual assessment as good as area measurement?. European spine journal
    Academic article

2012

  • Lønne, Greger; Solberg, Tore; Sjåvik, Kristin; Nygaard, Øystein Petter. (2012) Recovery of muscle strength after microdiscectomy for lumbar disc herniation: a prospective cohort study with 1-year follow-up. European spine journal
    Academic article

2007

  • Nygaard, Øystein P; Lønne, Greger; Husby, P; Grundnes, O; Rossvoll, Ivar; Johnsen, Lars Gunnar. (2007) Sammenligning av to kirurgiske metoder for behandling av sentral spinal stenose. Presentasjon av protokollen for en nasjonal multisenterstudie. Vitenskapelige forhandlinger - De norske kirurgiske foreninger
    Abstract
  • Aamodt, Arild; Furnes, Ove; Lønne, Greger. (2007) Protesekirurgi i hofte og kne. Legeforlaget Legeforlaget
    Non-fiction book

Journal publications

  • Haanæs, Esten Konstad Øiaas; Frihagen, Frede; Lønne, Greger; Paulsen, Aksel; Nilsen, Jostein Skorpa; Gregersen, Martin. (2025) The Benefit of Repairing the Deltoid Ligament in Unstable Ankle Fractures: Patient-Reported Functional Outcome and Radiological Stability Measurements; a Clinical Trial Protocol. Foot & Ankle Orthopaedics
    Academic article
  • Salvesen, Eirik Solheim; Taraldsen, Kristin; Lønne, Greger; Lydersen, Stian; Lamb, Sarah Elizabeth; Opdal, Kjersti. (2025) Characteristics and outcomes for hip fracture patients in an integrated orthogeriatric care model: a descriptive study of four discharge pathways with one-year follow-up. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders
    Academic article
  • Alhaug, Ole Kristian; Dolatowski, Filip Celestyn; Kaur, Simran; Lønne, Greger. (2024) Postoperative complications after surgery for lumbar spinal stenosis, assessment using two different data sources. Acta Neurochirurgica
    Academic article
  • Alhaug, Ole Kristian; Dolatowski, Filip Celestyn; Lønne, Greger. (2023) Response to letter to the editor regarding “Predictors for failure after surgery for lumbar spinal stenosis: a prospective observational study”. The spine journal
    Reader opinion piece
  • Riksaasen, Anniken; Kaur, Simran; Solberg, Tore; Austevoll, Ivar Magne; Brox, Jens Ivar; Dolatowski, Filip Celestyn. (2023) Impact of the number of previous lumbar operations on patient-reported outcomes after surgery for lumbar spinal stenosis or lumbar disc herniation. The Bone & Joint Journal
    Academic article
  • Kaur, Simran; Alhaug, Ole Kristian; Dolatowski, Filip Celestyn; Solberg, Tore; Lønne, Greger. (2023) Characteristics and outcomes of patients who did not respond to a national spine surgery registry. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders
    Academic article
  • Mikkelsen, Eirik; Ingebrigtsen, Tor; Thyrhaug, Anette Moltu; Olsen, Lena Ringstad; Nygaard, Øystein Petter; Austevoll, Ivar Magne. (2023) The Norwegian registry for spine surgery (NORspine): cohort profile. European spine journal
    Academic article
  • Alhaug, Ole Kristian; Kaur, Simran; Dolatowski, Filip Celestyn; Småstuen, Milada Cvancarova; Solberg, Tore; Lønne, Greger. (2022) Accuracy and agreement of national spine register data for 474 patients compared to corresponding electronic patient records. European spine journal
    Academic article
  • Alhaug, Ole Kristian; Dolatowski, Filip Celestyn; Solberg, Tore K.; Lønne, Greger. (2022) Predictors for failure after surgery for lumbar spinal stenosis: a prospective observational study. The spine journal
    Academic article
  • Alhaug, Ole Kristian; Dolatowski, Filip Celestyn; Austevoll, Ivar Magne; Mjønes, Sverre Markussen; Lønne, Greger. (2022) Incidental dural tears associated with worse clinical outcomes in patients operated for lumbar spinal stenosis. Acta Neurochirurgica
    Academic article
  • Hara, Sozaburo; Andresen, Hege; Solheim, Ole; Carlsen, Sven Magnus; Sundstrøm, Terje; Lønne, Greger. (2022) Effect of Spinal Cord Burst Stimulation vs Placebo Stimulation on Disability in Patients With Chronic Radicular Pain After Lumbar Spine Surgery: A Randomized Clinical Trial. Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA)
    Academic article
  • Alhaug, Ole Kristian; Dolatowski, Filip Celestyn; Solberg, Tore K.; Lønne, Greger. (2021) Criteria for failure and worsening after surgery for lumbar spinal stenosis: a prospective national spine registry observational study. The spine journal
    Academic article
  • Basso, Trude; Dale, Håvard; Langvatn, Håkon; Lønne, Greger; Skråmm, Inge; Westberg, Marianne. (2020) Virus transmission during orthopedic surgery on patients with COVID-19 – a brief narrative review. Acta Orthopaedica
    Academic literature review
  • Austevoll, Ivar Magne; Hermansen, Erland; Fagerland, Morten; Rekeland, Frode; Solberg, Tore; Storheim, Kjersti. (2019) Decompression alone versus decompression with instrumental fusion the NORDSTEN degenerative spondylolisthesis trial (NORDSTEN-DS); study protocol for a randomized controlled trial. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders
    Academic article
  • Andersen, Mikkel Østerheden; Fritzell, Peter; Eiskjær, Søren Peter; Lagerbäck, Tobias; Hägg, Olle; Nordvall, Dennis. (2019) Surgical Treatment of Degenerative Disk Disease in Three Scandinavian Countries: An International Register Study Based on Three Merged National Spine Registers. Global Spine Journal (GSJ)
    Academic article
  • Werner, David Andreas Thomas; Grotle, Margreth; Gulati, Sasha; Austevoll, Ivar Magne; Madsbu, Mattis Aleksander; Lønne, Greger. (2019) Can a Successful Outcome After Surgery for Lumbar Disc Herniation Be Defined by the Oswestry Disability Index Raw Score?. Global Spine Journal (GSJ)
    Academic article
  • Lagerbäck, Tobias; Fritzell, Peter; Hägg, Olle; Nordvall, Dennis; Lønne, Greger; Solberg, Tore. (2018) Effectiveness of surgery for sciatica with disc herniation is not substantially affected by differences in surgical incidences among three countries: results from the Danish, Swedish and Norwegian spine registries. European spine journal
    Academic article
  • Lønne, Greger; Fritzell, Peter; Hägg, Olle; Nordvall, Dennis; Gerdhem, Paul; Lagerbäck, Tobias. (2018) Lumbar spinal stenosis: comparison of surgical practice variation and clinical outcome in three national spine registries. The spine journal
    Academic article
  • Bhalla, Amandeep; Cha, Thomas D.; Weber, Clemens; Nerland, Ulf Skule; Gulati, Sasha; Lønne, Greger. (2018) Decompressive surgery for lumbar spinal stenosis across the Atlantic: a comparison of preoperative MRI between matched cohorts from the US and Norway. Acta Neurochirurgica
    Academic article
  • Weber, Clemens; Lønne, Greger; Rao, Vidar; Jakola, Asgeir Store; Solheim, Ole; Nerland, Ulf Skule. (2017) Surgical management of lumbar spinal stenosis: a survey among Norwegian spine surgeons. Acta Neurochirurgica
    Academic article
  • Werner, David Andreas Thomas; Grotle, Margreth; Gulati, Sasha; Austevoll, Ivar Magne; Lønne, Greger; Nygaard, Øystein Petter. (2017) Criteria for failure and worsening after surgery for lumbar disc herniation: a multicenter observational study based on data from the Norwegian Registry for Spine Surgery. European spine journal
    Academic article
  • Kleimeyer, John P.; Wood, Kirkham B.; Lønne, Greger; Herzog, Tyler; Ju, Kevin; Beyer, Lisa. (2017) Surgery for refractory coccygodynia: Operative Versus Nonoperative Treatment. Spine
    Academic article
  • Lønne, Greger; Schoenfeld, Andrew J.; Cha, Thomas D.; Nygaard, Øystein Petter; Zwart, John-Anker; Solberg, Tore. (2017) Variation in selection criteria and approaches to surgery for Lumbar Spinal Stenosis among patients treated in Boston and Norway. Clinical neurology and neurosurgery (Dutch-Flemish ed. Print)
    Academic article
  • Lønne, Greger; Cha, Thomas D.. (2016) Minimally Invasive Decompression in Lumbar Spinal Stenosis. JBJS essential surgical techniques
    Academic article
  • Evensen, Sigurd; Forr, Thea; Al-Fattal, Ahmad; Groot, Cathrine De; Lønne, Greger; Gjevjon, Edith L Roth. (2016) Nytt verktøy for å oppdage delirium og kognitiv svikt. Tidsskrift for Den norske legeforening (Tidsskriftet)
    Reader opinion piece
  • Weber, Clemens; Rao, Vidar; Gulati, Sasha; Kvistad, Kjell Arne; Nygaard, Øystein Petter; Lønne, Greger. (2015) Inter-and Intraobserver Agreement of Morphological Grading for Central Lumbar Spinal Stenosis on Magnetic Resonance Imaging. Global Spine Journal (GSJ)
    Academic article
  • Lønne, Greger; Johnsen, Lars Gunnar; Rossvoll, Ivar; Andresen, Hege; Storheim, Kjersti; Zwart, John-Anker. (2015) Minimally invasive decompression versus x-stop in lumbar spinal stenosis: A randomized controlled multicenter study. Spine
    Academic article
  • Lønne, Greger; Johnsen, Lars Gunnar; Aas, Eline; Lydersen, Stian; Andresen, Hege; Rønning, Roar Eng. (2015) Comparing Cost-effectiveness of X-Stop with Minimally Invasive Decompression in Lumbar Spinal Stenosis: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Spine
    Academic article
  • Nerland, Ulf Skule; Jakola, Asgeir Store; Solheim, Ole; Weber, Clemens; Rao, Vidar; Lønne, Greger. (2015) Minimally invasive decompression versus open laminectomy for central stenosis of the lumbar spine: pragmatic comparative effectiveness study. The BMJ
    Academic article
  • Nerland, Ulf Skule; Jakola, Asgeir Store; Solheim, Ole; Weber, Clemens; Rao, Vidar; Lønne, Greger. (2014) Comparative effectiveness of microdecompression and laminectomy for central lumbar spinal stenosis: Study protocol for an observational study. BMJ Open
    Academic article
  • Lønne, Greger; Ødegård, Bent; Johnsen, Lars Gunnar; Solberg, Tore; Kvistad, Kjell Arne; Nygaard, Øystein Petter. (2014) MRI evaluation of lumbar spinal stenosis: Is a rapid visual assessment as good as area measurement?. European spine journal
    Academic article
  • Lønne, Greger; Solberg, Tore; Sjåvik, Kristin; Nygaard, Øystein Petter. (2012) Recovery of muscle strength after microdiscectomy for lumbar disc herniation: a prospective cohort study with 1-year follow-up. European spine journal
    Academic article
  • Nygaard, Øystein P; Lønne, Greger; Husby, P; Grundnes, O; Rossvoll, Ivar; Johnsen, Lars Gunnar. (2007) Sammenligning av to kirurgiske metoder for behandling av sentral spinal stenose. Presentasjon av protokollen for en nasjonal multisenterstudie. Vitenskapelige forhandlinger - De norske kirurgiske foreninger
    Abstract

Books

  • Aamodt, Arild; Furnes, Ove; Lønne, Greger. (2007) Protesekirurgi i hofte og kne. Legeforlaget Legeforlaget
    Non-fiction book

Report

  • Lønne, Greger. (2015) Surgical treatment of Lumbar Spinal Stenosis: X-stop vs Minimally Invasive Decompression Image assessment, treatment effects and health economic evaluations. Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet
    Doctoral dissertation

Outreach

2017

  • Academic lecture
    Fredriksli, Oddrun; Lønne, Greger; Andresen, Hege; Nygaard, Øystein Petter; Johnsen, Lars Gunnar. (2017) NEW SURGICAL METHODS IN A HEALTH ECONOMIC PERSPECTIVE. Eurospine 2017 , Dublin 2017-10-11 - 2017-10-13

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