Warren R. Dunn, MD, MPH Assistant Professor Orthopaedics & Rehabilitation, Vanderbilt Sports Medicine Center
E-mail:   w.dunn@vanderbilt.edu Phone:  615.322.7878 Fax:      615.936.1269	Center for Health Services Research Vanderbilt University Medical Center 1215 21st Ave South, 6007 MCE Nashville, TN 37232-8300

Clinical Interests

• Sports Medicine and Shoulder Surgery

Ongoing Research

• MOON Project
• Bone Bruise Study: The goal of this study is to examine the association of baseline factors with the presence of bone bruise occurances, and to determine if the presence of a bone bruise is associated with knee symptoms and knee pain. Baseline data from a cohort of 543 patients who underwent primary ACL reconstruction at 7 different sites, between 12-13-2006 and 7-18-2008 (based on surg.dt.pt) were included in the study.
• Suppliment RO1 grant to MOON: This supplement would enable us to evaluate the hypothesis that initial meniscus treatment and/or initial articular cartilage injury in a previously normal knee which undergoes an ACLR are predictors of early OA development at minimum of 2 years follow-up. Quantitative MRI will compare the difference between the ACL reconstructed knee with the contralateral (normal) knee. Further, associations between meniscus volume and thickness, patient-reported outcomes, instrumented knee laxity and joint space narrowing will be performed.

Publications

• Wright RW, Brand RA, Dunn W, Spindler KP.  How to write a systematic review.  Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2007 Feb;455:23-9. doi: 10.1097/BLO.0b013e31802c9098.
• Owens BD, Mountcastle SB, Dunn WR, DeBerardino TM, Taylor DC.  Incidence of anterior cruciate ligament injury among active duty U.S. military servicemen and servicewomen.  Mil Med. 2007 Jan;172(1):90-1. doi: 10.7205/milmed.172.1.90.
• Kuhn JE, Dunn WR, Ma B, Wright RW, Jones G, Spencer EE, Wolf B, Safran M, Spindler KP, McCarty E, Kelly B, Holloway B.  Interobserver agreement in the classification of rotator cuff tears.  Am J Sports Med. 2007 Mar;35(3):437-41. doi: 10.1177/0363546506298108. Epub 2007 Jan 31.
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• Koester MC, Dunn WR, Kuhn JE, Spindler KP.  The efficacy of subacromial corticosteroid injection in the treatment of rotator cuff disease: A systematic review.  J Am Acad Orthop Surg. 2007 Jan;15(1):3-11. doi: 10.5435/00124635-200701000-00002.
• George MS, Dunn WR, Spindler KP.  Current concepts review: revision anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction.  Am J Sports Med. 2006 Dec;34(12):2026-37. doi: 10.1177/0363546506295026. Epub 2006 Nov 7.
• Dunn WR, Cordasco FA, Flynn E, Jules K, Gordon M, Liguori G.  A prospective randomized comparison of spinal versus local anesthesia with propofol infusion for knee arthroscopy.  Arthroscopy. 2006 May;22(5):479-83. doi: 10.1016/j.arthro.2005.12.032.
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• Thornton SJ, Rogers JR, Prickett WD, Dunn WR, Allen AA, Hannafin JA.  Treatment of recalcitrant lateral epicondylitis with suture anchor repair.  Am J Sports Med. 2005 Oct;33(10):1558-64. doi: 10.1177/0363546505276758.
• Dunn WR, Schackman BR, Walsh C, Lyman S, Jones EC, Warren RF, Marx RG.  Variation in orthopaedic surgeons' perceptions about the indications for rotator cuff surgery.  J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2005 Sep;87(9):1978-84. doi: 10.2106/JBJS.D.02944.
• Kelly BT, Dunn WR, Ramirez L, Warren RF.  Traumatic rupture of the coracoacromial ligament.  Arthroscopy. 2005 Jun;21(6):763. doi: 10.1016/j.arthro.2005.03.027.
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• Kuhn JE, Dunn WR, Spindler KP.  Evidence-based medicine for orthopedic surgeons.  J Knee Surg. 2005 Jan;18(1):57-63. doi: 10.1055/s-0030-1248159.
• Dunn WR, Lyman S, Marx RG.  Small area variation in orthopedics.  J Knee Surg. 2005 Jan;18(1):51-6. doi: 10.1055/s-0030-1248158.
• Lyman S, Sherman S, Dunn WR, Marx RG.  Advancements in the surgical and alternative treatment of arthritis.  Curr Opin Rheumatol. 2005 Mar;17(2):129-33. doi: 10.1097/01.bor.0000154189.82451.66.
• Dunn WR, Wolf BR, Amendola A, Andrish JT, Kaeding C, Marx RG, McCarty EC, Parker RD, Wright RW, Spindler KP.  Multirater agreement of arthroscopic meniscal lesions.  Am J Sports Med. 2004 Dec;32(8):1937-40. doi: 10.1177/0363546504264586.
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• Spindler KP, Dunn WR.  Arthroscopic repair is as effective as open repair for isolated Bankart lesions of the shoulder and may improve range of motion.  J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2004 Nov;86(11):2574. doi: 10.2106/00004623-200411000-00049.
• Wolf BR, Selby RM, Dunn WR, MacGillivray JD.  Lasso repair of SLAP or Bankart lesions: a new arthroscopic technique.  Arthroscopy. 2004 Jul;20 Suppl 2:125-8. doi: 10.1016/j.arthro.2004.04.020.
• Dunn WR, Lyman S, Marx R.  Research methodology.  Arthroscopy. 2003 Oct;19(8):870-3. doi: 10.1016/s0749-8063(03)00705-9.
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• Dunn WR, Lincoln AE, Hinton RY, Smith GS, Amoroso PJ.  Occupational disability after hospitalization for the treatment of an injury of the anterior cruciate ligament.  J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2003 Sep;85(9):1656-66. doi: 10.2106/00004623-200309000-00002.
• Boucher HR, Schon LC, Parks B, Kleeman J, Dunn WR, Badekas T, Noll K, Melamed E.  A biomechanical study of two postoperative prostheses for transtibial amputees: a custom-molded and a prefabricated adjustable pneumatic prosthesis.  Foot Ankle Int. 2002 May;23(5):452-6. doi: 10.1177/107110070202300514.

Links

• Vanderbilt Sports Medicine
• VSM Evidence-based Medicine Course
• Ongoing Research

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