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 - Combined Particulated Juvenile Cartilage Allograft Transplantation and Medial Patellofemoral Ligament Reconstruction for Symptomatic Chondral Defects in the Setting of Recurrent Patellar Instability

SHOULDER

AC Joint

  • Download - Early Complications of Acromioclavicular Joint Reconstruction Requiring Reoperation

Biceps

  • Download - Comparison of Bone Tunnel and Cortical Surface Tendon-to-Bone Healing in a Rabbit Model of Biceps Tenodesis

Rotator Cuff Repair

  • Download - Injection Therapies for Rotator Cuff Disease

  • Download - Kartogenin Enhances Collagen Organization and Mechanical Strength of the Repaired Enthesis in a Murine Model of Rotator Cuff Repair

  • Download - Management of Rotator Cuff Injuries in the Elite Athlete

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)

  • Download - Chronic Lateral Epicondylitis: Challenges and Solutions

  • Download - Trends in Surgical Practices for Lateral Epicondylitis Among Newly Trained Orthopaedic Surgeons

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

BIOLOGICS

  • Download - Platelet-Rich Plasma in Orthopaedic Surgery

  • Download - Bone Marrow Aspirate Concentrate Does Not Improve Osseous Integration of Osteochondral Allografts for the Treatment of Chondral Defects in the Knee at 6 and 12 Months

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