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About Robert LaPrade, MD

Robert LaPrade, MD, PhD has specialized skills and expertise in diagnosing and treating complicated knee injuries. He has treated athletes at all levels, including Olympic, professional and intercollegiate athletes, and has returned numerous athletes back to full participation after surgeries. Recognized globally for his outstanding and efficient surgical skills and dedication to sports medicine, he has received many research awards, including the OREF Clinic Research Award considered by many a Nobel Prize in orthopedics. Dr. LaPrade is one of the most published investigators in his field, and many of the surgeries that he has developed are now performed worldwide and recognized as the “gold standard” for the treatment of complex knee injuries.

Posterolateral Knee Injuries: Anatomy, Evaluation, and Treatment 1st Edition

Posterolateral Knee Injuries: Anatomy, Evaluation, and Treatment covers  the complex anatomy of the posterolateral knee, the varied examination  techniques, surgical and nonsurgical treatments, and therapeutic and  rehabilitative exercises available to manage conditions of the posterolateral knee.

This book discusses the multi-pronged approaches used to manage  posterolateral ligament tears, posterolateral rotatory instability, combined  ligament injuries, injuries causing […]

Posterolateral Knee Injuries: Anatomy, Evaluation, and Treatment 1st Edition

Medial meniscal root tears: Fix it or leave it alone

Question: In your opinion, when do you fix medial meniscal root tears? When do you leave them alone?

Medial meniscal root tears: Fix it or leave it alone

Dr. LaPrade Performs Tissue Donor-Assisted Surgery on Portland Trail Blazers’ Festus Ezeli

Robert LaPrade, MD, of Vail, Colo.-based The Steadman Clinic will finally operate on Portland Trail Blazers center Festus Ezeli’s knee after a cadaver donor was found, according to ESPN.

Here are five things to know:

1. Dr. LaPrade will perform the surgery at Vail, Colo.-based The Steadman Clinic.

2. Mr. Ezeli’s 6-foot-11 stature had stalled his […]

Dr. LaPrade Performs Tissue Donor-Assisted Surgery on Portland Trail Blazers’ Festus Ezeli

Quantitative radiographic assessment of the anatomic attachment sites of the anterior and posterior complexes of the proximal tibiofibular joint

KSSTA 2017

Radiographic identification of the anatomic attachment sites of knee ligament structures allows surgeons to obtain an accurate diagnosis and treatment of knee injuries. The previous studies have provided quantitative and radiographic data for other ligaments, which has aided surgeons in intraoperative tunnel placement and postoperative assessment of […]

Quantitative radiographic assessment of the anatomic attachment sites of the anterior and posterior complexes of the proximal tibiofibular joint

Overlap Between Anterior Cruciate Ligament and Anterolateral Meniscal Root Insertions

AJSM 2017

Over the past decade, there has been an increasing emphasis on anatomic anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction to best restore knee kinematics after an ACL tear. Although studies have shown that the position, size and shape of the ACL insertion site are variable, anatomic single-and double-bundle ACL reconstructions […]

Overlap Between Anterior Cruciate Ligament and Anterolateral Meniscal Root Insertions

Outcomes After Biologically Augmented Isolated Meniscal Repair With Marrow Venting Are Comparable With Those After Meniscal Repair With Concomitant Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction

2017 AJSM

Meniscal repair procedures are increasingly performed because of an enhanced understanding of the long-term deleterious consequences of meniscectomy, the benefits of meniscal preservation, and the improved techniques and devices available for meniscal repair. While meniscal repair has demonstrated a higher reoperation rate than meniscectomy, recent studies have reported […]

Outcomes After Biologically Augmented Isolated Meniscal Repair With Marrow Venting Are Comparable With Those After Meniscal Repair With Concomitant Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction

Biologic Approaches for the Treatment of Partial Tears of the Anterior Cruciate Ligament

The anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) is one of the most studied structures of the human musculoskeletal system, being the subject of many anatomic and biomechanical studies. While treatment options for complete ruptures of the ACL are well studied, partial ACL tears remain more nebulous in their postinjury treatment course. Partial ACL tears were first described […]

Biologic Approaches for the Treatment of Partial Tears of the Anterior Cruciate Ligament
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