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Overview

Scott M. Lephart is affiliated with the University of Kentucky in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on medicine, with notable contributions to surgery, orthopedics and sports medicine, occupational therapy, biomedical engineering, and genetics.

Their main topics of work include:

  • Shoulder Injury and Treatment
  • Occupational Health and Performance
  • Knee Injuries and Reconstruction Techniques
  • Lower Extremity Biomechanics and Pathologies
  • Sports Performance and Training
  • Sports Injuries and Prevention
  • Genetics and Physical Performance

Scott M. Lephart has published frequently in several venues, particularly:

  • Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise
  • International Journal of Sports Physical Therapy
  • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
  • Physical Therapy in Sport
  • Sports

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Lephart include:

  • Asymmetric Resting Scapular Posture in Healthy Overhead Athletes (2020, UNC Libraries)
  • Sex and Age Comparisons in Neuromuscular And Biomechanical Characteristics of the Knee in Young Athletes (2021, International Journal of Sports Physical Therapy)
  • Gender Differences and the Influence of Body Composition on Land and Pool-Based Assessments of Anaerobic Power and Capacity (2022, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health)
  • Specificity of isokinetic assessment in noncontact knee injury prevention screening: A novel assessment procedure with relationships between variables in amateur adult agility-sport athletes (2021, Physical Therapy in Sport)
  • INFLUENCE OF LIMB DOMINANCE AND SHOULDER INJURY ON STRENGTH AND EXPLOSIVE FORCE IN US MARINES (2020, International Journal of Sports Physical Therapy)

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Scott M. Lephart include:

  • Nicholas R. Heebner
  • John P. Abt
  • Joshua D. Winters
  • Scott D. Royer
  • Jeremy A. Ross

Best Publications

  • Noncontact anterior cruciate ligament injuries: risk factors and prevention strategies.

    L. Y. Griffin;J. Agel;M. J. Albohm;Elizabeth A Arendt

  • Understanding and Preventing Noncontact Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries A Review of the Hunt Valley II Meeting, January 2005

    Letha Y. Griffin;Marjorie J. Albohm;Elizabeth A. Arendt;Roald Bahr

  • The sensorimotor system, part I: the physiologic basis of functional joint stability.

    Bryan L Riemann;Scott M Lephart

  • The role of proprioception in the management and rehabilitation of athletic injuries

    S.M. Lephart;D.M. Pincivero;J.L. Giraldo;F.H. Fu

  • The Sensorimotor System, Part II: The Role of Proprioception in Motor Control and Functional Joint Stability.

    Bryan L Riemann;Scott M Lephart

  • Glenohumeral Range of Motion Deficits and Posterior Shoulder Tightness in Throwers With Pathologic Internal Impingement

    Joseph B. Myers;Kevin G. Laudner;Maria R. Pasquale;James P. Bradley

  • Knee joint laxity and neuromuscular characteristics of male and female soccer and basketball players.

    Susan L. Rozzi;Scott M. Lephart;William S. Gear;Freddie H. Fu

  • Gender differences in strength and lower extremity kinematics during landing

    Scott M. Lephart;Cheryl M. Ferris;Bryan L. Riemann;Joseph B. Myers

  • Balance Training for Persons With Functionally Unstable Ankles

    Susan L. Rozzi;Scott M. Lephart;Rob Sterner;Lori Kuligowski

  • Proprioception and neuromuscular control in joint stability

    Scott M Lephart;Freddie H Fu

  • Proprioception of the shoulder joint in healthy, unstable, and surgically repaired shoulders

    Scott M. Lephart;Jon J.P. Warner;Paul A. Borsa;Freddie H. Fu

  • Scapular Position and Orientation in Throwing Athletes

    Joseph B. Myers;Kevin G. Laudner;Maria R. Pasquale;James P. Bradley

  • Sensorimotor System Measurement Techniques

    Bryan L. Riemann;Joseph B. Myers;Scott M. Lephart

  • Proprioception of the Ankle and Knee

    Scott M. Lephart;Danny M. Pincivero;Susan L. Rozzi

  • Neuromuscular and biomechanical characteristic changes in high school athletes: a plyometric versus basic resistance program

    Scott M. Lephart;J. P. Abt;C. M. Ferris;T. C. Sell

  • Perceived exertion, electromyography, and blood lactate during acute bouts of resistance exercise.

    Kristen M Lagally;Robert J Robertson;Kara I Gallagher;Fredric L Goss

  • Hop Tests as Predictors of Dynamic Knee Stability

    G K Fitzgerald;S M Lephart;J H Hwang;R S Wainner

  • The role of upper torso and pelvis rotation in driving performance during the golf swing

    Joseph B Myers;Scott Lephart;Yung Shen Tsai;Timothy Sell

  • The role of the sensorimotor system in the athletic shoulder.

    Joseph B. Myers;Scott M. Lephart

  • Proprioception, kinesthesia, and balance after total knee arthroplasty with cruciate-retaining and posterior stabilized prostheses.

    C. Buz Swanik;Scott M. Lephart;Harry E. Rubash

Frequent Co-Authors

Freddie H. Fu
Freddie H. Fu University of Pittsburgh
James J. Irrgang
James J. Irrgang University of Pittsburgh
Christopher D. Harner
Christopher D. Harner The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Mininder S. Kocher
Mininder S. Kocher Boston Children's Hospital
Harry E. Rubash
Harry E. Rubash Harvard University
Jon J.P. Warner
Jon J.P. Warner Harvard University
William E. Garrett
William E. Garrett Duke University
Arthur Weltman
Arthur Weltman University of Virginia
Yoram Vodovotz
Yoram Vodovotz University of Pittsburgh

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