RickWayneWrightMD

Orthopedic Sports Medicine

Dan Spengler, MD Professor and Chair, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN

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Office
4921 Parkview Pl
Saint Louis, MO 63110
Phone(314) 514-3500
Fax(314) 747-2266
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Education & Training

Minneapolis Sports Medical CenterFellowship, Sports Medicine, 1993 - 1994
Vanderbilt UniversityResidency, Orthopedic Surgery, 1988 - 1993
University of Missouri-Columbia School of MedicineClass of 1988

Certifications & Licensure

TN State Medical License 2019 - 2022
FL State Medical License 2000 - 2021
IL State Medical License 1999 - 2020
MO State Medical License 1994 - 2021
MN State Medical License 1993 - 1995
American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery Orthopaedic Surgery
American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery Orthopaedic Sports Medicine

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Regional Top Doctor Castle Connolly, 2014
CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification Allscripts Enterprise EHR, Allscripts, 2012
Top MD Consumers Checkbook

Clinical Trials

Osteochondritis Dissecans of Knee Prospective Cohort Start of enrollment: 2014 May 01James Carey, MD
Study of Two Surgical Drilling Techniques to Treat Juvenile Osteochondritis Dissecans of the Knee Start of enrollment: 2012 Nov 01Anderson, A.F.,Haas, A.,Horan, A.,Heyworth, B.,Nissen, C.W.,Suppan, C.,Eismann, E.,O'Hara, E.,Wall, E.J.,Chambers, H.G.,Jacobs, J.,Carey, J.L.,Crawford, J.,Weiss, J.M.,Roocroft, J.,Polousky, J.D.,Polousky...
MOON Shoulder Instability-Cohort of Patients Undergoing Operative Treatment. Start of enrollment: 2012 Aug 01Marx, R.G.,Baumgarten, K.,Hettrich, C.M.,Wolf, B.,Hall, S.,Long, C.,Ortiz, S.F.,Gauthier, J.,Haas, A.,Mehta, N.,PEdroza, A.,Marcoon, S.,Jervik, C.,Sanders, R.
Multicenter ACL Revision Study (MARS) Start of enrollment: 2007 Feb 01Spindler, K.P.,Wright, R.W.

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Early Magnetic Resonance Imaging-Based Changes in Patients With Meniscal Tear and Osteoarthritis: Eighteen-Month Data From a Randomized Controlled Trial of Arthroscopi...
Jamie E. Collins, Elena Losina, Robert G. Marx, Ali Guermazi, Mohamed Jarraya, Morgan H. Jones, Bruce A. Levy, Lisa A. Mandl, Scot T. Martin, Rick W. Wright, Kurt P. S...> ;Arthritis Care and Research. 2020 May 1
Medial Tibial Slope Determined by Plain Radiography Is Not Associated with Primary or Recurrent Anterior Cruciate Ligament Tears.
Alvin W. Su, Ljiljana Bogunovic, Matthew V. Smith, Simon Görtz, Robert H. Brophy, Rick W. Wright, Matthew J. Matava> ;Journal of Knee Surgery. 2020 Jan 1
Distinct degenerative phenotype of articular cartilage from knees with meniscus tear compared to knees with osteoarthritis.
Muhammad Farooq Rai, Eric Tycksen, Lei Cai, J. Yu, Rick W. Wright, Robert H. Brophy> ;Osteoarthritis and Cartilage. 2019 Jun 1
In Patients with Nonobstructive Meniscal Tears, Physiotherapy Was Noninferior to Arthroscopic Partial Meniscectomy for Knee Function Over a 24-Month Period.
Rick W. Wright> ;Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, American Volume. 2019 May 15
Clinical Outcomes After Anterior Shoulder Stabilization in Overhead Athletes: An Analysis of the MOON Shoulder Instability Consortium:
Thai Q. Trinh, Micah Naimark, Asheesh Bedi, James E. Carpenter, Christopher B. Robbins, John Grant, Bruce S. Miller, Shannon F. Ortiz, Matthew Bollier, John E. Kuhn, C...> ;American Journal of Sports Medicine. 2019 May 1
Influence of Baseline Magnetic Resonance Imaging Features on Outcome of Arthroscopic Meniscectomy and Physical Therapy Treatment of Meniscal Tears in Osteoarthritis.
MacFarlane, L. A.,Yang, H.,Collins, J. E.,Guermazi, A.,Jones, M. H.,Spindler, K. P.,Winter, A. R.,Losina, E.,Katz, J. N.,Brophy, R. H.,Cole, B. J.,Levy, B. A.,Mandl, L...> ;Am J Sports Med. 2019 Jan 18
Patient Preferences for the Treatment of Shoulder and Proximal Biceps Disorders Are Associated With Patient Age, Race, Sex, and Activity Level.
Matthew V. Smith, Michelle Gosselin, Karen Steger-May, Matthew J. Matava, Rick W. Wright, Robert H. Brophy> ;Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine. 2018 Oct 5
Opioid consumption after knee arthroscopy
Robert D. Wojahn, Ljiljana Bogunovic, Robert H. Brophy, Rick W. Wright, Matthew J. Matava, John Raeburn Green, Corinne A. Zalomek, Amanda K. Haas, Wendy L. Holloway, E...> ;Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, American Volume. 2018 Oct 3
Surgical Volume and Postoperative Complications of Acromioclavicular Joint Separations: Analysis of the ABOS Part II Examination.
K J Hippensteel, Robert H. Brophy, Matthew J. Smith, Rick W. Wright> ;American Journal of Sports Medicine. 2018 Sep 20
Effect of High-Grade Preoperative Knee Laxity on 6-Year Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction Outcomes.
Magnussen, R. A.,Reinke, E. K.,Huston, L. J.,Hewett, T. E.,Spindler, K. P.,Amendola, A.,Andrish, J. T.,Brophy, R. H.,Dunn, W. R.,Flanigan, D. C.,Jones, M. H.,Kaeding, ...> ;Am J Sports Med. 2018 Sep 08
Development of the KOOSglobal Platform to Measure Patient-Reported Outcomes After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction.
Cale A. Jacobs, Michael R. Peabody, Christian Lattermann, Jose F Vega, Laura J. Huston, Kurt P. Spindler, Annunziato Amendola, Jack T. Andrish, Robert H. Brophy, Warre...> ;American Journal of Sports Medicine. 2018 Aug 3
The Incidence of Glenohumeral Bone and Cartilage Lesions at the Time of Anterior Shoulder Stabilization Surgery: A Comparison of Patients Undergoing Primary and Revisi...
Kyle R. Duchman, Carolyn M. Hettrich, Natalie Glass, Robert W. Westermann, Brian R. Wolf, Keith M. Baumgarten, Julie Y. Bishop, Jonathan T. Bravman, Robert H. Brophy, ...> ;American Journal of Sports Medicine. 2018 Jul 9
Patient Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System Scores Are Responsive to Early Changes in Patient Outcomes Following Arthroscopic Partial Meniscectomy
David L. Bernholt, Rick W. Wright, Matthew J. Matava, Robert H. Brophy, Ljiljana Bogunovic, Matthew V. Smith> ;Arthroscopy. 2018 Apr 1
Descriptive Epidemiology of the MOON Shoulder Instability Cohort.
Matthew J. Kraeutler, Eric C. McCarty, John W. Belk, Brian R. Wolf, Carolyn M. Hettrich, Shannon F. Ortiz, Jonathan T. Bravman, Keith M. Baumgarten, Julie Y. Bishop, M...> ;American Journal of Sports Medicine. 2018 Mar 5
Risk Factors and Predictors of Significant Chondral Surface Change From Primary to Revision Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction: A MOON and MARS Cohort Study:
Robert A. Magnussen, James Borchers, Angela D. Pedroza, Laura J. Huston, Amanda K. Haas, Kurt P. Spindler, Rick W. Wright, Christopher C. Kaeding, Christina R. Allen, ...> ;American Journal of Sports Medicine. 2018 Mar 1
Differences in the Lateral Compartment Joint Space Width After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction: Data From the MOON Onsite Cohort:
Morgan H Jones, Kurt P. Spindler, Jack T. Andrish, Charles L. Cox, Warren R. Dunn, Jeff Duryea, Carol L. Duong, David C. Flanigan, Braden C. Fleming, Laura J. Huston, ...> ;American Journal of Sports Medicine. 2018 Feb 2
Transcriptome comparison of meniscus from patients with and without osteoarthritis.
Robert H. Brophy, Bo Zhang, Lei Cai, Rick W. Wright, Linda J. Sandell, Muhammad Farooq Rai> ;Osteoarthritis and Cartilage. 2017 Dec 1
Surgical Predictors of Clinical Outcomes After Revision Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction
Christina R. Allen, Allen F. Anderson, Daniel E. Cooper, Thomas M. DeBerardino, Warren R. Dunn, Amanda K. Haas, Laura J. Huston, Brett (Brick) A. Lantz, Barton J. Mann...> ;American Journal of Sports Medicine. 2017 Jul 11
Subsequent Surgery After Revision Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction: Rates and Risk Factors From a Multicenter Cohort.
Ding, D. Y.,Zhang, A. L.,Allen, C. R.,Anderson, A. F.,Cooper, D. E.,DeBerardino, T. M.,Dunn, W. R.,Haas, A. K.,Huston, L. J.,Lantz, BBA.,Mann, B.,Spindler, K. P.,Stuar...> ;Am J Sports Med. 2017 May 31
Subradiographic Foot and Ankle Fractures and Bone Contusions Detected by MRI in Elite Ice Hockey Players
Jonathan C. Baker, Eric G. Hoover, Travis J. Hillen, Matthew V. Smith, Rick W. Wright, David A. Rubin> ;American Journal of Sports Medicine. 2016 Feb 17
Erratum to: Patient demographics and surgical characteristics in ACL revision: a comparison of French, Norwegian, and North American cohorts.
Magnussen, R. A.,Trojani, C.,Granan, L. P.,Neyret, P.,Colombet, P.,Engebretsen, L.,Wright, R. W.,Kaeding, C. C.> ;Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc. 2015 Nov 06
Prospective player-reported injuries in female youth fast-pitch softball players
Matthew V. Smith, Randi Davis, Robert H. Brophy, Heidi Prather, Jane Garbutt, Rick W. Wright> ;Sports Health: A Multidisciplinary Approach. 2015 Sep 11
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Association of Meniscal Status, Lower Extremity Alignment, and Body Mass Index With Chondrosis at Revision Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction.
Brophy, R. H., Haas, A. K., Huston, L. J., Nwosu, S. K., , Wright, R. W.> ;The American journal of sports medicine. 2015 Apr 23
Factors associated with infection following anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction.
Robert H. Brophy, Rick W. Wright, Laura J. Huston, Samuel K. Nwosu, Kurt P. Spindler> ;Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, American Volume. 2015 Mar 18
Multirater Agreement of the Causes of Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction Failure A Radiographic and Video Analysis of the MARS Cohort
Matthew J. Matava, Robert A. Arciero, Keith M. Baumgarten, James L. Carey, Thomas M. DeBerardino, Sharon L. Hame, Jo A. Hannafin, Bruce S. Miller, Carl W. Nissen, Timo...> ;American Journal of Sports Medicine. 2015 Feb 1
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Press Mentions

15 Orthopedic Surgeon Honors & PromotionsFebruary 12, 2016 20:04
Wearing a Knee Brace Following Anterior Cruciate Ligament Surgery Has No Effect on RecoveryFebruary 12, 2016 05:02