Research & Development

General Information

Research is an important part of our practice. The information we gain through this research helps us improve our current techniques and develop new ones. Therefore, we periodically ask patients to help us out by returning for a follow up visit.
So if in the future you receive a letter in the mail asking [...]

Patents

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Method & Apparatus for Preparing a Bone & Tendon Graft, 1994 (PDF, 906K)
Process for Endosteal Fixation of a Ligament, 1990 (PDF, 419K)
Process for Endosteal Fixation of a Ligament, 1995 (PDF, 575K)
Surgical Pin Passer, 1993 (PDF, 921K)
Angled Surgical Screwdriver & Methods of Arthroscopic Ligament Reconstruction, 1995 (PDF, 1213K)
Patellar Tendon Harvester, 1995 (PDF, 442K)
Bone [...]

Meetings

Meetings 2003
Spring AANA
Presentation: PCL Reconstruction with a Double Bundled Femoral Tunnel: Preliminary Results
Where: Phoenix, AZ
When: Sunday April 27, 8:50am
Poster: “Revision ACL Reconstructions: A Review of Causes”
Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation – International Symposium
Presentation: “Allografts in Sports Medicine”
Where: Edinburgh, Scotland
When: Saturday, September 20, 10:45am
Twentieth Century Orthopaedic Association – Annual Meeting
Presentation: “The Use of Allografts in Ligamentous Reconstructions of [...]

Publications

Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) Publications

Use of an Endoscopic Aimer for Femoral Tunnel Placement in Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction, 1996 (PDF, 7133K)
Continuous-Flow Cold Therapy for Outpatient Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction, 1998 (PDF, 130K)
Incidences of Frostbite in Arthroscopic Knee Surgery Postoperative Cryotherapy Rehabilitation, 2006 (PDF, 367K)

Posterior Cruciate Ligament (PCL) Publications

PCL Reconstruction, 2003 (PDF, 260K)
PCL Injuries, 2005 (PDF, [...]










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