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Howard J. Luks, MD

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Growing Cartilage To Treat Arthritic Joints

Osteoarthritis of the knee and hip affects millions of people across the globe.  Osteoarthritis is the number cause of disability.  The medical community has

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Obesity and Infection Risk in Joint Replacement

Joint replacement surgery can dramatically improve the quality of life in an individual who has a successful result.  To the contrary, if you have a

meniscus transplant for knee pain

Osteoarthritis and Running …Can They Co-Exist?

Osteoarthritis of the knee does not always end a long-running career. Most runners over 45 have some degree of arthritic change in their knee and don't even

The Aging Athlete : Staying In The Game

If you were asked to describe an elderly person, what sort of words would you come up with? For many, the answer probably includes something along the lines of

root tears of the medial mensicus

Root Tears of Medial Meniscus

Root tears of the medial meniscus are being recognized on an MRI with increasing frequency.  Most of you who have a root tear do not recall an injury to

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Knee Replacement Video: A Patient’s Perspective

The pain of osteoarthritis can be crippling.  While injections, physical therapy and medications help many, there are many more who are facing a knee

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Knee Replacement Alternatives : High Tibial Osteotomy

Many of you are searching for knee replacement alternatives.  Your knee pain from arthritis is starting to interfere with your quality of life. You have

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Bone Marrow Edema in the Knee

Bone Marrow Edema sounds scary.  Many people come into the office with their MRI reports and worry that something is wrong with their bone marrow. Bone

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Osteoarthritis: A Common Cause ~ and Possible Prevention

Osteoarthritis has many causes.  Genetics, trauma, environmental, and chronic repetitive stresses have all been implicated.   Traumatic osteoarthritis is very

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