Last year the The New York Times reported the emergence of anterolateral ligament (ALL) surgery to supplement operations on anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tears noting that a “Florida company quickly began marketing a repair procedure those researchers helped develop. And soon, patients were asking about the knee surgery, and doctors were performing it.”
The medical community debated the surgery’s […]
Question: In your opinion, when do you fix medial meniscal root tears? When do you leave them alone?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 […]
Robert LaPrade, MD, treated Bucks star Jabari Parker’s injured ACL on Tuesday, according to Fox Sports.
Here are four things to know:
1. Dr. LaPrade performed the surgery at The Steadman Clinic in Vail, Colo.
2. Mr. Parker, who suffered the injury in a game on Feb. 8, is expected to miss […]
Dr. LaPrade was name to Becker’s list of 106 knee surgeons to know in 2017. As a complex knee surgeon at The Steadman Clinic in Vail, Colorado, Dr. LaPrade also serves as the Chief Medical Officer and Co-Director of the Sports Medicine Fellowship Program at the […]
He already had a stellar reputation…now you can add “internet maverick” to the list of glowing words used to describe Robert F. LaPrade M.D., Ph.D., chief medical officer of the Steadman Philippon Research Institute. On December 16, 2016, Dr. LaPrade opened up new orthopedic territory when he performed a live knee dissection on Facebook!
Dr. […]
Dr. LaPrade performs a knee dissection on Facebook Live with colleague Jorge Chahla.
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Robert LaPrade MD, PhD and Lars Engebretsen MD, PhD are teaming up with Smith & Nephew to host the 3rd Annual Vail International Knee Symposium (VICKS) in Vail, Colorado June 9 – 11, 2016. Throughout the course, attendees will gain hands-on experience with cadaveric training […]
On Thursday, April 14 orthopaedic surgeon Robert LaPrade, MD, PhD, Chief Medical Officer at the Steadman Philippon Research Institute in Vail, Colorado, attended the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) Research Capitol Hill Day to raise awareness about the debilitating and costly musculoskeletal disorders that are affecting millions of Americans today. Dr. LaPrade and many […]
Congratulations to Dr. Martha Murray for her patience and persistence in developing the Bridge-Enhanced ACL Repair (BEAR) technique. Her work in developing this technique is very comprehensive and thorough. It represents a virtual lifetime of research work by Dr. Murray and her group on looking at a means to perform primary repairs of ACL tears. She has examined […]
