Research
Dr. Wang is accomplished in both clinical and laboratory research and has authored more than 90 scientific manuscripts and textbook chapters that have received national recognition and awards within the field of sports medicine. His specific research interests include novel procedures for articular cartilage restoration, biologic therapies for cartilage, tendon, and ligament repair, and knee ligament reconstruction and joint biomechanics. He is frequently invited to lecture on these topics both nationally and internationally.
For a full list of publications, click here: Dr. Wang’s Publications
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KNEE
Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL)
Download - Team Approach: Return to Play After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction
Download - Tibiofemoral Kinematics During Compressive Loading of the ACL-Intact and ACL-Sectioned Knee Roles of Tibial Slope, Medial Eminence Volume, and Anterior Laxity
Download - Similar Outcomes After Osteochondral Allograft Transplantation in Anterior Cruciate Ligament-Intact and -Reconstructed Knees
Download - Anatomic Factors that May Predispose Female Athletes to Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury
Download - Effect of Different Preconditioning Protocols on Anterior Knee Laxity After ACL Reconstruction with Four Commonly Used Grafts
Cartilage
Download - Clinically Meaningful Improvement After Treatment of Cartilage Defects of the Knee With Osteochondral Grafts
Download - Graft-Recipient Anteroposterior Mismatch Does Not Affect the Midterm Clinical Outcomes of Osteochondral Allograft Transplantation of the Femoral Condyle
Download - Condyle-Specific Matching Does Not Improve Midterm Clinical Outcomes of Osteochondral Allograft Transplantation in the Knee
Download - Osteochondral Allograft Transplantation of the Knee in Patients Aged 40 Years and Older
Download - PTHrP Overexpression Partially Inhibits a Mechanical Strain-Induced Arthritic Phenotype in Chondrocytes
Download - Clinical and MRI Outcomes of Fresh Osteochondral Allograft Transplantation After Failed Cartilage Repair Surgery in the Knee
Download - Return to Play Among Elite Basketball Players After Osteochondral Allograft Transplantation of Full-Thickness Cartilage Lesions
Patellofemoral
Download - Patellofemoral Arthritis
Download - Combined Particulated Juvenile Cartilage Allograft Transplantation and Medial Patellofemoral Ligament Reconstruction for Symptomatic Chondral Defects in the Setting of Recurrent Patellar Instability
HIP
Download - The Timing of Hip Arthroscopy After Intra-articular Hip Injection Affects Postoperative Infection Risk
Download - Efficacy of Intraarticular Corticosteroid Hip Injections for Osteoarthritis and Subsequent Surgery
Download - Magnetic Resonance Arthrography and the Prevalence of Acetabular Labral Tears in Patients 50 Years of Age and Older
Download - The Impact of Workload on the Evolution of Hip Internal and External Rotation in Professional Baseball Players Over the Course of the Season
ELBOW
Biceps
Download - Trends Associated with Distal Biceps Tendon Repair in the United States
Lateral Epicondylitis (Tennis Elbow)
SPORTS INJURY RISK AND PREVENTION
Download - Athletes With Musculoskeletal Injuries Identified at the NFL Scouting Combine and Prediction of Outcomes in the NFL
Download - Precollegiate Knee Surgery Predicts Subsequent Injury Requiring Surgery in NCAA Athletes
Download - Lower Quarter Y-Balance Test Scores and Lower Extremity Injury in NCAA Division I Athletes
Download - Getting Hit by Pitch in Professional Baseball - Analysis of Injury Patterns, Risk Factors, Concussions, and Days Missed for Batters
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