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Alvin J. Detterline, M.D.

Dr. Detterline attended Wake Forest University where he graduated summa cum laude with a B.A. degree in Physics and Chemistry. He received his M.D. degree from Indiana University. He completed his orthopaedic residency at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago, IL. Dr. Detterline received his fellowship training in sports medicine and arthroscopy at the Cincinnati Sports Medicine and Orthopaedic Center.

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Specialty Areas

Dr. Detterline specializes in sports medicine, arthroscopy (including knee, shoulder, hip, elbow, and ankle), knee and shoulder reconstructive surgery, and general orthopaedics. He has a special interest in

All knee ligament injuries including anterior cruciate ligament (ACL)
Knee articular cartilage and meniscus injuries
Shoulder rotator cuff conditions
Shoulder instability (dislocations) and labral tears
Arthroscopic surgery of the hip including treatment of labral tears

Dr. Detterline is team physician for Calvert Hall athletics.

Certification and Professional Society Memberships

	American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, Board Certified American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgery: 2007 - Present American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine: 2008 - Present Maryland Orthopaedic Association: 2009 - Present Maryland State Medical Society: 2009 - Present

Honors and Awards

	Gunnar B.J. Andersson, M.D., Ph.D. Resident Teacher Award (June 2007) Jorge O. Galante, M.D. Chief Resident Excellence in Research Award (June 2007) Orthopaedic Research and Education Foundation: Midwest Orthopaedic Resident Research Symposium Third Place Award Recipient (May 2007) Phi Beta Kappa (1998) Wake Forest University Dean's List (1995-1998) Sigma Pi Sigma, National Physics Honor Society (1997) Golden Key National Honor Society (1997)

Publications

	Detterline AJ, Provencher MT, Ghodadra N, Bach BR Jr, Romeo AA, Verma NN. A new arthroscopic technique to determine anterior-inferior glenoid bone loss: validation of the secant chord theory in a cadaveric model. Arthroscopy. 2009 Nov;25(11):1249-56. Rue JP, Busam ML, Detterline AJ, Bach BR Jr. Posterior wall blowout in anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: techniques for avoidance, recognition, and salvage. J Knee Surg. 2008 Jul;21(3):235-40. Provencher MT, Detterline AJ, Ghodadra N, Romeo AA, Bach BR Jr, Cole BJ, Verma N. Measurement of glenoid bone loss: a comparison of measurement error between 45 degrees and 0 degrees bone loss models and with different posterior arthroscopy portal locations. Am J Sports Med. 2008 Jun;36(6):1132-8. Detterline AJ, Goldstein JL, Rue JP, Bach BR Jr. Evaluation and treatment of osteochondritis dissecans lesions of the knee. J Knee Surg. 2008 Apr;21(2):106-15. Rue JP, Lewis PB, Detterline AJ, Verma NH, Bach BR Jr. Minimally invasive medial collateral ligament reconstruction using Achilles tendon allograft. Tech Knee Surgery. 2007 Dec;6(4):266-73. Detterline AJ, Lattermann C, Bach BR Jr. Technical Note: Creation of transosseous patellar tunnels during extensor mechanism repair. J Knee Surg. 2007 Jul;30(3):249-50. Nicholson GP, Goldstein JL, Romeo AA, Cole BJ, Hayden JK, Twigg SL, McCarty LP, Detterline AJ. Lateral meniscus allograft biologic glenoid arthroplasty in total shoulder arthroplasty for young shoulders with degenerative joint disease. J Shoulder Elbow Surg. 2007 May;14(Epub ahead of print). Detterline AJ, Goldberg SH, Bach BR Jr, Cole BJ. Treatment options for articular cartilage defects of the knee. Orthop Nurs. 2005 Sep-Oct;24(5):361-66. Meldrum R, Feinberg JR, Capello WN, Detterline AJ. Clinical outcome and incidence of pregnancy after bipolar and total hip arthroplasty in young women. J Arthroplasty. 2003 Oct;18(7):879-85. Ford LE, Detterline AJ, Ho KK, Cao W. Gender- and height-related limits of muscle strength in world weightlifting champions. J Appl Physiol. 2000 Sep;89(3):1061-64.

News & Notes

Sept. 8, 2009 -- Saving a Torn Meniscus

Advanced Repair Saves Sports Career

Last summer, Calvert Hall varsity soccer player Elliott Crompton aggressively jumped up for a header during a scrimmage and, as he came back down, "something weird happened" in his knee. "No big deal," he thought, and kept playing. But the next day, he called his mom at work to say, "I can't move." He was seated at his computer with his knee locked... » More Info (pdf)

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Elliot C., Baltimore, Md
Dr. Detterline's patient, Meniscus Repair

Maximizing Function After a Torn Meniscus

"It was a hot August day on the Calvert Hall School fields and the highly-ranked varsity soccer team was scrimmaging. Midfielder..." » More Info (pdf)

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	Dr. Detterline sees patients at Towson Orthopaedic Associates' offices in: Towson Office St. Joseph Medical Center (O'Dea Medical Arts Bldg) Click for Dr. Detterline's Patient Forms. Click below for additional location information.


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