LATEST NEWS Dr. Bevilacqua's recent trip to Orlando Dr.Kwak's recent trip to Spain Dr. Kwak's upcoming trip to San Diego New Knee, New Life - Read One Patient's Story Dr.Kwak’s recent trip to Spain Dr. Kwak recently presented his research on osteochondral lesions of the ankle to the World Congress of the International Cartilage Repair Society in Sitges, Spain, in September 2010. The World Congress represents 1,100 international leaders from 65 countries, where they meet in Spain to share the state of the art in cartilage restoration and orthopaedic research. Dr. Kwak’s research presented long term outcomes in the uses of Autologous Condrocyte Implantation (ACI) (http://www.carticel.com/patients/treatment.aspx) for osteochondral lesions of the talus (http://emedicine.medscape.com/article /1237723-overview). Along with his co-author, Dr. Richard D. Ferkel, they demonstrated that ACI provides durable and significant pain relief and functional improvement in patients who have failed previous treatment for osteochondral lesions of the ankle. Dr. Kwak’s upcoming trip to San Diego Dr. Kwak also will be presenting his research, at the annual meeting, of the Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons (www.aaos.org) in February 2011, in San Diego, CA. Home | About Us | Contact | Patient Forms | Appointment Info | Patient Education | Physicians Teaneck Office 730 Palisade Avenue Teaneck, NJ 07666 Phone: 201-353-9000 Fax: 201-530-0003 Englewood Office 106 Grand Avenue, Suite 230 Englewood, NJ 07631 Phone: 201-608-0100 Fax: 201-608-0104 Closter office 15 Vervalen Street Closter, NJ 07624 Phone: 201-784-6800 Fax: 201-784-6801 © 2010 North Jersey Orthopaedic Specialists, P.A.