Walter O’Brien, MD

Dr. Walter O’Brien is an orthopedic surgeon practicing in Los Angeles. His clinic, Pacific Coast Sports Medicine, is a multidisciplinary collaboration that uses synergistic treatments in the pursuit of regenerative orthopedics. In addition to stem cell therapy, the clinic combines techniques such as High Intensity Laser Therapy, OrthoPulse EPAT, Hako-Med ElecDT, VAX-D, acupuncture, nutrition counseling, lymphedema treatment, and physical therapy.

Dr. O’Brien completed his medical school and five year orthopedic surgery residency at the University of Kansas. During medical school he experienced surgery from the patient’s perspective undergoing anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction of his knee. He was fortunate to have been operated on and subsequently mentored by one of the true pioneers of modern day knee reconstructive surgery, Charles Henning, MD. Dr. Henning also was an innovator in the prevention of knee injuries. Pediatric orthopedics is one subspecialty interest of Dr. O’Brien, especially pediatric trauma and fractures. He completed six months of residency at The Childrens’ Hospital in Denver, Colorado under the directorship of Robert Eilert, MD where he studied a potentially serious type of children’s elbow fracture and developed methods for surgeons to minimize permanent deformity.

With a subspecialty interest in sports medicine, Dr. O’Brien embarked upon a unique two year traveling fellowship involving many of the innovative gurus at several meccas of sports medicine. He studied with Ejnar Eriksson, MD at the renowned Karolinska Hospital in Stockholm, Sweden learning his pioneering techniques in arthroscopy of the knee, shoulder, elbow, ankle, and hip. Dr. Eriksson also was a world leader in the rehabilitation of musculoskeletal injuries. Dr. O’Brien traveled to Switzerland and participated in the prestigious A.O. Fellowship program learning state-of-the-art techniques in fracture surgery and worked with Werner Muller, MD, a leading authority on knee ligament surgery. The educational journey also included time in Paris, France studying under the wing of Jean-Yves Dupont, MD as he pioneered work in ligament reconstruction, meniscal repair, and accelerated rehabilitation after knee surgery. The renowned Orthopaedic and Arthritic Hospital in Toronto, Canada hosted Dr. O’Brien as he learned from Robert Jackson, MD who introduced arthroscopic surgery to North America after observing its birth during a trip to Japan. The highly regarded Hospital for Special Surgery in New York City provided a training grounds as Dr. O’Brien learned from Russell Warren, MD, team doctor for the New York Giants NFL team and known for his cutting-edge work in shoulder surgery and knee reconstruction. Dr. O’Brien also was fortunate enough to work with another pioneer in knee reconstructive surgery and rehabilitation, Frank Noyes, MD of Cincinnati, Ohio. After completing this remarkable educational experience, Dr. O’Brien moved to southern California and spent his first year in private practice working with Martin Blazina, MD, another pioneer of knee surgery originally from the Kerlan-Jobe Clinic and subsequent founder of the sports medicine department at UCLA.

Dr. O’Brien has numerous peer-reviewed publications and has received many awards for his basic science research and clinical studies.  He has lectured repeatedly at multiple national and international orthopedic society conferences.  His clinical experience includes over 10,000 surgical procedures in his distinguished career.

WALTER R. O’BRIEN, M.D.

CURRICULUM VITA

EDUCATION

SPORTS MEDICINE TRAINING

Residency

Fellowships

CURRENT PROFESSIONAL POSITIONS

Director, Pacific Coast Sports Medicine, Los Angeles, CA

Saint John’s Health Center, Santa Monica, CA

Olympia Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA

Southern California Hospital at Culver City, Culver City, CA

Surgery Center of the Pacific, Santa Monica, CA

Twentieth Street Surgery Center, Santa Monica, CA

Center for Ambulatory Surgical Treatment, Los Angeles, CA

PAST PROFESSIONAL POSITIONS

Medical Executive Committee

Outpatient Surgical Medical Unit

Santa Monica, CA

CERTIFICATIONS

PROFESSIONAL SOCIETY MEMBERSHIPS

HONORS & AWARDS

ACTIVITIES

COMMUNITY SERVICE

Sports Injury Clinic, Sherman Oaks Community Hospital

Athletic Injuries Lecture Series, Sherman Oaks Community Hospital

Physician, CA Women’s High School Basketball Tournament 1988

Team Physician, Buckley High School, Sherman Oaks, 1988

Venice Family Clinic–Orthopedic Care to Indigent

Pre-Participation Physicals for High School Athletes

Event Physician, Robert Amiel Triathlon, Malibu, Sept. 16, 1989

Community Health Advisory Committee Head, Sports Injury Subcommittee

Physician, Jimmy Stewart Relay Marathon, Los Angeles, May 17, 1992.

Advisory Board, American Red Cross, Santa Monica Chapter, 1999.

PUBLICATIONS

A.  Scientific Articles:

1.   O’Brien, W.R.: Anabolic Steroids and the Athlete.  University of Kansas Honors Paper, May 1976.

2.   Dupont, J.Y.; Bellier, G.; O’Brien, W.R.: Modified Marshall-Macintosh Technique for

Anterior Cruciate Ligament Substitution with Early Knee Rehabilitation Techniques Orthop.

2(4): 28-35, 1988.

3.   O’Brien, W.R.: Degenerative Arthritis of the Knee Following Anterior Cruciate Ligament

Injury: Role of the Meniscus. Sports Medicine and Arthroscopy Review.  1:114-1 18, 1993.

4.   O’Brien, W R.: Isometric Placement of Anterior Cruciate Ligament Substitutes. Operative Techniques

in Orthop. (2) : 49-54, April 1992.

5.   Friederich, N.F.; Muller, W.; O’Brien, W.R.: Klinische Anwendung biomechanischer und funktionell

anatomisscher Daten am Kniegelenk.

6.   O’Meara, P.M.; O’Brien, W.R.; Henning, C.E.: Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction

Stability with Continuous Passive Motion: The Role of Isometric Graft Placement. Clinical

Orthopaedics and Related Research, 277: 201-209, April 1992.

AI.    Scientific Articles (Submitted and Pending)

1.   O’Brien, W.R.; Eilert; R.E.; Chang, F.; Glancy, G.L: The Metaphyseal-Diaphyseal Angle as a Guide

to Treating  Supracondylar Fractures of the Humerus in Children.

2.   O’Brien, W.R.; Henning, C.E.: Anterior Cruciate Ligament Substitute Load versus Tibial

Positioning: An In Vitro Study.

3.   O’Brien, W.R.; Henning, C.E.; Eriksson, E.: Femoral Intercondylar Notch Impingement on

Anterior Cruciate Ligament Substitutes.

4.   O’Brien, W.R.: Arthroscopic Removal of a Loose Body from the Hip Following Fracture-

Dislocation: A Case Report.

5.   O’Brien, W.R.; Kaufman, E.E.: Erosion of the Medial Femoral Condyle by a Synovial Plica: A

Case Report.

6.   O’Brien, W.R.; Friederich, N.F.: Effects of Stress Relaxation on Initial Graft Loads During

Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction.

7.   O’Brien, W.R.; Wong, K; Friederich, N.F.: Anterior Cruciate Ligament Graft Loads During Knee .

Rehabilitation: An In Vitro Study.

8.   O’Brien, W.R.; Friederich, N.F.: Functional Anatomy of the Meniscofemoral Ligaments.

9.   Friederich, N.F.; O’Brien, W.R.: Isometricity Measurements During Anterior Cruciate Ligament

10.   O’Brien, W.R.; Friederich, N.F.; Muller, W.; Jackson, R.W.; James P.H.; Henning, C.E.; Lynch,

M.A.: Degenerative Arthritis of the Knee Following Anterior Cruciate Ligament

Reconstruction: A Multicenter,Long-Term, Follow-up Study.

B.   Books and Book Chapters

1.   Friederich, N.F.; O’Brien, W.R.: Zur Funktionellen Anatomie der Kreuzbaender. In : Jakob,

R.P., Staubli, H.U. (Hrsg): Kniegelenk und Kreuzbaender. Springer-Verlag, Heidelberg, 80-95,

2.   Friederich, N.F.; O’Brien, W.R.: Functional Anatomy of the Cruciate Ligaments. In: R.P. Jakob

& H. Staubli(Eds): Translated T.C. Telger. Springer-Verlag, Heidelberg, 78-91, 1990.

3.   O’Brien, W.R.; Friederich, N.F.: Fiber Recruitment of the Cruciate Ligaments.  In Feagin. J.A., Jr.

(ed): The Crucial Ligaments Second Edition, Churchill Livingstone, New York, 1993.

4.   O’Brien, W.R.; Friederich, N.F.: Isometric Placement of Cruciate Ligament Substitutes. In

Feagin. J.A., Jr. (ed): The Crucial Ligaments, Second Edition. Churchill Livingstone. New York,

BI.   Books and Book Chapters (Submitted and Pending):

1.   O’Brien, W.R. ; Friederich, N.F.; Muller, W.; Henning, C.E. : Functional Anatomy of the        Cruciate Ligaments and Their Substitutes: Biomechanical Basis for Clinical Application. Acta         Orthopedica Scandinavica Supplementum.

C.   Abstracts and Proceedings:

1.   O’Brien, W.R.; Henning, C.E. : Anterior Cruciate Ligament Substitute Load versus Tibial

Positioning: An In Vitro Study. Orthop. Trans. 10: 591, 1986.

2.   O’Brien, W.R; Eilert, R.E.; Chang, F.; Glancy, G.L.: The Metaphyseal-Diaphyseal Angle as a

Guide to TreatingSupracondylar Fractures of the Humerus in Children. Orthop. Trans. 11: 456,

3.   O’Brien, W.R.; Henning, C.E.: Anterior Cruciate Ligament Substitute Load versus Tibial

Positioning: An In Vitro Study. Am. J. Sports Med. 15: 398, 1987.

4.   O’Meara, P.M.; O’Brien, W.R .; Henning, C.E.: Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction

Stability with Continuous Passive Motion. The Role of Isometric Graft Placement. Trans.

Orthop. Res. Soc. 13: 205, 1988.

5.   O’Meara, P.M.; O’Brien, W.R .; Henning, C.E.: Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction

Stability with Continuous Passive Motion: The Role of Isometric Graft Placement. Orthop.

Trans. 12: 450, 1988.

6.   O’Meara, P.M.; O’Brien, W.R.; Henning, C.E. : Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction

Stability with Continuous Passive Motion: The Role of Isometric Graft Placement. Orthop.

Trans. 12: 544, 1988.

7.   O’Meara, P.M.; O’Brien, W.R.; Henning, C.E.: Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction

Stability with Continuous Passive Motion: The Role of Isometric Graft Placement. Orthop.

Trans. 12: 743, 1988.

8.   O’Brien, W.R.; Friederich, N.F.; Muller, W.; Henning, C.E.: The Effects of Stress Relaxation

on Initial Graft Loads During Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction. Trans. Orthop. Res.

Soc. 14: 213, 1989.

9.   O’Brien, W .R.; Friederich, N.F.; Muller, W.; Henning, C.E.: The Effects of Stress Relaxation on

Initial Graft Loads During Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction. Orthop. Trans. 13: 316-

317, 1989.

10.  Friederich, N .F.; O’Brien, W.R.; Muller, W.; Henning, C.E.: Anterior Cruciate Ligament Fiber

Tension PatternsDuring Knee Motion. Am. J. Sports Med. 17: 699, 1989.

11.  O’Brien, W.R .; Warren,  R.F.; Friederich,  N.F.; Muller, W.; Jackson. R.W .; James, PH.;

Henning, C.E.:  Lynch., M.A.: Degenerative Arthritis of the Knee Following Anterior Cruciate

Ligament Injury: A Multicenter, Long-Term, Follow-up Study. Am. J. Sports Med . 17: 715-

716, 1989.

12.   O’Brien, W.R .; Warren. R .F.; Friederich, N.F.; Muller, W.; Jackson. R.W .; James. P .H.;

Henning, C.E. . Lynch. M.A. : Degenerative  Arthritis of the Knee Following Anterior Cruciate

Ligament  Injury: A Multicenter. Long-Term, Follow-up Study. Orthop. Trans. 13: 546, 1989.

13.  O’Brien, W .R.; Friederich, N .F. ; Henning, C.E.; Muller, W: Effects of Stress Relaxation on

Initial Graft Load During Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction. Orthop. Trans. 15: 811.

14.   O’Brien, W.R.; Wong, K.; Friederich, N.F.: Anterior Cruciate Ligament Graft Loads During

Knee Rehabilitation: An In Vitro Study. Orthop. Trans. 15: 811, 1991.

15.   O’Brien, W.R.; Friederich, N.F.: Functional  Anatomy of the Meniscofemoral Ligaments. Orthop.

Trans. 16: 38, 1992.

PRESENTATIONS

A.   International Meetings:

1.   Anterior Cruciate Ligament Substitute Load versus Tibial Positioning: An In Vitro Study.

International Society of the Knee 5th Congress, Sydney, Australia, April 1987.

2.   Functional Anatomy of the Cruciate Ligaments and their Substitutes: Biomechanical Basis for

Clinical Application. ACL Study Group, Snowmass, Colorado, March 1988.

3.   Functional Anatomy of the Cruciate Ligaments and their Substitutes: Part I: The Anterior

Cruciate Ligament. European Society of Knee Surgery and Arthroscopy 3rd Congress,

Amsterdam, The Netherlands, May 1988.

4.   Functional Anatomy of the Cruciate Ligaments and their Substitutes. 1989 Hong Kong Sports

Medicine Conference.  Hong Kong, March 1989.

5.   Degenerative Arthritis of the Knee Following Anterior Cruciate Ligament  Injury: A Multicenter,

Long-Term, Follow-up Study. International Society of the Knee, Rome, Italy, May 1989.

6.   Anterior Cruciate Ligament Fiber Tension Patterns During Knee Motion. The First International

Congress of Knee and Orthopaedic Sports Medicine Section of Western Pacific Orthopedic

Association. Yokohama, Japan, July 1989.

7.   Degenerative Arthritis of the Knee Fallowing Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury: A Multicenter,

Long-Term, Follow-up Study. The First International Congress of Knee and Orthopedic Sports          Medicine Section of Western Pacific Orthopedic Association. Yokohama, Japan , July 1989.

8.   The History of Anterior Cruciate Ligament Surgery in Europe and North America. ACL Study

Group. Engelberg Switzerland, March 1990.

9.   Anterior Cruciate Ligament Graft Loads During Knee Rehabilitation: An In Vitro Study. ACL

Study Group. Engelberg, Switzerland, March 1990.

10.   Femoral Intercondylar Notch Impingement on Anterior Cruciate Ligament Substitutes. European

Society of Knee Surgery and Arthroscopy 4th Congress, Stockholm, Sweden, June 1990.

11.   Anterior Cruciate Ligament Graft Loads During Knee Rehabilitation: An In Vitro Study.     American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine Trans-Pacific Meeting, Kauai, Hawaii.

January 1991.

12.   Functional Anatomy of the Posterior Cruciate Ligament.  ACL Study Group. Vail, Colorado.

January 1992.

13.   Knee Kinematics after Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction.  ACL Study Group.  Ischgl,

Austria, March 1994.

14.   Two-Dimensional Knee Kinematics after Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction: The Role of

Isometric Graft Placement.  Combined Congress of the International Arthroscopy Association and

the International Society of the Knee. Hong Kong, May 1995.

A1.  International Meetings (Papers Co-authored):

1.   Functional Anatomy of the Cruciate Ligaments and their Substitutes: Part II.  The Posterior

Cruciate Ligament. European Society of Knee Surgery and Arthroscopy 3^rd Congress, Amsterdam,

The Netherlands, May 1988.  Presented by N.F. Friederich.

2.   Anterior Cruciate Ligament Fiber Tension Patterns During Knee Motion.  International Society of

the Knee, Rome, Italy, May 1989.  “Best Paper” Award.  Presented by N.F. Friederich.

3.   Posterior Cruciate Ligament Fiber Tension Patterns During Knee Motion.  First International

Congress of Knee and Orthopedic Sports Medicine Section of Western Pacific Orthopedic

Association.  Yokohama, Japan, July 1989.  Presented by N.F. Friederich.

4.   The Effects of Stress Relaxation on Initial Graft Loads During Anterior Cruciate Ligament

Reconstruction.  First International Congress of Knee and Orthopedic Sports Medicine Section of

Western Pacific Orthopedic Association.  Yokohama, Japan, July 1989.  Presented by N.F.

5.   The Effects of Stress Relaxation on Initial Graft Loads During Anterior Cruciate Ligament

Reconstruction.  ACL Study Group.  Engelberg, Switzerland, March 1990.  Presented by N.F.

6.   Functional Anatomy of the Meniscofemoral Ligaments.  European Society of Knee Surgery and

Arthroscopy 4^th Congress, Stockholm, Sweden, June 1990.  Presented by N.F. Friederich.

7.   Anatomy of the Posterior Cruciate Ligament.  International Symposium “Progress in Knee

Ligament Surgery” Medizinische Hochscule Hannover, Hannover, FRG, September 1990.

Presented by N.F. Friederich.

8.   Functional Anatomy of the Meniscofemoral Ligaments.  International Society of the Knee, Toronto,

Ontario, Canada, May 1991.  ESKA Award Paper.  Presented by N.F. Friederich.

9.   Isometricity Measurements in Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction.  International Society of

the Knee, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, May 1991.  Presented by N.F. Friederich.

10.  Fiber Recruitment of the Cruciate Ligaments During Tibial Translation: Mathematical Theory and

In Vitro Measurements.  International Society of the Knee, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, May 1991.

Presented by A. Zavatsky.

11.  Anterior Cruciate Ligament Graft Loads During Knee Motion and Simulated Exercises.  ACL

Study Group.  Ischgl, Austria, March 1994.  Presented by N.F. Friederich.

B.  National Meetings USA:

1.   The Metaphyseal-Diaphyseal Angle as a Guide to Treating Supracondylar Fractures of the

Humerus in Children.  American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeon 5^th Annual Meeting, San Francisco, California, January 1987.

2.   Anterior Cruciate Ligament Substitute Load versus Tibial Positioning: An In Vitro Study.

American Orthopedic Society for Sports Medicine Interim Meeting, San Francisco, California,

January 1987.

3.   Femoral Intercondylar Notch Impingement on Anterior Cruciate Ligament Substitutes.  American

Orthopedic Society for Sports Medicine 13^th Annual Meeting, Orlando, Florida, June 1987.

4.   Degenerative Arthritis of the Knee Following Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury.  A Multicenter,

Long-Term, Follow-up Study.  American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons 56^th Annual Meeting,

Las Vegas, Nevada, February 1989.

5.   Anterior Cruciate Ligament Graft Loads During Knee Rehabilitation: An In Vitro Study.  American

Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons 58^th Annual Meeting, Anaheim, California, March 1991.

6.   Functional Anatomy of the Meniscofemoral Ligaments.  American Orthopaedic Society for Sports

Medicine 17^th Annual Meeting, Orlando, Florida, June 1991.

B1.  National Meetings USA (Papers Co-authored):

1.   Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction Stability with Continuous Passive Motion: The Role of

Isometric Graft Placement.  American Orthopaedic Association Residents’ Conference, Cambridge,

Massachusetts, March 1988.  Presented by P.M. O’Meara.

2.   Isometricity Measurements in Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction.  American Orthopaedic

Society for Sports Medicine Interim Meeting, Las Vegas, Nevada, February 1989.  Presented by

N.F. Friederich.

3.   Effects of Stress Relaxation on Initial Graft Loads During Anterior Cruciate Ligament

Reconstruction.  American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons 58^th Annual Meeting, Anaheim,

California, March 1991.  Presented by N.F. Friederich.

4.   Effects of Stress Relaxation On Initial Graft Loads During Anterior Cruciate Ligament

Reconstruction.  American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine Interim Meeting, Anaheim,       California, March 1991.  Presented by N.F. Friederich.

C.  National Meetings of Foreign Countries:

1.   Femoral Intercondylar Notch Impingement on Anterior Cruciate Ligament Substitutes.  XV^th

Annual Meeting of the Japanese Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine, Sapporo, Japan, July

C1.  National Meetings of Foreign Countries (Papers Co-authored):

1.   Isometricity Measurements in Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction.  XV^th Annual Meeting

of the Japanese Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine, Sapporo, Japan, July 1989.  Presented by

N.F. Friederich.

2.   Functional Anatomy of the Anterior Cruciate Ligament: Fiber Tension Patterns during Knee

Motion.  Ninth Congress of the Hungarian Orthopaedic Association, Budapest, Hungary, August

1989.  Presented by N.F. Friederich.

D.   Regional and Local Meetings, USA:

1.   Supracondylar Fractures of the Humerus in Children.  Children’s Orthopedic Day, The Children’s

Hospital, Denver, Colorado, March 1986.

2.   New Research and Future Developments in Knee Surgery.  Grand Rounds, Physical Performance &

Rehabilitation Center, St. Louis, Missouri, February, 1988.

3.   Ligament Examination of the Acutely Injured Knee.  Athletic Injury Lecture Series, Sherman Oaks

Community Hospital, Sherman Oaks, California, September 3, 1988.

4.   New Trends in Rehabilitation after Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction.  Athletic Injury

Lecture Series, Sherman Oaks Community Hospital, Sherman Oaks, California, November 5, 1988.

5.   New Concepts in Cruciate Ligament Biomechanics and Reconstruction.  Orthopedic Grand Rounds,

UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles, California, November 5, 1988.

6.   Differential Diagnosis of Anterior Knee Pain.  Athletic Injury Lecture Series, Sherman Oaks

Community Hospital, Sherman Oaks, California, December 10, 1988.

7.   New Concepts in Cruciate Ligament Biomechanics and Reconstruction.  Orthopedic Grand Rounds,

Harbor/UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, California, November 1988.

8.   Anabolic Steroids and the Athlete.  Athletic Injury Lecture Series, Sherman Oaks Community

Hospital, Sherman Oaks, California, January 7, 1989.

9.   Meniscus Repair:  Athletic Injury Lecture Series, Sherman Oaks Community Hospital, Sherman         Oaks, California, February 1989.

10.   Sports Injuries: Prevention and Immediate Care.  Conference for Juvenile Court Health Services

Nursing Staff, Camp Kilpatrick, Malibu, California, May 25, 1989.

11.   Recent Research in Anterior Cruciate Ligament Biomechanics and Reconstruction.  Orthopedic         Grand Rounds, Santa Monica Hospital Medical Center, September 12, 1989.

12.   Overuse Injuries.  Orthopedic Core Curriculum, Family Practice Residency, Santa Monica

Hospital Medical Center, September 20, 1989.

13.   Meniscus Repair:  Indications, Techniques, and Results.  Orthopedic Grand Rounds, UCLA

Medical Center, Los Angeles, California, October 28, 1989.

14.   Orthopedic Injuries due to Body-Contact Sports.  Conference for Juvenile Court Health Services

Nursing Staff, Olive View Medical Center, Sylmar, California, November 1, 1989.

15.  Meniscus Repair:  Indications, Techniques, and Results.  Orthopedic Grand Rounds,

Harbor/UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, California, November 8, 1989.

16.  Functional Anatomy of the Anterior Cruciate Ligament.  American College of Sports Medicine

Southwest Chapter, San Diego, California, December 2, 1989.

17.  Differential Diagnosis of Anterior Knee Pain.  Continuing Education, Physical Therapy

Department, St. John’s Hospital and Health Center, Santa Monica, California, January 10, 1990.

18.  Meniscus Repair: Indications, Techniques, and Results.  Orthopedic Grand Rounds, University of

Irvine, California, Orange, California, January 31, 1990.

19.  Meniscus Repair: Indications, Techniques, and Results.  Sports Medicine Club, Pepperdine

University, Malibu, California, February 20, 1990.

20.  Meniscus Repair: Indications, Techniques, and Results.  Los Angeles Chapter, Western

Orthopaedic Association.  Dana Point, California, March 31, 1990.

21.  Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction and Meniscus Repair.  Santa Monica Hospital Medical

Center Operating Room Staff In-Service.  Santa Monica, California, May 1990.

22.  Diagnosis and Treatment of Knee Ligament and Meniscal Injuries.  Orthopedic Core Curriculum,

Family Practice Residency, Santa Monica Hospital Medical Center, Santa Monica, California, May

16, 1990.

23.  Seminar on Anterior Cruciate Ligament.  Orthopedic Grand Rounds, Santa Monica Hospital

Medical Center, October 9, 1990.

24.  Differential Diagnosis of Anterior Knee Pain.  In-service, Physical Therapy Department, Santa

Monica Hospital Medical Center, Santa Monica, California, November 28, 1990.

25.  Biomechanics and Reconstruction of the Posterior Cruciate Ligament.  Orthopedic Grand Rounds,

Harbor/UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, California, January 9, 1990.

26.  Biomechanics and Reconstruction of the Posterior Cruciate Ligament.  Orthopedic Basic Science

Curriculum.  Loma Linda University Medical Center, Loma Linda, California, April 4, 1991.

27.  Injury Prevention In Roller Blade.  Pre-Game Sports Medicine Training Clinic, Los Angeles

Clippers Professional Basketball, Los Angeles, California, April 17, 1991.

28.  Biomechanics and Reconstruction of the Posterior Cruciate Ligament.  Western Orthopaedic

Association, Los Angeles Chapter.  La Quinta, California, April 27, 1991.

29.  Sports Medicine Around the World.  Malibu Rotary Club, Malibu, California, July 31, 1991.

30.  Prevention and Treatment of Common Orthopedic Injuries.  Employee Safety Committee, Hughes

Research Laboratories, Malibu, California, February 28, 1992.

31.  Biomechanics of the Anterior and Posterior Cruciate Ligament.  Orthopedic Grand Rounds, USC

Medical Center, Los Angeles, California, April 7, 1994.

D1.  Regional and Local Meetings USA (Papers Co-authored):

1.   Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction Stability with Continuous Passive Motion: The Role of    Isometric Graft Placement.  Kansas State Orthopedic Society, Kansas City, Kansas, October 1987.              Presented by P.M. O’Meara.

2.   Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction Stability with Continuous Passive Motion: The Role of    Isometric Graft Placement.  San Antonio, Texas, November 1987.  Presented by P.M. O’Meara.

3.   Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction Stability with Continuous Passive Motion: The Role of    Isometric Graft Placement.  Tucson, Arizona, March 1988.  Presented by P.M. O’Meara.

E.  Regional and Local Meetings of Foreign Countries:

1.   Anterior Cruciate Ligament Substitute Load versus Tibial Positioning: An In Vitro study.       Kantonsspital Bruderholz, Bruderholz, Switzerland, January 1987.

2.   International Research in Knee Ligaments.  Grand Rounds, Orthopaedic & Arthritic Hospital,            Toronto, Ontario, Canada, November 1987.

3.   Custom Patellofemoral Replacement.  Orthopedic Grand Rounds, Kantonsspital Bruderholz, Bruderholz, Switzerland, May 1989.

E1.  Regional and Local Meetings of Foreign Countries (Papers Co-authored):

1.   Functional Anatomy of the Cruciate Ligaments.  Orthopedic Grand Rounds, University Clinic,          Ulm, West Germany, October 20, 1989.  Presented by N.F. Friederich.

2.   Functional Anatomy of the Cruciate Ligaments.  Orthopedic Grand Rounds, Schulthes Clinic,           Zurich, Switzerland, November 1989.  Presented by N.F. Friederich.

3.   Zur funktionellen Antomie des Kreuzbander Fortbildung.  Orthopadische Klinik, Burgerspital       Solothurn, Switzerland, June 19, 1990.  Presented by N.F. Friederich.

4.   Functional Anatomy of Cruciate Ligaments.  Orthopedic Clinic, University Debrecen, Hungary.         October 24, 1990.  Presented by N.F. Friederich.

5.   Isometricity Measurements in ACL Reconstruction.  Orthopaedic Clinic, University of Debrecen,      Hungary.  October 24, 1990.  Presented by N.F. Friederich.

INVITED COURSE FACULTY

A.  International Meetings:

1.   Lecturer, Laboratory Session: Knee Anatomy & Biomechanics, European Society of Knee Surgery

and Arthroscopy 3^rd Congress, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, May 1988.

2.   Instructor, Laboratory Session: Knee Anatomy, European Society of Knee Surgery and

Arthroscopy 4^th Congress, Stockholm, Sweden, May 1990.

3.   Moderator, Scientific Session: ACL Study Group, Ischgl, Austria, March 1994.

B.  National Meetings of Foreign Countries:

1.   XV^th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine.  Sapporo, Japan,

July 1989.

2.   Lecturer, Tenth Syposium of Traumatology and Orthopedics Related to Sports Medicine.

Orthopedic Surgeons, Guatemalan Social Security.  Guatemala City, Guatemala, May 1992.

Lectures:

1)  Meniscectomy and Meniscus Repair

2)  Patellofemoral Disorders

3)  Injuries and Surgery of the Anterior Cruciate Ligament

4)  Injuries and Surgery of the Posterior Cruciate Ligament

3.   Instructor, Hands-On Cadaver Lab, Arthroscopy of Knee and Ankle, Dutch Arthroscopy

Association.  University of Utrecht, The Netherlands, December 8-10, 1992.

Moderation and Lab Instruction:

1)  Posterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction

2)  Knee Anatomy Dissection

Lectures:

1)  Meniscus Repair

2)  Posterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction

4.   Lecturer, Arthroscopy of Knee and Ankle Congress, Dutch Arthroscopy Association.  Amsterdam,

The Netherlands, December 11-12, 1992.

Lectures:
1)  Anatomy and Pathophysiology of the Cruciate Ligaments

2)  MRI versus Arthroscopy in Diagnosis of Knee Injuries

3)  Patellar Bone-Tendon-Bone ACL Reconstruction

4)  Augmentation Techniques in ACL Surgery

5)  Intra-articular Fractures, Osteochondral Fractures about the knee

C.  Regional and Local Meetings (USA):

1.   Crystalline Joint Disease.  Guest Lecture, Physical Therapy Student Curriculum, Wichita State

University, Wichita, Kansas, April 1986.

2.   Differential Diagnosis of Anterior Knee Pain.  Guest Lecture, Physical Therapy Student

Curriculum, California State University – Northridge, Northridge, California. July 26, 1989.

3.   New Trends in Rehabilitation after Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction.  Guest Lecture,

Physical Therapy Student Curriculum, California State University – Northridge, Northridge,

California, July 26, 1989.

4.   Structure, Function, and Reconstruction of the Knee.  Guest Lecture, Physical Therapy Student

Curriculum, Clinical Pathology. Children’s Hospital, Los Angeles, California, June 7, 1990.

5.   Normal Function and Pathology of the Knee.  Guest Lecture, Physical Therapy Student Curriculum.

Clinical Pathology. Children’s Hospital, Los Angeles, California, May 10, 1991.

6.   Biomechanics and Reconstruction of the Anterior Cruciate Ligament.  Guest Lecture, Research

Day, University Hospital, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada, April 26, 1991.

SCIENTIFIC EXHIBITS

A.  International Meetings:

1.   The Effects of Stress Relaxation on Initial Graft Loads During Anterior Cruciate Ligament

Reconstruction.  European Society of Knee Surgery and Arthroscopy 4th Congress, Stockholm,

Sweden, June 1990.

2.   Fiber Tension Patterns of the Cruciate Ligaments During Passive Knee Motion: Mathematical

Theory and In Vitro Measurements.  International Society of the Knee.  Toronto, Ontario, Canada,

May 1991.

3.   Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction Stability with Continuous Passive Motion: The Role of

Isometric Graft Placement.  European Society of Knee Surgery and Arthroscopy 3rd Congress,

Amsterdam, The Netherlands, May 1988.  Principal Exhibitor: P.M. O’Meara.

B.  National Meetings USA:

1.   The Metaphyseal-Diaphyseal Angle as a Guide to Treating Supracondylar Fractures of the

Humerus in Children.  American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons 54^th Annual Meeting, San

Francisco, California, January 1987.

2.   The Effects of Stress Relaxation on Initial Graft Loads during Anterior Cruciate Ligament

Reconstruction.  Orthopaedic Research Society, Las Vegas, Nevada, February 1989.

3.   Functional Anatomy of the Cruciate Ligaments and their Substitutes: Biomechanical Basis for

Clinical Application.  American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons 56^th Annual Meeting, Las

Vegas, Nevada, February 1989.

4.   Functional Anatomy of the Cruciate Ligaments.  American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons 57^th

Annual Meeting, New Orleans, Louisiana, February 1990.

5.   Effects of Stress Relaxation on Initial Graft Loads During Anterior Cruciate Ligament

Reconstruction.  American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons 58^th Annual Meeting, Anaheim,

California, March 1991.

6.   How Important is Isometric Placement of Cruciate Ligament Substitutes?  American Academy of

Orthopaedic Surgeons 58^th Annual Meeting, Washington D.C., February 1992.

B1.  National Meetings USA (Co-exhibitor):

1.   Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction Stability with Continuous Passive Motion: The Role of

Isometric Graft Placement.  Orthopaedic Research Society 34^th Annual Meeting, Atlanta, Georgia,

February 1988.  Principal Exhibitor: P.M. O’Meara.

2.   Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction Stability with Continuous Passive Motion: The Role of

Isometric Graft Placement. 101^st American Orthopaedic Association, Hot Springs, Virginia, June

1988.  Principal Exhibitor: P.M. O’Meara.

3.   How Important is Isometric Placement of Cruciate Ligament Substitutes?  American Academy of

Orthopaedic Surgeons 57^th Annual Meeting, New Orleans, Louisiana, February 1990.  Principal

Inhibitor: N.F. Friederich.

VIDEOTAPE PROGRAMS

A.  International Meetings:

1.   Functional Anatomy of the Cruciate Ligaments.  European Society of Knee Surgery and

Arthroscopy 4^th Congress, Stockholm, Sweden, June 1990.

B.  National Meetings USA:

1.   Functional Anatomy of the Cruciate Ligaments.  Individual Orthopedic Instruction.  American

Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons 57^th Annual Meeting, New Orleans, Louisiana, February 1990.

“1990 Top Videotape Programs.”

2.   Functional Anatomy of the Cruciate Ligaments.  Individual Orthopedic Instruction.  American

Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons 58^th Annual Meeting, Anaheim, California, March 1991.  “1991

Award Videotape Program.”

3.   Functional Anatomy of the Cruciate Ligaments.  Individual Orthopedic Instruction.  American

Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons 59^th Annual Meeting, Washington D.C., February 1992.

ORTHOPEDIC/LAY NEWSPAPER ARTICLES

1. Important Highlights of Recent ESKA Congress. AOSSM Meeting Reporter 1 (2): 6, 1988.

2. Degenerative Arthritis in the ACL-Injured Knee Studied Over Long Term. Medical Meeting Monitor. Highlights of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons 56^th Annual Meeting. Page 9.

3. Save Meniscus To Combat Arthritis. Sports Medicine News. page 14, May 1989.

4.   Meniscectomy After ACL Injury Can Presage Degenerative Arthritis.  Orthopedics Today 9 (6): 41,

June 1989.

5.   Meniscectomy Indicted as Culprit in Post-ACL Injury Arthritis Orthopedic News 11 (5): 2-3,

September/October 1989.

6.   News on Knees. Running & Fit News (American Running and Fitness Association). 7 (11): 3,

November 1989.

7.   Motion is Lotion for Arthritic Joints. Eldermed Quarterly Newsletter. Spring 1991.