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David Bernholt

Associate Professor of Clinical

Orthopaedic Surgery | College of Medicine

Education/Credentials
  • MD: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine (Medicine)
  • BS: Case Western Reserve University (Biology)
Board Certifications & Licenses

American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery (Certification Date: 2021-09-18)
American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery (Sports Medicine) (Certification Date: 2024-08-05)

Specialties

Orthopaedic Surgery
Sports Medicine

Contact Information

Clinical Interests

Orthopaedic Surgery

Orthopaedics

Sports Medicine

Achilles Tendon Injuries

Acromioclavicular (AC) Joint Injury

Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) Injury

Athletic Injuries

Complex Multi Ligament Knee Injury

Dislocated Shoulder

Femoracetabular Impingement

Hip Impingement (Femoroacetabular impingement)

Hip Labral tear

Knee Cap Dislocation

Knee Dislocation

Knee Injuries

Knee Ligament Injury

Knee Osteoarthritis

Knee Pain

Labral Tear

Lateral Collateral Ligament (LCL) Injury

Lateral Patellar Dislocation

Medial Patellofemoral Ligament (MPFL) Injury

Patella Tendon Tear

Patellar Dislocation

Patellar Instability

Patellar Tendon Rupture

Posterior Cruciate Ligament (PCL) Injury

Proximal and Distal Bicep Tendon Tear

Proximal Hamstring Tear

Quadricep Tendon Rupture

Quadricep Tendon Tear

Rotator Cuff Injury

Rotator Cuff Tear

Separated Shoulder

Shoulder Dislocation

Shoulder Impingement Syndrome

Shoulder Instability

Sports Related Injuries

Peer Reviewed Publications

Bernholt, David L; Azar, Fredrick M; Lamplot, Joseph D 2025. How to Get Involved with Sports Team Coverage (Local/National/Professional). Clinics in sports medicine, 44 1, 41-46

Colatruglio, Matthew R; Lamplot, Joseph D; Murphy, Jeff; Bernholt, David L 2025. There Is No Difference in Clinical Outcomes of Tibial-Based Versus Fibular-Based Posterolateral Corner Reconstruction: A Systematic Review. Arthroscopy : the journal of arthroscopic & related surgery : official publication of the Arthroscopy Association of North America and the International Arthroscopy Association, 41 4, 1213-1222.e3

Hardaway, Austin; Renshaw, Andrew; Brolin, Tyler; Bernholt, David; Azar, Frederick; Throckmorton, Thomas 2025. A comparative analysis of anatomic total shoulder arthroplasty versus reverse shoulder arthroplasty for posterior glenoid wear patterns. Journal of clinical orthopaedics and trauma, 61 , 102868

Jennewine, Brenton R; Marois, Anthony J; West, Eric J; Murphy, Jeff; Throckmorton, Thomas W; Bernholt, David L; Azar, Frederick M; Brolin, Tyler J 2025. Outpatient versus inpatient shoulder arthroplasty outcomes using an updated patient-selection algorithm: minimum 2-year follow-up. Journal of shoulder and elbow surgery, 34 3, 757-767

Jones, Caleb A; Chambers, Stephen; Renshaw, Andrew D; Throckmorton, Thomas W; Bernholt, David L; Azar, Frederick M; Brolin, Tyler J 2025. Patients undergoing reverse total shoulder arthroplasty have less pain and require fewer opioid pain medications compared to anatomic total shoulder arthroplasty in the early postoperative period: a retrospective review. Journal of shoulder and elbow surgery, 34 2, 454-461

Koolmees, Dylan S; Lamplot, Joseph D; Nahr, Andrew D; Coble, Tori J; Azar, Frederick M; Bernholt, David L 2025. Minimally Invasive 2-Incision Patellar Tendon Autograft Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction Using Retrograde Reamer Guide to Prevent Graft-Construct Mismatch. Arthroscopy techniques, 14 2, 103230

Lamplot, Joseph D; Azar, Frederick M; Bernholt, David L 2025. Developing and Building a Clinical Sports Medicine Practice. Clinics in sports medicine, 44 1, 33-40

Azar, Frederick M; Lamplot, Joseph D; Bernholt, David L; Spence, David D 2024. Pickleball: A Standard Review of Injury Prevalence and Prevention in a Rapidly Growing Sport. The Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, 32 22, e1130-e1141

Jennewine, Brenton R; James, Nicholas F; Polio, William P; Naser, Abu Mohd; Nieboer, Micah J; Schoch, Bradley S; Throckmorton, Thomas W; Bernholt, David L; Azar, Frederick M; Brolin, Tyler J 2024. Superior humeral head osteophytes are associated with rotator cuff insufficiency in glenohumeral osteoarthritis: a retrospective analysis. European journal of orthopaedic surgery & traumatology : orthopedie traumatologie, 34 2, 893-900

Jennewine, Brenton R; Throckmorton, Thomas W; Pierce, Andrew S; Miller, Andrew H; Azar, Adrian T; Sharp, Chris D; Azar, Frederick M; Bernholt, David L; Brolin, Tyler J 2024. Patient-selection algorithm for outpatient shoulder arthroplasty in ambulatory surgery center: a retrospective update. Journal of shoulder and elbow surgery, 33 4, 900-907

Polio, William P; Hajek, Blake; Brolin, Tyler J; Mihalko, William M; Singhal, Kunal; Hughes, Shannon; Nelson, Alexis; Hayes, Tristan; Chiu, Chi-Yang; Bernholt, David L; Azar, Frederick M; Throckmorton, Thomas W 2024. Muscle activation patterns during active external rotation after reverse total shoulder arthroplasty: an electrophysiological study of the teres minor and associated musculature. Journal of shoulder and elbow surgery, 33 3, 583-592

West, Eric J; Dixon, Derek T; Throckmorton, Thomas W; Bernholt, David L; Azar, Frederick M; Brolin, Tyler J 2024. Internal Rotation Measurements: Correlation between Vertebral Body Level and Goniometer Measurements on Functional Outcome Scores. The archives of bone and joint surgery, 12 8, 558-566

Baessler, Aaron M; Buchman, Jessica M; Witte, Dexter A; Spence, David D; Throckmorton, Thomas W; Brolin, Tyler J; Azar, Frederick M; Bernholt, David L 2023. Skeletally Immature Patients With Classic Anterior Cruciate Ligament Bone Bruise Patterns Have a Higher Likelihood of Having an Intact Anterior Cruciate Ligament Compared With Skeletally Mature Patients. Journal of pediatric orthopedics, 43 1, 13-17

Bernholt, David L; Buchman, Jessica M; Baessler, Aaron M; Eason, Robert R; Witte, Dexter A; Spence, David D; Throckmorton, Thomas W; Brolin, Tyler J; Azar, Frederick M 2023. The Incidence of Posterolateral Tibial Plateau and Central Lateral Femoral Condylar Impaction Fractures in a Pediatric and Young Adult Population. Journal of pediatric orthopedics, 43 1, 18-23

Bernholt, David L; Skinner, William C; Holt, Andrew M; Azar, Frederick M 2023. Knee Arthroscopy After Prior Total Knee ArthroplastyType of Study: Narrative Review. The Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, 31 2, 57-63

Eason, Robert R; Joyce, Myles R; Throckmorton, Thomas W; Azar, Frederick M; Bernholt, David L; Naser, Abu Mohd; Brolin, Tyler J 2023. Comparison of triamcinolone and methylprednisolone efficacy and steroid flare reaction rates after shoulder corticosteroid injection: a prospective interrupted time series study. Journal of shoulder and elbow surgery, 32 11, 2214-2221

Marois, Anthony J; Achecar, Adam; Azar, Frederick M; Bernholt, David L; Brolin, Tyler J; Throckmorton, Thomas W 2023. Grit Score is Predictive of Increased Risk for Opioid Prescription Refill Following Primary Arthroscopic Rotator Cuff Repair. Journal of surgical orthopaedic advances, 32 3, 177-181

Nelson, Anna-Laura; O'Hara, Kelsey M; Nolte, Philip C; Fukase, Naomasa; Murata, Yoichi; Nolte, Anna-Katharina; Huard, Johnny; Bernholt, David L; Millett, Peter J; Bahney, Chelsea S 2023. Engineered Decellularized Tendon Matrix Putty Preserves Native Tendon Bioactivity to Promote Cell Proliferation and Enthesis Repair. Journal of tissue engineering and regenerative medicine, 2023 , 4665795

Vopat, Matthew L; Fossum, Bradley W; Hollenbeck, Justin; Brown, Justin R; Vopat, Richard L; Kaeppler, Kathrin; Bernholt, David L; Su, Charles A; Hackett, Thomas R; Viola, Randall W 2023. Biomechanical comparison of ulnar collateral ligament reconstruction with single-tunnel proximal suspensory fixation versus modified docking technique. JSES international, 7 2, 364-369

Baessler, Aaron; Smith, Patrick J; Brolin, Tyler J; Neel, Robert T; Sen, Saunak; Zhu, Rongshun; Bernholt, David; Azar, Frederick M; Throckmorton, Thomas W 2022. Preoperative opioid usage predicts markedly inferior outcomes 2 years after reverse total shoulder arthroplasty. Journal of shoulder and elbow surgery, 31 3, 608-615

Calkins, Tyler E; Baessler, Aaron M; Throckmorton, Thomas W; Black, Carson; Bernholt, David L; Azar, Frederick M; Brolin, Tyler J 2022. Safety and short-term outcomes of anatomic vs. reverse total shoulder arthroplasty in an ambulatory surgery center. Journal of shoulder and elbow surgery, 31 12, 2497-2505

Hillesheim, Richard A; Kumar, Padam; Brolin, Tyler J; Bernholt, David L; Sethi, Paul M; Kowalsky, Marc S; Azar, Frederick M; Throckmorton, Thomas W 2022. Response to Chen et al: Comparing efficacy of different analgesia modalities after arthroscopic rotator cuff repair: methodology is important. Journal of shoulder and elbow surgery, 31 7, e361-e362

Holt, Andrew M; Duncan, Parker P; Smith, Richard A; Brolin, Tyler J; Throckmorton, Thomas W; Bernholt, David L; Azar, Frederick M 2022. Delay in Knee MRI Scan Completion Since Implementation of the Affordable Care Act:: A Retrospective Cohort Study. The Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, 30 22, e1453-e1460

Jones, Caleb A; Throckmorton, Thomas W; Murphy, Jeff; Eason, Robert R; Joyce, Myles; Bernholt, David L; Azar, Frederick M; Brolin, Tyler J 2022. Opioid-sparing pain management protocol after shoulder arthroplasty results in less opioid consumption and higher satisfaction: a prospective, randomized controlled trial. Journal of shoulder and elbow surgery, 31 10, 2057-2065

Provencher, Matthew T; Bernholt, David L; Peebles, Liam A; Millett, Peter J 2022. Sternoclavicular Joint Instability and Reconstruction. The Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, 30 16, e1076-e1083

Bernholt, David L; Lamplot, Joseph D; Block, Andrew M; Nepple, Jeffrey J 2021. Utility of the Merchant View Radiograph for Assessment of Tibial Tubercle-Trochlear Groove Distance: A Comparison to MRI in Pediatric and Adolescent Patients. Journal of pediatric orthopedics, 41 8, e628-e634

Bernholt, David; DePhillipo, Nicholas N; Aman, Zachary S; Samuelsen, Brian T; Kennedy, Mitchell I; LaPrade, Robert F 2021. Increased posterior tibial slope results in increased incidence of posterior lateral meniscal root tears in ACL reconstruction patients. Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA, 29 11, 3883-3891

Hillesheim, Richard A; Kumar, Padam; Brolin, Tyler J; Bernholt, David L; Sethi, Paul M; Kowalsky, Marc S; Azar, Frederick M; Throckmorton, Thomas W 2021. Periarticular liposomal bupivacaine mixture injection vs. single-shot interscalene block for postoperative pain in arthroscopic rotator cuff repair: a prospective randomized controlled trial. Journal of shoulder and elbow surgery, 30 12, 2691-2697

Minaie, Arya; Bernholt, David L; Block, Andrew M; Patel, Ronak M; Wright, Rick W; Matava, Matthew J; Nepple, Jeffrey J 2021. Normative PROMIS Scores in Healthy Collegiate Athletes: Establishing a Target for Return to Function in the Young Adult Athlete. Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine, 9 8, 23259671211017162

Bernholt, David L; DePhillipo, Nicholas N; Crawford, Matthew D; Aman, Zachary S; Grantham, W Jeffrey; LaPrade, Robert F 2020. Incidence of Displaced Posterolateral Tibial Plateau and Lateral Femoral Condyle Impaction Fractures in the Setting of Primary Anterior Cruciate Ligament Tear. The American journal of sports medicine, 48 3, 545-553

Bernholt, David L; DePhillipo, Nicholas N; Grantham, W Jeffrey; Crawford, Matthew D; Aman, Zachary S; Kennedy, Mitchell Iung; LaPrade, Robert F 2020. Morphologic Variants of Posterolateral Tibial Plateau Impaction Fractures in the Setting of Primary Anterior Cruciate Ligament Tear. The American journal of sports medicine, 48 2, 318-325

Bernholt, David L; Dornan, Grant J; DePhillipo, Nicholas N; Aman, Zachary S; Kennedy, Mitchell I; LaPrade, Robert F 2020. High-Grade Posterolateral Tibial Plateau Impaction Fractures in the Setting of a Primary Anterior Cruciate Ligament Tear Are Correlated With an Increased Preoperative Pivot Shift and Inferior Postoperative Outcomes After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction. The American journal of sports medicine, 48 9, 2185-2194

Bernholt, David L; Lacheta, Lucca; Goldenberg, Brandon T; Millett, Peter J 2020. Arthroscopic Knotless Modified McLaughlin Procedure for Reverse Hill-Sachs Lesions. Arthroscopy techniques, 9 1, e65-e70

Bernholt, David L; Rosenberg, Samuel I; Brady, Alex W; Storaci, Hunter W; Viola, Randall W; Hackett, Thomas R 2020. Quantitative and Qualitative Analyses of the Lateral Ligamentous Complex and Extensor Tendon Origins of the Elbow: An Anatomic Study. Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine, 8 10, 2325967120961373

Nolte, Philip-C; Elrick, Bryant P; Bernholt, David L; Lacheta, Lucca; Millett, Peter J 2020. The Bony Bankart: Clinical and Technical Considerations. Sports medicine and arthroscopy review, 28 4, 146-152

Bernholt, David L; Kennedy, Mitchell I; Crawford, Matthew D; DePhillipo, Nicholas N; LaPrade, Robert F 2019. Combined Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction and Lateral Extra-Articular Tenodesis. Arthroscopy techniques, 8 8, e855-e859

Bernholt, David L; Lake, Spencer P; Castile, Ryan M; Papangelou, Christopher; Hauck, Oliver; Smith, Matthew V 2019. Biomechanical comparison of docking ulnar collateral ligament reconstruction with and without an internal brace. Journal of shoulder and elbow surgery, 28 11, 2247-2252

Brophy, Robert H; Bernholt, David L 2019. Aquatic Orthopaedic Injuries. The Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, 27 6, 191-199

Crawford, Matthew D; Kennedy, Mitchell I; Bernholt, David L; DePhillipo, Nicholas N; LaPrade, Robert F 2019. Combined Posterior Cruciate Ligament and Superficial Medial Collateral Ligament Knee Reconstruction: Avoiding Tunnel Convergence. Arthroscopy techniques, 8 8, e929-e933

DePhillipo, Nicholas N; Dekker, Travis J; Aman, Zachary S; Bernholt, David; Grantham, W Jeffrey; LaPrade, Robert F 2019. Incidence and Healing Rates of Meniscal Tears in Patients Undergoing Repair During the First Stage of 2-Stage Revision Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction. The American journal of sports medicine, 47 14, 3389-3395

Smith, Matthew V; Castile, Ryan M; Brophy, Robert H; Dewan, Ashvin; Bernholt, David; Lake, Spencer P 2019. Mechanical Properties and Microstructural Collagen Alignment of the Ulnar Collateral Ligament During Dynamic Loading. The American journal of sports medicine, 47 1, 151-157

Bernholt, David; Wright, Rick W; Matava, Matthew J; Brophy, Robert H; Bogunovic, Ljiljana; Smith, Matthew V 2018. Patient Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System Scores Are Responsive to Early Changes in Patient Outcomes Following Arthroscopic Partial Meniscectomy. Arthroscopy : the journal of arthroscopic & related surgery : official publication of the Arthroscopy Association of North America and the International Arthroscopy Association, 34 4, 1113-1117

Brooks, Jaysson T; Bernholt, David L; Tran, Kevin V; Ain, Michael C 2016. The Tibial Slope in Patients With Achondroplasia: Its Characterization and Possible Role in Genu Recurvatum Development. Journal of pediatric orthopedics, 36 4, 349-54

Bernholt, David L; Hassanzadeh, Hamid; Bernard, Johnathan A; Tis, John E 2014. Spondylodiscitis After Ingestion of a Lithium Button Battery: A Case Report. JBJS case connector, 4 3, e83

Bernholt, David L; Garzon-Muvdi, Juan; Chhabra, Avneesh; McFarland, Edward G 2013. Stress fracture of the distal tibial physis in an adolescent recreational dancer. The American journal of sports medicine, 41 7, 1649-52

Bernholt, David L; Garzon-Muvdi, Juan; LaPorte, Dawn M; Yang, Stephen C; McFarland, Edward G 2013. A survey of current policy and practice of surgical exposure for preclerkship medical students at American medical institutions. American journal of surgery, 206 3, 433-8

Mathews, Simon C; Narotsky, David L; Bernholt, David L; Vogt, Matthew; Hsieh, Yu-Hsiang; Pronovost, Peter J; Pham, Julius Cuong 2012. Mortality among marathon runners in the United States, 2000-2009. The American journal of sports medicine, 40 7, 1495-500