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The Trials and Triumph of a Crazy Life

“Life is crazy.” That’s how Terry Piersa sums up a life story that is filled with both tragedy and triumph. It’s also a story in which University Orthopaedic Associates plays a large and significant role. Piersa,...

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David R. Polonet, MD -PS, Justin Fleming, MD -PS, Orthopaedic Surgery -PS, Patient Stories, Patrick Buckley, MD -PS, Physician -PS, Robert Pannullo, MD -PS, Speciality -PS

Making a Comeback to the Game He Loves

David Loccisano is no stranger to sports injuries. Between his two primary sports—hockey and baseball—he has suffered problems with his spine, UCL (elbow ligament) and ultimately hip and groin. It was that final injury, which...

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Back in “Rock and Roll” Shape

The total package. That’s how Eddie Testa describes his band, The Eddie Testa Band, on its website. The phrase can easily be said about the 61-year-old Testa himself. He is a restaurant owner, lifelong musician, and...

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Joint Replacement -PS, Patient Stories, Physician -PS, Speciality -PS, William A. Baione, MD -PS

Back to Work and Back to the Links

Sometimes, a job is just a job. But other times, there are risks that catch us by surprise. That was the case for 53-year-old Spotswood, New Jersey resident Bijen Patel, whose career as a restaurant manager...

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Christopher Doumas, MD -PS, Hand and Upper Extremity -PS, Patient Stories, Physician -PS, Speciality -PS

Youth Athlete Back on the Field, Doing What He Loves

It’s difficult for John Gannon to describe what his arm felt like while blocking an opponent during a football kickoff in the fall of 2018. That’s because his arm was bent and pushed in unnatural...

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Patient Stories, Patrick Buckley, MD -PS, Physician -PS, Speciality -PS, Sports Medicine -PS

Back to Pain-Free Long Walks and More

Donna Pojnar doesn’t have to imagine what it’s like to live with chronic pain. She knows. She has lived with the discomfort, and physical and emotional distraction, of always knowing something is not right. But no...

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With New Knees, John Prachar Loves His Job and His Life

John Prachar loves his job. But his job couldn’t always love him back. After decades of fighting fires and performing drills to teach new firefighter recruits, his knees finally screamed: “Enough!” The 60-year-old Prachar from Neptune,...

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David A. Harwood, MD -PS, Joint Replacement -PS, Patient Stories, Physician -PS, Speciality -PS

Sports Goals Realized with Innovative Surgical Procedure

For her entire life, Emilie Miller was an athlete. She still is. But the road to return from a severe injury that interrupted her sports career was a long one. The trouble began in Miller’s sophomore...

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Charles J. Gatt Jr., MD -PS, Jeffrey R. Bechler, MD -PS, Patient Stories, Physician -PS, Speciality -PS, Sports Medicine -PS

Young Athlete Gets Opioid-Free ACL Reconstruction at UOA

When the state finals were over, Bridgewater Raritan High School senior Allison Lynch knew her high school soccer career was over, too. But she wasn’t dwelling on that. Allison, who was sidelined by a knee...

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Charles J. Gatt Jr., MD -PS, Patient Stories, Physician -PS, Speciality -PS, Sports Medicine -PS

Double Hip Replacement Gives Park Ranger His Life Back

Thomas Dillon can’t afford to be sidelined by hip pain. So when this distance runner, an avid golfer and supervising park ranger for the Monmouth County Park System was diagnosed with advanced osteoarthritis in both...

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