Robert LaPrade, MD, PhD, launched a new video series to education non-orthopedic physicians, medical students and patients on how to read a MRI of the knee.
Here are four facts on the series.
1. The video looks at individual MRIs of the knee to understand anatomic structures and visual indicators of common knee injuries.
2. Sports medicine knee specialist Dr. LaPrade looks at the anatomy of a normal knee and locates the healthy ligament structures that help stabilize the knee in his video series.
3. After establishing the healthy anatomical structures, Dr. LaPrade shows viewers how to read the MRI for ACL, PCL, MCL and PLC injuries, meniscal root tears, medial meniscus tears and osteochondritis dissecans lesions.
4. Dr. LaPrade practices at The Steadman Clinic in Vail, Colo. Additionally, he serves as the chief medical officer at the Steadman Philippon Research Institute.
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