Robert G. Marx, M.D., M.Sc., F.R.C.S.C.

Professor of Orthopedic Surgery and Public Health
Weill Cornell Medical College
Director, Foster Center for Clinical Outcome Research
Hospital for Special Surgery
Attending Orthopedic Surgeon
Hospital for Special Surgery and NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital

Selected Recent Publications

Toman CV, Dunn WR, Spindler KP, Amendola A, Andrish JT, Bergfeld JA, Flanigan D, Jones MH, Kaeding CC, Marx RG, Matava MJ, McCarty EC, Parker RD, Wolcott M, Vidal A, Wolf BR, Huston LJ, Harrell FE Jr, Wright RW. Success of Meniscal Repair at Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction. American Journal of Sports Medicine. 37(6): 1111-5, 2009.

Lyman S, Koulovaris P, Sherman SL, Do H, Mandl LA, Marx RG. Epidemiology of Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction: Trends, Complications, and Subsequent Knee Surgery. The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. [In Press]

Levy BA, Fanelli GC, Whelan DB, Stannard JP, MacDonald PA, Boyd JL, Marx RG, Stuart MJ; The Knee Dislocation Study Group. Controversies in the Treatment of Knee Dislocations and Multiligament Reconstruction. Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. 17(4): 197-206, 2009.

Levy BA, Dajani KA, Whelan DB, Stannard JP, Fanelli GC, Stuart MJ, Boyd JL, MacDonald PA, Marx RG. Decision Making in the Multiligament-Injured Knee: An Evidence Based Systematic Review. Arthroscopy. 25(4): 430-438, 2009.

Brophy RH, Marx RG. The Treatment of Traumatic Anterior Instability of the Shoulder: Nonoperative and Surgical Treatment. Arthroscopy. 25(3): 298-304, 2009.

Marx RG. Computer-navigated and Manual Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstructions Were Wimilar in Function and Stability Outcomes. The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. 91(2): 495, 2009.

Schechinger SJ, Levy BA, Khaled AD, Jay PS, Diego AH, Marx RG. Achilles Tendon Allograft Reconstruction of the Fibular Collateral Ligament and Posterolateral Corner. Arthroscopy. 25(3): 232-42, 2009.

Marx RG, Koulouvaris P, Chu SK, Levy BA. Indications for Surgery in Clinical Outcome Studies of Rotator Cuff Repair. Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research. 467(2): 450-56, 2009.

Lyman S, Dunn WR, Spock C, Bach PB, Mandl LA, Marx RG. Validity of Same-Side Reoperation After Total Hip and Knee Arthroplasty Using Administrative Databases. Journal of Knee Surgery. 22(1): 17-20, 2009.

Marx RG , Fives G, Chu SK, Daluiski A, Wolfe SW. Allograft Reconstruction for Symptomatic Chronic Complete Proximal Hamstring Tendon Avulsions. Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy. 17(1): 19-23, 2009.

Schechinger SJ, Levy BA, Khaled AD, Jay PS, Diego AH, Marx R . Achilles Tendon Allograft Reconstruction of the Fibular Collateral Ligament and Posterolateral Corner. Arthroscopy. [In Press]

McCarty EC, Marx RG , Maerz D, Altchek D, Warren RF. Sports Participation After Shoulder Replacement Surgery. American Journal of Sports Medicine. 36(8): 1577-81, 2008.

Wright RW, Preston E, Fleming BC, Amendola A, Andrish JT, Bergfeld JA, Dunn WR, Kaeding C, Kuhn JE, Marx RG, McCarty EC, Parker RC, Spindler KP, Wolcott M, Wolf BR, Williams GN. A Systematic Review of Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction Rehabilitation: Part II: Open Versus Closed Kinetic Chain Exercises, Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation, Accelerated Rehabilitation, and Miscellaneous Topics. Journal of Knee Surgery. 21(3): 225-34, 2008.

Wright RW, Preston E, Fleming BC, Amendola A, Andrish JT, Bergfeld JA, Dunn WR, Kaeding C, Kuhn JE, Marx RG, McCarty EC, Parker RC, Spindler KP, Wolcott M, Wolf BR, Williams GN. A Systematic Review of Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction Rehabilitation: Part I: Continuous Passive Motion, Early Weight Bearing, Postoperative Bracing, and Home-based Rehabilitation. Journal of Knee Surgery. 21(3): 217-224, 2008.

Sherman SL, Lyman S, Koulouvaris P, Willis A, Marx RG. Risk factors for readmission and revision surgery following rotator cuff repair. Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research. 466: 608-613, 2008.

Marx RG. New Approaches to Shoulder Surgery: Editorial Comment. Clinical Orthopedics and Related Research. 466(3): 608-13, 2008.

Bryant D, Stratford P, Marx RG, Walter S, Guyatt G. Patients Can Provide a Valid Assessment of Quality of Life, Functional Status and General Health on the Day They Undergo Knee Surgery. The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. 90(8): 1783, 2008.

Marx, RG, Malizia RW, Kenter K, Wickiewicz, TL, Hannafin JA. Intraarticular Corticosteriod Injection for the Treatment of Idiopathic Adhesive Capsulitis of the Shoulder. The Musculoskeletal Journal of Hospital for Special Surgery. 3(2): 202-207, 2007.

Koulouvaris P, Lyman S, Marx RG. Complications of Rotator Cuff Repair. Minerva Ortopedica e Traumatologica. 58(2): 137-41, 2007.

Marx RG. Arthroscopic Surgery for Osteoarthritis of the Knee? (Editorial) New England Journal of Medicine. 359:1169-1170. September 11, 2008.

Wright RW, Dunn WR, Amendola A, Andrish JT, Flanigan DC, Jones M, Kaeding CC, Marx RG, Matava MJ, McCarty EC, Paker RD, Vidal A, Wolcott M, Wolf BR, Spindler KP; Moon Cohort. Anterior cruciate ligament revision reconstruction: two-year results from the MOON cohort. Journal of Knee Surgery, 20(4): 308-11, 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 2 Years Following Reconstruction: A Prospective MOON Cohort Study. American Journal of Sports Medicine. 35(7): 1131-4, 2007.

Marx RG. Operative and Nonoperative Treatments of Medial Collateral Ligament Rupture Were Not Different in Combined Medial Collateral and Anterior Cruciate Ligament Rupture. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery (A). 89(2): 457, 2007.

Madsen M, Marx RG, Millett PJ, Rodeo SA, Sperling JW, Warren RF. Surgical Anatomy of the Triceps Brachii Tendon: Anatomical Study and Clinical Correlation. American Journal of Sports Medicine. 34(11): 1839-1843, 2006.

Mithoefer K, Williams RJ 3 rd, Warren RF, Wickiewicz TL, Marx RG. High-Impact Athletics After Knee Articular Cartilage Repair: A Prospective Evaluation of the Microfracture Technique. American Journal of Sports Medicine. 34(9): 1413-8, 2006.

Mithoefer K, Williams RJ 3rd, Warren RF, Potter HG, Spock CR, Jones EC, Wickiewicz TL, Marx RG. Chondral Resurfacing of Articular Cartliage Defects in the Knee with the Microfracture Technique. Surgical Technique. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery (A). 88(Supp 1): 294-304, 2006.

Oh LS, Wolf BR, Hall MP, Levy BA, Marx RG. Indications for Rotator Cuff Repair: A Systematic Review of the Literature. Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research. (455): 52-63, 2007.

Tanner SM, Dainty KN, Marx RG, Kirkley A. Knee-Specific Quality-of-Life Instruments: Which Ones Measure Symptoms and Disabilities Most Important to Patients? American Journal of Sports Medicine. 35(9):1450-8, 2007.

Bryant D, Norman G, Stratford P, Marx RG, Walter SD, Guyatt G. Patients Undergoing Knee Surgery Provided Accurate Ratings of Preoperative Quality of Life and Function 2 Weeks After Surgery. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. 59(9): 984-993, 2006.

Marx RG. Sports Fellowships. Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research. (449): 249-254, 2006.

Lyman S, Sherman S, Carter TI, Bach PB, Mandl MA, Marx RG. Prevalence and Risk Factors for Symptomatic Thromboembolic Events after Shoulder Arthroplasty. Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research. (448): 152-156, 2006.

Marx RG. Quality of Life after Shoulder Arthroplasty – Total Shoulder Arthroplasty versus Hemiarthroplasty. Nature Clinical Practice Rheumatology. 2(5): 250-251, 2006.

Brophy RH, Gardner MJ, Saleem O, Marx RG. An Assessment of the Methodological Quality of Research Published in The American Journal of Sports Medicine. American Journal of Sports Medicine. 33(12): 1812-1815, 2005.

Marx RG, Jones EC, Atwan NC, Closkey RF, Salvati EA, Sculco TP. Measuring Improvement Following Total Hip and Knee Arthroplasty Using Patient-Based Measures of Outcome. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery (A). 87(9): 1999-2005, 2005.

Dunn WR, Lyman S, Marx RG, Schackman B, Warren R. Variation in Orthopaedic Surgeons' Perceptions about the Indications for Rotator Cuff Surgery. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery (A). 87(9): 1978-1984, 2005.

Kirkley A, Marx RG, Griffin S, Dunn WR. Clinical Trials in Orthopedic Surgery. Sports Medicine and Arthroscopic Review. 13(2): 61-68, 2005.

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