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Howard J. Luks, MD

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Knee Replacement Recovery Statistics

I found the infographic below on knee replacements to be interesting.  The statistics match those from within my own practice --- and the creators provide you

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Terrell Thomas and Partial ACL Tears

Terrell Thomas of the NY Giants is at risk for missing another season as word spreads of a new injury to his reconstructed knee.  Mr. Thomas has been diagnosed

Posterior Horn Medial Meniscus Tears

Meniscus tears occur frequently.  Some meniscus tears are age-appropriate. Some are due to trauma or injury.  The most common location for a meniscus

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Knee Replacements: Current concepts

Knee Replacement: Many changes have taken place over the last decade with regards to knee replacements.   These changes have occurred in many areas: Who

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ACL Tears: Derrick Rose – “Pre-hab” and PRP

Derrick Rose Has Knee Surgery to Repair his ACL Tear As most sports fans know... both Derrick Rose and Mariano Rivera recently sustained ACL tears. The ACL is

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ACL – Anterior Cruciate Ligament Tears In Athletes

What is the Anterior Cruciate Ligament: The ACL is one of the four major ligaments inside the knee. The ACL  is one of the most injured ligaments in the

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Meniscal Tears… Jeremy Lin versus the average Joe

  As any Knick fan recognizes... Jeremy Lin has been diagnosed with "chronic small" meniscus tear.   The press reports that surgery is pending (now

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ACL Tears in Children

The anterior cruciate ligament or the ACL is one of four major ligaments in the knee.  It is by far the most commonly torn ligament in the knee.  ACL tears in

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Partial Anterior Cruciate Ligament – ACL – Tears

A partial ACL tear is an incomplete tear or injury to the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL).  Partial ACL injuries might be treated differently than a

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Do I Need Therapy or Rehabilitation Before Knee Surgery

Patients facing knee surgery -- especially knee replacement surgery as well as surgery to reconstruct the ACL (anterior cruciate ligament) will benefit from

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Can meniscal tears be “fixed”?

Repairability of Meniscal Tears: There are a number of variables which determine whether your tear is repairable or not.  Only a certain portion of the

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What is a Partial ACL Tear?

The the anterior cruciate ligament  --ACL --is one of the more vital and more easily injured ligaments within our knee. Ligaments are very tough, fibrous tissue

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