Research

Research Summary

Dr. Lee's expertise and research interests include optimizing fracture care and returning to activity after sports injuries, as well as complex knee injuries and ligament reconstruction in growing patients, tibial spine fractures, the discoid meniscus and the treatment of osteochondritis dissecans with cartilage replacement procedures.

Research Publications

Selected Publications

Lee RJ, Hsu NN, Lenz CM, Leet AI. Does Obesity Affect Fracture Healing in Children. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2013 Apr;471(4):1208-13
Lee RJ, Margalit A, Nduaguba A, Gunderson MA, Ganley TJ. Risk factors for concomitant collateral ligament injuries in children and adolescents with anterior cruciate ligament tears. Orthop J Sports Med. 2018 Nov 21;6(11). PMID: 30480025
Lee RJ, PRiSM Meniscus Research Interest Group, Heyworth BE. Reliability of a New Arthroscopic Discoid Lateral Meniscus Classification System: A Multicenter Video Analysis. Am J Sports Med. 2022 Apr;50(5):1245-1253. PMID: 35234542.
Ganley, TJ, Goodbody, CM, Lawrence, TL, Lee, RJ. Elbow Arthroscopy for Panner's Disease and Osteochondritis Dissecans. In: Sankar, W., Flynn, JM. Operative Techniques in Orthopaedic Surgery, 2nd Edition.
Lawrence, TL. Lee RJ, Kocher MS. Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction in the Skeletally Immature Patient. In: Sankar, W., Flynn, JM. Operative Techniques in Orthopaedic Surgery, 3rd Edition.
Prasad N, PRiSM Meniscus Research Interest Group, Lee RJ. A comparison of nonoperative and operative treatment of type-II tibial spine fractures. Orthop J Sports Med. 2021 Jan 9. PMID: 33553452