Dr. Robert F Laprade MD
Orthopedist
181 W Meadow Dr #400 Vail CO, 81657About
Dr. Robert Laprade is an orthopaedic surgeon practicing in Vail, CO. Dr. Laprade specializes in the diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation of injuries, diseases and disorders of the bodys musculoskeletal system. As an orthopaedic surgeon, Dr. Laprade tends to bones, ligaments, muscles, joints, nerves and tendons. Orthopaedic surgeons can specialize in certain areas like the hand, spine, hip, foot and ankle, shoulder and elbow or the knee.
Education and Training
University of Illinois College of Medicine MD 1987
Board Certification
Orthopaedic SurgeryAmerican Board of Orthopaedic SurgeryABOS- Orthopaedic Sports Medicine
Orthopaedic SurgeryAmerican Board of Orthopaedic SurgeryABOS
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- The effects of grade III posterolateral knee complex injuries on anterior cruciate ligament graft force. A biomechanical analysis.
- The anterior intermeniscal ligament of the knee. An anatomic study.
- The effect of injury to the posterolateral structures of the knee on force in a posterior cruciate ligament graft: a biomechanical study.
- Posterior cruciate ligament: current concepts.
- Diagnosis and treatment of posterolateral knee injuries.
- The influence of the integrity of posterolateral structures on tibiofemoral orientation when an anterior cruciate ligament graft is tensioned.
- The anatomy of the posterolateral aspect of the rabbit knee.
- Autologous chondrocyte implantation was superior to mosaicplasty for repair of articular cartilage defects in the knee at one year.
- Force measurements on the fibular collateral ligament, popliteofibular ligament, and popliteus tendon to applied loads.
- The operative treatment of scoliosis in Duchenne muscular dystrophy.
- Field-side and prehospital management of the spine-injured athlete.
- Anatomy and biomechanics of the posterolateral corner of the knee.
- Anatomic reconstruction of the posterolateral aspect of the knee.
- Coracoclavicular ligament reconstruction using a semitendinosus graft for failed acromioclavicular separation surgery.
- An in vivo injury model of posterolateral knee instability.
Clinical Trials
Treatments
- Arthroscopic Surgery, Sports Medicine, Arthritis
Professional Memberships
- Fellow American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons 1994
Fellowships
- Hughston Sports Medicine Clinic, Columbus Georgia Orthopaedic Sports Medicine 1994
Publications
- VariousOver 400 Manuscripts2003
- VariousOver 125 Book Chapters2004
- VariousOver 12,000 Citations2005
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