Written Media

  • ACL article featured at United States Adult Association of Soccer.

  • STAT News quote on proposed changes to how healthcare is delivered to athletes in the NFL.

  • Radio interview about the team physician's thoughts when a player is injured on the field.

  • San Diego Union Tribune article on stepping down as the Head Team Physician for the San Diego Chargers.

  • Press release about Dr. Wahl joining the San Diego Chargers at the Head Team Physician.

  • Article announcing UC San Diego Medical Center being an official U.S. Olympic Regional Medical Center.

  • Press release introducing Dr. Wahl as the Chief of Sports Medicine at UC San Diego Medical Center.

  • Seattle Times interview on athletes and PRP (Platelet Rich Plasma) injections.

  • Article about Dr. Wahl's study regarding the risk of ACL tears based on the curvature of the tibial plateau.

  • New York Times article regarding Dr. Wahl's adventures as a medical student at Yale School of Medince.


Videos + Presentations

  • Webinar with Lake Washington PT about ACL tears and the Anterolateral Ligament (ALL)

  • Video of the 2017 Paris-Roubaix Challenge (Dr. Wahl’s legs make a cameo at 1:38!); 172 km with 29 sections of cobblestone road.

  • Presentation on multi-ligament knee dislocations in extreme sports for University of Colorado International Extreme Sports Medicine Congress.

  • Presentation on PCL anatomy and clinical/diagnostic techniques for Smith+Nephew.

  • Interactive technique guide on posterolateral corner reconstruction for Smith+Nephew.

  • Anatomical dissection of meniscus root and cruciate ligaments for Smith+Nephew.

  • Presentation on shoulder instability and bone loss for Arthrosurface.

  • Video "getting to know Dr. Wahl" as the Chief of Sports Medicine at UC San Diego Medical Center.

  • Video presentation on arthroscopic shoulder stabilization for shoulder dislocations for University of Washington.

  • Video on ACL tears for University of Washington.

  • Video presentation on recognizing vascular trauma in complex knee injuries for University of Washington.


Manuscripts in Refereed Journals

  • Phillips PJ, Reznik A, Daigneault J, Wahl CJ. Arthroscopic Versus Open Surgical Shoulder Stabilization in Patients with Traumatic Recurrent Anterior Instability and a Documented Bankart Lesion. Arthroscopy. 12(3):363, 1996.

  • Wahl CJ, Huo MH, Zatorski LE, and Keggi KJ. A Comparative Study of Cementless Femoral Revisions Performed with a Modular Versus Wedge-shaped Design. Orthopaedic Transactions. JBJS, (1999).

  • Wahl CJ, Wickiewicz TL. Surgical Treatment of Rotator Cuff Tears. Current Opinion in Orthopaedics. Vol. 13, No. 4, 2002.

  • Wahl CJ, Warren RF, Adler RS, Hannafin JA, and Hansen B. Internal Coxa Saltans (Snapping Hip) as a Result of Overtraining: A Report of Three Cases in Professional Athletes, with a Review of Causes, a Comment on Early Diagnosis and an Algorithm for Treatment. Am. J. Sports Med. 32(5):1302-9, 2004.

  • Wahl CJ and MacGillivray JD. Three congenital variations in the long head of the biceps tendon: a review of pathoanatomic considerations and case reports. J Shoulder Elbow Surg, 16(6): 25-30, 2007.

  • Wahl CJ, Nicandri G. Single-Achilles Allograft Posterior Cruciate and Medial Collateral Ligament Reconstruction: A Technique to avoid Osseous Tunnel Intersection, Improve Construct Stiffness, and Save on Allograft Utilization. Arthroscopy;24(4):486-9, 2008.

  • Nicandri GT, Klineberg EO, Wahl CJ, Mills WJ. Treatment of Posterior Cruciate Ligament Avulsion Fractures Through a Modified Open Posterior Approach: Operative Technique and Twelve to Forty-Eight Month Outcomes. Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma;22(5):317-324, 2008.

  • Links AC, Graunke KS, Wahl CJ, Green JR, Matsen FA. Pronation can increase the pressure on the posterior interosseous nerve under the arcade of Frohse: A possible mechanism of palsy after two-incision repair for distal biceps rupture—Clinical experience and cadaveric investigation. Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery:18(1):64-68, 2009.

  • Nicandri GT, Chamberlain AM, Wahl CJ. Practical management of knee dislocations: a selective angiography protocol to detect limb-threatening vascular injuries. Clin J Sports Med: 19(2):125-9, 2009.

  • Wahl CJ, Tubbs RS, Spencer DD, Cohen-Gadol AA. Harvey Cushing as a book collector, bibliophile, and archivist: the precedence for the genesis of the Harvey Cushing Brain Tumor Registry. J Neurosurg, 111(5):1091-5, 2009.

  • Pace JL, Wahl CJ. Arthroscopy of the posterior compartments of the knee: Neurovascular anatomic relationships during arthroscopic transverse capsulotomy. Arthroscopy: 26(5):637-42, 2010.

  • Nicandri G, Dunbar RP, Wahl CJ. Are evidence based protocols which identify vascular injury associated with knee dislocation underutilized? Knee Surg Sports Traum Arthrosc: 18(8):1005-1012, 2010.

  • Wahl CJ, Wilcox JJ, Hwang MD, Merritt AL. Arthroscopic reconstruction of engaging humeral Hill-Sachs defects using cannulated osteoconductive grafts (COGs). Tech Should Elbow Surg, 2010.

  • Wilcox JJ, Hwang M, Cunningham BP, Wahl CJ. Early Results of Arthroscopic Reconstruction of Engaging Humeral Hill-Sachs Defects Using Cannulated Osteoconductive (Tru-Fit) Grafts. (Provisional acceptance, Am J Sports Med, 2010).

  • Lamblin CJ, Wahl CJ. Treatment of an Articular Lesion of the Lateral Tibial Plateau Using a Tibial “Drawer Exposure” and Osteochondral Allograft Transplant. JBJS, 93(12)e66, p1-6, 2011.

  • Rains DD, Rooke GA, Wahl CJ. Current Concepts: Pathomechanisms and complications related to patient postioning and anesthesia during shoulder arthroscopy. Arthroscopy, 27(4):532-41,2011

  • Nicandri GT, Slaney SL, Neradilek MB, Larson RV, Green JRIII, and Wahl CJ. Can Magnetic Resonance Imaging Predict Posterior Drawer Laxity at the Time of Surgery in Patients With Knee Dislocation or Multiple-Ligament Knee Injury? Am J Sports Med, 39(5):1053-8,2011.

  • Merritt AL, Wahl CJ. Management of the Multiple Ligament Injured (Dislocated) Knee—the Seattle Perspective. Operative Techniques in Sports Medicine. Drez, DeLee, and Fanelli, eds. March, 2011.

  • Merritt AL, Wahl CJ. Initial assessment of the acute and chronic multiple-ligament injured (dislocated) knee. Sports Med and Arth Review, 2011,9(2):93-103.

  • Wahl CJ, Westermann RW, Blaisdell GY. Lateral Tibial Plateau Length and Radial Convexity as Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury Risk Factors: Is it Sex or Geometry? J Bone Joint Surg,2012,94-A(3):217-26.

  • Richardson ML, Wahl CJ. Detached femoral bone plug following anterior cruciate ligament repair. Radiology Case Reports. (Online) 2011;6:586.

  • Ghatan A, Merritt AL, Wahl CJ. Acute multiligament injured or dislocated knee: field assessment and management. Journal of Paramedic Practice, 3(10) 553-558, 2012.

  • Hagen J, Wahl CJ. The MECCCA procedure for shoulder instability: A glenoid augmentation technique that preserves motion and anatomy for the treatment of engaging bone defects and recalcitrant instability. Arthroscopy Techniques. (Accepted, in revision), 2012.

  • Westermann RW, Wolf B, Wahl CJ. Does lateral knee geometry influence bone bruise patterns after anterior cruciate ligament injury? A report of two cases. Iowa Orthop Journal. (Accepted, publication Spring 2013).

  • Parsons E, Wahl CJ, Cavanagh PR, Hagen J. Exploration of the role of tibial curvature in tibio-femoral joint stability using 3-D printing. (Submitted JOR, 11/2013)

  • Gilmer, BB, Wahl, CJ. Editorial Commentary: The Timing and Treatment of Combined Anterior Cruciate Ligament-Medial Collateral Ligament Injuries: Conservative Management, Early Repair, Augmentation, and Delayed Reconstruction of the Medial Collateral Ligament. Arthroscopy. 39(4): 108-1110, April 2023.


Book Chapters

  • Baumgaertner MR and Wahl CJ. "Trochanteric Fractures," in Obrant K (ed), Management of Fractures in Severely Osteoporotic Bone: Orthopaedic and Pharmacologic Strategies, London: Springer-Verlag, 2000: 146-163.

  • Wahl CJ and Warren RF. "Reconstruction Methods for the Lateral Side of the Knee: What I Do." in Williams RJ (ed.) Controversies in Orthopaedic Surgery: Sports Injures to the Knee., London, Oxford University Press, 2003.

  • Wahl CJ, Altchek DW and Warren RF. "Shoulder Arthroscopy." in Rockwood CA and Matsen FA (ed.) The Shoulder (3rd ed), New York, W.B. Saunders, 2002.

  • Wahl CJ and Warren RF. "Shoulder Arthroscopy, General Principles." in Rockwood CA and Matsen FA (ed.) The Shoulder (4rd ed), New York, W.B. Saunders, 2009.

  • Merritt AL and Wahl CJ. “Knee Dislocations Associated with Fractures” in Fanelli, GC (ed) The Multiple Ligament Injured Knee: A Practical Guide to Management. (2nd ed), New York, Springer-Verlag, 2011.

  • Merritt, AL, Chun, KF, Wahl, CJ. “Articular Cartilage Restoration in the Multiple Ligament Injured Knee” in Fanelli, GC The Multiple Ligament Injured Knee: A Practical Guide to Management. New York, Springer-Verlag, 2013.

  • Chin, PC and Wahl, CJ. "Combined PCL and Posterolateral Corner Injuries" in Fanelli, GC (ed) Posterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries: A Practical Guide to Management (2nd ed). New York, Springer-Verlag, 2015.


 Courses Taught

  • AO North America Basic/Advanced Fracture Management course. Faculty, Table Instructor. Colorado Springs, Colorado, 2003.

  • Yale University School of Medicine. Introduction to Clinical Medicine (ICM) for Physician Assistants. Faculty Instructor: “Examination of the Hip and Knee” March, 2003.

  • Depuy/Mitek Shoulder Advancement Course. Faculty Instructor/Lecturer. “Shoulder Instability: Scope or Nope”, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington April, 2005.

  • AO North America Basic Fracture Management Course. Faculty Presenter “Proximal Humerus Fractures”, Table Instructor, Moderator. Newport, Rhode Island, November, 2005.

  • AO North America Basic Fracture Management Course. Faculty Presenter “Proximal Humerus Fractures”, Table Instructor, Moderator. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, October, 2005.

  • Arthroscopy Association of North America (AANA). Instructor, Advanced Shoulder Arthroscopy Laboratory Course. Palm Springs, California 2004.

  • Recreational Equipment Incorporated (REI) Guest Lecture (Filmed and airing regularly on UWTV): “From the America’s Cup to the Rotator Cuff—Are We Getting More for Less with Arthroscopic Shoulder Surgery?” REI, Seattle, Washington, September 2004.

  • University of Washington Primary Care Sports Medicine Conference. Faculty Instructor: “Shoulder Instability: Scope or Nope”. Seattle, Washington. September, 2004.

  • University of Washington Primary Care Sports Medicine Conference. Faculty Instructor: “Evaluation and Management of Posterolateral Corner Injuries of the Knee”. Seattle, Washington. February 2005.

  • University of Washington Primary Care Sports Medicine Conference. Faculty Instructor: “The Long Head of the Biceps: the Other White Meat” September 27, 2005.

  • University of Washington Primary Care Sports Medicine Conference. Faculty Instructor: “Labral Tears of the Hip”. Seattle, Washington. October 25, 2006.

  • University of Washington Medical School HuBio 553. Faculty Instructor: “Physical Examination of the Shoulder and Knee”. 2004.

  • Depuy/Mitek Shoulder Advancement Course. Chairman, Faculty Instructor, Lecturer “Arthroscopic Reconstruction of the Massive Rotator Cuff Tear”, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, February, 2005.

  • Arthroscopy Association of North America (AANA). Instructional Course Lecture: “Treatment strategies and techniques in the treatment of complex multiligament knee injuries”. Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, May 2005.

  • Therapeutic Associates Quarterly Meeting. Guest Lecturer: “Shoulder Instability: Scope or Nope”. Seattle, Washington. October, 2005.

  • University of Washington Medical School HuBio 553. Faculty Instructor: “Arthroscopy of the Shoulder”. March 21, 2006.

  • ACL Study Group (ACLSG) Symposium on Multiligament Knee Injuries. “Multiligament Knee Injuries” and “Combined ACL/MCL Injuries”. Kona, Hawaii, March 2006.

  • UW Medicine Talk Medicine Feature: “Shoulder Stabilization”. Recorded and airs regularly on UWTV. Seattle, Washington, began April, 2006.

  • UW Residents’ Curriculum in Arthroscopy of the Shoulder and Knee: A 12-module Course. Petitioned industry (Smith+Nephew/Depuy/Mitek) for funds to build and run a 2-station arthroscopy laboratory for the education of orthopaedic residents, June 2006 to 2009.

  • University of Washington Physicians (UWP) Meeting. Lecturer: Basic Knee and Shoulder Exam—Common Diagnoses and their Appropriate Triage”. Seattle, Washington. July 19, 2006.

  • Smith+Nephew/Richards Northwest Hip Arthroscopy Course. Faculty Instructor, Lecturer: “Basic Hip Arthroscopy: Positioning, Portal Placement and Anatomy” University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, September, 2006.

  • University of Washington Continuing Education. Athletic Training. Instructor: “Evaluation of the Athlete’s Shoulder”. Seattle, Washington, February, 2007.

  • University of Washington Sports Medicine Conference. Faculty Lecture: “From ‘Bic’ to ‘Fusion’: What’s New in Double-Bundle ACL Reconstruction”. Seattle, Washington, February 21, 2007.

  • UW Medicine Inside Access Feature: “Inside Access: Sports Medicine for All Athletes—The University of Washington Sports Medicine Clinic. Taped and airs regularly on UWTV. Seattle, Washington, began May, 2007.

  • University of Washington Hand & Upper Extremity Course for Physicians and Therapists. Faculty Instructor: “Superior Labrum from Anterior to Posterior (SLAP) Repair and Bankart Repair” Seattle, Washington, April 2007.

  • Pacific Medical Orthopaedic Resident Training Laboratory. Faculty Instructor, Lecturer. Designed a didactic and laboratory course for orthopaedic residents to learn basic and advanced skills of shoulder and knee arthroscopy. This course is offered at the Pacific Medical Arthroscopy Laboratory every 6-10 weeks to residents. The course is regularly attended by residents from the University of Washington, and also attended frequently by residents from other training programs, including the University of California-San Francisco and Madigan Army Medical Center.

  • Smith+Nephew/Richards Regional Attending Surgeon Training. Lecturer, Lab Instructor. “Arthroscopic Treatment of Shoulder Instability”, “Arthroscopic Rotator Cuff Repair”. Seattle, Washington, May 19, 2007.

  • Smith+Nephew/Richards Northwest Rep Training Course. Faculty Lecturer, Course Instructor. “Arthroscopic Treatment of Shoulder Instability”, “Arthroscopic Rotator Cuff Repair”. Seattle, Washington, June 22, 2007.

  • Pacific Medical/Arthrex Western Training Course. Faculty Lecturer, Course Instructor, “Arthroscopic Treatment of Shoulder Instability”. Tracy, California, July 28, 2007.

  • Smith+Nephew Regional Rep Training Course. Faculty Lecturer, Course Instructor. “Shoulder Anatomy”, “Shoulder Instability”, “Rotator Cuff”, “Rotator Cuff Repair and Footprint Restoration”. Los Angeles, California, August 6. 2007.

  • University of Washington Primary Care Sports Medicine Conference. Faculty Lecturer, “Multiligament Knee Injuries: Diagnosis and Treatment”. Seattle, Washington, November 7, 2007.

  • Montana Orthopaedic Society Annual Meeting. Lecturer, “Motion-Preserving Shoulder Stabilization and the DAISy Graft”, “Multiligament Knee Injuries: The Seattle Experience”. Big Sky, Montana, January 18-20, 2008.

  • Washington Primary Care Sports Medicine Conference. Lecturer, “Motion-Preserving Shoulder Stabilization”, “Multiligament Knee Injuries: Diagnosis and Primary Management”. Winthrop, Washington. January 25-27, 2008.

  • Pacific Medical Certified Athletic Trainers Continuing Education. Lecturer, Laboratory Instructor, “Multiligament Knee Injuries: Diagnosis and Treatment”. Tracy, California. February 9, 2008.

  • The Hip & Pelvis in Function & Dysfunction. University of Washington Continuing Education Course. Faculty Lecturer, “Its Not Hip to Tear Your Labrum: Update on Acetabular Labral Tears and Femoroacetabular Impingement”. Seattle, Washington. April 12-13, 2008.

  • University of Washington Sports Medicine Conference. Faculty Lecture: “Its Not Hip to Tear Your Labrum: Update on Acetabular Labral Tears and Femoroacetabular Impingement”. Seattle, Washington. April 23, 2008.

  • Rocky Mountain Shoulder and Elbow Society Meeting. “Failed Instability Repairs” Aspen, Colorado. August 1, 2008.

  • Rocky Mountain Shoulder and Elbow Society Meeting. “Arthroscopic Treatment of Hill-Sachs Defects” Aspen, Colorado. August 1, 2008.

  • Yale University School of Medicine Orthopaedic Resident Conference. “Failure After Shoulder Instability” and “Arthroscopic Treatment of Engaging Hill-Sachs Defects”. October 17, 2008.

  • Yale University School of Medicine Orthopaedic Grand Rounds. “Management of the Multiple-Ligament Injured Knee”. October 17, 2008.

  • Smith+Nephew/Richards Regional Surgeon Training. Lecturer, Lab Instructor. “Arthroscopic Treatment of Shoulder Instability”, “Arthroscopic Rotator Cuff Repair”. Seattle, Washington, February 7, 2009.

  • AAOS Board Maintenance of Certification Preparation and Review #3833. Lecturer: “Elbow Reconstruction”, “Medical Care of Athletes”, and “Injuries of the Pediatric and Adolescent Athlete”. San Francisco, California, November 18-20, 2010.

  • AAOS Board Maintenance of Certification Preparation and Review. Lecturer: “Elbow Reconstruction”, “Medical Care of Athletes”, and “Injuries of the Pediatric and Adolescent Athlete”. San Francisco, California, December 1-3, 2011.

  • Arthrex Masters Shoulder Course. Lecturer/Lab Instructor: “Pearls for Subscapularis Repair”, “Anterior Instability”. Los Angeles, California, April 21, 2012.

  • Mayo Clinic Knee Dislocation and Multi-ligament Knee Reconstruction Course. Lecturer/ab Instructor: "Keeping it Together When The Wheels Fall off the Bus". Rochester, Minnesota, September 19-21, 2012.

  • UC San Diego Orthopaedic Sugery Grand Rounds. "Multiligament Knee Injuries and Dislocations: Pistachios, Pearls, Mussels and Mayhem". San Diego, California. October 10, 2012.

  • Smith+Nephew Masters Complex Shoulder/Knee Course. Lecturer/Lab Instructor: "Shoulder Instability: Complex Revision and Addressing Bone Loss", "What to Do When Your Ferrari Becomes a Fiat: Revision ACL Surgery", "PCL Reconstruction: The Other White Meat". Portland, Oregon. October 19-20, 2012.

  • Arthrex Masters Knee Course. Lecturer/Lab Instructor: "Unicondylar Knee Arthroplasty", "Medial Patellofemoral Ligament Reconstruction", "Multiple-Ligament Knee Injuries". Carlsbad, California. November 30, 2012.

  • Smith+Nephew Masters Knee Course. Lecturer/Lab Instructor: "Multiligament Knee Injuries and Dislocations: Pistachios, Pearls, Mussels and Mayhem". Southern California Orthopaedic Institute. Los Angeles, California. February 1-2, 2013.

  • AAOS Learning Center Course: Complex Knee and Shoulder Reconstruction. Lecturer/Lab Instructor: "Posterolateral Corner Reconstruction: The Dark Side of the Knee", "Case Studies in Multiligament Knee Injury", "Case Studies in Shoulder Instability". Chicago, Illinois. April 18-20, 2013.

  • Smith+Nephew Advanced Shoulder and Knee Course. Lecturer/Lab Instructor: "Shoulder Instability: Complex Revision and Addressing Bone Loss", "What to Do When Your Ferrari Becomes a Fiat: Revision ACL Surgery", "PCL Reconstruction: The Other White Meat". Portland, Oregon. May 17-18, 2013.

  • Hospital for Special Surgery. Visiting Alumni Instrucor, BioSkills Education Lab. "Multiligament Knee Reconstruction". May 30, 2013.

  • 30th Annual San Diego Shoulder Course (Esch). Lecturer: "Transitioning Intellegently to Arthroscopic Rotator Cuff Repair". Lab Instructor: "Arthroscopic Shoulder Drylab", "Arthroscopic Shoulder Cadaver Lab". San Diego, California. June 12-15, 2013.

  • Smith+Nephew Symposium on Complex Knee Reconstruction. 2013 Meeting of the AOSSM. July 12, 2013. Chicago, Illinois.

  • Smith+Nephew Advanced Shoulder and Knee Course. Lecturer/Lab Instructor: "Shoulder Instability: Complex Revision and Addressing Bone Loss", "What to Do When Your Ferrari Becomes a Fiat: Revision ACL Surgery", "PCL Reconstruction: The Other White Meat". Portland, Oregon. August 9-10, 2013.

  • Arthrosurface Shoulder Arthroplasty Study Group. Lecturer, Consultant. "Traumatic Lesions and Bone Loss in the Shoulder, Strategies and Practices" Sonoma, California. September 16-18, 2013.

  • Smith+Nephew Advanced Knee Course. Lecturer/Lab Instructor: "Medial Patellofemoral Ligament Reconstruction", "What to Do When Your Ferrari Becomes a Fiat: Revision ACL Surgery", "PCL Reconstruction: The Other White Meat". Ventura, California. October 12, 2013.

  • AANA Fall Course. Lecturer/Lab Presenter. Smith+Nephew "Symposium: Complex Knee Ligament Reconstruction: PCL and Posterolateral Corner". Las Vegas, Nevada. November 9, 2013.

  • San Diego Orthopaedic Society Meeting (31st). Lecturer/Panel of Experts. "Sports Medicine, What's New for 2014". San Diego, California. January 24, 2014.

  • UCSD Primary Care Sports Medicine Educational Lecture Series. Lecturer, "Ulnar Collateral Ligament Injuries". San Diego, California. March 4, 2014.

  • Connect & Xconomy Rock Stars of Innovation Conference. Panelist, 'Rock Stars of Sports Innovation: The 360 Lifestyle'. San Diego, California. April 4, 2014.

  • Smith+Nephew Masters Complex Shoulder/Knee Course. Lecturer/Lab Instructor: "Shoulder Instability: Complex Revision and Addressing Bone Loss", "What to Do When Your Ferrari Becomes a Fiat: Revision ACL Surgery", "PCL Reconstruction: The Other White Meat". Seattle, Washington. May 9-10, 2014.

  • First Annual Extreme Sports Medicine Congress. Lecturer: "Shoulder Instability in the Extreme Athlete" and "Extreme Sports Medicine Surgery: The Multiple-Ligament Injured Knee". Boulder, Colorado. June 13-14, 2014.

  • 31th Annual San Diego Shoulder Course (Esch). Lab Instructor: "Arthroscopic Shoulder Drylab", "Arthroscopic Shoulder Cadaver Lab". San Diego, California. June 18-20, 2014.

  • Vail International Complex Knee Symposium (VICKS). Lecturer: "PCL Reconstruction: Anatomic, Clinical and Diagnostic Concepts." Moderator: "The Collaterals: Posterolateral Knee & Posteromedial Knee". Live Surgical Dissection: "The Cruciates and Meniscal Roots". Lab Instructor: "Complex Anatomic Knee Reconstruction". Vail, Colorado. July 16-19, 2014.

  • The Mammoth Sports Course. Key Note Speaker: "Surgical Treatment Options for Glenohumeral Instability and Glenoid Bone Loss - The Modified Eden-Hybinette with Coracoid Autograft, Capsular Repair, Conjoin Tendon Advancement (MECCCA)". Key Note Speaker: "Treatment of Patellofemoral Instability What We Don’t Know & What We Don’t Know”. Mammoth Lakes, CA. August 16-18, 2018.

  • Seattle Pediatric Sports Medicine Conference. Lecturer: “Back to the Future in Shoulder Instability: The Limitations of Arthroscopy and Why Open Surgery is Making a Comeback”. Seattle, WA. September 9, 2019.

  • Swedish Orthopedic Conference: Lecturer: “The Multiple-Ligament Injured Knee”. Seattle, WA. October 21, 2019.


Abstracts, Podium + Poster Presentations

  • Phillips P, Daigneault JP, and Wahl CJ. Arthroscopic vs. Open Surgical Shoulder Stabilization in Patients with Traumatic Anterior Shoulder Instability and a Documented Bankart Lesion. Department of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation, Yale University, 1994.

  • Wahl CJ and Spencer DD. The Harvey Cushing Brain Tumor Registry: Changing Scientific and Philosophic Paradigms and the Study and Preservation of Archives. Medical Doctorate Thesis, Yale University School of Medicine, 1996.

  • Wahl CJ. Calamity and Coincidence: Remarks on Orthopaedics and How it Got Screwed. Presented at the Orthopaedic Grand Rounds, Yale University School of Medicine. New Haven, Connecticut(1999).

  • Wahl CJ, Huo MH, Zatorski LE, Keggi KJ. A Comparative Study of Cementless Femoral Revisions Performed with a Modular Versus Wedge-shaped Design. Presented at the Thirtieth Anniversary Meeting of the Eastern Orthopaedic Association. Vienna, Austria, 1999.

  • Wahl CJ and Baumgaertner MR. Intramedullary Fixation: A More Efficient Treatment Option for Pertrochanteric Fractures of the Hip? Poster Presented at the 15th annual meeting of the Orthopaedic Trauma Association.Charlotte, North Carolina, 1999.

  • Wahl CJ, Huo MH, Zatorski LE, Keggi KJ. Total Hip Arthroplasty Using the Zweymuller Femoral Stem. A Prospective Study of Consecutive Patients with Minimum 7-year Follow-up. Presented at the 67th Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. Orlando, Florida, 2000.

  • Wahl CJ. Is Meniscal Healing an Oxymoron? A Scientific and Clinical Perspective. Presented at the Orthopaedic Grand Rounds, Yale University School of Medicine. New Haven, Connecticut, 2000.

  • Wahl CJ. The effects of OP-1 on the healing of a standardized defect in the medial meniscus in a rabbit model. A pre-pilot report. Disputation submitted to the Yale Orthopaedic Association Annual Meeting. New Haven, Connecticut, 2001.

  • Wahl CJ, Warren RF, Adler RS, Hannafin JA, and Hansen B. Internal Coxa Saltans (Snapping Hip) as a Result of Overtraining: A Report of Three Cases in Professional Athletes, with a Review of Causes, a Comment on Early Diagnosis and an Algorithm for Treatment. Presented at the 2002 NFL Physicians Society Scientific Meeting. Indianapolis, Indiana, 2002.

  • Wahl CJ, Kawamura S, Rodeo SA, Friedlaender GE, and Wickiewicz TL. The effects of OP-1 on the healing of a standardized defect in the medial meniscus in a rabbit model. A pilot study. Presented at the 10th Annual Fellows’ Day Conference, Keller Army Hospital, West Point, New York, 2002.

  • Kweon C and Wahl CJ. Cyclic Loading and Ultimate Strength of Rotator Cuff Repairs: A Comparison of an Arthroscopic Suture Anchor Technique and a Novel Transosseous Tunnel Technique in a Cadaveric Model. Presented at the Western Student and Resident Medical Research Forum - Western Regional Meeting. Carmel, CA. (February 1-4, 2006).

  • Wahl CJ and Nicandri G. Single Allograft MCL-PCL reconstruction (SAMP): A novel technique. Presented at the Meeting of the ACL Study Group. Kuai, Hawaii, 2006.

  • Wahl CJ. ACL Study Group (ACLSG) Symposium on Multiligament Knee Injuries. “Multiligament Knee Injuries” and “Combined ACL/MCL Injuries”. Kona, Hawaii, March 2006.

  • Wahl CJ, Ellis ED, Siefert EE, Matt S, MatsenFA, III. Poster 326: The Latent Failure: Analysis of Capsulorraphy Arthropathy in Patients Presenting After Failed Shoulder Stabilizations. Presented at the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Annual Meeting. Chicago, Illinois, 2006.

  • Wahl CJ, Ellis ED, Siefert EE, Matt S, MatsenFA, III. The Latent Failure: Analysis of Capsulorraphy Arthropathy in Patients Presenting After Failed Shoulder Stabilizations. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Orthopaedic Society of Sports Medicine. Hershey, Pennsylvania, 2006.

  • Wahl CJ, Seifert EE, Ellis ED, Matt S, and Matsen FA III. Redefining failure: An analysis of 342 unsatisfactory outcomes following surgical stabilization procedures. 74th Annual Meeting of the AAOS. San Diego, California, 2007.

  • Wahl CJ, Seifert EE, Ellis ED, Matt S, and Matsen FA III. Redefining failure: An analysis of 342 unsatisfactory outcomes following surgical stabilization procedures. AOSSM Specialty Day. San Diego, California, 2007.

  • Antoine JR, Wahl CJ, Seifert E, Linford S, and Matsen FAIII. Failed Operative Treatment of Rotator Cuff Tears: Diagnosis and Analysis of 254 Consecutive Patients. Presented at the 75th Annual Meeting of the AAOS, San Francisco, California, 2008.

  • Wahl CJ. Yale University School of Medicine Orthopaedic Grand Rounds. “Management of the Multiple-Ligament Injured Knee”. October 17, 2008.

  • Pace JL, Wahl CJ. Arthroscopy of the Posterior Compartments of the Knee: Neurovascular Anatomic Relationships and a Technique for All-Arthroscopic Posterior Flexion Contractures. Presented at the Washington State Orthopaedic Association Annual Meeting, Seattle, Washington, 2008. (Winner, 1st Place: Resident Paper).

  • Nicandri GT, Wahl CJ. Does MRI Predict the Need for PCL Repair at the Time of Surgery in Patients with Multiligament Knee Injury. Presented at the 76th Meeting of the AAOS, Las Vegas, NV, 2009.

  • Nicandri GT, Wahl CJ. Missed Vascular Injuries Following Multiligament Knee Injuries—What is the Role of Selective Angiography? Presented at the 76th Meeting of the AAOS, Las Vegas, NV, 2009.

  • Wahl CJ. Motion Preserving Shoulder Stabilization. Anchorage Orthopaedic Society Meeting, Alyeska, AK. April 3, 2009.

  • Wahl CJ. Management of Multiple-Ligament Knee Injuries. Anchorage Orthopaedic Society Meeting, Alyeska, AK. April 5, 2009.

  • Pace JL, Wahl CJ. Arthroscopy of the Posterior Compartments of the Knee: Neurovascular Anatomic Relationships and a Technique for All-Arthroscopic Posterior Flexion Contractures. AANA Annual Meeting, Hollywood FL, May, 2010.

  • Lee AD, Hagen JE, Wahl CJ, Manner PA, Cavanagh PR. ACL length changes during robotic simulation of knee laxity tests. Poster presented at the 2010 Meeting of the American Society of Biomechanics. Providence, RI, August, 2010.

  • Wahl CJ, Westermann RW, Blaisdell GY, Cizik AM. Lateral Tibial Plateau Length and Radial Convexity as Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury Risk Factors: Is it Gender or Geometry? Presented at the 2011 Annual Meeting of the Arthroscopy Association of North America. San Diego, CA, April 16, 2011.

  • Wahl CJ. Arthroscopic Treatment of Engaging Hill-Sachs Defects. Pumas Professional Soccer Team Training Facility, Mexico City, Mexico, April 27, 2011.

  • Wahl CJ, Westermann RW, Blaisdell GY, Cizik AM. Lateral Tibial Plateau Length and Radial Convexity as Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury Risk Factors: Is it Gender or Geometry? Medsport Colombia, Bogota, Colombia. April 29, 2011.

  • Wahl CJ. Treatment of Multiple-Ligament Knee Injuries: A Seattle Perspective. Fundacion Santa Fe de Bogota University Hospital, April 30, 2011.

  • Wahl CJ. Case Presentations. Hospital Clinico de la Pontificia Universidad Catolica. Santiago, Chile, May 3, 2011.

  • Wahl CJ. Arthroscopic Treatment of Engaging Hill-Sachs Defects. Simposio de Traumatologia Deportiva, Clinica Las Condes, Santiago, Chile, May 4, 2011.

  • Wahl CJ. Treatment of Multiple-Ligament Knee Injuries: A Seattle Perspective. Awasi Sports Medicine Summit Meeting, San Pedro de Atacama, Chile, May 7, 2011.

  • Wahl CJ, Westermann RW, Blaisdell GY, Cizik AM. Lateral Tibial Plateau Length and Radial Convexity as Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury Risk Factors: Is it Gender or Geometry? Argentine Arthroscopic Association Meeting, Buenos Aires, Argentina, May 9, 2011.

  • Wahl CJ, Westermann RW, Blaisdell GY, Cizik AM. Lateral Tibial Plateau Length and Radial Convexity as Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury Risk Factors: Is it Gender or Geometry? Instituto de Ortopedia e Traumatologia, University of Sao Paulo, Brasil. May 14, 2011.

  • Wahl CJ. Multiligament Knee Injuries: What I’ve Changed 10 Years after Fellowhip. First Annual “W Society” HSS Fellows’ Meeting. San Diego, California. July 8, 2011.

  • Wahl CJ, Westermann RW, Blaisdell GY, Cizik AM. Lateral Tibial Plateau Length and Radial Convexity as Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury Risk Factors: Is it Sex or Geometry? 2013 Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. Chicago, Ill, March 19, 2013.

  • Chun KF, Meyer LD, Farnand AW, Wahl CJ. The Postoperative Vascular Risk Associated With Multiple-Ligament Knee Reconstruction Under Tourniquet Control. 2013 Annual Meeting of the Arthroscopy Association of North America. San Antonio, TX. April 25, 2013.

  • Ghatan A, Meyer LD, Wahl CJ. E-poster: Limitations of the Anterior and Posterior Open Approaches to Articular Cartilage During Osteoarticular Graft Transplantation (OATs): An Anatomic Study. AANA, San Antonio, TX. April 25-27, 2013.

  • Robertson CM, Meunier M, Mitchell D, Zucconi M, Juarez R, Collins J, Wahl CJ. Two cases of isolated coracoclavicular ligament tear without acromioclavicular joint disruption. NFL Physician's Society Annual Scientific Meetings. Indianapolis, Indiana. Feb 20-23, 2014.

  • Robertson CM, Meunier M, Mitchell D, Zucconi M, Juarez R, Collins J, Wahl CJ. Traumatic high-grade tear of the clavicular head of the sternocleidomastoid muscle in a football lineman. NFL Physician's Society Annual Scientific Meetings. Indianapolis, Indiana. Feb 20-23, 2014.

  • Wahl CJ. Perception, Performance, Paradox and Pride: The Black, White and Gray of Professional Athlete Care. AOSSM Instructional course lecture 308: Ethics in Sports Medicine. AOSSM Anual Meeting, Seattle, Washington. July 12, 2014.