R. Alexander Creighton

Associate Professor of Orthopaedics

Certified by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery

• BS: College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, VA
• MD: Medical College of Virginia, Richmond, VA
• Residency: University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC
• Fellowship (Sports Medicine): RUSH Medical College, Chicago, IL

• Alpha Omega Alpha
• William C. Patton Award for Best Resident Teacher

• Sports medicine
• Surgery of the shoulder and knee

• Creighton RA, Romeo AA, Brown FM Jr, Hayden JK, Verma NN.  Revision arthroscopic shoulder instability repair.  Arthroscopy. 2007 Jul;23(7):703-9.
• Bushnell BD, Whitener GB, Rubright JH, Creighton RA, Logel KJ, Wood ML.  The use of suture anchors to repair the ruptured quadriceps tendon.  J Orthop Trauma. 2007 Jul;21(6):407-13.
• Creighton RA, Cole BJ, Romeo AA, Nicholson GP, Lorenz EP.  Effect of lateral meniscus allograft on shoulder articular contact areas and pressures.  J Shoulder Elbow Surg  2007 May-Jun;16(3):367-72.
• Chappell JD, Giuliani C, Garrett WE, Yu B, Creighton RA.  Kinematics and emg of landing preparation in vertical stop-jump: risks of non-contact acl injury.  Am J Sports Med. 2007 Feb;35(2):235-41.
• Creighton RA, Cole BJ.  Upper extremity deep vein thrombosis after shoulder arthroscopy: case report.  J Shoudler Elbow Surg 2007 Jan-Feb;16(1):e20-2.
• Bushnell BD, Byram IR, Weinhold PS, Creighton RA.  The use of suture anchors in repair of the ruptured patellar tendon: a biomechanical study.  Am J Sports Med 2006;34:1492-1499.
• Creighton RA, Bach BR Jr., Bush-Joseph CA.  Evaluation of the medial elbow in the throwing athlete.  American Journal of Orthopedics 2006;35:266-269.
• Creighton RA, Kindler J, Bach BR Jr.  Compartment syndrome following recurrent ankle inversion injury.  Orthopaedics 2005;28:703-705.
• Pearl ML, Romeo AA, Wirth MA, Yamaguchi K, Nicholson GP, Creighton RA.  Decision making in contemporary shoulder arthroplasty.  Instr Course Lect 2005;54:69-85.
• Creighton RA.  Gender differences in anterior cruciate ligament injuries.  THEACC.com-Medical Sciences, October 2004.
• Silver WP, Creighton RA, Triantafillopoulos IK, Devkota AC, Weinhold PS, Karas SG.  Thermal microdebridement does not affect the time zero biomechanical properties of human patellar tendons.  Am J Sports Med 2004;32:1946-1952.
• Wakim EP, Creighton RA, Fox JA, Bach BR Jr.  Development of an extensive patellar osteophyte following acl reconstruction.  J Knee Surg 2004;17:172-174.
• Karas SG, Creighton RA, DeMorat GJ.  Glenohumeral volume reduction in arthroscopic shoulder reconstruction: a cadaveric analysis of suture placation and thermal capsulorrhaphy. Arthroscopy 2004;20:179-184.

• Patellar Tendon Allograft for ACL Reconstruction.  Cole and Sekiya Surgical Techniques of the Shoulder, Elbow, and Knee in Sports Medicine, 1st edition, 2008.  Chandler JW, Creighton RA.
• Revision of Loose Humeral Component.  Advanced Reconstruction Shoulder, 1st edition, 2007.  Romeo AA, Creighton RA, Gomoll AH.
• Autologous Osteochondral Transplantation: Background, Surgical Indications, and Results.  Insall & Scott’s Surgery of the Knee, 4th edition, December 2005. Creighton RA, Cole BJ.
• Knee Bracing for Athletic Injuries.  Insall and Scott’s Surgery of the Knee, 4th edition, December 2005.  Creighton RA, Bach BR Jr.
• Arthrofibrosis: Evaluation, Prevention, and Treatment.  Techniques in Knee Surgery.  4(3):163-172, September, 2005.  Creighton RA, Bach BR Jr.
• Basic Science of Ligament Healing: Medial Collateral Ligament Healing With and Without Treatment.  Sports Medicine and Arthroscopy Review.  13(3):145-150, September 2005.  Creighton RA, Spang JT, Dahners LE.
• Histology, Physiology and Biochemistry of Muscle.  Musculoskeletal Syllabus 2nd Year UNC medical school.  May 2005.  Creighton RA.
• Revision Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction with Patellar Tendon Allograft: Surgical Technique.  Sports Medicine and Arthroscopy Review.  13(1):38-45, March 2005.  Creighton RA, Bach BR Jr.

• The bony apprehension test for shoulder instability.  American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, March 2008, San Francisco, CA. (poster)
• Shoulder Instability Arthroscopic Set-up and Techniques.  Orthopaedic Learning Center (AAOS/ASES), April 2007, Rosemont, IL.
• Suture Anchors in Patellar Tendon Repair
  • American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine, Poster, July 2006, Hershey, PA
  •  Southern Orthopaedic Association, Podium, July 2006, Paradise Island, Bahamas
  •  North Carolina Orthopaedic Association, Podium, October 2005, Pinehurst, NC
• Shoulder Instability Operative Indications. Orthopaedic Learning Center (AAOS/ASES), July 2006, Rosemont, IL
• Sports Injuries in Children: Upper Limb. Medical Alumni Program-UNC Pediatrics, October 2006, Chapel Hill, NC. (podium)
• Treatment of bony defects in shoulder instability.  North Carolina/South Carolina Orthopaedic Associations, Podium, October 2006, Asheville, NC.
• Autologous Chondrocyte Implantation in Young Patients.  North Carolina Orthopaedic Association, Podium, October 2005, Pinehurst, NC.
• Arthroscopic Revision Shoulder Instability Repair:  Minimum 2 year follow-up. Arthroscopy Association of North America, Podium, May 2005, Vancouver, BC.