Grant J. Dornan
Papers
13
Total Citations
1,235
H-Index
10
About
Grant J. Dornan is an orthopaedic biomechanics researcher whose work has significantly advanced the understanding of ligamentous stability across multiple joints, with a particular focus on the knee. His most influential contributions center on the anterolateral ligament (ALL) of the knee, explored through a landmark two-part robotic cadaveric series (2015–2016, combining over 450 citations) that clarified the ALL's secondary stabilizing role in ACL-deficient knees and evaluated reconstruction techniques. Building on this foundation, Dornan has made substantial contributions to understanding meniscal pathology, demonstrating through rigorous biomechanical studies how ramp lesions and lateral meniscal root tears compromise knee stability — work collectively cited over 380 times. His 2017 comparative study of anterolateral reconstruction procedures versus lateral extra-articular tenodesis (206 citations) has directly informed surgical decision-making for persistent rotatory instability. Beyond the knee, Dornan has extended his robotic biomechanical methodology to the ankle, shoulder, and hip, investigating lateral ankle ligament repairs, syndesmotic fixation, superior capsule reconstruction, and hip capsular closure techniques. His body of work reflects a consistent commitment to translating precise laboratory science into clinically meaningful surgical guidelines.
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Top Papers
- 1An In Vitro Robotic Assessment of the Anterolateral Ligament, Part 1254 citations · 2015
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- 4An In Vitro Robotic Assessment of the Anterolateral Ligament, Part 2201 citations · 2016
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- 8Effect of Posterior Malleolar Fixation on Syndesmotic Stability21 citations · 2023
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- 10Biomechanical Evaluation of 4 Suture Techniques for Hip Capsular Closure17 citations · 2022