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Howard J. Luks, MD, Orthopedic Surgeon

Howard J. Luks, MD

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Labral tear

Batters shoulder posterior labral tear

Batter’s Shoulder : Posterior Labral Tears

A baseball batter's shoulder is an injury unique to batting that causes a posterior labral tear in your non-dominant, leading  shoulder which faces the

shoulder MRI

Shoulder MRI Findings in People with NO Shoulder Pain: Are Some Tears “Normal”

Your shoulder hurts and you see your doctor.  You expect an MRI to be performed, and many doctors will oblige you and order that MRI.  But .. what if I told you

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Decision Making for Labral Tears and Rotator Cuff Tears [video]

...and we should NOT think like mechanics. Orthopedists and Twitter Thanks to an orthopedic colleague, Dr. Katherine Burns, the Orthopedic community and any

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Shoulder Cartilage Defects….

Cartilage defects are a potentially serious issue in any joint.  A large enough defect can lead to pain, catching, snapping, instability and potentially

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