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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.

Anatomic reconstruction of chronic symptomatic anterolateral proximal tibiofibular joint instability

KSSTA 2010

Symptomatic chronic proximal tibiofibular joint subluxation is a pathology which is difficult to diagnose and treat. Surgical treatment has not been well defined. A report of two patients successfully treated with an anatomic reconstruction of the posterior aspect of the proximal tibiofibular joint is presented.

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Anatomic reconstruction of chronic symptomatic anterolateral proximal tibiofibular joint instability

Arthroscopic Evaluation of the Lateral Compartment of Knees With Grade 3 Posterolateral Knee Complex Injuries

AJSM 1997

The purpose of this study was to evaluate prospectively the arthroscopic findings in the lateral compartment of knees with posterolateral knee complex injuries, to help identify individual injured anatomic  structures, and to assist in the clinical identification of these injuries.

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Arthroscopic Evaluation of the Lateral Compartment of Knees With Grade 3 Posterolateral Knee Complex Injuries

The Fibular Collateral Ligament-Biceps Femoris Bursa

AJSM 1997

The anatomy of the fibular collateral ligament-biceps femoris bursa is described. The bursa is located lateral to the distal quarter of the fibular collateral ligament and forms an inverted “J” shape around the anterior and anteromedial portions of the ligament. Its most distal margin is just proximal to the fibular head where the fibular collateral ligament inserts, and its more proximal […]

The Fibular Collateral Ligament-Biceps Femoris Bursa

Injuries to the Posterolateral Aspect of the Knee

AJSM 1997

Seventy-one consecutive patients with posterolateral knee injuries had clinical stability testing abnormalities documented prospectively. We compared these findings with the incidence and patterns of their injuries documented at surgery. An abnormal reverse pivot shift test was associated with injury to the fibular collateral ligament (P = 0.01), popliteal components (P = 0.01), and midthird lateral capsular ligament (P = 0.02).

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Injuries to the Posterolateral Aspect of the Knee

Localized Chondrocalcinosis of the Lateral Tibial Condyle

JOURNAL OF ARTHROSCOPIC AND RELATED SURGERY 1992

Chondrocalcinosis, although very rare in young adults, can occur in some young patients. Although its presenting clinical history or radiographic findings may resemble those of an intraarticular loose body, chondrocalcinosis can occur in young athletes, possibly after repetitive microtrauma, and should be included in the differential diagnosis of calcified […]

Localized Chondrocalcinosis of the Lateral Tibial Condyle

The Anatomy of the Medial Part of the Knee

JOURNAL OF BONE AND JOINT SURGERY 2007

While the anatomy of the medial part of the knee has been described qualitatively, quantitative descriptions of the attachment sites of the main medial knee structures have not been reported. The purpose of the present study was to verify the qualitative anatomy of medial knee structures and to perform […]

The Anatomy of the Medial Part of the Knee
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