WOSM physician lends expertise to RG3 DebateDr. Benjamin Shaffer, MD, sports medicine orthopaedist for Washington Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine (WOSM), weighed in on the injury that has led to RG3's focusing his off-season efforts on recovering from surgery and convalescing to return to his previous level of activity. After injuring his previously reconstructed ACL during college in 2009, he suffered an LCL (Lateral Collateral Ligament) sprain on a play against Baltimore, approximately 5 weeks before post-season play began. Although deemed cleared by doctors, with brimming confidence by RG3 himself, he unfortunately re-injured his knee during the playoff game against Seattle, ultimately determined to be a re-injury to his previously reconstructed ACL, as well as his ACL and his medial meniscus.
Interviews featuring Dr. Shaffer
Dr. Shaffer on RG3 Injury
Fox 5 News
Dr. Ben Shaffer explains RG3's knee injury
Comcast Sportsnet
Robert Griffin III's return for start of Redskins’ 2013 season uncertain, medical experts say
Washington Post Sports
More information on ACL Tears
- Anterior Cruciate Ligament Tear
- ACL Injury Rupture differences between Males and Females, JAAOS 2013
- ACL Reconstruction using Hamstring vs Patellar Tendon Autograft - A Ten Year Prospective Controlled Study, AJSM 2007
- Clinical Factors and Risk of Reinjury following ACL reconstructions using patellar tendon and hamstring autrografts, AJSM 2011
- Current Concepts in Injury Prevention After ACL Reconstruction, AJSM 2013
- Effectiveness of ACL Injury Prevention Programs, JBJS 2012
- Graft Alternatives Commonly Used in ACL Reconstructions, JAAOS 2011
- Graft Selection in ACL Reconstruction, JAAOS 2005
- Incidence of ACL Reconstructions and influence of Age Sex and Race, AJSM 2013
- Outcome following Revision ACL Surgery Danish Registry, AJSM 2012
- Outcome following ACL reconstructions using Reproducible Rating System for Measuring Results, AJSM 2012
- Outcome of Revision ACL Surgery - A Systematic Review, JBJS 2012
- Outcome of Single vs. Double Bundle Reconstruction in ACL surgery, AJSM 2008
- Rehabilitation After ACL Reconstruction - A Systematic Review, JBJS 2012
- Return to Play and Outcome after ACL Reconstruction in Soccer Athletes, AJSM 2012
- Return to Play following ACL Reconstruction in Professional NFL Athletes, AJSM 2010
- Return to Sport Outcomes at 2 to 7 years following ACL Reconstruction, AJSM 2012
- Return to High School and College Football after ACL Reconstruction, AJSM 2012
