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Olga L Huk

Academic title(s): 

Assistant Professor

Olga L Huk
Contact Information
Email address: 
ohuk [at] ldi.jgh.mcgill.ca
Phone: 
(514) 340-8222 Ext. 3605
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: 
  • 1990-1991 Orthopaedic Surgery Clinical Fellowship, Hôtel-Dieu de Montréal, Université de Montréal
  • 1991-1992 Hip Arthroplasty Fellowship, Hospital for Special Surgery, Cornell University Medical College
Clinical Interests: 

Hip and Knee Reconstruction

Language(s) spoken: 
English
Selected publications: 
  1. SG Bergeron, M Bernstein, A Petit, OL Huk, J Antoniou. Rise of cobalt and chromium ion levels in patients undergoing bilateral hip resurfacings. Clin Orthop Relat Res. In press.
  2. NM Desy, SG Bergeron, A Petit, OL Huk, J Antoniou. The influence of surgical variables on metal ion levels after hip resurfacing. Clin Orthop Relat Res. In press.
  3. C Tkaczyk, OL Huk, F Mwale, J Antoniou, DJ Zukor, A Petit, M Tabrizian. Investigation of the intercaction of Cr(III) complexes with bovine and human serum proteins: A proteomic approach. Biomaterials. J Biomed Mater Res Part A. 94-A: 214-222, 2010.
  4. C Tkaczyk, OL Huk, F Mwale, J Antoniou, DJ Zukor, A Petit, M Tabrizian. Effect of metal ions on the expression of antioxidant enzymes in human U937 macrophage-like cells. J Biomed Mater Res – Part A. 94-A: 419-425, 2010.
  5. C Tkaczyk, M Tabrizian, J Antoniou, DJ Zukor, A Petit, OL Huk. Significance 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.
  6. C Tkaczyk, OL Huk, F Mwale, J Antoniou, DJ Zukor, A Petit, M Tabrizian. The molecular structure of complexes formed by chromium or cobalt ions in simulated physiological fluids. Biomaterials. 30: 460-467, 2009.
  7. S Bergeron, KJ Kardash, OL Huk, DJ Zukor, J Antoniou. The long-term functional outcome of femoral versus obturator nerve block following total knee replacement. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 467: 1458-1462, 2009.
  8. S Bergeron, KJ Kardash, OL Huk, DJ Zukor, J Antoniou. The long-term functional outcome after a single perioperative dose of dexamethasone in total hip arthroplasty. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 467: 1463-1467, 2009.
  9. VS Nikolaou, SG Bergeron, OL Huk, DJ Zukor, J Antoniou. Evaluation of persistent pain after hip resurfacing. Bull NYU Hospital for Joint Dis. 67: 168-172, 2009.
  10. C Tkaczyk, OL Huk, F Mwale, J Antoniou, DJ Zukor, A Petit, M Tabrizian. The molecular structure of complexes formed by chromium or cobalt ions in simulated physiological fluids. Biomaterials. 30: 460-467, 2009.
  11. CJ Richards, D Giannitsios, OL Huk, DJ Zukor, T Steffen, J Antoniou. Risk of periprosthetic femoral neck fracture after hip resurfacing arthroplasty: Valgus compared with anatomic alignment. A biomechanical and clinical analysis. J Bone Joint Surg [Am]. 90-A (Suppl 3): 96-101, 2008.
  12. J Antoniou, DJ Zukor, F Mwale, W Minarik, A Petit, OL Huk. Metal ion levels in the blood of patients after hip resurfacing: A comparison between twenty-eight and thirty-six millimeter-head metal-on-metal prostheses. J Bone Joint Surg [Am]. 90-A (Suppl 3): 142-148, 2008.
  13. F Mwale, HT Wang, DJ Zukor, OL Huk, A Petit, J Antoniou. Effect of a type II collagen fragment on the expression of genes of the extracellular matrix in cells of the intervertebral disc. The Open Orthop J. 2: 1-9, 2008.
  14. A Petit, F Mwale, C Tkaczyk, J Antoniou, DJ Zukor, OL Huk. Cobalt and chromium ions induce nitration of proteins in human U937 macrophages in vitro. J Biomed Mater Res – Part A. 79A: 599-605, 2006.
  15. I Catelas, P Campbell, JD Bobyn, JB Medley, OL Huk. Wear 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.
  16. C Fleury, A Petit, F Mwale, J Antoniou, DJ Zukor, M Tabrizian, OL Huk. Effect of cobalt and chromium ions on human MG-63 osteoblasts in vitro: morphology, cytotoxicity, and oxidative stress. Biomaterials. 27: 3351-3360, 2006.
  17. A Petit, F Mwale, DJ Zukor, J Antoniou, OL Huk. Effect 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.

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