By: Joshua Danker-Dake | Category: Other | Issue: December 2013
When Patsy Wessel, 73, of Oilton, Oklahoma, had knee replacement surgery with Dr. Ronald S. LaButti last year, she was coming off a prior knee surgery.
By: Joshua Danker-Dake | Category: Health & Fitness | Issue: November 2013
In September of 2012, Phyllis Pope of Broken Arrow had her right knee replaced by Dr. Ronald S. LaButti. “When I was young, I liked to jump out of trees and off of rooftops,” says Phyllis.
By: Joshua Danker-Dake | Category: Health & Fitness | Issue: October 2013
Dolores Qualls, of Pryor, Oklahoma, has had total hip replacement surgeries for both hips with Dr. Ronald S. LaButti. “I was having great pain in the upper area of my left leg and hip,” Dolores says.
By: Sheryl Sowell | Category: Health & Fitness | Issue: September 2013
Jennifer Coffey is a certified fitness instructor in Tulsa who is passionate about helping her clients become fit, healthy and happy.
By: Lorrie Ward | Category: Health & Fitness | Issue: August 2013
When Judy Bates of Chelsea, Okla. had Dr. LaButti perform a replacement on her right knee, she had two main goals – to walk without a limp and to walk up and down stairs normally.
By: Sara Dale | Category: Health & Fitness | Issue: July 2013
The activity level of Toby Jenkins, Executive Director of Oklahomans for Equality, is leaps and bounds above what it once was.
By: Joshua Danker-Dake | Category: Health & Fitness | Issue: June 2013
In the last year, Kathy Stone, of Poteau, has had both knees replaced by Dr. Ronald S. LaButti.
By: Joshua Danker-Dake | Category: Health & Fitness | Issue: May 2013
n 2012, Kathy Hill, of Tulsa, had her right hip replaced by Dr. Ronald LaButti. “I’d had my left hip replaced in 2003,” Kathy says.
By: Joshua Danker-Dake | Category: Health & Fitness | Issue: April 2013
Leroy Moore, of Tulsa, had both knees replaced with Dr. Ronald LaButti. “I had cartilage removed from my left knee in 1969 and had the same operation on the right knee in 1983,” Leroy says.
By: Joshua Danker-Dake | Category: Health & Fitness | Issue: March 2013
Gary Raleigh, of Owasso, turned to Dr. Ronald LaButti after decades of problems with his right knee. “I’ve had so many injuries to my knee,” says Gary.
By: Joshua Danker-Dake | Category: Health & Fitness | Issue: February 2013
Roberta Maxwell is one of many patients who came to Dr. Ronald LaButti after having a less than ideal experience with a different doctor.
By: Joshua Danker-Dake | Category: Health & Fitness | Issue: January 2013
John Burgess of Tulsa underwent knee replacement surgery with Dr. Ronald LaButti in 2011 after over two decades of knee problems. “I was very active…
By: Joshua Danker-Dake | Category: Health & Fitness | Issue: December 2012
Janean McCorkle of Broken Arrow was born in 1956 with congenital hip dislocation: her hip socket hadn’t formed correctly, so her hip bone would slide back and forth.
By: Joshua Danker-Dake | Category: Health & Fitness | Issue: November 2012
Tom Phillips, 55, of Hominy worked for the Oklahoma Department of Corrections for over 22 years. “I weigh over 300 pounds, and when I retired, I had over 22 years on my feet.
By: Lorrie Ward | Category: Health & Fitness | Issue: October 2012
Many people think joint replacements are only necessary in one’s later years, when joints begin to show signs of a lifetime of wear and tear. But joints can be irreparably damaged at any age.
By: Joshua Danker-Dake | Category: Health & Fitness | Issue: September 2012
When Patsy Wessel, 72, of Oilton, Oklahoma, had knee replacement surgery with Dr. Ronald S. LaButti this past March, she was coming off a prior knee surgery.
By: Sheryl Sowell | Category: Health & Fitness | Issue: August 2012
Marilyn Antell lives in Fort Smith, Arkansas, but she travelled to Tulsa for her total knee replacement surgery. Why? Because this is where Dr. Ronald LaButti practices.
By: Duane Blankenship | Category: Health & Fitness | Issue: July 2012
George Dudasko always had a passion for baseball. As a young adult, he umpired little league games and then graduated up the ranks to become a Division II college baseball umpire.
By: Duane Blankenship | Category: Health & Fitness | Issue: June 2012
Carl McMann has spent most of his life as an athlete. He grew up in Sapulpa, where he met his wife Carla and graduated from Sapulpa High School.
By: Sheryl Sowell | Category: Professional Services | Issue: May 2012
Head of the class. Compassionate. Straightforward and confident. Skillful. The best.
By: Joshua Danker-Dake | Category: Health & Fitness | Issue: April 2012
Kortney Breshears, 19, of Antlers, Oklahoma, has hemophilia, a blood clotting disorder. In July of 2010, she dislocated her right kneecap.
By: Lorrie Ward Jackson | Category: Health & Fitness | Issue: March 2012
Angelia Barrows admits that when she was a child, she never paid enough attention when her grandmother would say, “Oh, the weather is going to change!” when her knees began to ache.
By: Sheryl Sowell | Category: Health & Fitness | Issue: February 2012
Dr. Ronald LaButti, known as “The Hip and Knee Doc,” is a Tulsa-based orthopedic surgeon who has improved the quality of life for thousands of people in the area, th…
By: Duane Blankenship | Category: Health & Fitness | Issue: January 2012
Kathy Carpenter is exceptionally active, and her lifestyle makes you tired just learning about it, much less doing what she does every day. Kathy had her left knee replaced last June.
By: Sheryl Sowell | Category: Health & Fitness | Issue: December 2011
Karen Goldsmith is a native Chicagoan who moved to Oklahoma 17 years ago and teaches at Jenks High School.
By: Duane Blankenship | Category: Health & Fitness | Issue: November 2011
“I wish I had known then what I know now,” says Charles Green, patient and recipient of two highly successful knee replacement surgeries performed by Dr. Ronald LaButti.
By: Duane Blankenship | Category: Health & Fitness | Issue: October 2011
“In retrospect, I can’t imagine why I waited so long to have it done,” says Janet Bongiorno.
By: Lorrie Ward Jackson | Category: Health & Fitness | Issue: September 2011
When Judy Bates of Chelsea, Okla. had Dr. LaButti perform a replacement on her right knee in March, she had two main goals – to walk without a limp and to walk up and down stairs normally.
By: Lorrie Ward Jackson | Category: Health & Fitness | Issue: August 2011
In 2010, being in pain had become a way of life for Jeffery Tyra.
By: Susan Erler | Category: Health & Fitness | Issue: July 2011
No one ever wants to hear that they need to have surgery, much less knee replacement surgery. It can be scary and overwhelming.
By: Sheryl Sowell | Category: Health & Fitness | Issue: June 2011
Peter Pedone’s journey of pain and limping began in 2008. “The pain in my knee was unbearable, and I knew I had to see a specialist.
By: Sheryl Sowell | Category: Health & Fitness | Issue: May 2011
Don’t let those painful hips and knees take the fun out of your summer, help is just a phone call away!
By: Michelle Booth | Category: Health & Fitness | Issue: April 2011
Marjorie Benedict-Scavone remembers October 12, 2010 well. That was the day the 33 Chilean miners were rescued after spending 70 days trapped deep underground.
By: Sheryl Sowell | Category: Health & Fitness | Issue: March 2011
As a retired helicopter pilot and instructor in the military, Greg Meyer knows what it feels like to be under pressure.
By: Deanna Rebro | Category: Health & Fitness | Issue: February 2011
After 30 years of pain and swelling, Cynthia Bishop has a new knee. And she has never felt better.Her problems began in the tenth grade.
By: Deanna Rebro | Category: Health & Fitness | Issue: January 2011
in the left hip. Al Rouch, an avid runner and jogger, thought he had just overdone it. Give it a little time and the soreness will go away.Instead, the soreness progressed to pain.
By: Sheryl Sowell | Category: Health & Fitness | Issue: December 2010
Michael Heiderscheit of Pryor, Oklahoma has experienced his knee locking up for about 30 years. “I used to play a lot of baseball, and broke my ankle several times.
By: Sheryl Sowell | Category: Health & Fitness | Issue: October 2010
Dale Macumber can barely remember a time when he wasn’t in pain. “It feels like forever,” he says. Dale was in the army for 22 years and retired in 1989.
By: Sara Dale | Category: Health & Fitness | Issue: September 2010
Take it from Celia Hubeli: If you are suffering from hip pain, but are fearful of hip replacement surgery, don’t be!
By: Sheryl Sowell | Category: Health & Fitness | Issue: August 2010
Connie Corbitt’s knee started bothering her about five years ago. She first began to notice it when she was walking her dog and playing golf with her husband, Tom.
By: Sheryl Sowell | Category: Health & Fitness | Issue: July 2010
Thirty years ago when he was 24, Benny Brumley of Skiatook broke his leg, and his doctors said he would most likely develop arthritis in his knee.
By: Sheryl Sowell | Category: Health & Fitness | Issue: June 2010
Broken Arrow resident Steve Selberg had a whirlwind of a winter.
By: Sheryl Sowell | Category: Health & Fitness | Issue: May 2010
Beverly Tindall and her husband Gene happily live in a retirement village in Tahlequah. The facility is massive, and the couple regularly walks around the entire property.
By: Sheryl Sowell | Category: Health & Fitness | Issue: April 2010
If there is one thing Broken Arrow resident Sue Mitchell would emphasize to anyone experiencing any kind of hip or knee pain, whether it is chronic or intermittent, it w…
By: Sheryl Sowell | Category: Health & Fitness | Issue: March 2010
Do you have knee pain that is becoming too much to bear? If you’re considering surgery, it is essential to choose an orthopedic surgeon who is specially trained in joint replacement.
By: Sheryl Sowell | Category: Health & Fitness | Issue: February 2010
Billie Stone is living her life to the fullest as a retiree in Coweta, Oklahoma. But things were not always so great for Billie. For several long months, she felt a constant, unbearable pain in her hip.
By: Sheryl Sowell | Category: Health & Fitness | Issue: December 2009
About seven years ago, Patricia Conwell of Tulsa visited an orthopedic surgeon who told her that she needed a total knee replacement.
By: Sheryl Sowell | Category: Health & Fitness | Issue: November 2009
When he was a child growing up in Cleveland, Ohio, Dr. Royal T. Langford, a chiropractor of 32 years, had a tree-climbing experience that would affect his life for many years to come.
By: Sheryl Sowell | Category: Health & Fitness | Issue: October 2009
Jane Patton of Checotah, Oklahoma says because hip dysplasia runs in her family, it was not a big surprise when she found out three years ago that she needed hip replacement surgery.
By: Sheryl Sowell | Category: Health & Fitness | Issue: September 2009
Debra Stewart of Coweta works for Tulsa Public Schools’ Transportation Department. She drives two routes a day, transporting children to and from school.
By: Sheryl Sowell | Category: Health & Fitness | Issue: August 2009
You’ve experienced knee or hip pain for long enough and have finally decided to opt for surgery.
By: Duane Blankenship | Category: Health & Fitness | Issue: July 2009
Dr. Ronald LaButti is a Board Certified Orthopedic Surgeon specializing in hip and knee replacement.
By: Sara Dale | Category: Health & Fitness | Issue: June 2009
You’re probably vaguely familiar with something called total joint replacement surgery. You’ve scanned stories here and there in newspapers and magazines regarding this revolutionary procedure.
By: Sheryl Sowell | Category: Health & Fitness | Issue: May 2009
Dale Macumber can barely remember a time when he wasn’t in pain. “It feels like forever,” he says. Dale was in the army for 22 years and retired in 1989.
By: Sheryl Sowell | Category: Health & Fitness | Issue: April 2009
Janet Wybrant and her husband Danny own Soldier Fire Ranch in Coweta, where they raise and sell miniature horses, and they are high school science teachers – Janet at Porter and Danny at Chouteau.
By: Sheryl Sowell | Category: Health & Fitness | Issue: February 2009
A few short months ago, Delores Seabolt of Big Cabin, Oklahoma was in so much pain she couldn’t sleep at night.
By: Sheryl Sowell | Category: Health & Fitness | Issue: January 2009
Phyllis Duty of Haskell, Oklahoma has had hip replacement surgery on both of her hips. “I’m glad I only have two hips,” she says with a laugh.
By: Sheryl Sowell | Category: Health & Beauty | Issue: December 2008
Do you have knee pain that is becoming too much to bear? If you’re considering surgery, it is essential to choose an orthopedic surgeon who is specially trained in joint replacement.
By: Sheryl Sowell | Category: Health & Fitness | Issue: November 2008
Thirty-two years ago, Jeff Heidland ruptured the ACL in his knee playing high school football for the Bixby Spartans. He had surgery, and his knee worked fine for over three decades.
By: Sheryl Sowell | Category: Health & Fitness | Issue: October 2008
Fall is a favorite season for many distance runners and is often the time of year they are training for an event, such as the Tulsa Run or the Route 66 marathon or half-marathon.
By: Sheryl Sowell | Category: Health & Fitness | Issue: September 2008
Autumn has arrived, and a large number of people are getting back into fitness routines now that the lazy days of summer have ended.
By: Sheryl Sowell | Category: Health & Fitness | Issue: August 2008
Summer is winding down, vacations are ending, and school is starting soon – it’s a prime time for people to reestablish their daily routines, including getting back on track with a fitness program.
By: Sheryl Sowell | Category: Health & Fitness | Issue: July 2008
Is the pain in your knee too intense to bear? If you’re considering total knee replacement surgery, it is essential to choose an orthopedic surgeon who is specially trained in joint replacement.
By: Sheryl Sowell | Category: Health & Fitness | Issue: June 2008
Summer is the season many people feel more vigorous and increase their daily activity levels.
By: Sheryl Sowell | Category: Health & Fitness | Issue: May 2008
When hip or knee pain becomes too difficult to bear, people from all over the country travel to Tulsa for assistance from Dr. Ronald S. LaButti.
By: Sara Dale | Category: Health & Fitness | Issue: April 2008
Barbara Tenney kept telling herself she had probably “just pulled something.” Despite the nagging pain that had persisted in her right hip for years, she did all she could to ignore it.
By: Duane Blankenship | Category: Health & Fitness | Issue: March 2008
Dr. Ronald LaButti is a Board Certified Orthopedic Surgeon specializing in hip and knee replacement.
By: Value News | Category: Health & Fitness | Issue: January 2008
As we reach the peak of winter, our cheeks are feeling the stings of cold, icy winds. And, common in Oklahoma, snow and ice storms can arise without much notice.
By: Sara Dale | Category: Health & Fitness | Issue: December 2007
In order to receive the skilled expertise of Dr. Ronald S. LaButti, it mattered little to Mary Ellen Keeter that she must travel from Barrow, Alaska, to Tulsa, Oklahoma.
By: Sara Dale | Category: Health & Fitness | Issue: November 2007
A painful knee can severely affect one’s ability to lead a full, active life.
By: Sara Dale | Category: Health & Fitness | Issue: October 2007
Richard Beattie thinks the world of orthopedic surgeon Ronald S. LaButti, D.O., and he wants the world to know it.
By: Sara Dale | Category: Health & Fitness | Issue: September 2007
Barbara Tenney kept telling herself she had probably “just pulled something.” Despite the nagging pain that had persisted in her right hip for years, she did all she could to ignore it.
By: Sara Dale | Category: Health & Fitness | Issue: August 2007
Christy Jackson’s situation had literally gotten to the point where she had no leg to stand on.
By: Sara Dale | Category: Health & Fitness | Issue: May 2007
Ronald LaButti, D.O., has been changing patients’ lives by offering the Stryker surgical navigation system for total knee replacement surgery. Specializing in or…
By: Sara Dale | Category: Other | Issue: April 2007
The growing list of national awards Ronald S. LaButti, D.O., receives is indeed impressive. Even more extraordinary is Dr. LaButti’s ongoing commitment to improving his patients’ quality of life.
By: Sara Dale | Category: Health & Fitness | Issue: January 2007
It’s exciting to know you are scheduled for total joint replacement surgery. You know it will relieve the constant pain you have dealt with for more years than you care to recount.
By: Sara Dale | Category: Special Interest | Issue: December 2006
The holidays aren’t the only thing Dr. Ron and Robin LaButti are celebrating this year.
By: Sara Dale | Category: Consumer News | Issue: November 2006
Your achy, breaky knees never had it so good! In fact, there’s no reason your knees need be achy — or even breaky — another day of your life.
By: Sara Dale | Category: Consumer News | Issue: October 2006
A painful knee can severely affect one’s ability to lead a full active life. But, in today’s age of orthopedics, those suffering with chronic knee pain have plenty of reasons to smile.
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