Patrick McAteer, a junior at Colts Neck High School who participates in football and wrestling, suffered an injury to his knee while playing Pop Warner football at age 12. Patrick’s knee continually bothered him, especially after exerting it in organized sports, getting worse and worse over the years. Patrick’s athletic trainer at Colts Neck High School, Eric Nussbaum, referred him to Dr. Timothy Hosea at University Orthopaedic Associates. An MRI showed that Patrick had a fracture and a loose piece of bone and cartilage in his knee. Through surgical intervention, Dr. Hosea was able to repair the knee. Patrick is once again able to do what he loves, but now without the chronic knee pain.
22-year Marine Corps veteran and current teacher in the Colts Neck High School Junior ROTC program Major Greg Penczack was suffering from two severely damaged knees, both of which needed to be replaced. After undergoing replacement surgeries on both knees with Dr. David Harwood at University Orthopaedic Associates, Major Penczack says of his outcome, “It’s been perfect.”
UOA patient Lori relates her experience working with Lynn Van Ost, UOA’s Director of The Center for Rehabilitation and Sports Excellence, in preparation for a right knee replacement with Dr. Harwood.