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Laurence E. Dahners, MD

Professor

Certified by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery

     
Department of Orthopaedics
CB #7055, Bioinformatics Building
UNC School of Medicine
Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7055
Appointments: 919.962.6637

Contact person: Wanda Lucas (Wanda_Lucas@med.unc.edu)
919.966.3340

Education:
  • BS: University of Arizona
  • MD: University of Arizona
  • Residency: University of Kansas
Honors, Awards, and Recognitions (selected):
  • Faculty Teaching Award; Musculoskeletal Course, UNC School of Medicine, 1985, 1992, 2003
  • Physician's Recognition Award, American Medical Association, 1983-1986, 1992-1996
  • A-B-C Traveling Fellowship, American Orthopaedic Association, 1991
  • Associate Editor, Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, 1993-1997
  • Listed in Best Doctors in United States
  • Speaker, "Pearl's Day" Presentations, UNC School of Medicine
  • Frank C. Wilson Orthopaedic Faculty Teaching Award (first), graduating residents, UNC School of Medicine
  • Kappa Delta Award, Orthopaedic Research Society, 2000: "On changes in length of dense collagenous tissue: growth and contracture" (abstract)
Clinical Interests:
Trauma
Research Interests:
Ligament physiology; ligament healing; ligament growth and contracture; bone healing and biomechanics of internal fixation
Academic Appointments:
1983-1988 Assistant Professor of Surgery (Orthopaedics); UNC School of Medicine
1988-1993 Associate Professor of Surgery (Orthopaedics); UNC School of Medicine
1993-1996 Professor of Surgery (Orthopaedics); UNC School of Medicine
1996-present Professor of Orthopaedics; UNC School of Medicine
1996-1998 Acting Chair; Department of Orthopaedics, UNC School of Medicine
Selected Publications:
  • Letson AK, Dahners LE: The effect of combinations of growth factors on ligament healing. Clin Orthop 1994;308:207-212.
  • Miclau T, Edin ML,* Lester GE, Lindsey RW, Dahners LE: Bone toxicity of locally applied aminoglycosides. J Orthop Trauma 1995;9:401-406.
  • Dirschl DR, Dahners LE: The mangled extremity: When should it be amputated? J Am Acad Orthop Surg 1996;4:182-190.
  • Batten ML, Hansen JC,* Dahners LE: Influence of dosage and timing of application of platelet-derived growth factor on early healing of the rat medial collateral ligament. J Orthop Res 1996;14:736-741.
  • Edin ML, Miclau T*, Lester GE, Lindsey RW, Dahners LE: Effect of cefazolin and vancomycin on osteoblasts in vitro. Clin Orthop 1996;333:245-251
  • Dahners LE: Technical notes on a radiolucent distractor for indirect reduction and intramedullary nailing. J Orthop Trauma 1997;(11)374-377.
  • DeVente JE*, Lester GE, Trotter JA, Dahners LE: Isolation of intact collagen fibrils from healing ligament. J Electron Microsc (Tokyo), 1997:46(4)353-356.
  • Wood ML,* Lester GE, Dahners LE: Collagen fiber sliding during ligament growth and contracture. J Orthop Res 1998;(16)438-440.
  • Miclau T, Edin ML,* Lester GE, Lindsey RW, Dahners LE: Effect of ciprofloxacin on the proliferation of osteoblast-like MG-63 human osteosarcoma cells in vitro. J Orthop Res 1998;(16)509-512.
  • Dirschl DR, Duff GP, Dahners LE, Edin M, Rahn BA, Miclau T: High pressure pulsaltile lavage irrigation of intraarticular fractures: effects of fracture healing. J Orthop Trauma 1998:(12)460-463.
  • Miller RS*, Weinhold PS, Dahners LE: Comparison of tricortical screw fixation versus a modified suture construct for fixation of ankle syndesmosis injury: a biomechanical study. J Orthop Trauma 1999: (13)39-42.
  • Dahners LE, Hundley JD: Reduction of posterior hip dislocations in the lateral position using traction-counteraction: safer for the surgeon? J Orthop Trauma 1999: 13(5)373-374.
  • Dahners LE, Lester GE, Caprise P: The pentapeptide NKISK affects collagen fibril interactions in a vertebrate tissue. J Orthop Res 2000 (18)532-536.
  • Chudik SC, Weinhold P, Dahners LE.  Fixed-angle plate fixation in simulated fractures of the proximal humerus: A biomechanical study of a new device. J Shoulder Elbow Surg 2003; 12(6):578-588.
  • Bogatov* VB, Weinhold PS, Dahners LE: The influence of a cyclooxygenase-1 inhibitor on injured and uninjured ligaments in the rat.  Am J Sports Med 2003;31:574-576.
  • Norcross JP*, Lester GE, Weinhold PS, Dahners LE: An in vivo model of degenerative disc disease. J Orthop Res 2003; 21: 183-188.
  • Harrell RM, Tong J*, Weinhold PS, Dahners LE: Comparison of the mechanical properties of different tension band materials and suture techniques. J Orthop Trauma February 2003 17(2).
  • Caprise PA, Miclau T, Dahners LE, Dirschl DR: High-pressure pulsatile lavage irrigation of contaminated fractures: effects on fracture healing. J Orthop Res 2002; 20(6): 1205-1209.
  • Dirschl DR, Dahners LE, Crouch JH, Adams GL, Wilson FC: Correlation of selection criteria for residency applicants with subsequent performances as residents. Clin Orthop 2002; 399:265-271.
  • Crowther JD, Chudik SC, Dahners LE: Periacetabular osteotomy for stabilization of recurrent post-traumatic dislocation of the hip.  J Orthop Trauma July 2002 16(6) 433-436.
  • Dahners LE, Bos GD: Fluorescent tetracycline labeling as an aid to debridement of necrotic bone in the treatment of chronic osteomyelitis. J Orthop Trauma May 2002 16(5) 345-346.
  • Lee EW, Dirschl DR, Duff G, Dahners LE, Miclau T: High-pressure pulsatile lavage irrigation of fresh intraarticular fractures: Effectiveness at removing particulate matter from bone. J Orthop Res 2002 16(3) 162-165.
  • Elder CL, Dahners LE, Weinhold PS: A cyclooxygenase-2 inhibitor impairs ligament healing in the rat. Am J Sports Med 2001,  29(6):801-5.
  • Caprise PA, Lester GA, Weinhold P, Hill J, Dahners, LE: The effect of NKISK on tendon in an in vivo model. J Orthop Res 2001 19:858-861.

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