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 […]
When it comes to research, not all published studies are created equal. In an article in the Vail Daily, Dr. LaPrade explains that while reworking experiments is part of the scientific process, problems in a study’s design can lead to a disconnect between the way a study is interpreted by the scientific community and how […]
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Drs. Robert LaPrade, Jorge Chahla and Chase Dean at the Steadman Philippon Research Institute have published “Complex Knee Surgery Made Easy”, the first free educational interactive digital book of its kind in sports medicine. This comprehensive book was designed to […]
Top Colorado knee surgeon at The Steadman Clinic in Vail, Colorado, Robert LaPrade, MD PhD has launched an updated version of his educational website DRLAPRADE.COM developed by eMedical Media. This website has been redesigned to help both patients and medical professionals gain a better understanding of the anatomy of the knee, causes of knee pain, and […]
Vail knee specialist Robert LaPrade, MD, PhD was named one of 164 ASC Industry Physician Leaders to Know in 2016. The list consists of physicians establishing, leading and partnering with ambulatory surgery centers across the United States. Healthcare leaders nominated physicians to establish this list.
An Ambulatory Surgery Center, also known as an ASC, is a […]
In an article by Discovery News, Dr. LaPrade comments on the effects of fat skis on the knees. The fat ski phenomena started a few years ago when ski companies designed a wider platform to help skiers stay above soft snow and deep powder. In the Rocky Mountains, Dr. LaPrade has seen more torn knee ligament injuries […]
Dr. LaPrade lectures on the current concepts of PCL injuries. Overall, the results of PCL treatments are inferior to ACL treatments. In some cases, physicians recommend to patients with very severe PCL tears to just live with it because they cannot make it any better, and probably 10 to 15 years ago that was the […]
