Drs. Huard, Provencher and LaPrade, as well as Luke O’Brien PT, were in Sao Paolo, Brazil at a course celebrating the 20th year anniversary of CETE (Do Centro de Traumatologia do Esporte (Portuguese)) set up by Dr. Moises Cohen. Dr. Cohen is considered the top South American sports medicine surgeon and was […]
Dr. LaPrade was selected as the American Journal of Sports Medicine August Spotlight Author for his work, “Two-Tunnel Transtibial Repair of Radial Meniscus Tears Produces Comparable Results to Inside-Out Repair of Vertical Meniscus Tears“.
Radial meniscus tears disrupt the circumferential fibers and […]
Robert LaPrade, MD, PhD, complex knee surgeon at The Steadman Clinic and Chief Medical Officer at the Steadman Philippon Research Institute, was the recipient of the Cabaud Memorial Award at the 2017 American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine Annual Meeting for his work, “Use of Platelet-Rich Plasma Immediately Post-injury to Accelerate Ligament Healing was […]
Dr. LaPrade named to the Becker’s ASC Review list of 65 great orthopedic surgeons. Becker’s Spine Review asked orthopedic surgeon to nominate fellow orthopedic surgeons they thought were outstanding in their field.
Dr. LaPrade is the chief medical officer, deputy director of the sports medicine […]
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. […]
