Christina Allen, MD
Professor Emeritus
Orthopaedic Surgery
School of Medicine
Dr. Christina Allen specializes in the treatment of knee and shoulder injuries, especially those of women athletes. An avid soccer enthusiast, she is an expert in treating Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) injuries and shoulder athletic injuries. She has a special interest in meniscus transplantation, ACL Revision surgery, and proximal hamstring avulsion repairs, which are focus areas for her research.
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Dr. Allen is an Orthopaedic team physician for US Soccer. She has traveled extensively with the Women's and Men's teams to Russia, China, Brazil, Germany, Japan, Poland and Mexico and will be traveling with the U-20 Women's National Soccer Team in 2020 on the road to their U-20 FIFA Women's World Cup in Costa Rica and Panama. She was also the Orthopaedic Team physician for the San Francisco Deltas professional soccer team which won the NASL championship in 2017.
She is also the former Head team physician for the USA Taekwondo National Team. She has traveled with the team to many countries including China, Azerbaijan, Russia, Turkey, Mexico and Rio for international competitions. She also served as the USA Taekwondo team physician for the 2012 Olympics in London and the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janiero, Brazil. Currently she serves on the Medical Board for World Taekwondo, the International body for Taekwondo, and serves as an Orthopaedic consultant, providing medical coverage at international events.
She is also a former Orthopaedic Team Physician for Cal athletics at the University of California at Berkeley, working with Men’s and Women’s Soccer and Women's Basketball until 2017
Dr. Allen earned a bachelor's degree in Biomedical Engineering at Duke University and was Chief of Biomedical Engineering at the Veterans Affairs medical centers in Philadelphia and San Francisco before attending the UCLA School of Medicine. She completed her Orthopaedic Surgery Residency at the University of Pittsburgh and her Sports Medicine and Shoulder Surgery Fellowship at the University of Pittsburgh.
Education & Training
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- Sports Medicine and Shoulder Surgery Fellowship Sports Medicine and Shoulder Surgery Fellowship University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Center for Sports Medicine 07/2002
- Orthopaedic Surgery Residency Orthopaedic Surgery Residency University of Pittsburgh Medical Center 7/2001
- Orthopaedic Surgery Resident Research year Orthopaedic Surgery Resident Research year University of Pittsburgh Medical Center 06/1997
- General Surgery Internship General Surgery Internship University of Pittsburgh Medical Center 06/1996
- MD Medicine University of California, Los Angeles School of Medicine 06/1995
- Bachelor of Engineering Biomedical Engineering Duke University 05/1983
Interests
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- ACL surgery
- cartilage repair
- meniscus transplantation
- soccer injuries
- Patellofemoral instability
- ACL revision surgery
- proximal hamstring repairs
Publications (40)
Top publication keywords:
Anterior Cruciate LigamentAnterior Cruciate Ligament ReconstructionKnee InjuriesOsteoma, OsteoidArthroscopyReoperationCartilageOsteochondritis DissecansKnee JointBone TransplantationFemurAnterior Cruciate Ligament InjuriesOsteoarthritis, KneeMenisci, TibialTibial Meniscus Injuries
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Meniscal and Articular Cartilage Predictors of Outcome After Revision ACL Reconstruction: A 6-Year Follow-up Cohort Study.
The American journal of sports medicine 2023 MARS Group, Wright RW, Huston LJ, Haas AK, Pennings JS, Allen CR, Cooper DE, DeBerardino TM, Dunn WR, Lantz BBA, Spindler KP, Stuart MJ, Albright JP, Amendola AN, Andrish JT, Annunziata CC, Arciero RA… -
Descriptive Characteristics and Outcomes of Patients Undergoing Revision Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction With and Without Tunnel Bone Grafting.
The American journal of sports medicine 2022 MARS Group, DeFroda SF, Owens BD, Wright RW, Huston LJ, Pennings JS, Haas AK, Allen CR, Cooper DE, DeBerardino TM, Dunn WR, Lantz BBA, Spindler KP, Stuart MJ, Albright JP, Amendola AN, Annunziata CC, … -
Returning to Activity After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Revision Surgery: An Analysis of the Multicenter Anterior Cruciate Ligament Revision Study (MARS) Cohort at 2 Years Postoperative.
The American journal of sports medicine 2022 MARS Group, Bigouette JP, Owen EC, Lantz BBA, Hoellrich RG, Wright RW, Huston LJ, Haas AK, Allen CR, Cooper DE, DeBerardino TM, Dunn WR, Spindler KP, Stuart MJ, Albright JP, Amendola AN, Annunziata CC… -
Association Between Graft Choice and 6-Year Outcomes of Revision Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction in the MARS Cohort.
The American journal of sports medicine 2021 MARS Group, Wright RW, Huston LJ, Haas AK, Pennings JS, Allen CR, Cooper DE, DeBerardino TM, Dunn WR, Lantz BBA, Spindler KP, Stuart MJ, Albright JP, Amendola AN, Andrish JT, Annunziata CC, Arciero RA… -
Patient-Reported Activity Levels Correlate With Early Cartilage Degeneration After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction.
The American journal of sports medicine 2021 Friedman JM, Su F, Zhang AL, Allen CR, Feeley BT, Souza R, Li X, Ma CB, Lansdown DA
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Rate of infection following revision anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction and associated patient- and surgeon-dependent risk factors: Retrospective results from MOON and MARS data collected from 2002 to 2011.
Journal of orthopaedic research : official publication of the Orthopaedic Research Society 2020 MARS Group, Brophy RH, Wright RW, Huston LJ, Haas AK, Allen CR, Anderson AF, Cooper DE, DeBerardino TM, Dunn WR, Lantz BBA, Mann B, Spindler KP, Stuart MJ, Albright JP, Amendola AN, Andrish JT, … -
Meniscal Repair in the Setting of Revision Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction: Results From the MARS Cohort.
The American journal of sports medicine 2020 MARS Group, Wright RW, Huston LJ, Haas AK, Nwosu SK, Allen CR, Anderson AF, Cooper DE, DeBerardino TM, Dunn WR, Lantz BBA, Mann B, Spindler KP, Stuart MJ, Pennings JS, Albright JP, Amendola AN, … -
Quantitative imaging of anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) graft demonstrates longitudinal compositional changes and relationships with clinical outcomes at 2 years after ACL reconstruction.
Journal of orthopaedic research : official publication of the Orthopaedic Research Society 2020 Lansdown DA, Xiao W, Zhang AL, Allen CR, Feeley BT, Li X, Majumdar S, Ma CB -
Tibial Tubercle Osteotomy and Medial Patellofemoral Ligament Imbrication for Patellar Instability Due to Trochlear Dysplasia.
Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine 2019 Hodax JD, Leathers MP, Ding DY, Feeley BT, Allen CR, Ma CB, Zhang AL -
Preoperative IDEAL (Iterative Decomposition of Echoes of Asymmetrical Length) magnetic resonance imaging rotator cuff muscle fat fractions are associated with rotator cuff repair outcomes.
Journal of shoulder and elbow surgery 2019 Lansdown DA, Morrison C, Zaid MB, Patel R, Zhang AL, Allen CR, Feeley BT, Ma CB -
Predictors of Patient-Reported Outcomes at 2 Years After Revision Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction.
The American journal of sports medicine 2019 MARS Group, Wright RW, Huston LJ, Haas AK, Allen CR, Anderson AF, Cooper DE, DeBerardino TM, Dunn WR, Lantz BBA, Mann B, Spindler KP, Stuart MJ, Nwosu SK, Albright JP, Amendola AN, Andrish JT, … -
Relationship Between Sports Participation After Revision Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction and 2-Year Patient-Reported Outcome Measures.
The American journal of sports medicine 2019 MARS Group, Bigouette JP, Owen EC, Lantz BBA, Hoellrich RG, Huston LJ, Haas AK, Allen CR, Anderson AF, Cooper DE, DeBerardino TM, Dunn WR, Mann B, Spindler KP, Stuart MJ, Wright RW, Albright JP, … -
Partial Transphyseal Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction: Clinical, Functional, and Radiographic Outcomes.
The American journal of sports medicine 2019 Chambers CC, Monroe EJ, Allen CR, Pandya NK -
Intra-articular Osteoid Osteoma of the Distal Femur Treated with Osteochondral Grafting: A Report of 2 Cases.
JBJS case connector 2019 Monroe EJ, Chambers CC, Davoodian A, Cho SJ, Motamedi D, Allen CR -
Knee Imaging Following Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction: The Surgeon's and Radiologist's Perspectives.
Seminars in musculoskeletal radiology 2018 Srinivasan R, Wan J, Allen CR, Steinbach LS -
Physiologic Preoperative Knee Hyperextension Is a Predictor of Failure in an Anterior Cruciate Ligament Revision Cohort: A Report From the MARS Group.
The American journal of sports medicine 2018 MARS Group, Cooper DE, Dunn WR, Huston LJ, Haas AK, Spindler KP, Allen CR, Anderson AF, DeBerardino TM, Lantz BBA, Mann B, Stuart MJ, Albright JP, Amendola AN, Andrish JT, Annunziata CC, Arciero RA, … -
Risk Factors and Predictors of Significant Chondral Surface Change From Primary to Revision Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction: A MOON and MARS Cohort Study.
The American journal of sports medicine 2017 MARS Group, Magnussen RA, Borchers JR, Pedroza AD, Huston LJ, Haas AK, Spindler KP, Wright RW, Kaeding CC, Allen CR, Anderson AF, Cooper DE, DeBerardino TM, Dunn WR, Lantz BA, Mann B, Stuart MJ, … -
Surgical Predictors of Clinical Outcomes After Revision Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction.
The American journal of sports medicine 2017 MARS Group, Allen CR, Anderson AF, Cooper DE, DeBerardino TM, Dunn WR, Haas AK, Huston LJ, Lantz BBA, Mann B, Nwosu SK, Spindler KP, Stuart MJ, Wright RW, Albright JP, Amendola AN, Andrish JT, … -
Subsequent Surgery After Revision Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction: Rates and Risk Factors From a Multicenter Cohort.
The American journal of sports medicine 2017 MARS Group, Ding DY, Zhang AL, Allen CR, Anderson AF, Cooper DE, DeBerardino TM, Dunn WR, Haas AK, Huston LJ, Lantz BBA, Mann B, Spindler KP, Stuart MJ, Wright RW, Albright JP, Amendola AN, Andrish JT… -
Accuracy of MRI evaluation of meniscus tears in the setting of ACL injuries.
The Knee 2016 Dufka FL, Lansdown DA, Zhang AL, Allen CR, Ma CB, Feeley BT -
Association of Meniscal Status, Lower Extremity Alignment, and Body Mass Index With Chondrosis at Revision Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction.
The American journal of sports medicine 2015 Brophy RH, Haas AK, Huston LJ, Nwosu SK, MARS Group, Wright RW -
Osteonecrosis of the Knee After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction: A Report of 5 Cases.
Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine 2015 Lansdown DA, Shaw J, Allen CR, Ma CB -
Multirater agreement of the causes of anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction failure: a radiographic and video analysis of the MARS cohort.
The American journal of sports medicine 2014 Matava MJ, Arciero RA, Baumgarten KM, Carey JL, DeBerardino TM, Hame SL, Hannafin JA, Miller BS, Nissen CW, Taft TN, Wolf BR, Wright RW, MARS Group -
Effect of graft choice on the outcome of revision anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction in the Multicenter ACL Revision Study (MARS) Cohort.
The American journal of sports medicine 2014 MARS Group, MARS Group -
Osteoarthritis Classification Scales: Interobserver Reliability and Arthroscopic Correlation.
The Journal of bone and joint surgery. American volume 2014 Wright RW, MARS Group -
Cartilage MRI relaxation times after arthroscopic partial medial meniscectomy reveal localized degeneration.
Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA 2014 Souza RB, Wu SJ, Morse LJ, Subburaj K, Allen CR, Feeley BT -
Differences in mechanisms of failure, intraoperative findings, and surgical characteristics between single- and multiple-revision ACL reconstructions: a MARS cohort study.
The American journal of sports medicine 2013 Chen JL, Allen CR, Stephens TE, Haas AK, Huston LJ, Wright RW, Feeley BT, Multicenter ACL Revision Study (MARS) Group -
Radiographic findings in revision anterior cruciate ligament reconstructions from the Mars cohort.
The journal of knee surgery 2013 MARS Group -
Femoral tunnel malposition in ACL revision reconstruction.
The journal of knee surgery 2012 Morgan JA, Dahm D, Levy B, Stuart MJ, MARS Study Group -
Association between previous meniscal surgery and the incidence of chondral lesions at revision anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction.
The American journal of sports medicine 2012 Brophy RH, Wright RW, David TS, McCormack RG, Sekiya JK, Svoboda SJ, Huston LJ, Haas AK, Steger-May K, Multicenter ACL Revision Study (MARS) Group -
Evaluation and management of osteochondral lesions of the knee.
The Physician and sportsmedicine 2011 Kao YJ, Ho J, Allen CR -
Intra-articular findings in primary and revision anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction surgery: a comparison of the MOON and MARS study groups.
The American journal of sports medicine 2011 Borchers JR, Kaeding CC, Pedroza AD, Huston LJ, Spindler KP, Wright RW, MOON Consortium and the MARS Group -
Patients' attitudes and factors in their selection of grafts for anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction.
The Knee 2011 Cheung SC, Allen CR, Gallo RA, Ma CB, Feeley BT -
Descriptive epidemiology of the Multicenter ACL Revision Study (MARS) cohort.
The American journal of sports medicine 2010 MARS Group, Wright RW, Huston LJ, Spindler KP, Dunn WR, Haas AK, Allen CR, Cooper DE, DeBerardino TM, Lantz BB, Mann BJ, Stuart MJ -
Anterior cruciate ligament graft reconstruction: clinical, technical, and imaging overview.
Topics in magnetic resonance imaging : TMRI 2009 Giaconi JC, Allen CR, Steinbach LS -
Neuromuscular and biomechanical adaptations of patients with isolated deficiency of the posterior cruciate ligament.
The American journal of sports medicine 2005 Fontboté CA, Sell TC, Laudner KG, Haemmerle M, Allen CR, Margheritini F, Lephart SM, Harner CD -
Revision anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction.
The Orthopedic clinics of North America 2003 Allen CR, Giffin JR, Harner CD -
Transient quadriparesis in the athlete.
Clinics in sports medicine 2002 Allen CR, Kang JD -
Potential complication of bioabsorbable screw fixation for osteochondritis dissecans of the knee.
Arthroscopy : the journal of arthroscopic & related surgery : official publication of the Arthroscopy Association of North America and the International Arthroscopy Association 2001 Scioscia TN, Giffin JR, Allen CR, Harner CD -
Injury and reconstruction of the anterior cruciate ligament and knee osteoarthritis.
Osteoarthritis and cartilage 1999 Allen CR, Livesay GA, Wong EK, Woo SL