Christopher M. LaPrade

3.7k total citations · 2 hit papers
68 papers, 2.6k citations indexed

About

Christopher M. LaPrade is a scholar working on Surgery, Orthopedics and Sports Medicine and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Christopher M. LaPrade has authored 68 papers receiving a total of 2.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 63 papers in Surgery, 27 papers in Orthopedics and Sports Medicine and 11 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Christopher M. LaPrade's work include Knee injuries and reconstruction techniques (54 papers), Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes (42 papers) and Sports injuries and prevention (24 papers). Christopher M. LaPrade is often cited by papers focused on Knee injuries and reconstruction techniques (54 papers), Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes (42 papers) and Sports injuries and prevention (24 papers). Christopher M. LaPrade collaborates with scholars based in United States, Norway and Chile. Christopher M. LaPrade's co-authors include Robert F. LaPrade, Coen A. Wijdicks, Michael B. Ellman, Evan W. James, Lars Engebretsen, Sean D. Smith, Sanjeev Bhatia, Grant J. Dornan, Matthew T. Rasmussen and Travis Lee Turnbull and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, The American Journal of Sports Medicine and British Journal of Sports Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Christopher M. LaPrade

62 papers receiving 2.6k citations

Hit Papers

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Meniscal Root Tears

2014 376 citations Christopher M. LaPrade, Robert F. LaPrade et al. The American Journal of Sports Medicine profile →
Meniscal Root Tears

2014 265 citations Christopher M. LaPrade, Evan W. James et al. The American Journal of Sports Medicine profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Christopher M. LaPrade United States	25	2.5k	1.2k	395	166	137	68	2.6k
Sang Hak Lee South Korea	28	2.1k 0.8×	876 0.7×	214 0.5×	255 1.5×	101 0.7×	85	2.1k
P. Djian France	24	2.2k 0.8×	1.1k 0.9×	240 0.6×	124 0.7×	53 0.4×	57	2.2k
Andrea Achtnich Germany	22	1.3k 0.5×	666 0.6×	308 0.8×	106 0.6×	77 0.6×	91	1.4k
Pablo Eduardo Gelber Spain	22	1.4k 0.6×	471 0.4×	244 0.6×	181 1.1×	150 1.1×	74	1.5k
Gene R. Barrett United States	24	1.9k 0.7×	1.1k 0.9×	272 0.7×	82 0.5×	104 0.8×	46	2.0k
Eivind Inderhaug Norway	21	1.3k 0.5×	722 0.6×	181 0.5×	336 2.0×	51 0.4×	58	1.4k
Christian Hoser Austria	29	2.2k 0.9×	1.7k 1.4×	590 1.5×	105 0.6×	40 0.3×	86	2.5k
Walter R. Shelton United States	17	1.3k 0.5×	713 0.6×	149 0.4×	84 0.5×	165 1.2×	25	1.3k
Tinker Gray United States	22	2.3k 0.9×	1.5k 1.3×	369 0.9×	305 1.8×	46 0.3×	36	2.5k
Michal Kozánek United States	25	1.6k 0.6×	349 0.3×	614 1.6×	271 1.6×	78 0.6×	44	1.8k

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Moran, Jay, Michael J. Gouzoulis, Kyle N. Kunze, et al.. (2025). Incidence and Risk Factors for Posttraumatic Osteoarthritis After Primary ACL Reconstruction in Pediatric Patients: A National Database Study. Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine. 13(2). 981918810–981918810.

Monson, Jill K., et al.. (2025). Current Rehabilitation Principles Following Meniscus Repairs. Current Reviews in Musculoskeletal Medicine. 18(9). 331–343.

Moran, Jay, Michael S. Lee, Christopher M. LaPrade, et al.. (2025). Prevalence and Risk Factors for Medial Meniscus Ramp Lesions in the Setting of Pediatric Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics. 45(4). 183–193. 1 indexed citations

LaPrade, Christopher M., et al.. (2025). Correlation of Increased Lateral Tibial Slope With Baseline Tibial Position in Intact Knees and Side-to-Side Anterior Tibial Translation for Knees With ACL Tears. The American Journal of Sports Medicine. 53(2). 343–349. 1 indexed citations

Kennedy, Nicholas I., et al.. (2025). Coronal Alignment Patterns in Primary Anterior Cruciate Ligament Tears: The Influence of Tibial Dominance on Both Varus and Valgus Alignment. The American Journal of Sports Medicine. 53(10). 2397–2406.

Tapasvi, Sachin, et al.. (2025). Medial Meniscal Ramp Tears in Patients With Anterior Cruciate Ligament Tears Undergoing Reconstruction: A Surgically Relevant Classification System Based on Tear Morphology. Arthroscopy The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery. 41(10). 4103–4111. 1 indexed citations

Moatshe, Gilbert, Christopher M. LaPrade, Anne Marie Fenstad, et al.. (2024). Rates of Subjective Failure After Both Isolated and Combined Posterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction: A Study From the Norwegian Knee Ligament Registry 2004-2021. The American Journal of Sports Medicine. 52(6). 1491–1497. 4 indexed citations

LaPrade, Christopher M., et al.. (2024). Medial Opening Wedge Versus Lateral Closing Wedge (LCW) High Tibial Osteotomies for Knee Medial Compartment Osteoarthritis Show Similar Outcomes and Survivorship, While Medial Opening Wedge Has Higher Rates of Tibial Fracture and LCW Has Higher Rates of Nerve Injury and Conversion to Total Knee. Arthroscopy The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery. 41(8). 3200–3200. 2 indexed citations

Rasmussen, Matthew T., et al.. (2024). Slope‐Reducing Proximal Tibial Osteotomy Improves Outcomes in Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction Patients With Elevated Posterior Tibial Slope, Especially Revisions and Posterior Tibial Slope ≥12. Arthroscopy The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery. 41(8). 3184–3195. 2 indexed citations

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Monson, Jill K., et al.. (2024). Lower Extremity Blood Flow Restriction Training in Athletes Significantly Improves Strength‐Related Outcomes in 58% of Studies Compared to Non‐Blood Flow Restriction Control. Arthroscopy The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery. 41(8). 3241–3241. 2 indexed citations

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LaPrade, Christopher M., John C. Neilson, Adam N. Wooldridge, et al.. (2023). Natural history of intraosseous low-grade chondroid lesions of the proximal humerus. Frontiers in Oncology. 13. 1200286–1200286. 2 indexed citations

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Moran, Jay, et al.. (2023). Combined Repair of Medial Meniscal Ramp Lesions and Posterior Root Tears of the Lateral Meniscus During Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction. JBJS Case Connector. 13(1). 2 indexed citations

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LaPrade, Christopher M., Mark E. Cinque, Aaron Sciascia, et al.. (2022). Revision ulnar collateral ligament reconstruction in Major League Baseball pitchers: effects of fastball velocity and usage. Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery. 31(8). 1563–1570. 7 indexed citations

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LaPrade, Christopher M., et al.. (2021). ICD-10 codes do not accurately reflect ankle fracture injury patterns. Injury. 53(2). 752–755. 3 indexed citations

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Murray, Iain R., Christopher M. LaPrade, W. Michael Pullen, & Seth L. Sherman. (2021). Medial Patellofemoral Ligament Repair or Medial Advancement. Clinics in Sports Medicine. 41(1). 157–169. 6 indexed citations

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Kennedy, Nicholas I., Christopher M. LaPrade, & Robert F. LaPrade. (2016). Surgical Management and Treatment of the Anterior Cruciate Ligament/Posterolateral Corner Injured Knee. Clinics in Sports Medicine. 36(1). 105–117. 6 indexed citations

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LaPrade, Robert F., Christopher M. LaPrade, & Evan W. James. (2015). Recent Advances in Posterior Meniscal Root Repair Techniques. Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. 23(2). 71–76. 63 indexed citations

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LaPrade, Christopher M., et al.. (2014). Posterior lateral meniscal root tear due to a malpositioned double-bundle anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction tibial tunnel. Knee Surgery Sports Traumatology Arthroscopy. 23(12). 3670–3673. 6 indexed citations

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LaPrade, Christopher M., Kyle S. Jansson, Grant J. Dornan, et al.. (2014). Altered Tibiofemoral Contact Mechanics Due to Lateral Meniscus Posterior Horn Root Avulsions and Radial Tears Can Be Restored with in Situ Pull-Out Suture Repairs. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. 96(6). 471–479. 229 indexed citations

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Watson, Jonathan N., Katharine J. Wilson, Christopher M. LaPrade, et al.. (2014). Iatrogenic injury of the anterior meniscal root attachments following anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction tunnel reaming. Knee Surgery Sports Traumatology Arthroscopy. 23(8). 2360–2366. 29 indexed citations

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