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Emily Reinke

Research Program Leader, Sr
Orthopaedic Surgery
3475 Erwin Road, Wallace Building, Durham, NC 27705

Overview


Dr. Reinke is the Senior Research Program Leader in Sports Medicine. She manages the divisional portfolio and research staff. While supporting the industry sponsored studies, her focus is on PI-initiated research of all areas of interest where she assists as needed with study design, protocol logistics, database design, EMR data extraction, analysis, project presentation, and grant preparation. Her personal expertise is in ACL research, as she has been a member of the Multicenter Orthopaedic Outcomes Network (MOON) knee group since 2007.

Current Appointments & Affiliations


Research Program Leader, Sr Orthopaedic Surgery, Clinical Science Departments

Recent Publications


Having a Revision ACL Reconstruction Is Worse Than Tearing the Contralateral ACL and Undergoing Reconstruction: A MOON Cohort Study.

Journal Article The American journal of sports medicine · February 2026 BackgroundAnterior cruciate ligament (ACL) graft tears and contralateral ACL tears are both relatively common after primary ACL reconstruction (ACLR). There is little prior work comparing the outcomes of reconstruction after these injuries.Hyp ... Full text Cite

A preliminary pilot study to address design issues related to research on potential association of hormone therapy and adhesive capsulitis.

Journal Article Climacteric · January 30, 2026 OBJECTIVE: Adhesive capsulitis (AC) is considered idiopathic, yet typically affects women aged 40-60 years. The purpose of this study was to determine whether hormone therapy is protective against AC in menopausal women. The study hypothesized that patient ... Full text Link to item Cite

2025 Neer Award Part 2: the PMADS trial: personality, motivation, and attitude determinants of success with rehabilitation for reverse total shoulder arthroplasty.

Journal Article J Shoulder Elbow Surg · November 21, 2025 BACKGROUND: A subset of patients from "Part 1- The SHORT trial: Multicenter, Randomized, Controlled Trial of Surgeon-Directed Home Therapy vs. Outpatient Rehabilitation by Physical Therapists for Reverse Total Shoulder Arthroplasty" were analyzed for vario ... Full text Link to item Cite
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Recent Grants


Establishing a FastOA-Focused Cohort Following Revision ACL Reconstruction (ACLR)

ResearchResearch Program Leader, Sr. · Awarded by University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill · 2023 - 2027

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