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Overview

Robert F. LaPrade is affiliated with Twin Cities Orthopedics in the United States and has a research focus predominantly within the field of medicine, including a specialization in surgery, orthopedics, and sports medicine. Their work spans a wide range of topics related to musculoskeletal health, particularly involving knee injuries and reconstruction techniques.

Their research portfolio includes contributions to numerous high-impact publication venues, among which are:

  • Arthroscopy Techniques
  • Arthroscopy The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery
  • Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine
  • The American Journal of Sports Medicine
  • Video Journal of Sports Medicine

Among the recent notable papers authored or co-authored by Robert F. LaPrade are:

  • "Meniscal repair: The current state and recent advances in augmentation," 2021, Journal of Orthopaedic Research®
  • "Chondral Lesions of the Knee: An Evidence-Based Approach," 2021, Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery
  • "Posterior Tibial Slope Measurements Using the Anatomic Axis Are Significantly Increased Compared With Those That Use the Mechanical Axis," 2020, Arthroscopy The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery
  • "Comparison of Long-term Radiographic Outcomes and Rate and Time for Conversion to Total Knee Arthroplasty Between Repair and Meniscectomy for Medial Meniscus Posterior Root Tears: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis," 2021, The American Journal of Sports Medicine
  • "Risk Factors for Ramp Lesions of the Medial Meniscus: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis," 2021, The American Journal of Sports Medicine

Their extensive collaboration network features frequent co-authors such as Luke V. Tollefson, Jorge Chahla, Nicholas N. DePhillipo, Nicholas I. Kennedy, and Gilbert Moatshe, evidencing a collaborative approach in the multidisciplinary domain of orthopedics and sports medicine.

Robert F. LaPrade's scientific investigations cover several key subfields including surgery, orthopedics and sports medicine, biomedical engineering, rheumatology, and epidemiology. These reflect a broad and integrated methodology targeting complex clinical and biomechanical issues.

Specific topics addressed throughout their work include:

  • Knee injuries and reconstruction techniques
  • Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes
  • Sports injuries and prevention
  • Shoulder Injury and Treatment
  • Lower Extremity Biomechanics and Pathologies
  • Tendon Structure and Treatment
  • Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation

The overall quantity of publications attributed to Robert F. LaPrade exceeds a thousand, indicating an active and sustained presence in medical research. This body of work contributes to advancing clinical knowledge and surgical practice relating primarily to musculoskeletal health, injury prevention, and recovery outcomes.

Best Publications

  • The anatomy of the medial part of the knee.

    Robert F LaPrade;Anders Hauge Engebretsen;Thuan V Ly;Steinar Johansen

  • Motion of the Shoulder Complex During Multiplanar Humeral Elevation

    Paula M Ludewig;Vandana Phadke;Jonathan P Braman;Daniel R Hassett

  • The Posterolateral Attachments of the Knee A Qualitative and Quantitative Morphologic Analysis of the Fibular Collateral Ligament, Popliteus Tendon, Popliteofibular Ligament, and Lateral Gastrocnemius Tendon*

    Robert F. LaPrade;Thuan V. Ly;Fred A. Wentorf;Lars Engebretsen

  • Meniscal Root Tears: Significance, Diagnosis, and Treatment

    Sanjeev Bhatia;Christopher M. LaPrade;Michael B. Ellman;Robert F. LaPrade

  • The effects of grade III posterolateral knee complex injuries on anterior cruciate ligament graft force. A biomechanical analysis.

    Robert F. LaPrade;Scott Resig;Fred Wentorf;Jack L. Lewis

  • Injuries to the Posterolateral Aspect of the Knee Association of Anatomic Injury Patterns with Clinical Instability

    Robert F. LaPrade;Glenn C. Terry

  • The Biceps Femoris Muscle Complex at the Knee: Its Anatomy and Injury Patterns Associated with Acute Anterolateral-Anteromedial Rotatory Instability

    Glenn C. Terry;Robert F. LaPrade

  • Femoral Intercondylar Notch Stenosis and Correlation to Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries A Prospective Study

    Robert F. LaPrade;Quinter M. Burnett

  • An Analysis of an Anatomical Posterolateral Knee Reconstruction An In Vitro Biomechanical Study and Development of a Surgical Technique

    Robert F. LaPrade;Steinar Johansen;Fred A. Wentorf;Lars Engebretsen

  • AOSSM Early Sport Specialization Consensus Statement

    Robert F. LaPrade;Julie Agel;Joseph Baker;Joel S. Brenner

  • The Posterolateral Aspect of the Knee Anatomy and Surgical Approach

    Glenn C. Terry;Robert F. LaPrade

  • A Call for Standardization in Platelet-Rich Plasma Preparation Protocols and Composition Reporting: A Systematic Review of the Clinical Orthopaedic Literature.

    Jorge Chahla;Mark E Cinque;Nicolas S Piuzzi;Sandeep Mannava

  • The Anterolateral Ligament An Anatomic, Radiographic, and Biomechanical Analysis

    Mitchell I. Kennedy;Steven Claes;Fernando Augusto Freitas Fuso;Brady T. Williams

  • The magnetic resonance imaging appearance of individual structures of the posterolateral knee. A prospective study of normal knees and knees with surgically verified grade III injuries.

    Robert F. LaPrade;Thomas J. Gilbert;Timothy S. Bollom;Fred Wentorf

  • Role of the Acetabular Labrum and the Iliofemoral Ligament in Hip Stability: An in vitro Biplane Fluoroscopy Study

    Casey A. Myers;Bradley C. Register;Pisit Lertwanich;Leandro Ejnisman

  • Meniscal root tears: a classification system based on tear morphology.

    Christopher M. LaPrade;Evan W. James;Tyler R. Cram;John A. Feagin

  • The hip fluid seal—Part I: the effect of an acetabular labral tear, repair, resection, and reconstruction on hip fluid pressurization

    Marc J. Philippon;Jeffrey J. Nepple;Kevin J. Campbell;Grant J. Dornan

  • Injuries to the medial collateral ligament and associated medial structures of the knee

    Coen A Wijdicks;Chad J Griffith;Steinar Johansen;Lars Engebretsen

  • Biomechanical consequences of a complete radial tear adjacent to the medial meniscus posterior root attachment site: in situ pull-out repair restores derangement of joint mechanics.

    Jeffrey R. Padalecki;Kyle S. Jansson;Sean D. Smith;Grant J. Dornan

  • The hip fluid seal--Part II: The effect of an acetabular labral tear, repair, resection, and reconstruction on hip stability to distraction.

    Jeffrey J. Nepple;Marc J. Philippon;Kevin J. Campbell;Grant J. Dornan

Frequent Co-Authors

Lars Engebretsen
Lars Engebretsen Oslo University Hospital
Marc J. Philippon
Marc J. Philippon University of Pittsburgh
Mininder S. Kocher
Mininder S. Kocher Boston Children's Hospital
Johnny Huard
Johnny Huard The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Lyle J. Micheli
Lyle J. Micheli Boston Children's Hospital
Jon Karlsson
Jon Karlsson University of Gothenburg
Brian J. Cole
Brian J. Cole Rush University Medical Center
Robert G. Marx
Robert G. Marx Hospital for Special Surgery
Cathy S. Carlson
Cathy S. Carlson University of Minnesota
Elizaveta Kon
Elizaveta Kon Humanitas University

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