Olga L Huk
Academic title(s):
Assistant Professor
Location:
Jewish General Hospital
Office:
Room E-003
Division:
Orthopaedics
Area(s):
Arthroplasty
Hospital title:
Staff Orthopaedic Surgeon, SMBD - Jewish General Hospital
Consulting Staff Orthopaedic Surgeon, Jewish Rehabilitation Hospital
Degree(s):
MD, MSc, FRCSC
Awards, honours, and fellowships:
- 1990-1991ÌýOrthopaedic Surgery Clinical Fellowship, Hôtel-Dieu de Montréal, Université de Montréal
- 1991-1992ÌýHip Arthroplasty Fellowship, Hospital for Special Surgery, Cornell University Medical College
Clinical Interests:
Hip and Knee Reconstruction
Language(s) spoken:
English
Selected publications:
- SG Bergeron, M Bernstein, A Petit,ÌýOL Huk, J Antoniou.ÌýRise of cobalt and chromium ion levels in patients undergoing bilateral hip resurfacings.ÌýClin Orthop Relat Res. In press.
- NM Desy, SG Bergeron, A Petit,ÌýOL Huk, J Antoniou.ÌýThe influence of surgical variables on metal ion levels after hip resurfacing.ÌýClin Orthop Relat Res. In press.
- C Tkaczyk,ÌýOL Huk, F Mwale, J Antoniou, DJ Zukor, A Petit, M Tabrizian.ÌýInvestigation of the intercaction of Cr(III) complexes with bovine and human serum proteins: A proteomic approach.ÌýBiomaterials. J Biomed Mater Res Part A. 94-A: 214-222, 2010.
- C Tkaczyk,ÌýOL Huk, F Mwale, J Antoniou, DJ Zukor, A Petit, M Tabrizian.ÌýEffect of metal ions on the expression of antioxidant enzymes in human U937 macrophage-like cells.ÌýJ Biomed Mater Res – Part A. 94-A: 419-425, 2010.
- C Tkaczyk, M Tabrizian, J Antoniou, DJ Zukor, A Petit,ÌýOL Huk.ÌýSignificance of elevated blood metal ion levels in patients with metal-on-metal prostheses: an evaluation of oxidative stress markers. The Open Orthop J. 4: 188-194, 2010.
- C Tkaczyk,ÌýOL Huk, F Mwale, J Antoniou, DJ Zukor, A Petit, M Tabrizian.ÌýThe molecular structure of complexes formed by chromium or cobalt ions in simulated physiological fluids. Biomaterials. 30: 460-467, 2009.
- S Bergeron, KJ Kardash,ÌýOL Huk, DJ Zukor, J Antoniou.ÌýThe long-term functional outcome of femoral versus obturator nerve block following total knee replacement.ÌýClin Orthop Relat Res. 467: 1458-1462, 2009.
- S Bergeron, KJ Kardash,ÌýOL Huk, DJ Zukor, J Antoniou.ÌýThe long-term functional outcome after a single perioperative dose of dexamethasone in total hip arthroplasty. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 467: 1463-1467, 2009.
- VS Nikolaou, SG Bergeron,ÌýOL Huk, DJ Zukor, J Antoniou.ÌýEvaluation of persistent pain after hip resurfacing. Bull NYU Hospital for Joint Dis. 67: 168-172, 2009.
- C Tkaczyk,ÌýOL Huk, F Mwale, J Antoniou, DJ Zukor, A Petit, M Tabrizian.ÌýThe molecular structure of complexes formed by chromium or cobalt ions in simulated physiological fluids. Biomaterials. 30: 460-467, 2009.
- CJ Richards, D Giannitsios,ÌýOL Huk,ÌýDJ Zukor, T Steffen, J Antoniou.ÌýRisk of periprosthetic femoral neck fracture after hip resurfacing arthroplasty: Valgus compared with anatomic alignment. A biomechanical and clinical analysis.ÌýJ Bone Joint Surg [Am]. 90-A (Suppl 3): 96-101, 2008.
- J Antoniou, DJ Zukor, F Mwale, W Minarik, A Petit,ÌýOL Huk.ÌýMetal ion levels in the blood of patients after hip resurfacing: A comparison between twenty-eight and thirty-six millimeter-head metal-on-metal prostheses.ÌýJ Bone Joint Surg [Am]. 90-A (Suppl 3): 142-148, 2008.
- F Mwale, HT Wang, DJ Zukor,ÌýOL Huk, A Petit, J Antoniou.ÌýEffect of a type II collagen fragment on the expression of genes of the extracellular matrix in cells of the intervertebral disc.ÌýThe Open Orthop J. 2: 1-9, 2008.
- A Petit, F Mwale, C Tkaczyk, J Antoniou, DJ Zukor,ÌýOL Huk.ÌýCobalt and chromium ions induce nitration of proteins in human U937 macrophages in vitro.ÌýJ Biomed Mater Res – Part A. 79A: 599-605, 2006.
- I Catelas, P Campbell, JD Bobyn, JB Medley,ÌýOL Huk.ÌýWear particles from metal-on-metal total hip replacements: effects of implant design and implantation time. Proc IMechE - Part H J Eng Med. 220 (Special Issue), 195-208, 2006.
- C Fleury, A Petit, F Mwale, J Antoniou, DJ Zukor, M Tabrizian,ÌýOL Huk.ÌýEffect of cobalt and chromium ions on human MG-63 osteoblasts in vitro: morphology, cytotoxicity, and oxidative stress.ÌýBiomaterials. 27: 3351-3360, 2006.
- A Petit, F Mwale, DJ Zukor, J Antoniou,ÌýOL Huk.ÌýEffect of bisphosphonates on the stimulation of macrophage by alumina ceramic particles: a comparison with ultra-high-molecular-weight polyethylene. J Mater Sci: Mater Med. 17: 667-673, 2006.