Articular Cartilage Knee Injuries
THE PHYSICIAN AND SPORTSMEDICINE 2001
Articular cartilage defects of the knee can be very debilitating, and diagnosis can be difficult because the symptoms are often nonspecific…
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.An Analysis of an Anatomical Posterolateral Knee Reconstruction
AJSM 2004
To date, no surgical technique to treat posterolateral knee instability anatomically reconstructs the 3 major static stabilizing structures of the posterolateral knee: the fibular collateral ligament, the popliteus tendon, and the popliteofibular ligament.
Assessment of Healing of Grade II Posterolateral Corner Injuries: an In Vivo Model
JOURNAL OF ORTHOPAEDIC RESEARCH 2004
The primary purpose of this study was to test the hypothesis that an in vivo model of posterolateral knee instability could be created in the rabbit and to develop a natural history model in animals. The biomechanical and gross features of the rabbit knee 12 weeks after rupture of the fibular collateral ligament […]
Medial Knee Injury Part 1, Static Function of the Individual Components of the Main Medial Knee Structures
AJSM 2009
There is a lack of knowledge on the primary and secondary static stabilizing functions of the posterior oblique ligament (POL), the proximal and distal divisions of the superficial medial collateral ligament (sMCL), and the meniscofemoral and meniscotibial portions of the deep medial collateral ligament (MCL).
Assessment of Scapulohumeral Rhythm During Unconstrained Overhead Reaching in Asymptomatic Subjects
JOURNAL OF SHOULDER AND ELBOW SURGERY 2009
The contribution of scapulothoracic and glenohumeral motion to overall shoulder motion remains difficult to determine. We sought to determine the exact ratio between these two motion components in order to better understand overall shoulder kinematics in asymptomatic individuals in unconstrained reaching.
Arthroscopic Anatomy of the PCL
THE JOURNAL OF BONE AND JOINT SURGERY 2012
The clock-face method to identify the femoral posterior cruciate ligament (PCL) attachment has poor accuracy and reproducibility. Measurements of clinically relevant anatomic structures would provide more useful surgical guidance. The purpose of this study was to describe the attachments of the anterolateral and posteromedial bundles of the PCL relative to […]
Accuracy of a contour-based biplane fluoroscopy technique for tracking knee joint kinematics of different speeds
JOURNAL OF BIOMECHANICS 2012
While measuring knee motion in all six degrees of freedom is important for understanding and treating orthopaedic knee pathologies, traditional motion capture techniques lack the required accuracy. A variety of model-based biplane fluoroscopy techniques have been developed with sub-millimeter accuracy. However, no studies have statistically evaluated the consistency of the accuracy across motions of […]
The Influence of Suture Material on the Strength of Horizontal Mattress Suture Configuration for Meniscus Repair
THE KNEE 2013
The study compared the mechanical characteristics of meniscal repair fixation using horizontal sutures and six different sutures under submaximal cyclic and load to failure test conditions. The purpose fo this study is to help aid physicians in selecting a suture type.
The anatomy of the posterolateral aspect of the rabbit knee
JOURNAL OF ORTHOPAEDIC RESEARCH 2003
The purpose of this study was to determine the anatomy of the posterolateral aspect of the rabbit knee to serve as a basis for future in vitro and in vivo posterolateral knee biomechanical and injury studies. Twelve nonpaired fresh-frozen New Zealand white rabbit knees were dissected to determine the anatomy of the posterolateral […]
The Posterolateral Attachments of the Knee
AJSM 2003
Quantitative descriptions of the attachment sites of the main posterolateral knee structures have not been performed.