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Adam B Yanke, MD
Associate Professor Rush University
Adam B Yanke

Dr. Adam B. Yanke is a sports medicine orthopedic surgeon with an interest in advanced arthroscopy, shoulder replacement, and a special focus on patellofemoral dysfunction and cartilage restoration. Dr. Yanke earned a Bachelor of Science degree from Miami University, Oxford, OH, with majors in engineering physics and zoology and a minor in non-linear mathematics. After obtaining his medical degree from Rush Medical College (Chicago, IL), Dr. Yanke continued on at Rush for his Orthopedic Surgery residency. He followed this by attending the Sports Medicine Fellowship at Rush University, where he was trained in advanced joint arthroscopy, shoulder arthroplasty, and cartilage restoration techniques.

Throughout his orthopedic training, Dr. Yanke completed a Ph.D. in the department of Biochemistry. Finishing his training in 2014, this work has resulted in a new method for analyzing cartilage activity with comparisons between normal, aged, and damaged cartilage. Through a collaboration with the Department of Biochemistry, Dr. Yanke continues to perform both basic science and clinical research in an effort to develop bench-top techniques that will translate directly to improved patient care. Having the combination of the clinical and basic science background allows for bridging the gap between these two fields. He has accomplished this through writing over 200 peer-reviewed manuscripts and book chapters along with presenting over 150 abstracts at national and international meetings. Dr. Yanke is a member of numerous professional societies including the International Cartilage Repair Society, a candidate member of the International Patellofemoral Study Group, and he was selected by the American Orthopaedic Association as an Emerging Leader.

Dr. Yanke's motivation to perform both clinical and basic science research has always been to deliver the most advanced patient care possible. This includes being involved in clinical trials that utilize stem cell injections for arthritis. He also believes that the cornerstones of good orthopedic care are proper indications and understanding that non-operative measures are commonly the most appropriate treatment. Having been All-State in lacrosse, Dr. Yanke is familiar with the stress that is associated with athletic injuries and that a given ailment is not treated in isolation. Currently, Dr. Yanke continues his involvement with sports though participating in team coverage ranging from high school to professional teams. Teams covered include the Chicago Bulls, Chicago White Sox, DePaul Blue Demons, Chicago Riot and Chicago Force. No matter what the diagnosis, proper treatment hinges on taking into account the anatomic problem, not in isolation, but within the framework of the patient's life. Through working with and educating patients, Dr. Yanke believes a healthy surgeon-patient relationship is mandatory in order to arrive at the proper course of treatment.

Education

  • Bachelor of Science – Miami University, Oxford, OH
  • Medical Degree – RUSH Medical College, Chicago, IL
  • Orthopaedic Residency - RUSH Medical College, Chicago, IL
  • Sports Medicine Fellowship - RUSH Medical College, Chicago, IL
  • PhD Biochemistry – RUSH University Graduate College, Chicago, IL

Awards

  1. Pi Mu Epsilon Inductee (2001)
  2. Joseph A. Culler Award in Physics Recipient (2002)
  3. Certificate of Achievement in Research in the Department of Physics (2002)
  4. Arnold P. Gold Foundation – Humanism Honor Society Inductee (2008)
  5. Best Research Project – Undergraduate Resident Award Recipient, 24th Annual Rush University Thesis Day (2012)
  6. AOA-OREF Resident Leadership Forum Selectee  (2012)
  7. Best Research Project – Chief Resident Award Recipient, 25th Annual Rush University Thesis Day (2013)
  8. Best Research Project – Orthopedic Fellow Award Recipient, 26th Annual Rush University Thesis Day (2014)
  9. AAOS Distinguished Volunteer Service Award: Award Winning Multimedia Presentation: All-Arthroscopic Patch Augmentation of A Massive Rotator Cuff Tear (2014)
  10. AANA Research Grant Recipient ($12,500) Glenoid Bone Loss: Three Dimensional MRI versus CT Reconstructions (2014)
  11. Second Place Medical Student Research Award- Sigma Xi Research Forum (2015)
  12. YSOS Star Paper Award – International Cartilage Repair Society World Congress: Effect of Leukocyte Concentration on the Efficacy of Platelet-Rich-Plasma in the Treatment of Knee Osteoarthritis. (2015)
  13. OREF Resident Clinician Scientist Training Award (PI Charlie Hannon, $19,000) The Influence of Amniotic Membrane and BMAC on Osteoarthritis (2016)
  14. AANA Research Grant Recipient ($15,000) Sequential Sectioning of the Bundles of the Medial Patellofemoral Ligament (2018)
  15. AANA Patellofemoral Anatomy Research Excellence Award: Isolated Medial Patellofemoral Ligament Repair vs. Reconstruction: Rates and Risk Factors for Instability Recurrence in a Young, Active Population (2018)
  16. Grainger Pilot Study Funding Grant ($10,000) Development of Patient-Specific Patellofemoral Finite Element Models (2018)
  17. AAOS Distinguished Volunteer Service Award: Award Winning Multimedia Presentation (2020)
  18. AANA Richard J. O’Conner MD Award: Biologic Augmentation with Mesenchymal Stem Cells in Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction (2021)
  19. AAOS Honors Orthopaedic Video Theater Plus Award (2022)

Certification

American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery (ABOS)

Bibliography

  1. Hevesi, M., Dandu, N., Credille, K., Wang, Z., Zavras, A. G., Cregar, W. M., Trasolini, N. A., & Yanke, A. B. (2022). Factors That Affect the Magnitude of Tibial Tubercle-Trochlear Groove Distance in Patients With Patellar Instability. The American journal of sports medicine, 3635465221136535. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1177/03635465221136535
  2. Huddleston, H., Shewman, E., Knapik, D., Yanke, A. (2021). Lateral Patellofemoral Ligament Reconstruction: A Biomechanical Comparison of Soft Tissue and Osseous-Based Techniques. American Journal of Sports Medicine.
  3. Perry, A. K., Maheshwer, B., DeFroda, S. F., Hevesi, M., Gursoy, S., Chahla, J., & Yanke, A. (2022). Patellar Instability. JBJS reviews, 10(11), e22.00054. https://doi.org/10.2106/JBJS.RVW.22.00054
  4. Hevesi, M., Credille, K., Sherman, S. L., Parikh, S. N., Brady, J. M., Hiemstra, L. A., Farr, J., 2nd, & Yanke, A. B. (2022). Midterm Results After Isolated Medial Patellofemoral Ligament Reconstruction as First-Line Surgical Treatment in Skeletally Immature Patients Irrespective of Patellar Height and Trochlear Dysplasia: Letter to the Editor. The American journal of sports medicine, 50(8), NP33–NP34. https://doi.org/10.1177/03635465221103836
  5. Walsh, J. M., Huddleston, H. P., Alzein, M. M., Wong, S. E., Forsythe, B., Verma, N. N., Cole, B. J., & Yanke, A. B. (2022). The Minimal Clinically Important Difference, Substantial Clinical Benefit, and Patient-Acceptable Symptomatic State after Medial Patellofemoral Ligament Reconstruction. Arthroscopy, sports medicine, and rehabilitation, 4(2), e661–e678. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.asmr.2021.12.009
  6. Dandu, N., Knapik, D. M., Trasolini, N. A., Zavras, A. G., & Yanke, A. B. (2022). Future Directions in Patellofemoral Imaging and 3D Modeling. Current reviews in musculoskeletal medicine, 15(2), 82–89. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12178-022-09746-7
  7. Huddleston, H. P., Chahla, J., Gursoy, S., Williams, B. T., Dandu, N., Malloy, P., Naveen, N. B., Cole, B. J., & Yanke, A. B. (2022). A Comprehensive Description of the Lateral Patellofemoral Complex: Anatomy and Anisometry. The American journal of sports medicine, 50(4), 984–993. https://doi.org/10.1177/03635465221078033
  8. Dandu, N., Trasolini, N. A., Shewman, E. F., Kim, H. D., Zavras, A. G., Huddleston, H. P., Browning, R. B., & Yanke, A. B. (2022). Medial Patellofemoral Complex Reconstruction Techniques Are Not Equivalent at Lower Flexion in the Setting of Patella Alta: A Biomechanical Comparison. Arthroscopy : the journal of arthroscopic & related surgery : official publication of the Arthroscopy Association of North America and the International Arthroscopy Association, 38(8), 2493–2503. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.arthro.2022.01.045
  9. Dandu, N., Trasolini, N. A., DeFroda, S. F., Darwish, R. Y., & Yanke, A. B. (2022). The Lateral Side: When and How to Release, Lengthen, and Reconstruct. Clinics in sports medicine, 41(1), 171–183. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.csm.2021.07.007
  10. Cregar WM, Huddleston HP, Wong SE, Yanke AB. “Inconsistencies in Reporting Risk Factors for MPFL Reconstruction Failure: A Systematic Review” The American Journal of Sports Medicine. 2022;50(3):867-877. doi:10.1177/03635465211003342
  11. Lansdown, D. A., Christian, D., Madden, B., Redondo, M., Farr, J., Cole, B. J., & Yanke, A. B. (2021). The Sagittal Tibial Tubercle-Trochlear Groove Distance as a Measurement of Sagittal Imbalance in Patients with Symptomatic Patellofemoral Chondral Lesions. Cartilage, 13(1_suppl), 449S–455S. https://doi.org/10.1177/1947603519900802
  12. Huddleston, H. P., Bodendorfer, B. M., & Yanke, A. B. (2021). Surgical Technique for Obligate Flexion Patellar Dislocation: Medial Patellofemoral Ligament Reconstruction, Distal Femoral Osteotomy, Quadricepsplasty, and Lateral Retinacular Reconstruction with Dermal Allograft. Arthroscopy techniques, 10(7), e1845–e1852. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eats.2021.04.004
  13. MacLean IS, Southworth TM, Dempsey IJ, Naveen NB, Huddleston HP, Lansdown D, Yanke AB. “Inter-Observer Reliability and Change in the Sagittal Tibial Tubercle-Trochlear Groove Distance with Increasing Knee Flexion Angles.” J Knee Surg. 2021 May 1. doi: 10.1055/s-0041-1729547
  14. Huddleston HP, Drager J, Cregar WM, Walsh JM, Yanke AB. Trends in Lateral Retinacular Release from 2010 to 2017 [published online ahead of print, 2021 Jul 5]. J Knee Surg. 2021;10.1055/s-0041-1731457. doi:10.1055/s-0041-1731457
  15. Parvaresh KC, Huddleston HP, Yanke AB. Patellar Tendon Shortening for Treatment of Patella Alta in Skeletally Immature Patients With Patellar Instability. Arthrosc Tech. 2021;10(8):e1979-e1984. Published 2021 Jul 20. doi:10.1016/j.eats.2021.04.025
  16. Parvaresh K, Huddleston HP, Yanke AB. Medial Patellofemoral Ligament Reconstruction With Concomitant Lateral Patellofemoral Reconstruction for Patellar Instability. Arthrosc Tech. 2021;10(9):e2099-e2106. Published 2021 Aug 9. doi:10.1016/j.eats.2021.05.012
  17. Yanke AB, Huddleston HP, Campbell K, Redondo ML, Espinoza A, Chahla J, Cole BJ, Farr J. Effect of Patella Alta on the Native Anatomometricity of the Medial Patellofemoral Complex: A Cadaveric Study. Am J Sports Med, 48(6): 1398-1405. https://doi.org/10.1177/0363546520916435
  18. Huddleston, H. P., Bodendorfer, B. M., & Yanke, A. B. (2021). Surgical Technique for Obligate Flexion Patellar Dislocation: Medial Patellofemoral Ligament Reconstruction, Distal Femoral Osteotomy, Quadricepsplasty, and Lateral Retinacular Reconstruction with Dermal Allograft. Arthroscopy techniques, 10(7), e1845–e1852. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eats.2021.04.004
  19. Knapik, D. M., Kunze, K. N., Azua, E., Vadhera, A., Yanke, A. B., & Chahla, J. (2021). Radiographic and Clinical Outcomes After Tibial Tubercle Osteotomy for the Treatment of Patella Alta: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. The American journal of sports medicine, 3635465211012371. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1177/03635465211012371
  20. Huddleston, H., Shewman, E., Knapik, D., Yanke, A. (2021). Lateral Patellofemoral Ligament Reconstruction: A Biomechanical Comparison of Soft Tissue and Osseous-Based Techniques. American Journal of Sports Medicine.
  21. Cregar, W., Huddleston, H., Shewman, E., Cole, B., & Yanke, A. (2021). Lateral Translation of the Patella in MPFC Reconstruction: A Biomechanical Study of Three Surgical Techniques (210). Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine, 9(10 suppl5), 2325967121S00319. https://doi.org/10.1177/2325967121S00319
  22. Trasolini, N. A., Serino, J., Dandu, N., & Yanke, A. B. (2021). Treatment of Proximal Trochlear Dysplasia in the Setting of Patellar Instability: An Arthroscopic Technique. Arthroscopy techniques, 10(10), e2253–e2258. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eats.2021.05.027
  23. Huddleston HP, Redondo ML, Cregar WM, Christian DR, Hannon CP, Yanke AB. The Effect of Aberrant Rotation on Radiographic Patellar Height Measurement Using Canton-Deschamps Index: A Cadaveric Analysis [published online ahead of print, 2021 Jul 14]. J Knee Surg. 2021;10.1055/s-0041-1731720. doi:10.1055/s-0041-1731720
  24. Parvaresh KC, Huddleston HP, Yanke AB. Patellar Tendon Shortening for Treatment of Patella Alta in Skeletally Immature Patients With Patellar Instability. Arthrosc Tech. 2021;10(8):e1979-e1984. Published 2021 Jul 20. doi:10.1016/j.eats.2021.04.025
  25. Christian, D. R., Redondo, M. L., Cancienne, J. M., Shewman, E. F., Farr, J., Cole, B. J., & Yanke, A. B. (2020). Differential Contributions of the Quadriceps and Patellar Attachments of the Proximal Medial Patellar Restraints to Resisting Lateral Patellar Translation. Arthroscopy : the journal of arthroscopic & related surgery : official publication of the Arthroscopy Association of North America and the International Arthroscopy Association, 36(6), 1670–1676. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.arthro.2020.01.058
  26. Hinckel BB, Pratte EL, Baumann CA, Gowd AK, Farr J, Liu JN, Yanke AB, Chahla J, Sherman SL. (2020) Patellofemoral Cartilage Restoration: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Clinical Outcomes. American Journal of ports Medicine. https://doi.org/10.1177/0363546519886853
  27. Puzzitiello RN, Waterman B, Agarwalla A, Zuke W, Cole BJ, Verma NN, Yanke AB, Forsythe B. (2019). Primary Medial Patellofemoral Ligament Repair Versus Reconstruction: Rates and Risk Factors for Instability Recurrence in a Young, Active Patient Population. Arthroscopy: the Journal of Arthroscopic & Related Surgery: Official Publication of the Arthroscopy Association of North America and the International Arthroscopy Association, 35(10), 2909–2915.
  28. Huddleston HP, Cancienne J, Farr J, Yanke AB. (2019). “Lateral Lengthening and Lateral Release”. Operative Techniques in Sports Medicine, doi: 10.1016/j.otsm.2019.150685
  29. Dempsey I, Southworth T, Huddleston HP, Yanke AB, Farr J. (2019). “Tibial Tubercle Osteotomy: Anterior, Medial, and Distal Correction” Operative Techniques in Sports Medicine, doi: 10.1016/j.otsm.2019.150686
  30. Chahla J, Kunze KN, Fulkerson JP, Yanke AB. (2019)Lateral Patellofemoral Ligament Reconstruction: Anatomy, Biomechanics, Indications, and Surgical Techniques. Operative Techniques in Sports Medicine.
  31. Agarwalla, A., Gowd, A. K., Liu, J. N., Puzzitiello, R. N., Yanke, A. B., Verma, N. N., & Forsythe, B. (2019). Concomitant Medial Patellofemoral Ligament Reconstruction and Tibial Tubercle Osteotomy Do Not Increase the Incidence of 30-Day Complications: An Analysis of the NSQIP Database. Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine, 7(4), 2325967119837639. https://doi.org/10.1177/2325967119837639