Professor, Department of Orthopaedics & Rehabilitation, University of Vermont Larner College of Medicine, Burlington VT, July 2006-present
McClure Professor of Musculoskeletal Research, Department of Orthopaedics & Rehabilitation, University of Vermont Larner College of Medicine, Burlington VT, July 2006-present
PhD: Biomechanical and Mechanical Engineering, University of Vermont (1991)
MS: Biomechanical and Mechanical Engineering, University of Vermont (1986)
BS: Mechanical Engineering, University of Vermont (1982)
Hughston Award of the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine (2006)
Co-Winner, Albert Trillat Young Investigator's Award of the International Society of Arthroscopy, Knee Surgery and Orthopaedics Sports Medicine (2009)
National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Research Award (2006)
O'Donoghue Sports Injury Research Award of the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine (1996, 1999 and 2005)
Frank Stinchfield Award (2002)
GOTS-Beiersdorf Research Award (2000)
Albert Trillat Award of the International Society of Arthroscopy, Knee Surgery and Orthopaedic Sports Medicine (1993, 1997 and 2009)
American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Kappa Delta Award (1994)
SICOT M.E. Muller Research Award (1990)
North American Arthroscopy Association's O'Connor Arthroscopic Research Award (1989)
Young Scientist Award from the American Society of Biomechanics (1988)
Dr. Beynnon's research has focused on adult reconstruction, sports trauma, fracture fixation, and has included the development of a spine implants, a cervical thoracic orthosis for the management of cervical spine lesions, and more recently, the development of a new internal fixation plate for the treatment of joint deformities. He has developed instrumentation to investigate the biomechanical behavior of total knee arthroplasty, and this has led to an improved understanding of how changes in the design of total joint components can influence their biomechanical behavior. He is currently working on several sports biomechanics projects at the University of Vermont’s Sports Medicine Center. These include the development and validation of new arthrometers to quantify knee and shoulder biomechanics in-vivo, and the measurement of anterior cruciate ligament strain in-vivo. He is leading clinical studies designed to evaluate different anterior cruciate ligament surgical techniques and rehabilitation programs with particular concern on the long-term stability of the knee and return to full activity. Recently, he has focused on identifying the risk factors that predispose athletes to lower extremity injuries such as knee and ankle ligament sprains. An additional research interest is the influence of abnormal joint loads on the initiation and progression of osteoarthritis.
9/15/10-6/30/15: NIH 1 R01 AG033547-01A2, "Muscle Disuse and Contractile Dysfunction in the Elderly" (PI: Toth; Co-PI: Bruce D. Beynnon)
9/07/07-5/31/12: NIH 1 R01 AR050421-01A2, "A Case-Control Study of ACL Injury Risk Factors" (PI: Bruce B. Beynnon)
1/01/10-3/31/12: "Bone Architecture of the Lumbar Pedicle: Can we measure cortical thickness with spiral computer tomography?" (PI: Ames; Co-PI: Bruce D. Beynnon)
Rubright J, Kelleher P, Beardsley C, Paller D, Shackford S, Beynnon B, Shafritz A. Long-term clinical outcomes, motion, strength, and function after total claviculectomy. J Shoulder Elbow Surg. 2014;23(2):236-44. PMID 23942010
Tourville TW, Jarrell KM, Naud S, Slauterbeck JR, Johnson RJ, Beynnon BD. Relationship between isokinetic strength and tibiofemoral joint space width changes after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction. Am J Sports Med. 2014;42(2):302-11. PMID 24375860
Beynnon BD, Vacek PM, Sturnick DR, Holterman LA, Gardner-Morse M, Tourville TW, Smith HC, Slauterbeck JR, Johnson RJ, Shultz SJ. Geometric profile of the tibial plateau cartilage surface is associated with the risk of non-contact anterior cruciate ligament injury. J Orthop Res. 2014;32(1):61-8. PMID 24123281
Tourville TW, Smith HC, Shultz SJ, Vacek PM, Slauterbeck JR, Johnson RJ, Beynnon BD. Reliability of a new stabilized dynamometer system for the evaluation of hip strength. Sports Health. 2013;5(2):129-36. PMID 24427380. PMCID: PMC3658376
Wideman L, Montgomery MM, Levine BJ, Beynnon BD, Shultz SJ. Accuracy of calendar-based methods for assigning menstrual cycle phase in women. Sports Health. 2013;5(2):143-9. PMID 24427382. PMCID: PMC3658377
Beynnon BD, Hall JS, Sturnick DR, DeSarno MJ, Gardner-Morse M, Tourville TW, Smith HC, Slauterbeck JR, Shultz SJ, Johnson RJ, Vacek PM. Increased slope of the lateral tibial plateau subchondral bone is associated with greater risk of noncontact ACL injury in females but not in males: a prospective cohort study with a nested, matched case-control analysis. Am J Sports Med. 2014;42(5):1038-48. PMID 24590006
Daines SB, Aronsson DD, Beynnon BD, Sturnick DR, Lisle JW, Naud S. What is the best material for molding casts in children? J Pediatr Orthop. 2014;34(7):743-8. PMID 24590347
Roemhildt ML, Gardner-Morse MG, Morgan CF, Beynnon BD, Badger GJ. Calcium phosphate particulates increase friction in the rat knee joint. Osteoarthritis Cartilage. 2014;22(5):706-9. PMID 24607485
Whitney DC, Sturnick DR, Vacek PM, DeSarno MJ, Gardner-Morse M, Tourville TW, Smith HC, Slauterbeck JR, Johnson RJ, Shultz SJ, Hashemi J, Beynnon BD. Relationship between the risk of suffering a first-time noncontact ACL injury and geometry of the femoral notch and ACL: a prospective cohort study with a nest case-control analysis. Am J Sports Med. 2014;42(8):1796-1805. PMID 24866891
Sturnick DR, Argentieri EC, Vacek PM, DeSarno MJ, Gardner-Morse MG, Tourville TW, Slauterbeck JR, Johnson RJ, Shultz SJ, Beynnon BD. A decreased volume of the medial tibial spine is associated with an increased risk of suffering an anterior cruciate ligament injury for males but not females. J Orthop Res. 2014;32(11):1451-7. PMID 24962098
Beynnon BD, Vacek PM, Newell MK, Tourville Tw, Smith HC, Shultz SJ, Slauterbeck JR, Johnson, RJ. The effects of level of competition, sport, and sex on the incidence of first-time noncontact anterior cruciate ligament injury. Am J Sports Med. 2014;42(8):1806-12. PMID 25016012.
Callahan DM, Miller MS, Sweeny AP, Tourville TW, Slauterbeck JR, Savage PD, Maugan DW, Ades PA, Beynnon BD, Toth MJ. Muscle disuse alters skeletal muscle contractile function at the molecular and cellular levels in older adult humans in a sex-specific manner. J Physiol. 2014;592(PT20):4555-73.PMID 25038243.
Sturnick DR, Van Gorder R, Vacek PM, DeSarno MJ, Gardner-Morse MG, Tourville TW, Slauterbeck JR, Johnson RJ, Shultz SJ, Beynnon BD. Tibial articular cartilage and meniscus geometries combine to influence female risk of anterior cruciate ligament injury. J Orthop Res. 2014;32(11):1487-94. PMID 25099246.
Sturnick DR, Vacek PM, DeSarno MJ, Gardner-Morse MG, Tourville TW, Slauterbeck JR, Johnson RJ, Shultz SJ, Beynnon BD. Combined anatomic factors predicting risk of anterior cruciate ligament injury for males and females. Am J Sports Med. 2015;43(4):839-47. PMID 25583759
Callahan DM, Tourville TW, Miller MS, Hackett SB, Cruickshank NC, Slauterbeck JR, Savage PD, Ades PA, Maughan DW, Beynnon BD, Toth MJ. Chronic disuse and skeletal muscle structure in older adults: sex-specific differences and relationships to contractile function. Am J Physio Cell Physiol. 2015;308(11):C932-43. PMID 25810256
Argentieri EC, Sturnick DR, DeSarno MJ, Gardner-Morse MG, Slauterbeck JR, Johnson RJ, Beynnon BD. Changes to the articular cartilage thickness profile of the tibia following anterior cruciate ligament injury. Osteoarthritis Cartilage. 2014;22(1):1453-60. PMID 25278056
Tourville TW, Poynter ME, DeSarno MJ, Struglics A, Beynnon BD. The relationship between synovial fluid ARCS-aggrecan fragments, cytokines, MMPs and TIMPs following acute ACL injury: a cross-sectional study. J Orthop Res. 2015;33(12):1796-803. PMID 26123869
Beynnon BD, Sturnick DR, Argentieri EC, Slauterbeck JR, Tourville TW, Shultz SJ, Vacek PM. A sex-stratified multivariate risk factor model for anterior cruciate ligament injury. J Athl Train. 2015;50(10):1094-6. PMID: 26340614
Callahan DM, Tourville TW, Slauterbeck JR, Ades PA, Stevens-Lapsley J, Beynnon BD, Toth MJ. Reduced rate of knee extensor torque development in older adults with knee osteoarthritis is associated with intrinsic muscle contractile deficits. Exp Gerontol. 2015;72:16-21. PMID: 26343257
Wasilko SM, Tourville TW, DeSarno MJ, Slauterbeck JR, Johnson RJ, Struglics A, Beynnon BD. The relationship between synovial fluid biomarkers of articular cartilage metabolism and the patient’s perspective of outcome depend on the severity of articular cartilage damage following ACL trauma. J Orthop Res. 2015 Oct 24. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 26497486
Tourville TW, Shultz SJ, Vacek PM, Knudsen EJ, Bernstein IM, Tourville KJ, Hardy DM, Johnson RJ, Slauterbeck JR, Beynnon BD. Evaluation of an algorithm to predict menstrual-cycle phase at time of injury. J Athl Train. 2016;51(1):47-56. PMID: 26807868
Vacek PM, Slauterbeck JM, Tourville TW, Sturnick DR, Holterman LA, Smith HC, Shultz SJ, Johnson RJ, Tourville KJ, Beynnon BD. Multivariate analysis of the risk factors for first-time noncontact ACL injury in high school and college athletes: a prospective cohort study with a nested, matched case-control analysis. Am J Sports Med. 2016;44(6):1492-501. PMID: 27217522
Miller MS, Callahan DM, Slauterbeck JM, Savage PD, Maughan DW, Ades PA, Beynnon BD, Toth MJ. Sex-specific molecular and cellular functional adaptations to resistance training in inactive older adults: 1448 Board #101 June 2, 8:00AM-9:30AM. Med Sci Sports Exerc. 2016;48(5 Suppl 1):388. PMID: 27360367
Levins JG, Sturnick DR, Argentieri EC, Gardner-Morse M, Vacek PM, DeSarno MJ, Tourville TW, Slauterbeck JR, Beynnon BD. Geometric risk factors associated with noncontact anterior cruciate ligament graft rupture. Am J Sports Med. 2016;44(10):2537-2545. PMID: 27514738
Carter JC, Sturnick DR, Vacek PM, DeSarno MJ, Argentieri EC, Slauterbeck JR, Johnson RJ, Beynnon BD. Relationship between geometry of the extensor mechanism of the knee and risk of anterior cruciate ligament injury. J Orthop Res. 2017;35(5):965-973. PMID: 27882612
Miller MS, Callahan DM, Tourville TW, Slauterbeck JR, Kaplan A, Fiske BR, Savage PD, Ades PA, Beynnon BD, Toth MJ. Moderate-intensity resistance exercise alters skeletal muscle molecular and cellular structure and function in inactive older adults with knee osteoarthritis. J Appl Physiol. 2017;122(4):775-787. PMID: 28082334
Shafritz AB, Fitzgerald MG, Beynnon BD, DeSarno MJ. Lift-off test results after lesser tuberosity osteotomy versus subscapularis peel in primary total should arthroplasty. J Am Acad Orthop Surg. 2017;25(4):304-313. PMID: 28234638
Slauterbeck JR, Reilly A, Vacek PM, Choquette R, Tourville TW, Mandelbaum B, Johnson RJ, Beynnon BD. Characterization of prepractice injury prevention exercises of high school athletic teams. Sports Health. 2017;9(6):511-517. PMID: 28965697
Levins JG, Argentieri EC, Sturnick DR, Gardner-Morse M, Vacek PM, Tourville TW, Johnson RJ, Slauterbeck JR, Beynnon BD. Geometric characteristics of the knee are associated with a noncontact ACL injury to the contralateral knee after unilateral ACL injury in young female athletes. Am J Sports Med. 2017;45(14):3223-3232. PMID: 29028449
Fujii MH, Hodges AC, Russell RL, Roensch K, Beynnon B, Ahern TP, Holoch P, Moore JS, Ames SE, MacLean CD. Post-discharge opiod prescribing and use after common surgical procedures. J Am Coll Surg. 2018;226(6):1004-1012. PMID: 29499361
Montalvo AM, Schneider DK, Yul L, Webster KE, Beynnon B, Kocher MS, Myer GD. What’s my risk of sustaining an ACL injury while playing sports? A systematic review with metaanalysis. Br J Sports Med. 2018 Mar 7. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 29514822
Birch CE, Mensch KS, Desarno MJ, Beynnon BD, Tourville TW. Subchondral trabecular bone integrity changes following ACL injury and reconstruction: a cohort study with a nested, matched case-control analysis. Osteoarthritis Cartilage. 2018;26(6):762-769. PMID: 298572129
Chu SR, Boyer EH, Beynnon B, Segal NA. Pregnancy results in lasting changes in knee joint laxity. PM R. 2018; Jun 30. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 29964215
List of Dr. Beynnon's publications on PubMed
Deputy Editor - Journal of Orthopaedic Research, 2005-present
Board of Associate Editors - Journal of Orthopaedic Research, 2002-2005
Editorial Board - The American Journal of Sports Medicine: Osteoarthritis & Cartilage
Reviewer: American Journal of Sports Medicine, Journal of Biomechanics, Journal of Biomechanical Engineering, Journal of Orthopaedic Research, Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Journal of Orthopaedic and Sports Physical Therapy, Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research