Board-certified orthopaedic surgeon Christopher Larson sees patients at Minnesota Sports Medicine in Eden Prairie and Minneapolis, and at the TRIA Orthopaedic Center in Bloomington. He serves as Director of Education for Minnesota Sports Medicine and the Orthopaedic Sports Medicine Fellowship program.

He is a team physician for the Minnesota Vikings (NFL), Augsburg College, Edina High School, and the Minnesota State High School League. He has provided medical coverage for many sports events including USA Cup Soccer tournament, and the U.S.-17 and U.S. women’s national soccer team. His special orthopaedic interests include hip arthroscopy and knee conditions (knee sports medicine and joint replacement) and lectures nationally and internationally on advanced hip arthroscopy and anterior cruciate ligament techniques and outcomes.

He is an Associate Master Instructor for the Arthroscopy Association of North America hip arthroscopy course and instructs other orthopaedic surgeons with respect to hip and knee arthroscopic surgical procedures. He is actively involved in research and has published numerous peer-reviewed journal articles and book chapters.

Dr. Larson was recently named to Mpls/St. Paul magazine’s 2007 Top Docs. The annual survey randomly samples 2,500 licensed and practicing Minnesota physicians about who they consider to be the best in the industry.

He earned his medical degree from the University of Minnesota Medical School. He completed his orthopaedic residency at the University of North Carolina and a sports medicine orthopaedic fellowship at Minnesota Sports Medicine (MSM) in Minneapolis.

Appointments: 952-944-2519

Minnesota Sports Medicine
775 Prairie Center Drive, #250
Flagship Corporate Center
Eden Prairie, MN 55344

University of Minnesota Medical Center, Fairview
Riverside Park Plaza Building
701 25th Ave. S., #304
Minneapolis, MN 55454

Publications

Larson, CM, Swaringen J., Morrison, G. A review of hip arthroscopy and its role in the management of adult hip pain. Iowa Ortho J. 2005:25:172-9.

Larson CM, Fischer DA, Smith JP, Boyd JL. Bilateral Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction as a Single Procedure: Evaluation of Cost and Early Functional Results. American Journal of Sports Medicine (32): 197-200. Jan/Feb 2004

Larson, CM, Fischer, DA. Injury to the Developing Sternum in an Adolescent Football Player: A Case Report. American Journal of Orthopaedics Vol. 32(11): 559, Nov 2003

Larson CM, Lohnes J. Surgical Management of Athletic Pubalgia. Op Tech Sports Med, 10 (4): 228-232, October 2002

Larson, CM, L. Almekinders, T Taft, W Garrett. Intramedullary Screw Fixation of Jones Fractures: Analysis of Failure. American Journal of Sports Medicine (30): 55-60, Jan 2002.

Larson, CM, L lmekinders, S Karas, W Garrett. Myositis Ossificans: Diagnosis and Treatment. The Physician & SportsMedicine: 41-50, Feb 2002.

Larson, CM, C McDowell, P Lachiewicz. Patella Component in Total Knee Arthroplasty: Comparative Study of Single vs. Three-Peg Fixation. Clin. Orthop (392): 94-100, Nov 2001.

Larson CM, MacMillan DP, Lachiewicz, PF. Thromboembolism after Total Knee Arthroplasty: Intermittent Pheumatic Compression and Aspirin Prophylaxis. Journal of Southern Orthopaedic Association (10):155-163, Fall 2001.