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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.

Altered Tibiofemoral Contact Mechanics Due to Lateral Meniscus Posterior Horn Root Avulsions and Radial Tears Can Be Restored with in Situ Pull-Out Suture Repairs

THE JOURNAL OF BONE AND JOINT SURGERY 2014

An avulsion of the posterior root attachement of the lateral meniscus or a radial tear close to the root attachment can lead to degenerative knee arthritis. The study hypothesized that in situ pull-out suture repair of lateral meniscus root avulsions and of complete radial tears 3 and 6 […]

Altered Tibiofemoral Contact Mechanics Due to Lateral Meniscus Posterior Horn Root Avulsions and Radial Tears Can Be Restored with in Situ Pull-Out Suture Repairs

Commentary on Study of ACL vs Mosaicplasty

JOURNAL OF BONE AND JOINT SURGERY 2003

Bentley G, Biant LC, Carrington RWJ, Akmal M, Goldberg A, Williams AM, Skinner JA, Pringle J. A prospective, randomised comparison of autologous chondrocyte implantation versus mosaicplasty for osteochondral defects in the knee. J Bone Joint Surg Br. 2003 Mar;85:223-30.

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Commentary on Study of ACL vs Mosaicplasty

Anatomy and Biomechanics of the Posterolateral Corner of the Knee

JOURNAL OF KNEE SURGERY 2005

A source of confusion in sports medicine is the anatomy and functional biomechanics of the posterolateral corner of the knee. A large majority of this is the result of varying dissection techniques and different nomenclature for the same structures as reported during the past century.

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Anatomy and Biomechanics of the Posterolateral Corner of the Knee

Mechanical Properties of the Posterolateral Structures of the Knee

AJSM 2005

Although posterolateral knee injuries16 are less common than injuries to the ACL or PCL and are infrequently found as isolated injuries,recently, injuries to the posterolateral knee structures have been more commonly diagnosed than they were in the recent past. It has also been shown that posterolateral knee injuries alter forces in knees after cruciate […]

Mechanical Properties of the Posterolateral Structures of the Knee

How to Read an MRI of an FCL (LCL) Tear

Complex knee specialist Dr. Robert LaPrade discusses how to read an MRI of an FCL (LCL) tear. The FCL (fibular collateral ligament) is also known as the LCL (lateral collateral ligament). In this video Dr. LaPrade identifies how a FCL injury differs from a complete posterolateral corner injury.

Most of the time an FCL tear […]

How to Read an MRI of an FCL (LCL) Tear

How to Read an MRI of a Radial Meniscus Tear

Sports medicine knee specialist Robert LaPrade, MD PhD reviews how to read an MRI of a radial meniscus tear. It is important to be able to differentiate a radial meniscus tear on magnetic imaging because they are a lot different than other tears. In a younger patient a radial tear can […]

How to Read an MRI of a Radial Meniscus Tear

Motion of the Shoulder Complex During Multiplanar Humeral Elevation

JOURNAL OF BONE AND JOINT SURGERY 2009

Many prior studies have evaluated shoulder motion, yet no three-dimensional analysis comparing the combined clavicular, scapular, and humeral motion during arm elevation has been done. We aimed to describe and compare dynamic three-dimensional motion of the shoulder complex during raising and lowering the arm across three distinct elevation planes […]

Motion of the Shoulder Complex During Multiplanar Humeral Elevation

Historical Perspective of PCL Bracing

KSSTA 2012

This manuscript went into detail about the history of PCL braces, why PCL braces are needed, and what future research is necessary to improve on PCL bracing.  Basically, we found that most current braces do not place sufficient force on the posterior aspect of the knee to reduce it back into anatomic position.  PCL braces can […]

Historical Perspective of PCL Bracing

Iatrogenic Meniscus Posterior Root Injury Following Reconstruction of the Posterior Cruciate Ligament

THE JOURNAL OF BONE AND JOINT SURGERY 2014

Detachment of the meniscal roots from their tibial posterior attachements can cause meniscal extrusion and joint space narrowing, and has been associated with knee arthritis. This study analyzes a series of cases in which the posterior horn meniscal roots were detached iatrogenically because of malpositioning of the transtibial PCL […]

Iatrogenic Meniscus Posterior Root Injury Following Reconstruction of the Posterior Cruciate Ligament
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