Name and title: Sikri Tukiainen, MD Specialist/Consultant orthopedic surgeon
Special areas of expertise: Senior Consultant Orthopedic Surgeon, knee and shoulder
Additional expertise: Lower and upper limb injuries, including operative and non-operative treatment.
Quote: “The best reward is to see a person recovering from an injury and returning to do what they love”
Language skills: Finnish, Swedish, English, German, Portugues (Br)
Education and work history:
- MD Helsinki 2002
- Specialist in orthopedic surgery, Helsinki 2009
- Senior Consultant orthopadic surgeon, Helsinki University Hospital 2009 – 2018
- Mehilainen Sporthospital 2018-
Patients include: Various top and recreational athletes. Top snowboarders, Freestyle skiers and Alpine skiers:
- Enni Rukajärvi (Snowboarding)
- Janne Korpi (Snowboarding)
- Jimi Salonen (Freestyle,Mogules)
- Roope Tonteri (Snowboarding)
- Peetu Piiroinen (Snowboarding)
- Riikka Voutilainen (Freestyle, Mogules)
Procedures per year: 100
Contact with sports clubs:
- Attending Physician (home games) of two Finnish Football clubs (Atlantis and Honka ) years 1999-2000
- Physician of the Snowboard team of Finland 2005-2015
- Physician of the Olympic team of Finland Vancouver 2010 and Sochi 2014
- Team physician of the Futsal women’s team in the European preliminary qualifications Lithuania 2018
- Physician of the Alpine and the Freestyle teams of Finland 2018-
Memberships:
- ISAKOS International Society of Arthroscopy, Knee Surgery and Orthopedic Sports Medicine ,active member
- Finnish society for shoulder and Elbow surgery
- Finnish orthopedic society
Contact information: sikri.tukiainen@sportshospital.com