Orthopedics

The physicians and surgeons at Washington University Orthopedics are specialized in the areas of hand and upper extremity, hip and knee, foot and ankle, spine, and general orthopaedics.

In addition we have teams for general, pediatric and trama orthopaedics, sports medicine, and non-surgical orthopaedics.

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Rick W. Wright, MD

Specialty Areas
Orthopedic Surgery
Sports Medicine

Areas of Clinical Interest
Orthopedics, sports and related injuries. The use of arthroscopy in treating problems involving the knee, shoulder, elbow, foot, and ankle, orthopedic knee ligament injuries, shoulder rotator cuff disease.

Major or Recent Publications/Awards

Honors and Awards

Listed in Best Doctors in America, 2007-2009 (Best Doctors, Inc)

Regen Award for Outstanding Chief Resident Paper, Vanderbilt Orthopedic Society, 1993

1992 J Albert Key Award for Resident Research, Mid-America Orthopedic Association Annual Meeting, 1992

Books and Book Chapters

Carlisle JC, Gerlach DJ and Wright RW: Elbow Sports Injuries. Netter’s Sports Injuries. (Accepted.) 

Matava MJ, Ellis ED, Wright RW. Natural History of ACL Rupture: From Rupture to OA. Surgery of the Knee. Springer Verlag Publisher. (Accepted.)

Publications

Toman C, Spindler KP, Dunn, WR, Amendola A, Andrish JT, Bergfeld J, Flanigan D, Jones MH, Kaeding CC, Marx RG, Matava MJ, McCarty EC, Parker RD, Wolcott M, Vidal A, Wolf BR, Huston LJ, Harrell FE, Wright RW: Success of Meniscus Repair at ACL Reconstruction: Level I Evidence from the MOON Cohort. Am J Sports Med (Accepted)

Wright RW. Knee Injury Outcome Measures. J American Academy Orthopaedic Surgeons (Accepted)

Fetzer G, Spindler KP, Amendola A, Andrish JT, Bergfeld J, Dunn WR, Flanigan D, Jones M, Kaeding CC, Marx RG, Matava MJ, McCarty EC, Parker RD, Wolcott MW, Vidal A, Wolf BR, Wright RW: Potential Market for New Meniscus Repair Strategies: Evaluation of the MOON Cohort. J Knee Surgery (Accepted)

Wright RW, Preston E, Fleming B, Annunziato A, et al.: ACL reconstruction rehabilitation: A systemic review part 2. J Knee Surgery (Accepted)

Patillo D, Rudzki JR, Johnson JE, Matava MJ, Barile RJ, Wright RW: Lisfranc injury in a National Hockey League player: A case report. International J Sports Med 28:980-984, 2007

Wright RW, Dunn WR, Amendola A, Andrish JT, Bergfeld JA, Flanigan DC, Jones M, Kaeding CC, Marx RG, Matava MJ, McCarty EC, Parker RD, Vidal A, Wolcott M, Wolf BR, Spindler KP: Anterior Cruciate Ligament Revision Reconstruction: Two Year Results from the MOON Cohort. J Knee Surgery 20(4): 308-11, 2007

Wright RW, Steger-May K, Klein SE: Radiographic findings in the shoulder and elbow of Major League baseball pitchers. Am J Sports Med 35(11):1839-1843, 2007

Wright RW, Dunn WR, Amendola A, Andrish JT, Bergfeld J, Kaeding CC, Marx RG, McCarty, EC, Parker RD, Wolcott M, Wolf BR, Spindler KP: Risk of tearing the intact anterior cruciate ligament in the contralateral knee and rupturing the anterior cruciate ligament graft during the first two years following anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: A prospective MOON Cohort study. Am J Sports Med 35(7):1131-1134, 2007

Hirose CB, Wright RW: Calcium pyrophosphate dihydrate deposition disease (Pseudogout) after total knee arthroplasty. J Arthroplasty 22(2): 273-276, 2007

Wright RW, Steger-May K, Wasserlauf BL, O’Neal ME, Weinberg BW, Paletta GA: Elbow range of motion in professional baseball pitchers. Am J Sports Med 34(2):190-193, 2006

Kaeding CC, Yu JR, Wright R, Amendola A, Spindler KP: Management and return to play of stress fractures. Clin J Sport Med 15:442-447, 2005

Spindler KP, Warren TA, Callison JC, Secic M, Fleisch SB, Wright RW: Clinical outcome at a minimum of five years after reconstruction of the anterior cruciate ligament. J Bone Joint Surg 87:1673-1679, 2005

Hsu J, Fischer DA, Wright RW: Proximal rectus femoris avulsions in National Football League kickers. Am J Sports Med 33:1085-1087, 2005

Luhmann SJ, Schootman M, Gordon JE, Wright RW: Magnetic resonance imaging of the knee in children and adolescents. Its role in clinical decision-making. J Bone Joint Surg (Am)87:497-502, 2005

Wright RW: Knee Sports Injury Outcome Measures. J Knee Surg 18(1):69-72, 2005

Calvert GT and Wright RW: The use of arthroscopy in the athlete with knee osteoarthritis. Clin Sports Med 24(1):133-152, 2005

Purcell DB, Rudzki JR, Wright RW: Bioabsorbable interference screws in ACL reconstructions. Op Tech Sports Med 12:180-187, 2004

Dunn WR, Wolf B, Amendola A, Andrish JT, Kaeding CC, Marx RG, McCarty EC, Parker RD, Wright RW, Spindler KP: Multi-rater Agreement of Arthroscopic Meniscal Lesions. Am J Sports Med 32:1937-1940, 2004

Wright RW, Barile RJ, Surprenant DA, Matava MJ: Ankle syndesmosis sprains in National Hockey League players. Am J Sports Med 32:1941-1945, 2004

Wright RW, McLean M, Matava MJ, Shively RA: Osteochondritis dissecans of the knee: Long-term results of excision of the fragment. Clin Orthop 424:239-43, 2004

Wright RW, Parikh M, Allen T, Brodt MS, Silva MJ, Botney MD: Effect of hemorrhage on medial collateral ligament healing in a mouse model. Am J Sports Med, 31(5):660-666, 2003

DiFelice GS, Paletta GA Jr, Phillips BB, Wright RW. Effort thrombosis in the elite throwing athlete. Am J Sports Med 2002 Sep-Oct; 30(5):708-12

Wright RW, Neavei RC, McLean M, Marksman AW: Zoonotic onchocerciasis of the shoulder: a case report. J Bone Joint Surg 84:627-629, 2002

Wright RW and Barile RJ: Foot and ankle injuries in hockey. Biomechanics 8(4):77-79, 2001

Matava MJ, Evans TA, Shively RA, Wright RW: Septic arthritis following anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: Results of a survey of the Sports Medicine Fellowship Directors. Arthroscopy 14(7):717-725, 1998

Wright RW, Parry SA: Scarring of the anterior cruciate ligament to the posterior cruciate ligament does not decrease anterior translation. Am J Knee Surg 10(3):125-128, 1997

Tierney GS, Wright RW, Smith JP, Fischer DA: Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction as an outpatient procedure. Am J Sports Med 23(6):755-756, 1995

Wright RW, Limbird TJ: Effects of stress on blood flow in the anterior cruciate ligament. J South Orthop Assoc 2(3):155-158, 1993


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Rick W. Wright, MD