Jupiter Study

Principal Investigators

The JUPITER (Justifying Patellar Instability Treatment by Results) Group was established as the first multi-center prospective patellar instability research group by principal investigators Dr. Beth Shubin Stein (Hospital for Special Surgery) and Dr. Shital Parikh (Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center).

Beth E. Shubin Stein, MD

Orthopaedic Surgery and Sports Medicine

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Shital N Parikh, MD, FACS

Specializes in Pediatric knees and shoulders

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Matthew Veerkamp,

Lead Research Coordinator

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Simone Gruber,

Lead Research Coordinator

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Bennett Propp,

Research Coordinator

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Matthew Bollier, MD

Sports Medicine Fellowship Director, Team Physician

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Jacqueline M. Brady, MD

Associate Professor, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery

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Henry B. Ellis, MD

Scottish Rite for Children

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Peter D. Fabricant, MD

Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery & Sports Medicine

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Lutul D. Farrow, MD

Director, Sports Medicine Clinical Operations

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Daniel W. Green, MD, FACS

Director, Pediatric Orthopedic Surgery Fellowship

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Jason Koh, MD

Director and Mark R. Neaman Chair of Orthopaedic Surgery

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Robert A. Magnussen, MD

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Todd Milbrandt, MD

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Lauren Hannon Redler, MD

Assistant Professor of Orthopedic Surgery, Adult & Pediatric Sports Medicine

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Ryan Roach, MD

University of Florida, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Sports Medicine; Team Physician, University of Florida

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Eric J. Strauss, MD

Professor, Department of Orthopedic Surgery

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Marc Tompkins, MD

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Robert W. Westermann, MD

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Philip L. Wilson, MD

Director, Sports Medicine Center

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Jocelyn Wittstein, MD

Associate Professor Orthopaedic Surgery

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Adam B Yanke, MD

Associate Professor Rush University

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Matthew Veerkamp, Mr.

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What Causes Patellar Instability?

Surgical & Nonsurgical Treatment Options for Sports Injuries

People who experience a first-time patella dislocation frequently do so while participating in sports, causing the knee to suddenly buckle and they fall. Because ACL tears often happen in the same way, and because they are much more common than patella dislocations, it is important to rule out an ACL tear. In rare cases a patient comes in with an ACL tear and is found