Dr. LaPrade is Featured in the Wall Street Journal for Rebuilding Marathon Runner, Shalane Flanagan’s Knees
From the Wall Street Journal: Written By Laine Higgins Shalane Flanagan Aims to Finish Her Sixth Marathon in Six Weeks—On Two Rebuilt Knees Photo Credit: Wikimedia Commons The former NYC Marathon winner returns to the Big Apple this weekend to finish a moonshot goal she set after reconstructive surgery on both knees. When former New York City [...]
Dr. LaPrade is Quoted in Healio Orthopedics Today – What Nonoperative Approaches for Knee OA Do You Use in Recreational vs Advanced Athletes?
Dr. LaPrade is Quoted in Healio Orthopedics Today What Nonoperative Approaches for Knee OA Do You Use in Recreational vs Advanced Athletes? Treatment depends on OA factors: Nonoperative approaches for any patient with OA depends upon a stepwise approach, which often depends upon the degree of arthritis, its location, the patient’s range of knee motion and the patient’s tibiofemoral or patellofemoral alignment. One [...]
Dr. LaPrade Wins Two Awards For Collaborative Studies With International Colleagues In The Journal of ISAKOS
Dr. Robert F. LaPrade wins Two Awards For Collaborative Studies With His International Colleagues The Journal of ISAKOS (the official journal of the The International Society of Arthroscopy, Knee Surgery and Orthopaedic Sports Medicine) awards Dr. LaPrade and his international colleagues two prestigious awards: "The Best Current Concepts Review Award" and "The Best Original Article Award" The article titled: Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction failure and [...]
Dr. Robert F. LaPrade is Awarded The Jack C. Hughston Sports Physician Award for 2021
Dr. Robert F. LaPrade has been selected as the recipient of the Jack C. Hughston Sports Physician award for 2021. The Jack C. Hughston Sports Physician Award is the academy’s highest individual honor for a physician. The award was instituted to grow the bonds and demonstrate the importance of collaboration between sports physicians and sports physical therapists. Successful candidates exhibit a willingness to [...]
2021 AANA/AOSSM Specialty Day
Dr. Robert F. LaPrade will be speaking at the 2021 AANA/AOSSM Specialty Day. When: 3/17/2021 - 3/18/2021 (Dr. Laprade is on Thursday, March 18th) Where: Virtual Event Dr. Laprade will speak from 7:43-7:49 p.m. Session V: Knee Cartilage, Meniscus and Biologics Fix the Meniscus … At All Costs: Meniscus Root, Ramp, Radial Tears Here is the agenda: 2021-sd-agenda You may register for this [...]
Dr. Robert F. LaPrade Speaks on International Zoom Call on: Evidence-based Updates on Multiple Ligament Knee Injuries in 2020
Dr. Robert F. Laprade recently spoke on: Evidence-based Updates on Multiple Ligament Knee Injuries in 2020 during an international zoom call for the University of Minnesota Sports Medicine program: Grand Rounds. You may watch the recorded Zoom call here:
Expert Talk on Posterolateral Corner Injuries Of The Knee by Dr. Robert F. LaPrade on Zoom
Watch the Zoom presentation by Dr. Robert F. LaPrade called "Expert talk on posterolateral corner injuries of the knee." Mr. Bobby Anand, Director of Surrey Knee Clinic, UK and Dr. Sundararajan, Ganga Medical Centre & Hospital, India moderate the session. The presentation was organized by Dr. Saseendar, Shoulder and KneeSurgeon, Apollo Hospital, Muscat; Dr. Kambhampati SBS, Knee Surgeon, Sr. Dhaatri Centre, Vijayawada, India [...]
Dr. LaPrade Will Chair the MACKIS (Minnesota Anatomic Complex Knee International Symposium) in November 2020
Dr. Robert LaPrade will chair the MACKIS (Minnesota Anatomic Complex Knee International Symposium) by Smith & Nephew on November 20, 2020. This global broadcast will occur online and will be co-chaired by Professor Lars Engebretsen, MD, PhD, Oslo Sports Trauma Research Center, Oslo, Norway Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery University of Oslo Click here for the MACKIS Agenda and registration information. [...]
Audio Digest Orthopaedics Publishes Dr. LaPrade’s Lecture: Multiligament Injury of the Knee: Tips and Pearls
AudioDigest Orthopaedics publishes Dr. Robert LaPrade's lecture on Multiligament Injury of the Knee: Tips and Pearls AudioDigest Orthopaedics Vol 43 Issue 16 Citation: LaPrade, R.: Multiligament Injury of the Knee: Tips and Pearls. AudioDigest Orthopaedics 43:16 (August 21) 2020 Listen Here
Ever Curious Robert LaPrade, MD, PHD, Publishes His 500th Research Study
Dr. Robert LaPrade published his 500th research study. Orthopedics This Week celebrates Dr. LaPrade's 500th published research study. You can see the article here: Ever Curious Robert LaPrade, MD, PhD Publishes His 500th Research Study Read his 500th Published Article: Single-Stage Multiple-Ligament Knee Reconstructions for Sports-Related Injuries: Outcomes in 194 Patients
Dr. LaPrade Weighs in on Patrick Mahomes’ Knee Dislocation Prognosis
Dr. LaPrade has had several questions about patellar dislocation treatment and recovery since the Kansas City Chiefs' star quarterback Patrick Mahomes’ patellar dislocation injury last night. Here is his response"Most athletes who have a patellar dislocation have a good prognosis for returning to play without surgery once their strength returns 4-6 weeks after injury. Those who may require surgery include those who have dislocated [...]
LaPrade discusses Blood Flow Therapy (BFR) in ACL Reconstruction Patients
Blood Flow Restriction (BFR) stimulates hypertrophy, increasing the size of muscle cells by reproducing the same kind of environment that’s naturally present when you participate in a high-intensity workout. “The muscle cells can be tricked into believing that they need to hypertrophy due to the extra environmental stress created by the BFR,” says Dr. Robert LaPrade, one of the country’s top knee surgeons, who practices at Twin [...]
Internationally Renowned Knee Surgeon Robert F. LaPrade, MD, PhD Joins Twin Cities Orthopedics June 1
Twin Cities Orthopedics (TCO), one of the nation’s largest independent orthopedic groups, today announced the upcoming arrival of Robert F. LaPrade, MD, PhD, an internationally known complex orthopedic knee and sports medicine surgeon. LaPrade comes from The Steadman Clinic in Vail, Colorado, and will join TCO on June 1. LaPrade has specialized skills and expertise in diagnosing and treating complicated knee injuries. He has treated athletes at [...]
International Expert Consensus on a Cell Therapy Communication Tool: DOSES
Cell therapies including so-called "stem cells" are increasingly being marketed and used for the treatment of musculoskeletal disorders – despite questions about these treatments and their effectiveness. A new tool for standardizing communication about cell therapies is presented in the May 15 issue of The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery. The journal is published in the Lippincott portfolio in partnership with Wolters Kluwer. Called "DOSES," [...]
Dr. LaPrade Awarded the Certificate of Reviewer Appreciation from The American Journal of Sports Medicine
Dr. LaPrade was the recipient of the Certificate of Reviewer Appreciation Award at the 2018 American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine (AOSSM) annual editorial board meeting with the American Journal of Sports Medicine (AJSM). AJSM acknowledges Dr. LaPrade's participation in the review of six manuscripts.
The most exciting technology in orthopedics from 10 surgeons
Ten orthopedic surgeons discuss the technology trends most intriguing for 2019 and beyond.Robert LaPrade, MD. Orthopedic Surgeon (Colorado): I am most excited about technology that will allow us to perform surgeries more efficiently and anatomically. These technologies will ultimately lead to better patient outcomes and more reproducible results among all surgeons. Currently, one of the big dilemmas in my field of complex knee surgery is that [...]
Orthobiologics: Key challenges & opportunities from Dr. Robert LaPrade
Robert LaPrade, MD, is an orthopedic surgeon based in Colorado.He has experience as the sports medicine committee chair for the International Society for Arthroscopy, Knee Surgery and Orthopaedic Sports Medicine. Here, Dr. LaPrade discusses the biggest challenges for orthopedics over the next year and what he is most excited about for the future.Question: What are the top challenges orthopedic surgeons face heading into 2019?Dr. Robert [...]
Vail, Colorado Rated One of the Most Academically Productive Academic Orthopaedic Centers in the US
A study published in the Journal of American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, "Orthopaedic Academic Activity in the United States: Bibliometric Analysis of Publications by City and State", named Vail, Colorado one of the most academically productive academic orthopaedic centers in the United States. The purpose of this study was to conduct a bibliometric analysis of orthopaedic academic output in the United States. The study's conclusion [...]
Complex Knee Surgeon Robert LaPrade, MD, PhD, and Colleagues Selected for Four Awards at the 2018 American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine Annual Meeting GalleryComplex Knee Surgeon Robert LaPrade, MD, PhD, and Colleagues Selected for Four Awards at the 2018 American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine Annual Meeting
Complex Knee Surgeon Robert LaPrade, MD, PhD, and Colleagues Selected for Four Awards at the 2018 American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine Annual Meeting
Complex knee surgeon, Robert LaPrade, MD, PhD, and colleagues at the Steadman Philippon Research Institute (SPRI) were selected for four awards at the 2018 American Orthopedic Society for Sports Medicine (AOSSM) Annual Meeting. The AOSSM awards are given to researchers who produce cutting-edge research in key areas of orthopaedic sports medicine. Dr. LaPrade and colleagues were awarded: Fellow Research Award – Basic Science Cabaud Memorial [...]
Dr. LaPrade Awarded Four Awards at the 2018 AOSSM Meeting
Dr. LaPrade and colleagues at the Steadman Philippon Research Institute (SPRI) were awarded four awards at the 2018 American Orthopedic Society for Sports Medicine (AOSSM) Annual Meeting. Fellow Research Award – Basic Science: Sandeep Mannava, MD, PhD, Kaitlyn Whitney, Jillian King, Mitchell Kennedy, Katarina Klett, Grand Dornan, Jorge Chahla, MD, PhD, Thos Evans, MD, Johnny Huard, PhD, and Robert LaPrade, MD, PhD. Cabaud Memorial Award [...]
Low incidence of posterolateral corner injuries at the NFL Combine
Investigators found few players at the 2018 National Football League Combine had evidence of a posterolateral corner injury, with only 0.4% had residual varus symmetry on the clinical evaluation. “[Defining] the extent and grade of posterolateral knee injuries in athletes at the NFL Combine is difficult when only subjective evaluations are assessed,” Robert F. LaPrade, MD, PhD, told Healio.com/Orthopedics. “In order to best determine the true objective instability present [...]