Drs. Joost Fikkers specializes in the treatment of spinal problems. In 2013 he completed his studies in Medicine in Leiden. After this, he worked in surgery at the Haga Hospital in The Hague and then in the Utrecht region (Diakonessenhuis Utrecht, St. Antonius Hospital Leidsche Rijn and the UMC Utrecht) to follow and complete his training as an Orthopedic Surgeon in 2022. Subsequently, he was an orthopedic surgeon - fellow spine in the OLVG and AMC in Amsterdam and the Dijklander Hospital in Hoorn.
Since April 2023, he has been working as an Orthopedic Surgeon / Spine Specialist at Bergman Clinics in Arnhem.
Publications
- What Ape Proximal Femora Tell Us About Femoroacetabular Impingement: A Comparison. Fikkers JT, Bouma HW, de Boer SF, Toogood PA, van Kampen PM, Hogervorst T. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2014 July
- Hip ontogenesis: how evolution, genes, and load history shape hip morphotype and cartilotype. Hogervorst T, Eilander W, Fikkers JT, Meulenbelt I. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2012 Dec;470(12):3284-96
- Diagnosis in focus: HADD, a rare explanation for knee pain. De Graeff JJ, Fikkers JT, Bekkers JEJ. Ned Tijdschr Geneeskd. 2020 Dec 2;164:D5394
- Are The Roland Morris Disability Questionnaire and Oswestry Disability Index interchangeable in patients after lumbar spinal fusion? Kersten RFMR, Fikkers J, Wolterbeek N, Öner FC, van Gaalen SM. Journal of Back and Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation. J Back Musculoskeletal Rehabil. 2021;34(4):605-611
Memberships
- Dutch Orthopaedic Association (NOV).
- Dutch Spine Society (DSS).
- Eurospine
