Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, University Pittsburgh
Orthopaedic Surgery
Dr. Christopher D. Harner, MD
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Christopher Harner works in the field of Orthopaedic Surgery. He researched medicine at University of Michigan Medical School. He received awards:"America's Top Doctors", "Pittsburgh Magazine" and "Top MD". Christopher D. Harner is also published. He has 68 publications published. The lastest publication: "Fluoroscopic Determination of the Tibial Insertion of the Posterior Cruciate Ligament in the Sagittal Plane.' He accepts Medicare payments and is listed with Medicare.gov.
Publications
- Fluoroscopic Determination of the Tibial Insertion of the Posterior Cruciate Ligament in the Sagittal Plane.
- Effects of Knee Flexion Angle and Loading Conditions on the End-to-End Distance of the Posterior Cruciate Ligament: A Comparison of the Roles of the Anterolateral and ...
- Use of a Fluoroscopic Overlay to Guide Femoral Tunnel Placement During Posterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction.
- Anatomic Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction: a global perspective. Part 1.
- Presidential address of the american orthopaedic society for sports medicine: lifelong learning--mandate or mission?
- Complications After Arthroscopic Knee Surgery.
- Progression of Patellar tendinitis following treatment with platelet-rich plasma: case reports.
- Use of a fluoroscopic overlay to assist arthroscopic Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction.
- The effects of meniscus injury on the development of Knee osteoarthritis: data from the osteoarthritis initiative.
- Coronal oblique imaging of the knee: Can it increase radiologists' confidence in diagnosing Posterior root meniscal tears?
- Meniscus root repair.
- Gender and condylar differences in distal femur morphometry clarified by automated computer analyses.
- Medial Meniscus Tear Morphology and Chondral Degeneration of the Knee: Is There a Relationship?
- Bone-patellar tendon-bone autograft versus hamstring autograft Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction in the young athlete: a retrospective matched analysis with 2-...
- Predictors of Radiographic Knee Osteoarthritis After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction.
- Treatment of Posterolateral Knee Injuries: Complex Considerations for Complex Injuries: Commentary on an article by Andrew G. Geeslin, MD, and Robert F. LaPrade, MD, P...
- Meniscal Root Suturing Techniques: Implications for Root Fixation.
- Patellar tendon Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction in the high-demand patient: evaluation of autograft versus allograft reconstruction.
- Practice patterns for combined Anterior cruciate ligament and meniscal surgery in the United States.
- Vascular safety during high tibial osteotomy: a cadaveric angiographic study.
- Biomechanical consequences of a tear of the Posterior root of the medial meniscus. Surgical technique.
- Prediction of patient-reported outcome after single-bundle Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction.
- Future of allografts in sports medicine.
- Topography of the femoral attachment of the posterior Cruciate ligament. Surgical technique.
- Meniscal root injury and spontaneous osteonecrosis of the Knee: an observation.
- Characterization of the performance of a custom program for image processing of pressure sensitive film.
- Posterolateral corner injury of the Knee: evaluation and management.
- Double-bundle PCL and posteroLateral corner reconstruction components are codominant.
- Biomechanical consequences of a tear of the Posterior root of the medial meniscus. Similar to total meniscectomy.
- AOA symposium. Current state of fellowship hiring: is a universal match necessary? Is it possible?
- Loss of extension following Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: analysis of incidence and etiology using IKDC criteria.
- Anteromedial portal technique for creating the Anterior cruciate ligament femoral tunnel.
- Clinical outcomes of allograft versus autograft in Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction.
- Importance of tibial slope for stability of the posterior Cruciate ligament deficient knee.
- Symposium. Potential strategies for improving orthopaedic education. Strategic dialogue from the AOA Resident Leadership Forum Class of 2005.
- Tunnel expansion after Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction with autogenous hamstrings: a comparison of the medial portal and transtibial techniques.
- Initially asymptomatic meniscal lesions of the Knee were later associated with complaints of pain, stiffness, and impaired function but severity was low.
- Symposium. Subspecialty certification: current status of orthopaedic subspecialty certification.
- Clinical outcomes following isolated lateral Meniscal allograft transplantation.
- Reduction of verbal pain scores after Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction with 2-day continuous femoral nerve block: a randomized clinical trial.
- Single-bundle versus double-bundle posterior Cruciate ligament reconstruction: scientific rationale and surgical technique.
- Community-acquired methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus: an emerging problem in the athletic population.
- Biomechanics of initial tibial fixation in posterior Cruciate ligament reconstruction.
- Community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus outbreak in a local high school football team unsuccessful interventions.
- Clinical outcomes after isolated arthroscopic single-bundle posterior Cruciate ligament reconstruction.
- Neuromuscular and biomechanical adaptations of patients with isolated deficiency of the posterior Cruciate ligament.
- Graft selection in Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction.
- Surgical management of Knee dislocations. Surgical technique.
- Biomechanical analysis of a combined double-bundle posterior Cruciate ligament and posterolateral corner reconstruction.
- Double bundle or double trouble?
- The acutely dislocated Knee: evaluation and management.
- Biomechanical comparison of tibial inlay versus transtibial techniques for posterior Cruciate ligament reconstruction: analysis of knee kinematics and graft in situ fo...
- Economics of nerve block pain management after Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: potential hospital cost savings via associated postanesthesia care unit bypas...
- Effects of increasing tibial slope on the biomechanics of the Knee.
- Surgical management of Knee dislocations.
- The use of musculoskeletal allograft tissue in Knee surgery.
- Measurement of posterior tibial translation in the posterior Cruciate ligament-reconstructed knee: significance of the shift in the reference position.
- Clinical outcomes after combined meniscal allograft transplantation and Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction.
- Arthroscopically assisted retrograde fixation of Patellar osteochondritis dissecans using fluoroscopic guidance: a case report and technical note.
- What's new in sports medicine.
- Femoral-sciatic nerve blocks for complex outpatient Knee surgery are associated with less postoperative pain before same-day discharge: a review of 1,200 consecutive c...
- PACU bypass after outpatient Knee surgery is associated with fewer unplanned hospital admissions but more phase II nursing interventions.
- Posterior Cruciate ligament injuries.
- Single- versus double-bundle PCL reconstruction: a biomechanical analysis.
- Posterior Cruciate ligament: current concepts.
- The morphometry of soft tissue insertions on the tibial plateau: data acquisition and statistical shape analysis.
- Passive Posterior Tibial Subluxation on Routine Knee MRI as a Secondary Sign of PCL Tear.
Schools
University of Mi Med Sch
University Of Pittsburgh Med Center
Wm Beaumont Hospital
Procedures Preformed
- ACL (Anterior Cruciate Ligament) Surgery
- Joint Drainage
- Knee Arthroscopy
- Nerve Block, Somatic
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Conditions Treated
- Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) or Posterior Cruciate Ligament (PCL) Tear
- Chondromalacia of the Patella (Runner's Knee)
- Chronic Pelvic Pain
- Complications of Joint Prosthesis
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Doctors Specialties
- Sports Medicine
- Orthopaedic Surgery
Accepted Insurances
- Aetna HMO
- Choice Plus POS II
- Blue Card PPO
- Cigna HMO
- Cigna PPO
- Great West Healthcare-Cigna PPO
- Open Access Plus
- Commercial Insurance Company
- CoreSource
- Coventry Health America PPO
- First Health (Coventry Health Care) PPO
- Gateway Health Plan
- Golden Rule
- HealthSmart
- Community Blue PPO
- Choice Care PPO
- Medical Mutual of Ohio
- Medicare MCR
- MultiPlan PPO
- PHCS Network PPO
- POMCO Group
- Choice Plus POS
- Navigate HMO
- Navigate POS
- Options PPO
- United Healthcare
- UPMC PPO
- UPMC Health Plan
- Wells Fargo Insurance
Awards
- America's Top Doctors
- Pittsburgh Magazine
- Top MD
Education
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University of Pittsburgh Medical Center -
William Beaumont Hospital -
University of Michigan Medical School
Hospital
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UPMC Presbyterian Shadyside
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Medicare Facts
| National Provider Identifier [NPI] | 1063485845 |
| Last Name Of The Provider | HARNER |
| First Name Of The Provider | CHRISTOPHER |
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