Robert LaPrade, M.D., Ph.D.
Knee and Shoulder Surgery

Born
....March 29, 1958 in Holden, Massachusetts

Education
....B.S. - Forest Engineering, University of Maine: 1981
....M.D. - University of Illinios: 1987
....Residency - Michigan State University: 1988-1993
....Fellowship - Sports Medicine,
Hughston Clinic:1994

Memberships
....American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
....Arthroscopy Association of Amercica
....International Cartilage Repair Society
....European Society of Sports Tramatology, Knee Surgery and Arthroscopy
....Minnesota Orthopaedic Society
....
American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine
....International Society of Arthroscopy,, Knee Surgery Orthopaedic Sports Medicine

Selected References
....LaPrade, R.F., Johansen, S., Wentorf, F.A., Engebretsen, L., Esterberg, J.L., Tso, A.:
...."An Analysis of an Anatomic Posterolateral Knee Reconstruction: An In Vitro
.... Biomechanical Study and Development of a Surgical Technique", Am. J. Sports Med.,
.... 32(6):1405-1414, 2004.

.... LaPrade, R.F., Ly, T.V., Wentorf, F.A., Engebretsen, L.: "The Posterolateral Attachments
.... of the Knee: A Qualitative and Quantitative Morphology of the Fibular Collateral Ligament,
.... Popliteus Tendon, Popliteofibular Ligament and Lateral Gastrocnemius Tendon",
.... Am. J. Sports Med., 31(6):854-860, 2003.

.... LaPrade, R.F., Gilbert, T.J., Bollom, T.S., Wentorf, F.A., Chaljub, G.: "The MRI
.... Appearance of Individual Structures of the Posterolateral Knee: A Prospective Study of
.... Normal and Surgically Verified Grade III Injuries", Am. J. Sports Med., 28(2):191-199,
.... 2000.