Monthly Archives: December 2019

Arthritis: Everything You Always Wanted to Know and Were Afraid to Ask Joanne Halbrecht, MD Grandma had it, so did Uncle Bill, now you do. What is arthritis anyhow? In my 25 years as an orthopedic surgeon, I have found that most patients are not quite sure what it is. Understandable– you didn’t go to […]

What’s That Noise In My Knee? Joanne Halbrecht, MD Is your knee crunching, grating, popping or snapping?  This may be a serious problem…or not.  Noise in the knee joint most often occurs with squatting, kneeling, going up and downs stairs and pivoting. The crunchy, grating, gravel noise is known as crepitus. There are two primary […]