Dept of Orthopaedics and Traumatology

DEPT OF ORTHOPAEDICS AND TRAUMATOLOGY

Researcher : Ahmed SK

List of Research Outputs

Ahmed S.K., Fung B.K.K., Ip W.Y. and Chow S.P., Lateral tibia condyle reconstruction by pedicled vascularized fibular head graft : long-term result : Case Report, Strategies in Trauma And Limb Reconstruction . Springer, 2011.

Ahmed S.K., Cheung J.P.Y., Fung B.K.K. and Ip W.Y., Long Term Results of Matched Hemiresection interposition arthroplasty for DRUJ Arthritis in Rheumatoid Patients, World Scientific Jorunals, Hand Surgery. World Scientific Publishing Company, 2011, 16: 119-125.

Cheung J.P.Y., Ahmed S.K., Fung B.K.K. and Ip W.Y., Long Term Results of Matched Hemi-resection Interposition Arthroplasty for DRUJ Arthritis in Rheumatoid Patients, Hong Kong Society for Surgery of the Hand – 24th HKSSH Annual Congress. 2011.

Researcher : Au KHT

List of Research Outputs

To M.K.T., Au K.H.T., Hu Y. and Luk K.D.K., Clinical hand motion analysis using the CyberGlove, 30th Annual Congress of the Hong Kong Orthopaedic Association, Hong Kong, November 27-28, 2010.

Researcher : Barlaan PIG

List of Research Outputs

Barlaan P.I.G. and Ip W.Y., Our Early Experience in Surgical and Clinical Outcome on Endoscopic Cubital Tunnel Release : A Preliminary Result, ISRN Orthopedics. 2011.

Fung B.K.K., Ho S.M.Y., Fung A.S.M., Leung E.Y.P., Chow S.P., Ip W.Y., Ha K.W.Y. and Barlaan P.I.G., The Development of a Strength-focused Mutual Support Group for Caretakers of Children with Cerebral Palsy, East Asian Arch Psychiatry. 2011, 21(2): 64-72.

Researcher : Chan CW

List of Research Outputs

Chan C.W., Lam S.K.L., Leung Y.L., Chan D., Luk K.D.K. and Cheung K.M.C., Minimizing Cryoperservation-Induced Loss of Disc Cell Activity for Storage of Whole Intervertebral Disc, Eur Cells and Materials. 2010, 19: 273-283.

Ng F.Y., Ng K.F., Chiu P.K.Y., Yan C.H., Chan C.W. and Yeung S.S., Postoperative pain control after total knee arthroplasty, The 30th Hong Kong Orthopaedic Association Annual Congress. 2010, 15.

Researcher : Chan CW

List of Research Outputs

Researcher : Chan KY

List of Research Outputs

Leung Y.L., Tam V., Lu W., Sze K., Cheung K.M.C., Ito K. and Chan K.Y., Effects of mechanical loading on the survival of endogenous disc cells in an ex vivo whole-disc organ culture system, World Forum for Spine Research 2010, Montreal, Canada, July 5-8, 2010.

Tam V., Leung Y.L., Lu W.W., Sze K.Y., Cheung K.M.C. and Chan K.Y., Development and characterization of decellularized intervertebral disc scaffold for tissue engineering, World Forum for Spine Research 2010, Montreal, Canada, July 5-8, 2010.

Yeung K.W.K., Chan K.Y., Leung Y.L., Tam V., Lu W.W., Sze K.Y. and Cheung K.M.C., Effects of detergents on bovine disc decullularization for the generation of natural disc scaffolds for intervertebral disc tissue engineering, Seventh SICOT/SIROT Annual International Conference, Gothenburg, Sweden, August 31- September 3, 2010.

Researcher : Chan KY

List of Research Outputs

Researcher : Chan PK

List of Research Outputs

Chan P.K., Chiu P.K.Y., Ng T.P., Yan C.H. and Ng F.Y., Inter-observer And Intra-observer Variabilities Of The Rotation Of The Tibial Component In Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Cadaveric Study, Hong Kong Orthopaedic Association Annual Congress. 2010.

Researcher : Chan YK

List of Research Outputs

Luk K.D.K., Wan T., Wong Y.W., Cheung K.M.C., Chan Y.K., Cheng A.C.S., Kwan M.W.W., Law K.K.P., Lee P.W.H. and Cheing G.L.Y., A multidisciplinary functional resotration program for patients with chronic back pain, Seventh SICOT/SIROT Annual International Conference, Gothenburg, Sweden, August 31- September 3, 2010.

Luk K.D.K., Wan T., Wong Y.W., Cheung K.M.C., Chan Y.K., Cheng A.C.S., Kwan M.W.W., Law K.K.P., Lee P.W.H. and Cheing G.L.Y., A multidisciplinary functional restoration program for chronic back pain patietns in Hong Kong: a prospective study, Journal of Orthpaedic Surgery. 2010, 18(2): 131-138.

Luk K.D.K., Wan T.W.M., Wong Y.W., Cheung K.M.C., Chan Y.K., Cheng A.C.S., Kwan M.W.W., Law K.K.P., Lee P.W.H. and Cheing G.L.Y., A multidisciplinary rehabilitation programme for patients with chronic low back pain: a prospective study, Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery. 2010, 18 (2): 131-138.

Researcher : Chan YL

List of Research Outputs

Liu X.M., Wu S.L., Yeung K.W.K., Chan Y.L., Hu T., Xu Z.S., Liu X.Y., Chung C.Y., Cheung K.M.C. and Chu P.K., Relationship between Osseointegration and Super-Elastic Biomechanics in Porous NiTi Scaffolds, Biomaterials. 2011, 32(2): 330-338.

Researcher : Chan Li LC

List of Research Outputs

Pan H., Zhao X., Chan Li L.C., Lam R.W.M., Li Z., Lu W.W., Zhang X., Wang D., Huang W., Lin K. and Jiang C., Strontium-incorporated borate glass for bone regeneration, J Royal Soc Interface. 2010, 7: 1025-1031.

Researcher : Cheung KMC

Project Title:	Setting Up of a Stem Cell Research Programme for Musculoskeletal Tissue Repair
Investigator(s):	Cheung KMC, Chan D
Department:	Orthopaedics and Traumatology
Source(s) of Funding:	The University of Hong Kong Foundation Seed Grant
Start Date:	07/2003

Project Title:	Intervertebral disc regeneration by use of mesenchymal stem cells
Investigator(s):	Cheung KMC, Chan D, Wu EX, Luk KDK
Department:	Orthopaedics and Traumatology
Source(s) of Funding:	General Research Fund (GRF)
Start Date:	01/2006

Project Title:	Roles and properties of notochordal descendent cells in the intervertebral disc
Investigator(s):	Cheung KMC, Chan D, Cheah KSE, Leung YL
Department:	Orthopaedics and Traumatology
Source(s) of Funding:	General Research Fund (GRF)
Start Date:	01/2008
Completion Date:	12/2010

Project Title:	Uncovering new compounds and mechanisms for treatment of intervertebral disc degeneration by Chemical Genetics
Investigator(s):	Cheung KMC, Chan D, Kao RYT, Leung YL
Department:	Orthopaedics and Traumatology
Source(s) of Funding:	General Research Fund (GRF)
Start Date:	01/2009

Project Title:	Molecular Analysis of the BMP-2 Action on Intervertebral Disc Cells
Investigator(s):	Cheung KMC, Chan D, Zhou G
Department:	Orthopaedics and Traumatology
Source(s) of Funding:	General Research Fund (GRF)
Start Date:	10/2009

Project Title:	Cardiovascular risk factors associated with intervertebral disc degeneration/low back pain
Investigator(s):	Cheung KMC, Samartzis D, Luk KDK
Department:	Orthopaedics and Traumatology
Source(s) of Funding:	Health and Health Services Research Fund - Full Grants
Start Date:	01/2010

Project Title:	A pilot clinical study assessing the safety and efficacy of intervertebral disc regeneration by mesenchymal stem cell transplantation
Investigator(s):	Cheung KMC, Leung YL, Anthony M, Kim M, Chan GCF, Samartzis D
Department:	Orthopaedics and Traumatology
Source(s) of Funding:	Seed Funding Programme for Applied Research
Start Date:	03/2011

Project Title:	A comparison of direct injection and intravenous injection of mesenchymal-like blood cells on degenerated/injured intervertebral discs using an IVD degeneration model in mice
Investigator(s):	Cheung KMC, Chan D, Tam V
Department:	Orthopaedics and Traumatology
Source(s) of Funding:	Seed Funding Programme for Basic Research
Start Date:	06/2011

List of Research Outputs

An X., Leung V., Cheung K.M.C. and Chan B.P., A comparison between disc degeneration models induced by annulus puncture and nucleus aspiration in Rabbits. , World Forum for Spine Research, 5-8 Jul, 2010, Montreal, Canada. . 2010, 1042.

Chan B.P., Cheng H.W., Chik T.K., Cheung K.M.C. and Luk K.D.K., Methods for Complex Tissue Engineering. , US Regular Patent Application (filed on 14 June 2011) (Application No. 13/159,837). 2011.

Chan B.P., Cheng H.W., Chik T.K., Cheung K.M.C. and Luk K.D.K., Methods for Complex Tissue Engineering, PCT Patent Application (filed on 15 June 2011) (Application No. pct/cn2011/000988). 2011.

Chan C.W., Lam S.K.L., Leung Y.L., Chan D., Luk K.D.K. and Cheung K.M.C., Minimizing Cryoperservation-Induced Loss of Disc Cell Activity for Storage of Whole Intervertebral Disc, Eur Cells and Materials. 2010, 19: 273-283.

Chan Q., Anthony M., Cheung K.M.C., Kim M. and Zhang Z., Aged-related diffusion patterns in intervertebral disc degeneration , World Forum for Spine Research 2010, Montreal, Canada, July 5-8, 2010.

Chan Q., Anthony M., Zhang Z., Cheung K.M.C. and Kim M., Quantitative evaluation of diffusion tensor imaging at 3T in the human lumbar intervertebral disc degeneration , World Forum of Spine Research, Montreal, Canada, 5-8 July . 2010.

Chan W.C.W., Zhang L., Chan T., Ikegawa S., Cheung K.M.C., Cheah K.S.E. and Chan D., ER-stress induces early onset intervertebral disc degeneration in a mouse model for metaphyseal chondrodysplasia type Schmid, World Forum for Spine Research 2010, Montreal, Canada, July 5-8, 2010.

Chan W.C.W., Zhang L., Chan W.Y., Cheung K.M.C., Cheah K.S.E. and Chan D., Early onset intervertebral disc degeneration in a mouse model of Metaphysealchondrodysplasia type Schmid. , World Forum for Spine Research 2010—The Intervertebral Disc, Montreal, Canada, July 5 – 8, 2010. . 2010.

Cheah K.S.E., Au Y.K., Wynn S.A.R.A.H., Chan Y.S., Cheung K.M.C., Chan W...Y..., Lovell-Badge R.H., Chan D. and Fritzsch B..., Molecular and developmental insights into the pathogenesis of the SOX9Y440X campomelic dysplasia mutation., The Fourth Annual Introductory Course on Skeletal Dysplasias, an international course for phycisians and scientists, Freiburg, Germany, 8 July, 2010.

Cheah K.S.E., Au Y.K., Szeto Y.Y., Wynn S., Chan Y.S., Cheung K.M.C., Chan W.Y., Lovell-Badge R.H., Chan D. and Fritzsch B., Understanding the molecular pathogenesis of SOX9 Y440X campomelic dysplasia., Academic Symposium on Developmental Studies in Health and Diseases 2010, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, October 18-21, 2010.. 2010.

Cheng H.W., Chan D., Cheung K.M.C. and Chan B.P., Generation of an osteochondral interface using rabbit mesenchymal stem cells (rMSCs) and collagen gel. , World Forum for Spine Research, 5-8 Jul, 2010, Montreal, Canada.. 2010, 1068.

Cheng H.W., Luk K.D.K., Cheung K.M.C. and Chan B.P., In vitro generation of osteochondral interface from mesenchymal stem cell-collagen microspheres. , Biomaterials. 2011, 32: 1526-1535.

Cheung K.M.C., El-fiky T., Samartzis D., Cheung W.Y., Wong Y.W. and Luk K.D.K., A novel method of directing the sagittal placement of thoracic pedicle screws without intraoperative imaging in scoliosis patients, 17th International Meeting on Advanced Spine Techniques. Toronto, Canada, 2010.

Cheung K.M.C., Elfiky T.A.M., Samartzis D., Cheung W.Y., Wong Y.W. and Luk K.D.K., A novel method of directing the sagittal placement of thoracic pedicle screws without intraoperative imaging in scoliosis patients, 17th International Meeting on Advanced Spine Techniques (IMAST), Toronto, Canada, July 21-24, 2010.

Cheung K.M.C., Kuong E.E., Samartzis D., Yeung K.W.K. and Luk K.D.K., A randomized controlled trial assessing the safety and efficacy of a novel superelastic rod in comparison to convenetional titianium rod for scoliosis curve correction , AOSpine Best Paper Award presented at the 30th Annual Congress of the Hong Kong Orthopaedic Association, Hong Kong, November 27-28, 2010. 2010.

Cheung K.M.C., Kuong E.E., Samartzis D., Yeung K.W.K. and Luk K.D.K., A randomized controlled trial assessing the safety and efficacy of a novel superelastic rod in comparison to convenetional titianium rod for scoliosis curve correction, In: SC Tjong0, A.R. Hodgson Award prsented at the 30th Annual Congress of the Hong Kong Orthopaedic Association, Hong Kong, November 27-28, 2010. 2010.

Cheung K.M.C., Kuong E.E., Samartzis D., Yeung K.W.K. and Luk K.D.K., A randomized controlled trial assessing the safety and efficacy of a novel superelastic rod in comparison to conventional titanium rod for scoliosis curve correction, 30th Annual Congress of the Hong Kong Orthopaedic Association, Hong Kong, November 27-28, 2010.

Cheung K.M.C., Kuong E.E., Samartzis D., Yeung K.W.K. and Luk K.D.K., A randomized controlled trial assessing the safety and efficacy of a novel superelastic rod in comparison to conventional titanium rod for scoliosis curve correction, The 8th Combined Congress of the Spine and Paediatric Sections of APOA, Gifu, Japan. June 1-4,2011.

Cheung K.M.C., Anterior approach to the cervical spine, 45th Scoliosis Research Society Annual Meeting, Kyoto, Japan, September 21-24, 2010.

Cheung K.M.C., Samartzis D., Yu K.Y., Natarajan D., Cheung W.Y., Wong Y.W., Shen J.X., Luk K.D.K. and Qiu G.X., Does contiguous mulitlevel screws offer added curve correction over alternate level screw strategy in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis patients when curve flexibility is taken into account, 12th International Phillip Zorab Symposium, London, UK, March 16-18, 2011.

Cheung K.M.C., Samartzis D., Yu K.Y., Natarajan D., Cheung W.Y., Wong Y.W., Qiu G.X., Shen J.X. and Luk K.D.K., Does contiguous mulitlevel screws offer added curve correction over alternate level screw strategy in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis patients when curve flexibility is taken into account, 17th International Meeting on Advanced Spine Techniques (IMAST), Toronto, Canada, July 21-24, 2010.

Cheung K.M.C., Samartzis D., Yu K.Y., Natarajan D., Cheung W.Y., Wong Y.W., Qiu G.X., Shen J.X. and Luk K.D.K., Does contiguous mulitlevel screws offer added curve correction over alternate level screw strategy in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis patients when curve flexibility is taken into account, 45th Scoliosis Research Society Annual Meeting, Kyoto, Japan, September 21-24, 2010.

Cheung K.M.C., Samartzis D., Yu K., Natarajan D., Cheung W.Y., Wong Y.W., Qiu G., Shen J. and Luk K.D.K., Does contiguous multilevel screws offer added curve correction over alternate level screw strategy in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis patients when curve flexibility is taken into account ?, 17th International Meeting on Advanced Spine Techniques. Toronto, Canada, 2010.

Cheung K.M.C., Samartzis D., Yu K., Natarajan D., Cheung W.Y., Wong Y.W., Qiu G., Shen J. and Luk K.D.K., Does contiguous multilevel screws offer added curve correction over alternate level screw strategy in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis patients when curve flexibility is taken into account ?, 45th Annual Meeting of the Scoliosis Research Society. Kyoto, Japan, 2010.

Cheung K.M.C., Fusion level selection in AIS, 5th International Congress of Chinese Orthopaedic Association, Chengdu, Sichuan, PR China, November 11-14, 2010.

Cheung K.M.C., Ho D.W.H. and Song Y., Genetics: Evaluation of the Growing Child, In: Behrooz A. Akbarnia, MD Muharrem Yazici, MD George H. Thompson, MD , Growing Spine: Management of Spinal Disorders in young child . 2010.

Cheung K.M.C., How has genetics altered our understanding of IVD degeneration: implications for regeneration, 3rd International Congress Biotechnologies for Spine Surgery, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, September 1-4, 2010.

Cheung K.M.C., How has genetics altered our understanding of low back pain, Combined Scientific Meeting 2011, ANZCA, HKCA, Hong Kong, May 15, 2011.

Cheung K.M.C., How has genetics altered our understanding on low back pain: implications for its treatment, 16th APOA Triennial Congress, Taipei, Taiwan, November 4-7, 2010.

Cheung K.M.C., Samartzis D., Karppinen J., Mok F., Fong D.Y.T. and Luk K.D.K., Intervertebral disc degeneration: new insights based on “skipped” level disc pathology, Arthr Rheum. 2010.

Cheung K.M.C., Samartzis D., Karppinen J., Mok P.S., Ho D.W.H. and Fong D.Y.T., Invertebral disc degeneration: new insights based on "skipped" level disc pathology, Arthritis & Rheumatism. 2010, 62(8): 2392-2400.

Cheung K.M.C., Lessions learnt from the HKU degenerative disc disease cohort: implications on regeneration, BME International Congress, Hong Kong, November 3-5, 2010.

Cheung K.M.C., Lessons learnt from the Hong Kong DDD cohort: MRI patterns and their clinical significance, World Forum for Spine Research 2010, Montreal, Canada, July 5-8, 2010.

Cheung K.M.C., Samartzis D., Natarajan D., Kwan K., Cheung W.Y., Li J., Wong Y.W., Lenke L. and Luk K.D.K., Pedicle screw fixation strategies of the thoracic curve in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS), Annual Meeting of the International Research Society of Spinal Deformities. Montreal, Canada, 2010.

Cheung K.M.C., Samartzis D., Natarajan D., Kwan K., Cheung W.Y., Li J., Wong Y.W., Lenke L. and Luk K.D.K., Pedicle screw fixation strategies of the thoracic curve in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis, 8th Meeting of the International Research Society of Spinal Deformities (IRSSD), Montreal, Canada, June 30-July 3, 2010.

Cheung K.M.C., Natarajan D., Samartzis D., Leung Y., Cheung W.Y., Wong Y.W. and Luk K.D.K., Selection of fusion levels in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) using the fulcrum bending radiograph prediction: verification based on pedicle screw strategy, Annual Meeting of the International Research Society of Spinal Deformities. Montreal, Canada, 2010.

Cheung K.M.C., Natarajan D., Samartzis D., Leung Y.L., Cheung W.Y., Wong Y.W. and Luk K.D.K., Selection of fusion levels in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis using fulcrum bending radiograph prediction: verification based on pedicle screw strategy, 8th Meeting of the International Research Society of Spinal Deformities (IRSSD), Montreal, Canada, June 30-July 3, 2010.

Cheung K.M.C., Spinal cord injury progress in basic and clinical research, 1st Soochow National Repair Forum, Suchow, PR China, May 20-22, 2011.

Cheung K.M.C., The relationship between disc degeneration, low back pain and human pain genetics, Spine Journal. 2010, 10(11): 958-960.

Cheung K.M.C., Treatment for AIS, 8th Meeting of the International Research Society of Spinal Deformities (IRSSD), Montreal, Canada, June 30-July 3, 2010.

Cheung K.M.C., Vision on the future of regenerative modalities for the spine in the coming decade, 3rd International Congress Biotechnologies for Spinal Surgery, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, September 1-4, 2010.

Cheung W.Y., Luk K.D.K., Cheung K.M.C., Cheng J.C.Y., Ng B.K.W., Lam T.P., Yip P.S.F. and Fong D.Y.T., Clinical effectiveness of school screening for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: a large population-based retrospective cohort study, 5th Triennial Congress of International Federation of the Paediatric Orthopaedic Societies 2010, Seoul, Korea, September 8-11, 2010.

Cheung W.Y., Cheung K.M.C., Natarajan D., Samartzis D., Wong Y.W. and Luk K.D.K., Predictability of the fulcrum bending radiograph in thoracic adolescent idiopathic scoliosis correction with alternate level pedicle screw fixation, 5th Triennial Congress of International Federation of the Paediatric Orthopaedic Societies 2010, Seoul, Korea, September 8-11, 2010.

Cheung W.Y., Luk K.D.K., Cheung K.M.C., Wong Y.W. and Samartzis D., The predictive value of the fulcrum bending radiograph in spontaneous apical vertebral de-rotation in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis, The 8th Combined Congress of the Spine and Paediatric Sections of APOA, Gifu, Japan. June 1-4,2011.

Chik T.K., Luk K.D.K., Cheung K.M.C. and Chan B.P., Creation of a tissue interface between bone-like construct and soft tissue-like construct. , World Forum for Spine Research, 5-8 Jul, 2010, Montreal, Canada.. 2010, 1099.

Fan Y., Cheung K.M.C., Chan D., Cheung W.Y., Cheah K.S.E., Sham P.C., Luk K.D.K. and Song Y., Gemome-Wide Association Study of Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis in Southern Chinese, 15th Research Postgraduate Symposium, HKU, Dec 1 & 2, 2010. HK.

Fan Y., Cheung K.M.C., Chan D., Cheung W.Y., Cheah K.S.E., Sham P.C., Luk K.D.K. and Song Y., Genome-wide association study of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis in Southern China, 12th International Phillip Zorab Symposium, London, UK, March 16-18, 2011.

Fan Y., Cheung K.M.C., Chan D., Cheung W.Y., Cheah K.S.E., Sham P.C., Luk K.D.K. and Song Y., Genome-wide association study of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis in southern China, 12th International Phillip Zorab Symposium, 2011 . 2011.

Fok M.W.M., Tan C.E., Lu W.W., Luk K.D.K. and Cheung K.M.C., A biomechanical effects on redirected pedicle screw - an in vitro pull out force and insertional torque evaluation on porcine lumbar veretebrae, 30th Annual Congress of the Hong Kong Orthopaedic Association, Hong Kong, November 27-28, 2010.

Fong D.Y.T., Lee C.F., Cheung K.M.C., Cheng J.C.Y., Ng B.K.W., Lam T.P., Mak K.H., Yip P.S.F. and Luk K.D.K., A Meta-analysis of the Clinical Effectiveness of School Scoliosis Screening, The 8th International Research Society of Spinal Deformities (IRSSD) meeting. 2010.

Fong D.Y.T., Lee C.F., Cheung K.M.C., Cheng J.C.Y., Ng B.K.W., Lam T.P., Mak K.H., Yip P.S.F. and Luk K.D.K., A meta analysis of the clinical effectiveness of school scoliosis screening, In: Aubin CE, Stokes IAF, Labelle H, Moreau A., Research into Spinal Deformities 7. IOS Press, 2010.

Fong D.Y.T., Lee C.F., Cheung K.M.C., Cheng J.C.Y., Ng B.K.W., Lam T.P., Mak K.H., Yip P.S.F. and Luk K.D.K., A meta-analysis of the clinical effectiveness of school scoliosis screening, 8th Meeting of the International Research Society of Spinal Deformities (IRSSD), Montreal, Canada, June 30-July 3, 2010.

Guo J.J., Yang H.L., Tang T.S., Cheung K.M.C. and Luk K.D.K., Clinical imaging study and meta-analysis of ossification of the ligamentum flavum, Chinese Journal of Orthopaedics. 2010, 30(11): 1105-1108.

Huang S., Tam V., Cheung K.M.C., Long D., Lv M., Lin H., Wang T. and Zhou G., Stem Cell-Based Approaches for Intervertebral Disc Regeneration, Curr Stem Cell Res Ther. 2010.

Kim M., Chan Q., Anthony M., Cheung K.M.C., Samartzis D. and Khong P.L., Assessment of glycosaminoglycan distribution in human lumbar intervertebral discs using chemical exchange saturation transfer , World Forum of Spine Research, Montreal, Canada, 5-8 July. 2010.

Kim M., Chan Q., Anthony M., Cheung K.M.C., Samartzis D. and Khong P.L., Assessment of glycosaminoglycan distribution in human lumbar intervertebral discs using chemical exchange saturation transfer at 3T: feasibility and initial experience, NMR in Biomedicine (Epub). 2011.

Kim M., Chan Q., Anthony M., Cheung K.M.C., Samartzis D. and Khong P.L., Assessment of glycosaminoglycan distribution in human lumbar intervertebral discs using chemical exchange saturation transfer, World Forum for Spine Research: Intervertebral Disc. Montreal, Canada, 2010.

Kuong E., Samartzis D., Yeung K.W.K., Luk K.D.K. and Cheung K.M.C., Hong Kong Orthopaedic Association AOSpine Best Paper Award - A randomized controlled trial assessing the safety and efficacy of a novel superelastic rod in comparison to conventional titanium rod for scoliosis curve correction , 30th Annual Congress of the Hong Kong Orthopaedic Association . 2010.

Kuong E., Samartzis D., Yeung K.W.K., Luk K.D.K. and Cheung K.M.C., Hong Kong Orthopaedic Association AR Hodgson Award - A randomized controlled trial assessing the safety and efficacy of a novel superelastic rod in comparison to conventional titanium rod for scoliosis curve correction , 30th Annual Congress of the Hong Kong Orthopaedic Association . 2010.

Kuong E.E., Samartzis D., Yeung K.W.K., Luk K.D.K. and Cheung K.M.C., A randomized controlled trial assessing the safety and efficacy of a novel superelastic rod in comparison to conventional titanium rod for scoliosis curve correction, 30th Annual Congress of the Hong Kong Orthopaedic Association. Hong Kong, 2010.

Lam T.K., Au T.Y., Leung Y.L., Wynn S., Chan D., Cheah K.S.E. and Cheung K.M.C., Presence of notochord descendent cells in the nucleus pulposus of adult mice showing signs of intervertebral disc degeneration, World Forum for Spine Research 2010, Montreal, Canada, July 5-8, 2010.

Law T.K., Anthony M., Khong P.L., Kim M., Samartzis D., Cheung K.M.C. and Chan Q., ULTRASHORT TIME-TO-ECHO MRI OF THE CARTILAGENOUS ENDPLATE AND RELATIONSHIP TO DEGENERATIVE DISC DISEASE AND SCHMORL'S NODES, ISMRM 2011.

Law T.K., Chan Q., Kim M., Cheung K.M.C., Samartzis D., Khong P.L. and Anthony M., Ultrashort time-to-echo MRI of human intervertebral disc endplate: a feasibility study, 18th Annual Scientific Meeting of Hong Kong College of Radiologists, 30-31 October 2010, Hong Kong . 2010.

Lee C.F., Fong D.Y.T., Cheung K.M.C., Cheng J.C.Y., Ng B.K.W., Lam T.P., Mak K.H., Yip P.S.F. and Luk K.D.K., Costs of School Scoliosis Screening: A Large Population based Study, In: Aubin CE, Stokes IAF, Labelle H, Moreau A., Research into Spinal Deformities 7. IOS Press, 2010.

Lee C.F., Fong D.Y.T., Cheung K.M.C., Cheng J.C.Y., Ng B.K.W., Lam T.P., Mak K.H., Yip P.S.F. and Luk K.D.K., Costs of School Scoliosis Screening: A Large Population-based Study, The 8th International Research Society of Spinal Deformities (IRSSD) meeting. 2010.

Lee C.F., Fong D.Y.T., Cheung K.M.C., Cheng J.C.Y., Ng B.K.W., Lam T.P., Mak K.H., Yip P.S.F. and Luk K.D.K., Costs of school scoliosis screening. A large, population-based study, Spine. 2010, 35(26): 2266-2272.

Lee C.F., Fong D.Y.T., Cheung K.M.C., Cheng J.C.Y., Ng B.K.W., Lam T.P., Mak K.H., Yip P.S.F. and Luk K.D.K., Costs of school scoliosis screening: a large population-based study, 8th Meeting of the International Research Society of Spinal Deformities (IRSSD), Montreal, Canada, June 30-July 3, 2010.

Lee C.F., Fong D.Y.T., Cheung K.M.C., Cheng J.C.Y., Ng B.K.W., Lam T.P., Mak K.H., Yip P.S.F. and Luk K.D.K., Referral criteria for school scoliosis screening: assessment and recommendations based on a large longitudinally followed cohort, Spine. 2010, 35(25): E1492-E1498.

Lee K.S., Lam T.K., Song Y., Cheah K.S.E., Cheung K.M.C. and Chan D., In Vivo Study of Asporin, A Genetic Risk Factor Associated with Degenerative Disc Diseases , 15th Research Postgraduate Symposium, HKU, Dec 1 & 2, 2010. HK.

Lee K.S., Lam T.K., Song Y., Cheah K.S.E., Cheung K.M.C. and Chan D., In vivo study of Asporin, a genetic risk factor for Osteoarthritis and Degenerative Disc Disease. , 2010 World Forum of Spine Research, Montreal, Canada, July 5-8, 2010.. 2010.

Lee K.S., Lam T.K., Song Y., Cheah K.S.E., Cheung K.M.C. and Chan D., In vivo study of Asporin, a genetic risk factor for intervertebral disc degeneration, Global Spine Congress 2011, Barcelona, Spain, March 23-26, 2011. . 2011.

Leung Y.L., Lim F., Hung S., Tuan R., Chan D. and Cheung K.M.C., Defining the phenotype and molecular signatures of notochordal nucleus pulposus cells, World Forum for Spine Research 2010, Montreal, Canada, July 5-8, 2010.

Leung Y.L., Tam V., Lu W., Sze K., Cheung K.M.C., Ito K. and Chan K.Y., Effects of mechanical loading on the survival of endogenous disc cells in an ex vivo whole-disc organ culture system, World Forum for Spine Research 2010, Montreal, Canada, July 5-8, 2010.

Leung Y.L., Tsui Y.K., Kao R.Y.T., Sun Y., Masuda K., Chan D. and Cheung K.M.C., Modulating proteoglycan metabolisum using small molecules as treatment for disc degeneratioin, World Forum for Spine Research 2010, Montreal, Canada, July 5-8, 2010.

Leung Y.L., Samartzis D., Cheung K.M.C. and Luk K.D.K., Osteoporotic vertebral compression fracture: the clinical impact of "intravertebral clefts", Spine Journal. 2010, 10(11): 1035-1036.

Leung Y.L., Hung S., Lau R., Tam V., Yang F., Wu E.X., Luk K.D.K., Chan D. and Cheung K.M.C., Structural and functional evaluation of allogeneic MSC-based disc regeneration: implications of dosage and stage of degeneration with long-term follow-up, World Forum for Spine Research 2010, Montreal, Canada, July 5-8, 2010.

Li Y., Fu L., Wong A.M.G., Fan Y., Li M., Bei J.X., Jia W.H., Zeng Y.X., Chan D., Cheung K.M.C., Sham P.C., Chua D.T.T., Guan X. and Song Y., Identification of genes with allelic imbalance on 6p associated with nasopharyngeal carcinoma in southern Chinese. , PLoS One. 2011, 6(1): e14562.

Lim F.L., Cheung K.M.C., Chan D. and Leung Y.L., Spatiotemporal expression of cadherin 2 in the notochordal nucleus pulposus during development and aging of murine intervertebral disc, World Forum for Spine Research 2010, Montreal, Canada, July 5-8, 2010.

Lin H., Lv M., Zhou G., Cheung K.M.C., Long D. and Huang S., Characterization and functional identification of stem cells within the intervertebral disc of rhesus monkey, World Forum for Spine Research 2010, Montreal, Canada, July 5-8, 2010.

Liu X.M., Wu S.L., Yeung K.W.K., Chan Y.L., Hu T., Xu Z.S., Liu X.Y., Chung C.Y., Cheung K.M.C. and Chu P.K., Relationship between Osseointegration and Super-Elastic Biomechanics in Porous NiTi Scaffolds, Biomaterials. 2011, 32(2): 330-338.

Luk K.D.K., Wan T., Wong Y.W., Cheung K.M.C., Chan Y.K., Cheng A.C.S., Kwan M.W.W., Law K.K.P., Lee P.W.H. and Cheing G.L.Y., A multidisciplinary functional resotration program for patients with chronic back pain, Seventh SICOT/SIROT Annual International Conference, Gothenburg, Sweden, August 31- September 3, 2010.

Luk K.D.K., Wan T., Wong Y.W., Cheung K.M.C., Chan Y.K., Cheng A.C.S., Kwan M.W.W., Law K.K.P., Lee P.W.H. and Cheing G.L.Y., A multidisciplinary functional restoration program for chronic back pain patietns in Hong Kong: a prospective study, Journal of Orthpaedic Surgery. 2010, 18(2): 131-138.

Luk K.D.K., Wan T.W.M., Wong Y.W., Cheung K.M.C., Chan Y.K., Cheng A.C.S., Kwan M.W.W., Law K.K.P., Lee P.W.H. and Cheing G.L.Y., A multidisciplinary rehabilitation programme for patients with chronic low back pain: a prospective study, Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery. 2010, 18 (2): 131-138.

Luk K.D.K., Lee C.F., Cheung K.M.C., Cheng J.C.Y., Ng B.K.W., Lam T.P., Mak K.H., Yip P.S.F. and Fong D.Y.T., Clinical Effectiveness of School Screening for Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis: A Large Population-Based Retrospective Cohort Studv, The 8th International Research Society of Spinal Deformities (IRSSD) meeting. 2010.

Luk K.D.K., Lee C.F., Cheung K.M.C., Cheng J.C.Y., Ng B.K.W., Lam T.P., Mak K.H., Yip P.S.F. and Fong D.Y.T., Clinical Effectiveness of School Screening for Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis: A Large Population-Based Retrospective Cohort Study, 45th Annual Meeting, Scoliosis Research Society. 2010.

Luk K.D.K., Lee C.F., Cheung K.M.C., Cheng J.C.Y., Ng B.K.W., Lam T.P., Mak K.H., Yip P.S.F. and Fong D.Y.T., Clinical effectiveness of school screening for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis. A large population-based retrospective cohort study, Spine. 2010, 35(17): 1607-1614.

Luk K.D.K., Lee C.F., Cheung K.M.C., Cheng J.C.Y., Ng B.K.W., Lam T.P., Mak K.H., Yip P.S.F. and Fong D.Y.T., Clinical effectiveness of school screening for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: a large population-based retrospective cohort study, 8th Meeting of the International Research Society of Spinal Deformities (IRSSD), Montreal, Canada, June 30-July 3, 2010.

Luk K.D.K., Vidyadhara S., Lu D.S., Wong Y.W., Cheung W.Y. and Cheung K.M.C., Coupling between sagittal and frontal plane deformity correction in idiopathic scoliosis and its relationship with post-operative sagittal alignment, 8th Meeting of the International Research Society of Spinal Deformities (IRSSD), Montreal, Canada, June 30-July 3, 2010.

Luk K.D.K., Cheung W.Y., Wong Y., Cheung K.M.C. and Wong Y.W., Coupling coronal-sagittal-axial deformity correction in thoracic adolescent idiopathic scoliosis - prediction using the fulcrum bending radiograph, 5th Triennial Congress of International Federation of the Paediatric Orthopaedic Societies 2010, Seoul, Korea, September 8-11, 2010.

Luk K.D.K., Cheung W.Y., Cheung K.M.C. and Wong Y.W., How much apical derotation occurs as a result of coronal curve correction in AIS assessment using the fulcrum bending radiograph, Seventh SICOT/SIROT Annual International Conference, Gothenburg, Sweden, August 31- September 3, 2010.

Luk K.D.K., Lee C.F., Cheung K.M.C., Cheng J.C.Y., Ng B.K.W., Lam T.P., Mak K.H., Yip P.S.F. and Fong D.Y.T., The Clinical Effectiveness of the Hong Kong Scoliosis Screening Programme, In: Aubin CE, Stokes IAF, Labelle H, Moreau A., Research into Spinal Deformities 7. IOS Press, 2010.

Mok F., Samartzis D., Karppinen J., Luk K.D.K., Fong D.Y.T. and Cheung K.M.C., 2010 ISSLS Prize Winner: Prevalence, determinants, and association of Schmorl's nodes of the lumbar spine with disc degeneration: a population-based study of 2,449 individuals, Spine. 2010.

Mok F., Samartzis D., Karppinen J., Luk K.D.K., Fong D.Y.T. and Cheung K.M.C., Is the Morphology and Size of Schmorl's Nodes of the Lumbar Spine Related to Severity of Disc Degeneration ?, 30th Annual Congress of the Hong Kong Orthopaedic Association. Hong Kong, 2010.

Mok F., Samartzis D., Karppinen J., Fong D.Y.T., Luk K.D.K. and Cheung K.M.C., Is the Morphology and Size of Schmorl's Nodes of the Lumbar Spine Related to Severity of Disc Degeneration ?, The International Society for the Study of the Lumbar Spine. Gothenburg, Sweden, 2011.

Mok F., Samartzis D., Karppinen J., Fong D.Y.T., Luk K.D.K. and Cheung K.M.C., Modic changes of the lumbar spine in Southern Chinese, World Forum for Spine Research: Intervertebral Disc. Montreal, Canada, 2010.

Mok P.S., Samartzis D., Karppinen J., Fong D.Y.T., Luk K.D.K. and Cheung K.M.C., Is the morphology and size of Schmorl's Nodes of the lumbar spine related to severity of disc degeneration, 30th Annual Congress of the Hong Kong Orthopaedic Association, Hong Kong, November 27-28, 2010.

Mok P.S., Samartzis D., Karppinen J., Fong D.Y.T., Luk K.D.K. and Cheung K.M.C., Modic changes of the lumbar spine in Southern Chinese, World Forum for Spine Research 2010, Montreal, Canada, July 5-8, 2010.

Mok P.S., Samartzis D., Karppinen J., Luk K.D.K., Fong D.Y.T. and Cheung K.M.C., Prevalence, determinants and association of Schmorl's Nodes of the lumbar spine with disc degenerative: a population-based study of 2449 individuals, Spine. 2010, 35(21): 1944-1952.

Samartzis D., Karppinen J., Luk K.D.K. and Cheung K.M.C., "Skipped" level disc degeneration of the lumbar spine: classification & clinical relevance, World Forum for Spine Research: Intervertebral Disc. Montreal, Canada, 2010.

Samartzis D., Karppinen J., Luk K.D.K. and Cheung K.M.C., "Skipped" level disc degeneration of the lumbar spine: classification and clinical relevance, World Forum for Spine Research 2010, Montreal, Canada, July 5-8, 2010.

Samartzis D., Karppinen J., Mok P.S., Fong D.Y.T., Luk K.D.K. and Cheung K.M.C., A population-based study of disc degeneration and its association with overweight, low back pain and diminished functional status in young individuals, Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery . 2011, 93(7): 662-670.

Samartzis D., Karppinen J., Mok P.S., Fong D.Y.T., Luk K.D.K. and Cheung K.M.C., A population-based study of juvenile disc degeneration and its association with overweight and obesity, low back pain, and dimnished functional status, Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. 2011, 93A: 662-670.

Samartzis D., Karppinen J., Luk K.D.K. and Cheung K.M.C., Are patterns of lumbar disc degeneration associated with low back pain? New insights based on skipped level disc pathology, The International Society for the Study of the Lumbar Spine. Gothenburg, Sweden, 2011.

Samartzis D., Karppinen J., Luk K.D.K., Cheung K.M.C. and Cheung K.M.C., Body mass index and its association with disc degeneration of the lumbar spine in adults, World Forum for Spine Research 2010, Montreal, Canada, July 5-8, 2010.

Samartzis D., Karppinen J., Luk K.D.K. and Cheung K.M.C., Body mass index and its association with disc degeneration of the lumbar spine in adults, World Forum for Spine Research: Intervertebral Disc. Montreal, Canada, 2010.

Samartzis D., Karppinen J., Luk K.D.K. and Cheung K.M.C., Cervical scoliosis in the Klippel-Feil patient, Global Spine Congress. Barcelona, Spain, 2011.

Samartzis D., Karppinen J., Mok P.S., Fong D.Y.T., Luk K.D.K. and Cheung K.M.C., Disc degeneration in young individuals and its association with overweight/obesity, low back pain, and diminished functional status, World Forum for Spine Research 2010, Montreal, Canada, July 5-8, 2010.

Samartzis D., Karppinen J., Mok F., Fong D.Y.T., Luk K.D.K. and Cheung K.M.C., Disc degeneration in young individuals and its association with overweight/obesity, low back pain, and diminished functional status, World Forum for Spine Research: Intervertebral Disc. Montreal, Canada, 2010.

Samartzis D., Yu K., Natarajan D., Cheung W.Y., Wong Y.W., Qiu G., Shen J., Luk K.D.K. and Cheung K.M.C., Do contiguous multilevel screws offer added curve correction over alternate level screw strategy in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis patients when curve flexibility is taken into account ?, 30th Annual Congress of the Hong Kong Orthopaedic Association. Hong Kong, 2010.

Samartzis D., Vavken P., Modi H., Luk K.D.K. and Cheung K.M.C., Does cervical disc arthroplasty reduce adjacent segment disease and other complications in comparison to anterior cervical discectomy and fusion ? A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials., 30th Annual Congress of the Hong Kong Orthopaedic Association. Hong Kong, 2010.

Samartzis D., Vavken P., Modi H.N., Luk K.D.K. and Cheung K.M.C., Does cervical disc arthroplasty reduce adjacent segment disease and other complications in comparison to anterior cervical diskectomy and fusion? A meta analysis of randomized controlled trials, 30th Annual Congress of the Hong Kong Orthopaedic Association, Hong Kong, November 27-28, 2010.

Samartzis D., Yu K.Y., Natarajan D., Cheung W.Y., Wong Y.W., Qiu G.X., Shen J.X., Luk K.D.K. and Cheung K.M.C., Does contiguous mulitlevel screws offer added curve correction over alternate level screw strategy in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis patients when curve flexibility is taken into account, 30th Annual Congress of the Hong Kong Orthopaedic Association, Hong Kong, November 27-28, 2010.

Samartzis D., Karppinen J., Luk K.D.K. and Cheung K.M.C., Intervertebral disc degeneration on MRI is associated with low back pain: a population-based study, Global Spine Congress. Barcelona, Spain, 2011.

Samartzis D., Karppinen J., Luk K.D.K. and Cheung K.M.C., Intervertebral disc degeneration on MRI is associated with low back pain: a population-based study, The International Society for the Study of the Lumbar Spine. Gothenburg, Sweden, 2011.

Samartzis D. and Cheung K.M.C., Lumbar Intervertebral Disc Degeneration - Editor-in-Chief, The Spine Journal. Elsevier, 2010.

Samartzis D., Karppinen J., Mok P.S., Luk K.D.K. and Cheung K.M.C., New insights of intervertebral disc degeneration based on skipped level disc pathology, World Forum for Spine Research 2010, Montreal, Canada, July 5-8, 2010.

Samartzis D., Karppinen J., Mok F., Fong D.Y.T., Luk K.D.K. and Cheung K.M.C., New insights on the etiology & clinical relevance associated with disc degeneration, World Forum for Spine Research: Intervertebral Disc. Montreal, Canada, 2010.

Samartzis D., Karppinen J., Luk K.D.K. and Cheung K.M.C., Patterns of disc degeneration of the lumbar spine and their clinical relevance: evidence suggesting a unique mechanism associated with low back pain, 30th Annual Congress of the Hong Kong Orthopaedic Association, Hong Kong, November 27-28, 2010.

Samartzis D., Natarajan D., Kwan K., Cheung W.Y., Li J., Wong Y.W., Lenke L., Luk K.D.K. and Cheung K.M.C., Pedicle screw fixation strategies of the thoracic curve in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis, 45th Annual Meeting of the Scoliosis Research Society. Kyoto, Japan, 2010.

Samartzis D., Karppinen J., Luk K.D.K. and Cheung K.M.C., The association between concomitant cervical and lumbar disc degeneration and associated abnormalities: a population based study of 2762 individuals, World Forum for Spine Research 2010, Montreal, Canada, July 5-8, 2010.

Samartzis D., Karppinen J., Luk K.D.K. and Cheung K.M.C., The association between concomitant cervical and lumbar disc degeneration and associated abnormalities: a population-based study of 2,762 individuals, World Forum for Spine Research: Intervertebral Disc. Montreal, Canada, 2010.

Samartzis D., Karppinen J., Chan D., Luk K.D.K. and Cheung K.M.C., The association of disc degeneration based on magnetic resonance imaging and the presence of low back pain, World Forum for Spine Research 2010, Montreal, Canada, July 5-8, 2010.

Sun Y., Samartzis D., Cheung K.M.C., Wong Y.W. and Luk K.D.K., The "X-Factor" Index: a new parameter for the assessment of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis correction, Euro Spine J. 2010.

Sun Y.Q., Samartzis D., Cheung K.M.C., Wong Y.W. and Luk K.D.K., The "X-factor" index: a new parameter for the assessment of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis correction, European Spine Journal. 2011, 20: 144-150.

Sze K.L., Nagy A., Fosang A., McCulloch D.R., Cheah K.S.E., Cheung K.M.C. and Chan D., Generation of a mouse model to study ADAMTS-5 as a genetic risk factor for intervertebral disc degeneration, Basic science GSC2011-ABS-1530,Global Spine Congress 2011, Barcelona, Spain, March 23-26, 2011.. 2011.

Sze K.L., Nagy A., Fosang A., McCulloch D.R., Cheah K.S.E., Cheung K.M.C. and Chan D., Impact of Activating ADAMTS-5 in Cartilage-related Degenerative Disorders. , Gordon Conference: Cartilage Biology and Pathology, Ventura, U.S. March 6-11, 2011. . 2011.

Sze K.L., Nagy A., Fosang A., McCulloch D., Cheah K.S.E., Cheung K.M.C. and Chan D., Impact of activating ADAMTS-5 in cartilage-related degenerative disorders, World Forum for Spine Research 2010, Montreal, Canada, July 5-8, 2010.

Sze K.L., Nagy A., Fosang A., McCulloch D., Cheah K.S.E., Cheung K.M.C. and Chan D., Poster presentation: Impact of Activating ADAMTS-5 in Cartilage-related Degenerative Disorders , World Forum for Spine Research, Montreal, Canada, 05 Jul 2010 - 08 Jul 2010.

Tam V., Cheung K.M.C. and Chan D., AOSpine East Asia Research Grant Award, AOSpine East Asia Council. 2011.

Tam V., Leung Y.L., Lu W.W., Sze K.Y., Cheung K.M.C. and Chan K.Y., Development and characterization of decellularized intervertebral disc scaffold for tissue engineering, World Forum for Spine Research 2010, Montreal, Canada, July 5-8, 2010.

Tam V., Rogers I., Chan D. and Cheung K.M.C., Investigation of the homing ability of mesenchymal-like stem cells to sites of injury using a mouse model of IVD degeneration, 57th Annual Meeting of the Orthopaedic Research Society, Long Beach, California, USA. 2011.

Wong H.M., Yeung K.W.K., Chu P., Luk K.D.K. and Cheung K.M.C., Mechanical and biological studies of a novel magnesium incorporated porous polycaprolactone scafford for bone tissue engineering, 30th Annual Congress of the Hong Kong Orthopaedic Association, Hong Kong, November 27-28, 2010.

Wong Y.W., Cheung K.M.C., Samartzis D. and Luk K.D.K., An often neglected parameter in scoliosis surgery: height, 17th International Meeting on Advanced Spine Techniques. Toronto, Canada, 2010.

Wong Y.W., Cheung K.M.C., Samartzis D. and Luk K.D.K., An often neglected parameter in scoliosis surgery: height, 17th International Meeting on Advanced Spine Techniques (IMAST), Toronto, Canada, July 21-24, 2010.

Yee F.Y.A., Melhado I.G., Grad S., Alini M., Cheah K.S.E., Chan D. and Cheung K.M.C., Cholesterol Biosynthesis is a Potential Pathway Involved in the Degeneration of the Annulus Fibrosus, World Forum for Spine Research - The Intervertebral Disc. July 5-8, 2010. Montreal, Canada . 2010.

Yee F.Y.A., Melhado I.G., Grad S., Alini M., Cheah K.S.E., Chan D. and Cheung K.M.C., Cholesterol biosynthesis is a potential pathway involved in the degeneration of the annulus fibrosus, World Forum for Spine Research 2010, Montreal, Canada, July 5-8, 2010.

Yee F.Y.A., Melhado I.G., Cheah K.S.E., Cheung K.M.C. and Chan D., Transcriptome of the Human Intervertebral Disc in Health and Disease, World Forum for Spine Research - The Intervertebral Disc. July 5-8, 2010. Montreal, Canada . 2010.

Yee F.Y.A. and Cheung K.M.C., Transcriptome of the human intervertebral disc in health and disease ................................................................................................................................., World Forum for Spine Research 2010, Montreal, Canada, July 5-8, 2010.

Yeung C.Y., Luk K.D.K., Cheung K.M.C., Yeung K.W.K. and Kao R.Y.T., Antibacterial properties and biocompatibility of novel peptide incorporated titanium alloy biomaterals for orthopaedic implants, 2011.

Yeung K.W.K., Cheung K.M.C. and Luk K.D.K., Champion in the Best Young Engineers Competition, HKIE BME2010 - Biomedical Engineering Conference, Hong Kong Title of the paper: Development of a new biodegradable polycaprolactone- magnesium porous hybrid for tissue engineering: mechanical, biological and chemical studies. 2010.

Yeung K.W.K., Chu P., Luk K.D.K. and Cheung K.M.C., Development of a new biodegradable polycaprolactone-magnesium porous hybrid for tissue engineering mechanical, biological and chemical studies, Top Prize in the Best Young Engineers' Paper Competition presented at the BME 2010 Conference, Hong Kong, November 3-5, 2010. 2010.

Yeung K.W.K., Chan K.Y., Leung Y.L., Tam V., Lu W.W., Sze K.Y. and Cheung K.M.C., Effects of detergents on bovine disc decullularization for the generation of natural disc scaffolds for intervertebral disc tissue engineering, Seventh SICOT/SIROT Annual International Conference, Gothenburg, Sweden, August 31- September 3, 2010.

Yeung K.W.K., Lam W.N., Natarajan D., Wu S.L., Tu H., Chu P., Chung C.Y., Lu W.W., Luk K.D.K. and Cheung K.M.C., Nickel ion level in scoliosis patients implanted with nitrogen plasma surface modified nickel-titantium superelastic spinal implant: preliminary trial results, 8th Meeting of the International Research Society of Spinal Deformities (IRSSD), Montreal, Canada, June 30-July 3, 2010.

Yeung K.W.K., Lui S.C., Chu P., Luk K.D.K. and Cheung K.M.C., Surface enhanced polyetheretherketone materials for orthopaedic implantation, Seventh SICOT/SIROT Annual International Conference, Gothenburg, Sweden, August 31- September 3, 2010.

Yeung K.W.K., Wong H.M., Lam K.O., Tam V., Chu P., Luk K.D.K. and Cheung K.M.C., Surface modification of magensium-based orthopaedic implants by Al203 plasma immersion ion implantation (PIII), Seventh SICOT/SIROT Annual International Conference, Gothenburg, Sweden, August 31- September 3, 2010.

Zhang Z., Chan Q., Anthony M., Cheung K.M.C. and Kim M., Age-related diffusion patterns in intervertebral disc degeneration, Joint ISMRM-ESMRMB Annual Scientific Meeting, Stockholm, Sweden, 1-7 May . Montreal, Canada, 2010.

Researcher : Cheung WS

List of Research Outputs

Lam R.W.M., Pan H., Fong M.K., Cheung W.S., Wong K.L., Li Z., Luk K.D.K., Chan W.K., Wong C.T., Yang C. and Lu W.W., In Vitro characterization of low modulus linoleic acid coated strontium-substituted hydroxyapatite containing PMMA bone cement. , Journal of Biomedical Materials Research, Part B, Applied Biomaterials. 2011, 96(1): 76-83.

Liu W.C., Wong C.T., Fong M.K., Cheung W.S., Kao R.Y.T., Luk K.D.K. and Lu W.W., Gentamicin-loaded strontium-containing hydroxyapatite bioactive bone cement - an efficient bioactive antiobiotic drug delivery system, Journal of Biomedical Materials Research: Part B - Applied Biomaterials. 2010, 95B(2): 397-406.

Researcher : Cheung WY

List of Research Outputs

Cheung K.M.C., El-fiky T., Samartzis D., Cheung W.Y., Wong Y.W. and Luk K.D.K., A novel method of directing the sagittal placement of thoracic pedicle screws without intraoperative imaging in scoliosis patients, 17th International Meeting on Advanced Spine Techniques. Toronto, Canada, 2010.

Cheung K.M.C., Elfiky T.A.M., Samartzis D., Cheung W.Y., Wong Y.W. and Luk K.D.K., A novel method of directing the sagittal placement of thoracic pedicle screws without intraoperative imaging in scoliosis patients, 17th International Meeting on Advanced Spine Techniques (IMAST), Toronto, Canada, July 21-24, 2010.

Cheung K.M.C., Samartzis D., Yu K.Y., Natarajan D., Cheung W.Y., Wong Y.W., Shen J.X., Luk K.D.K. and Qiu G.X., Does contiguous mulitlevel screws offer added curve correction over alternate level screw strategy in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis patients when curve flexibility is taken into account, 12th International Phillip Zorab Symposium, London, UK, March 16-18, 2011.

Cheung K.M.C., Samartzis D., Yu K.Y., Natarajan D., Cheung W.Y., Wong Y.W., Qiu G.X., Shen J.X. and Luk K.D.K., Does contiguous mulitlevel screws offer added curve correction over alternate level screw strategy in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis patients when curve flexibility is taken into account, 17th International Meeting on Advanced Spine Techniques (IMAST), Toronto, Canada, July 21-24, 2010.

Cheung K.M.C., Samartzis D., Yu K.Y., Natarajan D., Cheung W.Y., Wong Y.W., Qiu G.X., Shen J.X. and Luk K.D.K., Does contiguous mulitlevel screws offer added curve correction over alternate level screw strategy in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis patients when curve flexibility is taken into account, 45th Scoliosis Research Society Annual Meeting, Kyoto, Japan, September 21-24, 2010.

Cheung K.M.C., Samartzis D., Yu K., Natarajan D., Cheung W.Y., Wong Y.W., Qiu G., Shen J. and Luk K.D.K., Does contiguous multilevel screws offer added curve correction over alternate level screw strategy in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis patients when curve flexibility is taken into account ?, 17th International Meeting on Advanced Spine Techniques. Toronto, Canada, 2010.

Cheung K.M.C., Samartzis D., Yu K., Natarajan D., Cheung W.Y., Wong Y.W., Qiu G., Shen J. and Luk K.D.K., Does contiguous multilevel screws offer added curve correction over alternate level screw strategy in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis patients when curve flexibility is taken into account ?, 45th Annual Meeting of the Scoliosis Research Society. Kyoto, Japan, 2010.

Cheung K.M.C., Samartzis D., Natarajan D., Kwan K., Cheung W.Y., Li J., Wong Y.W., Lenke L. and Luk K.D.K., Pedicle screw fixation strategies of the thoracic curve in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS), Annual Meeting of the International Research Society of Spinal Deformities. Montreal, Canada, 2010.

Cheung K.M.C., Samartzis D., Natarajan D., Kwan K., Cheung W.Y., Li J., Wong Y.W., Lenke L. and Luk K.D.K., Pedicle screw fixation strategies of the thoracic curve in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis, 8th Meeting of the International Research Society of Spinal Deformities (IRSSD), Montreal, Canada, June 30-July 3, 2010.

Cheung K.M.C., Natarajan D., Samartzis D., Leung Y., Cheung W.Y., Wong Y.W. and Luk K.D.K., Selection of fusion levels in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) using the fulcrum bending radiograph prediction: verification based on pedicle screw strategy, Annual Meeting of the International Research Society of Spinal Deformities. Montreal, Canada, 2010.

Cheung K.M.C., Natarajan D., Samartzis D., Leung Y.L., Cheung W.Y., Wong Y.W. and Luk K.D.K., Selection of fusion levels in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis using fulcrum bending radiograph prediction: verification based on pedicle screw strategy, 8th Meeting of the International Research Society of Spinal Deformities (IRSSD), Montreal, Canada, June 30-July 3, 2010.

Cheung W.Y., Luk K.D.K., Cheung K.M.C., Cheng J.C.Y., Ng B.K.W., Lam T.P., Yip P.S.F. and Fong D.Y.T., Clinical effectiveness of school screening for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: a large population-based retrospective cohort study, 5th Triennial Congress of International Federation of the Paediatric Orthopaedic Societies 2010, Seoul, Korea, September 8-11, 2010.

Cheung W.Y., Samartzis D., Natarajan D., Kwan K., Lenke L., Wong Y.W. and Luk K.D.K., Pedicle screw fixation strategies of the thoracic curve in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis, 5th Triennial Congress of International Federation of the Paediatric Orthopaedic Societies 2010, Seoul, Korea, September 8-11, 2010.

Cheung W.Y., Cheung K.M.C., Natarajan D., Samartzis D., Wong Y.W. and Luk K.D.K., Predictability of the fulcrum bending radiograph in thoracic adolescent idiopathic scoliosis correction with alternate level pedicle screw fixation, 5th Triennial Congress of International Federation of the Paediatric Orthopaedic Societies 2010, Seoul, Korea, September 8-11, 2010.

Cheung W.Y., Lenke L. and Luk K.D.K., Prediction of scoliosis correction with thoracic segmental pedicle screw constructs using fulcrum bending radiographs, 5th Triennial Congress of International Federation of the Paediatric Orthopaedic Societies 2010, Seoul, Korea, September 8-11, 2010.

Cheung W.Y., Luk K.D.K., Cheung K.M.C., Wong Y.W. and Samartzis D., The predictive value of the fulcrum bending radiograph in spontaneous apical vertebral de-rotation in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis, The 8th Combined Congress of the Spine and Paediatric Sections of APOA, Gifu, Japan. June 1-4,2011.

Cheung W.Y. and Luk K.D.K., Tuberculosis of the spine, Orthopaedics and Trauma. 2011, 25: 161-167.

Fan Y., Cheung K.M.C., Chan D., Cheung W.Y., Cheah K.S.E., Sham P.C., Luk K.D.K. and Song Y., Gemome-Wide Association Study of Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis in Southern Chinese, 15th Research Postgraduate Symposium, HKU, Dec 1 & 2, 2010. HK.

Fan Y., Cheung K.M.C., Chan D., Cheung W.Y., Cheah K.S.E., Sham P.C., Luk K.D.K. and Song Y., Genome-wide association study of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis in Southern China, 12th International Phillip Zorab Symposium, London, UK, March 16-18, 2011.

Fan Y., Cheung K.M.C., Chan D., Cheung W.Y., Cheah K.S.E., Sham P.C., Luk K.D.K. and Song Y., Genome-wide association study of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis in southern China, 12th International Phillip Zorab Symposium, 2011 . 2011.

Luk K.D.K., Vidyadhara S., Lu D.S., Wong Y.W., Cheung W.Y. and Cheung K.M.C., Coupling between sagittal and frontal plane deformity correction in idiopathic scoliosis and its relationship with post-operative sagittal alignment, 8th Meeting of the International Research Society of Spinal Deformities (IRSSD), Montreal, Canada, June 30-July 3, 2010.

Luk K.D.K., Cheung W.Y., Wong Y., Cheung K.M.C. and Wong Y.W., Coupling coronal-sagittal-axial deformity correction in thoracic adolescent idiopathic scoliosis - prediction using the fulcrum bending radiograph, 5th Triennial Congress of International Federation of the Paediatric Orthopaedic Societies 2010, Seoul, Korea, September 8-11, 2010.

Luk K.D.K., Cheung W.Y., Cheung K.M.C. and Wong Y.W., How much apical derotation occurs as a result of coronal curve correction in AIS assessment using the fulcrum bending radiograph, Seventh SICOT/SIROT Annual International Conference, Gothenburg, Sweden, August 31- September 3, 2010.

Samartzis D., Yu K., Natarajan D., Cheung W.Y., Wong Y.W., Qiu G., Shen J., Luk K.D.K. and Cheung K.M.C., Do contiguous multilevel screws offer added curve correction over alternate level screw strategy in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis patients when curve flexibility is taken into account ?, 30th Annual Congress of the Hong Kong Orthopaedic Association. Hong Kong, 2010.

Samartzis D., Yu K.Y., Natarajan D., Cheung W.Y., Wong Y.W., Qiu G.X., Shen J.X., Luk K.D.K. and Cheung K.M.C., Does contiguous mulitlevel screws offer added curve correction over alternate level screw strategy in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis patients when curve flexibility is taken into account, 30th Annual Congress of the Hong Kong Orthopaedic Association, Hong Kong, November 27-28, 2010.

Samartzis D., Natarajan D., Kwan K., Cheung W.Y., Li J., Wong Y.W., Lenke L., Luk K.D.K. and Cheung K.M.C., Pedicle screw fixation strategies of the thoracic curve in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis, 45th Annual Meeting of the Scoliosis Research Society. Kyoto, Japan, 2010.

Researcher : Chiu PKY

Project Title:	The effect of bisphosphonate on established osteolytic lesions--a study of different approach and dosage in rabbit hip replacement model
Investigator(s):	Chiu PKY, Tang WM, Zhu Y
Department:	Orthopaedics and Traumatology
Source(s) of Funding:	Small Project Funding
Start Date:	11/2003

Project Title:	Role of Osteocyte in Sclerotic Subchondral Bone - A New Therapeutic Target for Osteoarthritis?
Investigator(s):	Chiu PKY, Lu WW, Yan CH, Wen C
Department:	Orthopaedics and Traumatology
Source(s) of Funding:	Seed Funding Programme for Basic Research
Start Date:	03/2010

Project Title:	Changes of subchondral fluid dynamics and bone microarchitecture in osteoarthritis onset and progression - A comparative study of two strains of Guinea pigs with and without spontaneously occurring osteoarthritis
Investigator(s):	Chiu PKY, Lu WW, Yan CH, Wen C
Department:	Orthopaedics and Traumatology
Source(s) of Funding:	Small Project Funding
Start Date:	02/2011

List of Research Outputs

Chan P.K., Chiu P.K.Y., Ng T.P., Yan C.H. and Ng F.Y., Inter-observer And Intra-observer Variabilities Of The Rotation Of The Tibial Component In Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Cadaveric Study, Hong Kong Orthopaedic Association Annual Congress. 2010.

Chiu P.K.Y., Advances in joint replacement surgery in rheumatoid arthritis, Annual scientific meeting of the Hong Kong Society of Rheumatology, JW Marriott Hotel, November 28, 2010. 2010.

Chiu P.K.Y., Extensive porous-coated stem: is it the Gold Standard?, "The articulatelive hip & knee arthroplasty live surgery course", Dept. of O&T, Kwong Wah Hospital, July 8-9, 2010. 2010.

Fang C.X., Chiu P.K.Y., Tang W.M., Fang D. and Fang D., Cementless total hip arthroplasty specifically designed for Asians: clinical and radiological results at 10 years, Journal of Arthroplasty. 2010, 25: 873-877.

Fang C.X., Chiu P.K.Y., Yan C.H. and Ng F.Y., Excellent Performance Of A Modern Tapered Cementless Primary Total Hip System At 5-7 Years, Hong Kong Orthopaedic Association Annual Congress. 2010.

Fang C.X., Chiu P.K.Y., Yan C.H. and Ng F.Y., Management Of Massive Defects With Trabecular Metal Acetabular Components - 2-5 Years Results, Hong Kong Orthopaedic Association Annual Congress. 2010.

Koljonen P.A., Yan C.H., Chiu P.K.Y. and Ng F.Y., Fate Of The Contralateral Knee After Primary Total Knee Arthroplasty In Patients With Bilateral Knee Osteoarthritis, Hong Kong Orthopaedic Association Annual Congress. 2010.

Kuang G., Yau W.P., Lim F.L., Chiu P.K.Y. and Lu W.W., Orthopaedic Journal of China , Orthopaedic Journal of China . 2010.

Kuang G., Yau W.P., Lim F.L., Chiu P.K.Y. and Lu W.W., Osteoconductive bone cement enhances tendon-bone healing in anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction, Orthopaedic Journal of China . 2010.

Kuang G.M., Pan H., Lam W.M., Wu J., Chiu P.K.Y., Yau W.P. and Lu W.W., Preparation of a fast-setting, injectable strontium containing calcium phosphate cement for orthopaedics application, The 30th Hong Kong Orthopaedic Association Annual Congress. 2010, 32.

Kuong E.E. and Chiu P.K.Y., Antibiotic prophylaxis after total joint replacements (Authors' reply to Letters to the Editor), Hong Kong Medical Journal. 2010, 16: 320.

Leung K.H., Chiu P.K.Y., Wong Y.W. and Lawmin J.C., Spinal anesthesia by mini-laminotomy for a patient with ankylosing spondylitis who was difficult to anesthetize, Clinical Orthopaedics & Related Research. 2010, 468: 3415-3418.

Lie C.W.H., Chiu P.K.Y., Ng T.P., Ng F.Y., Yan C.H. and Fang C.X., Radiological Assessment Of Femoral Rotation: A Cadaveric Study, Hong Kong Orthopaedic Association Annual Congress. 2010, 19.

Lu W.W., Wang T., Wen C., Ng F.Y., Lam W.M.R. and Chiu P.K.Y., High Porosity of Strotium-containing Hydroxyapatiteu Cement Might Explain the Early Migration of Cemented Femoral Components in Total Hip Arthroplasty (ID 3613), The 23rd European Conference on Biomaterial (the annual conference of European Society for Biomaterials). Tampere, Finland, 2010.

Lu W.W., Wang T., Wen C., Ng F.Y., Chiu P.K.Y. and Lam W.N., High porosity of sstrontium-containing hydroxyapatite cement might explain the early migration of cemented femoral components in total hip arthroplasty, The 23rd European Conference on Biomaterial (The Annual Conference of European Soceity for Biomaterials), . 2010.

Ng F.Y., Zhang J.T., Chiu P.K.Y. and Yan C.H., A Cadaveric Study Of Posterior Dislocation After Total Hip Replacement – Effects Of Head Diameter And Acetabular Anteversion, International Orthopaedics (SICOT). 2011, 35: 325-9.

Ng F.Y., Zhang J., Chiu P.K.Y. and Yan C.H., A cadaveric study of posterior dislocation after total hip replacement. Effects of hip ball size and acetabular anteversion, International Orthopaedics. 2011, 35: 325-329.

Ng F.Y., Wang T., Chiu P.K.Y. and Yan C.H., Migration Of Cemented Femoral Stem – A Comparison Of Radiostereometric Analysis With Conventional Methods, Hong Kong Orthopaedic Association Annual Congress. 2010.

Ng F.Y., Ng J.K.F., Chiu P.K.Y., Yan C.H., Chan C.W. and Yeung S.S., Postoperative Pain Control After Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Comparison Of Continuous Femoral Nerve Block And Periarticular Soft Tissue Injection, Hong Kong Orthopaedic Association Annual Congress. 2010, 15.

Ng F.Y., Ng K.F., Chiu P.K.Y. and Yan C.H., Postoperative pain control after total knee arthroplasty - a comparison of continuous femoral nerve block and periarticular soft tissue injection, The Twelfth National Congress of Orthopaedic Surgery and The Fifth International Congress of Chinese Orthopaedic Association. 2010, No. 10769.

Ng F.Y., Ng K.F., Chiu P.K.Y., Yan C.H., Chan C.W. and Yeung S.S., Postoperative pain control after total knee arthroplasty, The 30th Hong Kong Orthopaedic Association Annual Congress. 2010, 15.

Ng F.Y., Chiu P.K.Y., Yan C.H., Jaing X.F., Zhou W.Z. and Fok A.W.M., The Accuracy Of Sizing The Femoral Component In Total Knee Replacement, Hong Kong Orthopaedic Association Annual Congress. 2010, 59.

Ng F.Y., Chiu P.K.Y., Yan C.H., Jiang X., Zhou W. and Fok M.W.M., The accuracy of sizing of the femoral component in total knee replacement, The Twelfth National Congress of Orthopaedic Surgery and The Fifth International Congress of Chinese Orthopaedic Association. 2010, No. 10747.

Qiu Y., Yan C.H., Chiu P.K.Y. and Ng F.Y., Revision Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Review Of 102 Knees, Hong Kong Orthopaedic association annual congress. 2010.

Wen C., Chiu P.K.Y., Lu W.W. and Yan C.H., New Investigator Reorganization Award Shortlist (46 out of 2321 candidates) , The 57th Annual Meeting of Orthopaedic Research Society in Long Beach, California. 2011.

Wen C., Wu C.B., Tang B., Lu W.W., Yan C.H. and Chiu P.K.Y., The compliance of the individual collagen fibrils of osteoarthritic cartilage is inferior to intact cartilage, The ORS 2011 Annual Meeting, January 13-16, 2011, California, USA. 2011.

Wen C., Yao J., Cheung T.M., Lu W.W., Fan Y.B., Zhang M. and Chiu P.K.Y., The influence of single or double tunnel creation on stress distribution of host bone in human beings, The ORS 2011 Annual Meeting, January 13-16, 2011, California, USA. 2011.

Wen C., Pan H., Tang B., Lu W.W., Yan C.H. and Chiu P.K.Y., Uncoupling of Bone Resorption with Formation in Osteoarthritis Subchondral Bone in Postmenopausal Women - Associated with Osteocyte Dysfunction?, The 4th International Congress of Chinese Orthopaedic Association, Xiamen, PR China, November 19th2nd. 2010.

Wen C., Wang T., Lu W.W., Yan C.H., Salmon P. and Chiu P.K.Y., Uncoupling of bone formation with resorption in osteoarthritis subchondral bone in postmenopausal women - associated with osteocyte dysfunction?, The ORS 2011 Annual Meeting, January 13-16, 2011, California, USA. 2011.

Wen C., Wang T., Lu W.W., Yan C.H., Cao X., P. S. and Chiu P.K.Y., Uncoupling of bone formation with resorption in osteoarthritis subchondral bone in postmenopausal women—Associated with osteocyte dysfunction?, Bone. 2010, 47(Supplement 3): S441-S442.

Wen C., Wang T., Lu W.W., Yan C.H., Cao X., Salmon P. and Chiu P.K.Y., Upcoupling of bone formation with resorption in osteoarthritis subchondral bone in postmenopausal women - associated with osteocyte dysfunction?, Bone. 2010, 47, Suppl 3, 1: S442-S442.

Wen C.Y., Wu C.B., Tang B., Lu W.W., Yan C.H. and Chiu P.K.Y., The Compliance Of The Individual Collagen Fibrils Of Osteoarthritic Cartilage Is Inferior To Intact Cartilage, The ORS 2011 Annual Meeting. 2011.

Wen C.Y., Tang B., Lu W.W., Yan C.H., Salmon P. and Chiu P.K.Y., Uncoupling Of Bone Formation With Resorption In Osteoarthritis Subchondral Bone In Postmenopausal Women - Associated With Osteocyte Dysfunction?, The Ors 2011 Annual Meeting. 2011.

Wu C.B.B., Tang B., Wen C., Lu W.W., Yan C.H. and Chiu P.K.Y., Individual collagen fibrils of osteoarthritic cartilage are mechanically inferior outside in., Bone. 2010, 47(Supplement 3): S443.

Yan C.H., Chiu P.K.Y. and Ng F.Y., Anterior dislocation of Insall Burstein II total knee arthroplasty secondary to polyethylene tibial post fracture: a case report, Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery. 2010, 18: 385-8.

Yan C.H., Chiu P.K.Y. and Ng F.Y., Highly Cross-linked Polyethylene In Total Hip Arthroplasty For Chinese Patients Aged 40 Years Or Below, Hong Kong Orthopaedic Association Annual Congress. 2010.

Yan C.H., Chiu P.K.Y. and Ng F.Y., Highly cross-linked polyethylene in total hip arthroplasty for Chinese patients aged 40 years or below, The Twelfth National Congress of Orthopaedic Surgery and The Fifth International Congress of Chinese Orthopaedic Association. 2010, No. 12032.

Yan C.H., Chiu P.K.Y. and Ng F.Y., Placebo Effects In Managing Chinese Patients With Chronic Knee Osteoarthritis In A Double-blinded Randomized Controlled Trial, Hong Kong Orthopaedic Association Annual Congress. 2010.

Yan C.H., Chiu P.K.Y. and Ng F.Y., Placebo effects in managing Chinese patients with chronic knee osteoarthritis in a double-blinded randomized controlled trail, The 30th Hong Kong Orthopaedic Association Annual Congress. 2010, 50.

Yan C.H., Chiu P.K.Y. and Ng F.Y., Polyethylene Liner Exchange In Revision Total Hip Arthroplasty: A Study Of 110 Cases, Hong Kong Orthopaedic Association Annual Congress. 2010.

Yan C.H., Chiu P.K.Y., Ng T.P. and Ng F.Y., Revision total hip arthroplasty with femoral impaction bone grafting, Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery. 2010, 18: 303-8.

Yan C.H., Chiu P.K.Y. and Ng F.Y., 更换聚乙烯内衬在全髋翻修置换术中的结果：研究110病例, The 12th National Congress Of Orthopaedic Surgery And The 5th International Congress Of Chinese Orthopaedic Association. 2010.

Yan C.H., Chiu P.K.Y. and Ng F.Y., 更換聚乙烯內衬在全髋翻修置換術中的結果: 研究110病例, The Twelfth National Congress of Orthopaedic Surgery and The Fifth International Congress of Chinese Orthopaedic Association. 2010, FP-04-13-08.

Yan C.H., Chiu P.K.Y. and Ng F.Y., Total Knee Arthroplasty For Primary Knee Osteoarthritis - Does The Pattern Change In The Past 10 Years? , The 12th National Congress Of Orthopaedic Surgery And The 5th International Congress Of Chinese Orthopaedic Association. 2010.

Yan C.H., Chiu P.K.Y. and Ng F.Y., Total Knee Arthroplasty For Primary Knee Osteoarthritis - Does The Pattern Change In The Past 10 Years?, Hong Kong Orthopaedic Association Annual Congress. 2010.

Yan C.H., Chiu P.K.Y. and Ng F.Y., Total Knee Arthroplasty For Primary Knee Osteoarthritis: Changing Pattern Over The Past 10 Years, Hong Kong Medical Journal. 2011, 17: 20-25.

Yan C.H., Chiu P.K.Y. and Ng F.Y., Total knee arthroplasty for primary knee oestoarthritis in Hong Kong - Does the pattern change in the past 10 years?, The Twelfth National Congress of Orthopaedic Surgery and The Fifth International Congress of Chinese Orthopaedic Association. 2010, FP-13-13-13.

Yau W.P. and Chiu P.K.Y., Ligament Balance for varus knee in computer navigation total knee replacement , 16th Triennal Congress of Asia Pacific Orthopaedic Association and 59th Annual Meeting of Taiwan Orthopaedic Association, Taipei. 2010.

Researcher : Chow SP

Project Title:	Combined Congress of APFSSH, ISSH & ISRM Problems in Treatment of Phalangeal Fractures
Investigator(s):	Chow SP
Department:	Orthopaedics and Traumatology
Source(s) of Funding:	URC/CRCG - Conference Grants for Teaching Staff
Start Date:	08/2000

List of Research Outputs

Ahmed S.K., Fung B.K.K., Ip W.Y. and Chow S.P., Lateral tibia condyle reconstruction by pedicled vascularized fibular head graft : long-term result : Case Report, Strategies in Trauma And Limb Reconstruction . Springer, 2011.

Fung B.K.K., Ho S.M.Y., Fung A.S.M., Leung E.Y.P., Chow S.P., Ip W.Y., Ha K.W.Y. and Barlaan P.I.G., The Development of a Strength-focused Mutual Support Group for Caretakers of Children with Cerebral Palsy, East Asian Arch Psychiatry. 2011, 21(2): 64-72.

Leung F.K.L., Lau T.W., Kwan K., Chow S.P. and Kung A.W.C., Does timing of surgery matter in fragility hip fractures? Osteoporos Int. 2010 Dec;21(Suppl 4):S529-34. Epub 2010 Nov 6., 2010.

Researcher : Chow W

List of Research Outputs

To M.K.T., Chow W., Choi K.Y., Cheung H.M. and Liu K.L., Epidemiology Study of Limb Fractures in the Paediatric and Adolescent Patients of Hong Kong, International Federation of Paediatric Orthopaedic Societies. 2010.

To M.K.T. and Chow W., Management of Developmental Dysplasia of Hips, Interhospital Meeting Recognized by the Hong Kong College of Orthopaedic Surgeons. 2010.

To M.K.T. and Chow W., Soft tissue release in skeletally immature cerebral palsy patients with hip subluxation, International Federation of Paediatric Orthopaedic Societies. 2010.

Researcher : Choy WM

List of Research Outputs

Yip S.L., Choy W.M., Jian Y. and Ip W.Y., New biodegradable nerve conduit, Crosslinked Urethane-doped Polyester Elastomers (CUPEs), in rat, Hong Kong Society for Surgery of the Hand – 24th HKSSH Annual Congress, 26-27 March, 2011.

Researcher : Cui J

List of Research Outputs

Cui J., Wen C., Hu Y., Li T.H. and Luk K.D.K., Entropy-based analysis for diffusion anisotropy mapping of healthy and myelopathic spinal cord, Neuroimage. 2011, 54(3): 2125-31.

Cui J., Wen C., Hu Y., Mak K.C. and Luk K.D.K., Orientation Entropy Analysis of Diffusion Tensor in Healthy and Myelopathic Spinal Cord, Neuroimage. 2011.

Mak K.C., Wen C., Cui J., Mak K.F. and Luk K.D.K., Functional MRI may aid in decision making for treating patients with cervical myelopathy, 30th Annual Congress of the Hong Kong Orthopaedic Association, Hong Kong, November 27-28, 2010.

Wen C., Cui J., Hu Y., Mak K.C., Mak H.K.F. and Luk K.D.K., Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy-related Diffusivity Changes are Regional-Dependent in Spinal Cord, The 57th Annual Meeting of the Orthopedic Research Society. Long Beach, California,, 2011.

Wen C., Cui J., Hu Y., Mak K.C. and Luk K.D.K., The Diffusion Pattern of Healthy and Myelopathic Cervical Spinal Cord – A template-based analysis, J Neuroimaging. 2011, 21(1): 99.

Wen C., Cui J., Hu Y., Mak K.C. and Luk K.D.K., The diffusion pattern of healthy and myelopathic cervical spinal cord - a template based analysis, 2011 American Society of Neuroimaging Oldendorf Award for the best manuscript based on research in CT, MRI, SPECT, PET, MSI, or brain mapping. 2011.

Researcher : Elfiky TAM

List of Research Outputs

Cheung K.M.C., Elfiky T.A.M., Samartzis D., Cheung W.Y., Wong Y.W. and Luk K.D.K., A novel method of directing the sagittal placement of thoracic pedicle screws without intraoperative imaging in scoliosis patients, 17th International Meeting on Advanced Spine Techniques (IMAST), Toronto, Canada, July 21-24, 2010.

Researcher : Fang CX

List of Research Outputs

Fang C.X., Chiu P.K.Y., Tang W.M., Fang D. and Fang D., Cementless total hip arthroplasty specifically designed for Asians: clinical and radiological results at 10 years, Journal of Arthroplasty. 2010, 25: 873-877.

Fang C.X., Chiu P.K.Y., Yan C.H. and Ng F.Y., Excellent Performance Of A Modern Tapered Cementless Primary Total Hip System At 5-7 Years, Hong Kong Orthopaedic Association Annual Congress. 2010.

Fang C.X., Chiu P.K.Y., Yan C.H. and Ng F.Y., Management Of Massive Defects With Trabecular Metal Acetabular Components - 2-5 Years Results, Hong Kong Orthopaedic Association Annual Congress. 2010.

Lie C.W.H., Chiu P.K.Y., Ng T.P., Ng F.Y., Yan C.H. and Fang C.X., Radiological Assessment Of Femoral Rotation: A Cadaveric Study, Hong Kong Orthopaedic Association Annual Congress. 2010, 19.

Researcher : Fang D

List of Research Outputs

Fang C.X., Chiu P.K.Y., Tang W.M., Fang D. and Fang D., Cementless total hip arthroplasty specifically designed for Asians: clinical and radiological results at 10 years, Journal of Arthroplasty. 2010, 25: 873-877.

Researcher : Fok AWM

List of Research Outputs

Chan C.N.S., Chan Y.L.J., Fok A.W.M., Hui Y.S.S., Pang P.Y.M. and Yau W.P., Outcome Measurement of Functional Rehabilitation Program for Patients with ACL reconstructions between post-operation 6 months and 1 year, 30th Hong Kong Orthopaedic Association Annual Congress, Hong Kong. 2010.

Chan Y.L.J., Chan C.N.S., Fok A.W.M. and Hui Y.S.S., Comparison of Outcome Measurements of Functional Rehabilitation Program for Patients with ACL reconstructions from Pre-operation to Post-operation 1 year, 30th Hong Kong Orthopaedic Association Annual Congress, Hong Kong. 2010.

Fok A.W.M. and Yau W.P., Association of Isokinetic Knee Tests With Patient Demographics, Functional Tests and Anteroposterior Laxity in Uninjured Knee., 30th Hong Kong Orthopaedic Association Annual Congress, Hong Kong. 2010.

Fok A.W.M. and Yau W.P., Association of Meniscus and Cartilage Lesions with Anterior Cruciate Ligament Tear, 30th Hong Kong Orthopaedic Association Annual Congress, Hong Kong. 2010.

Fok A.W.M. and Yau W.P., Best Sports Medicine Paper Presented in HKOA Annual Congress (Association of Meniscus and Cartilage Lesions With Anterior Cruciate Ligament Tear), 30th Hong Kong Orthopaedic Association Annual Congress (Best Sports Medicine Paper). 2010.

Fok A.W.M. and Yau W.P., Isolated Bundle Tears of Anterior Cruciate Ligament in Southern Chinese, 7th Biennial Meeting of Asia-Pacific Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine. 2010.

Kwan K., Yau W.P. and Fok A.W.M., Validation of the Cincinnati Knee Rating System (Chinese Translation) in subjects with Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries, 30th Hong Kong Orthopaedic Association Annual Congress, Hong Kong. 2010.

Ng F.Y., Chiu P.K.Y., Yan C.H., Jaing X.F., Zhou W.Z. and Fok A.W.M., The Accuracy Of Sizing The Femoral Component In Total Knee Replacement, Hong Kong Orthopaedic Association Annual Congress. 2010, 59.

Yau W.P., Fok A.W.M. and Pun T., Factors determining the length and diameter of Medial Hamstring Graft, 30th Hong Kong Orthopaedic Association Annual Congress, Hong Kong. 2010.

Yau W.P. and Fok A.W.M., Factors determining the length and diameter of medial hamstring graft , 16th Triennal Congress of Asia Pacific Orthopaedic Association and 59th Annual Meeting of Taiwan Orthopaedic Association, Taipei. 2010.

Yau W.P. and Fok A.W.M., Tunnel Positions and Graft size in Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstructions predict probability of Graft Impingement., 30th Hong Kong Orthopaedic Association Annual Congress, Hong Kong. 2010.

Yau W.P. and Fok A.W.M., Tunnel Positions in Transportal ACL Reconstruction versus Transtibial ACL Reconstruction – a prospective MRI study, 30th Hong Kong Orthopaedic Association Annual Congress, Hong Kong. 2010.

Yau W.P. and Fok A.W.M., Tunnel Positions in Transportal Versus Transtibial ACL Reconstruction – A Prospective Case-Control MRI Study, 6th Congress of Asia Pacific Knee Society, Taipei. 2010.

Yau W.P. and Fok A.W.M., Tunnel positions and graft size in anterior cruiate ligament reconstructions predict probability of graft impingement , 16th Triennal Congress of Asia Pacific Orthopaedic Association and 59th Annual Meeting of Taiwan Orthopaedic Association, Taipei. 2010.

Yau W.P., Fok A.W.M. and Kwan K.W.K., Verification of a mathematical model in predicting the diameter of the graft used in Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction, 30th Hong Kong Orthopaedic Association Annual Congress, Hong Kong. 2010.

Researcher : Fok MWM

List of Research Outputs

Fok M.W.M., Tan C.E., Lu W.W., Luk K.D.K. and Cheung K.M.C., A biomechanical effects on redirected pedicle screw - an in vitro pull out force and insertional torque evaluation on porcine lumbar veretebrae, 30th Annual Congress of the Hong Kong Orthopaedic Association, Hong Kong, November 27-28, 2010.

Ng F.Y., Chiu P.K.Y., Yan C.H., Jiang X., Zhou W. and Fok M.W.M., The accuracy of sizing of the femoral component in total knee replacement, The Twelfth National Congress of Orthopaedic Surgery and The Fifth International Congress of Chinese Orthopaedic Association. 2010, No. 10747.

Researcher : Fong DYT

Project Title:	A web-based statistics laboratory for teaching and learning of medical statistics
Investigator(s):	Fong DYT, Lam KF, Chan SSC, Chiang VCL, Leung SSK
Department:	School of Nursing
Source(s) of Funding:	Leung Kau Kui Research and Teaching Endowment Fund - Teaching Grants
Start Date:	05/2006

Project Title:	A long term evaluation of the clinical and cost effectiveness of the Hong Kong Scoliosis Screening Programme
Investigator(s):	Fong DYT, Cheng JCY, Cheung KMC, Luk KDK
Department:	School of Nursing
Source(s) of Funding:	Public Policy Research
Start Date:	09/2009

Project Title:	Cognitive debriefing of the Functional Living Index – Cancer for Hong Kong Chinese patients with cancer
Investigator(s):	Fong DYT
Department:	School of Nursing
Source(s) of Funding:	Small Project Funding
Start Date:	01/2010
Completion Date:	01/2011

Project Title:	8th International Research Society of Spinal Deformities (IRSSD) Meeting A meta-analysis of the clinical effectiveness of school scoliosis screening Clinical Effectiveness of School Screening for Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis: A Large Population-Based Retrospective Cohort Study Costs of School Scoliosis Screening: A Large Population-based Study
Investigator(s):	Fong DYT
Department:	School of Nursing
Source(s) of Funding:	URC/CRCG - Conference Grants for Teaching Staff
Start Date:	07/2010
Completion Date:	07/2010

Project Title:	Psychometric Assessment of the Functional Living Index - Cancer for Hong Kong Chinese Patients with Cancer
Investigator(s):	Fong DYT
Department:	School of Nursing
Source(s) of Funding:	Small Project Funding
Start Date:	03/2011

List of Research Outputs

Chan E.K.L. and Fong D.Y.T., Study of family violence poly-victimization in China: Design and preliminary findings, Paper presented at the International Family Violence and Child Victimization Research Conference, the Family Research Laboratory & Crimes Against Children Research Center, Portsmouth, New Hampshire. 2010.

Researcher : Fong MK

List of Research Outputs

Lam R.W.M., Pan H., Fong M.K., Cheung W.S., Wong K.L., Li Z., Luk K.D.K., Chan W.K., Wong C.T., Yang C. and Lu W.W., In Vitro characterization of low modulus linoleic acid coated strontium-substituted hydroxyapatite containing PMMA bone cement. , Journal of Biomedical Materials Research, Part B, Applied Biomaterials. 2011, 96(1): 76-83.

Liu W.C., Wong C.T., Fong M.K., Cheung W.S., Kao R.Y.T., Luk K.D.K. and Lu W.W., Gentamicin-loaded strontium-containing hydroxyapatite bioactive bone cement - an efficient bioactive antiobiotic drug delivery system, Journal of Biomedical Materials Research: Part B - Applied Biomaterials. 2010, 95B(2): 397-406.

Researcher : Fung BKK

List of Research Outputs

Ahmed S.K., Fung B.K.K., Ip W.Y. and Chow S.P., Lateral tibia condyle reconstruction by pedicled vascularized fibular head graft : long-term result : Case Report, Strategies in Trauma And Limb Reconstruction . Springer, 2011.

Ahmed S.K., Cheung J.P.Y., Fung B.K.K. and Ip W.Y., Long Term Results of Matched Hemiresection interposition arthroplasty for DRUJ Arthritis in Rheumatoid Patients, World Scientific Jorunals, Hand Surgery. World Scientific Publishing Company, 2011, 16: 119-125.

Cheung J.P.Y., Fung B.K.K., Wong S.S.Y. and Ip W.Y., 166 cases of Mycobaterium Marinum Tenosynovitis of the Hand and Wrist: Clinical Features. Management and Results , Selected paper for 2010 APOA-Pfizer Best Scientific Paper Award for Orthopaedic Infection . 2011.

Cheung J.P.Y., Ahmed S.K., Fung B.K.K. and Ip W.Y., Long Term Results of Matched Hemi-resection Interposition Arthroplasty for DRUJ Arthritis in Rheumatoid Patients, Hong Kong Society for Surgery of the Hand – 24th HKSSH Annual Congress. 2011.

Fung B.K.K., Ho S.M.Y., Fung A.S.M., Leung E.Y.P., Chow S.P., Ip W.Y., Ha K.W.Y. and Barlaan P.I.G., The Development of a Strength-focused Mutual Support Group for Caretakers of Children with Cerebral Palsy, East Asian Arch Psychiatry. 2011, 21(2): 64-72.

Researcher : Hu L

List of Research Outputs

Hu L., Zhang Z., Hung Y.S., Luk K.D.K., Iannetti G. and Hu Y., Single-trial detection of somatosensory evoked potentials by probabilistic independent component analysis and wavelet filtering, Clin Neurophysiol. 2011, 122: 1429-39.

Researcher : Hu Y

Project Title:	Novel method for fast extraction and auto-recognition of somatosensory evoked potentials
Investigator(s):	Hu Y, Luk KDK, Chan SC, Chang C
Department:	Orthopaedics and Traumatology
Source(s) of Funding:	General Research Fund (GRF)
Start Date:	01/2007

Project Title:	Studying Effectiveness and Compliance of Neck Support for Car Repairing Workers
Investigator(s):	Hu Y, Luk KDK
Department:	Orthopaedics and Traumatology
Source(s) of Funding:	The OSH Enhancement Scheme for SMEs
Start Date:	01/2007

Project Title:	Motor neurological functional reconstruction and rehabilitation of lower limb nervous system in paraplegics
Investigator(s):	Hu Y
Department:	Orthopaedics and Traumatology
Source(s) of Funding:	Travel Grants for NSFC/RGC JRS
Start Date:	12/2007

Project Title:	Biomedical and electrophysiological guidance for low back pain rehabilitation and prevention
Investigator(s):	Hu Y, Luk KDK, Kwok HY
Department:	Orthopaedics and Traumatology
Source(s) of Funding:	S.K. Yee Medical Foundation - General Award
Start Date:	01/2008

Project Title:	Phase-based spectral analysis of surface array EMG for lumbar neuromuscular functional assessment
Investigator(s):	Hu Y
Department:	Orthopaedics and Traumatology
Source(s) of Funding:	Travel Grants for NSFC/RGC JRS
Start Date:	12/2008

Project Title:	Dynamic surface electromyography topography for objective assessment of low back pain
Investigator(s):	Hu Y, Chen YH, Luk KDK, Wang WP
Department:	Orthopaedics and Traumatology
Source(s) of Funding:	General Research Fund (GRF)
Start Date:	01/2009

Project Title:	Using Multi-channel electroencephalography (EEG) to Reveal The Reality And Intensity Of Pathological Back Pain
Investigator(s):	Hu Y, Luk KDK
Department:	Orthopaedics and Traumatology
Source(s) of Funding:	Seed Funding Programme for Basic Research
Start Date:	04/2009
Completion Date:	03/2011

Project Title:	Hardware Oriented Processor for Evoked Potential Fast Extraction and Auto-detection
Investigator(s):	Hu Y
Department:	Orthopaedics and Traumatology
Source(s) of Funding:	Innovation and Technology Fund Internship Programme
Start Date:	09/2009

Project Title:	Hardware Oriented Processor for Evoked Potential Fast Extraction and Auto-detection
Investigator(s):	Hu Y
Department:	Orthopaedics and Traumatology
Source(s) of Funding:	Innovation and Technology Fund Internship Programme
Start Date:	09/2009

Project Title:	Skeletal muscular dynamic regulatory mechanisms during neurological functional reconstruction and rehabilitation of paraplegic walking
Investigator(s):	Hu Y
Department:	Orthopaedics and Traumatology
Source(s) of Funding:	Travel Grants for NSFC/RGC JRS
Start Date:	12/2009

Project Title:	Implementation of individual brain coputer interface design for spinal cord injury patients
Investigator(s):	Hu Y
Department:	Orthopaedics and Traumatology
Source(s) of Funding:	S.K. Yee Medical Foundation - General Award
Start Date:	03/2010

Project Title:	Maximum lumbar muscle activity estimation by multivariate functional data analysis of surface EMG in sudden-load release
Investigator(s):	Hu Y, Zhang Z, Chen YH, Chan SC
Department:	Orthopaedics and Traumatology
Source(s) of Funding:	Seed Funding Programme for Basic Research
Start Date:	03/2010

Project Title:	Development of novel surface electromyegraphy dynamic topography analysis system for back pain assessment
Investigator(s):	Hu Y, Luk KDK
Department:	Orthopaedics and Traumatology
Source(s) of Funding:	Seed Funding Programme for Applied Research
Start Date:	06/2010
Completion Date:	06/2011

Project Title:	HKU Overseas Fellowship Awards 2010-11
Investigator(s):	Hu Y
Department:	Orthopaedics and Traumatology
Source(s) of Funding:	HKU Overseas Fellowship Awards
Start Date:	09/2010

Project Title:	Pathological and electrophysiological changes in iatrogenic spinal cord injuries and its therapeutic strategies
Investigator(s):	Hu Y
Department:	Orthopaedics and Traumatology
Source(s) of Funding:	Travel Grants for NSFC/RGC JRS
Start Date:	12/2010

Project Title:	Automatic single-trial ERP measurement based on time-frequency multiple linear regression
Investigator(s):	Hu Y, Chan SC
Department:	Orthopaedics and Traumatology
Source(s) of Funding:	Seed Funding Programme for Basic Research
Start Date:	03/2011

Project Title:	2011 IEEE International NanoElectronics Conference (2011 INEC) Nano-spike design of surface dry electrode for electromyography
Investigator(s):	Hu Y
Department:	Orthopaedics and Traumatology
Source(s) of Funding:	URC/CRCG - Conference Grants for Teaching Staff
Start Date:	06/2011
Completion Date:	06/2011

List of Research Outputs

Cui J., Wen C., Hu Y., Li T.H. and Luk K.D.K., Entropy-based analysis for diffusion anisotropy mapping of healthy and myelopathic spinal cord, Neuroimage. 2011, 54(3): 2125-31.

Cui J., Wen C., Hu Y., Mak K.C. and Luk K.D.K., Orientation Entropy Analysis of Diffusion Tensor in Healthy and Myelopathic Spinal Cord, Neuroimage. 2011.

Hu L., Zhang Z., Hung Y.S., Luk K.D.K., Iannetti G. and Hu Y., Single-trial detection of somatosensory evoked potentials by probabilistic independent component analysis and wavelet filtering, Clin Neurophysiol. 2011, 122: 1429-39.

Hu Y., An adaptive algorithm of second order blind identification (SOBI) with reference, The 7th International Conference on Cognitive Science (ICCS2010), Beijing, China. 2010.

Hu Y., Application of Intraoperative spinal cord monitoring to avoid iatrogenic spinal cord injury, 011 National Continue Medical Education Workshop on the Advances of Fundamental and Clinical Research of Spinal Cord Injury and 1st Soochow Summit on Nerve Restoration,. 2011.

Hu Y., Distinguished visiting Scholar 2010-2011, University of Macau. 2010.

Hu Y., Editorial board member of Neural Regeneration Research (2011-2013), 2010.

Hu Y., Editorial board of Journal of Signal and Information Processing (2010-2011), 2010.

Hu Y., Editorial board of World Journal of Orthopedics (2011-2014), 2011.

Hu Y., Nano-spike design of surface dry electrode for electromyography, The 4th 2011 IEEE International NanoElectronics Conference (INEC). Taiwan, June 21st -24th, 2011. 2011.

Hu Y., Surface EMG and its Clinical Application, 2010 National Continue Medical Education Workshop on Advanced Evaluation and Treatment of Dysphagia, China Guangzhou. 2010.

Kang X., Yau W.P., Hu Y. and Cheung P.Y.S., Correspondenceless 3D-2D registration based on expectation conditional maximization , SPIE Medical Imaging, Orlando, USA. 2011.

Kang X., Taylor R., Armand M., Otake Y., Yau W.P., Cheung P.Y.S. and Hu Y., Cum Laude Poster Award (Correspondanceless 3D-2D registration based on expectation conditional maximization), Visualization, Image-guided Procedures, and Modeling Conference 7964 (Cum Laude Poster Award). 2011.

Kang X., Cheung P.Y.S., Yau W.P. and Hu Y., PCTV: A Biologically and Psychologically Inspired Edge and Line Detection, 2010 International Conference on Image Processing, Hong Kong. 2010.

Liu H., Huang X. .D., Chang C. and Hu Y., An adaptive algorithm of second order blind identification (sobi) with reference, The 7th International Conference on Cognitive Science. 2010.

Liu H., Chang C., Luk K.D.K. and Hu Y., Comparison of blind source separation methods in fast somatosensory-evoked potential detection, J Clin Neurophysiol. 2011, 28: 170-7.

Long H.O.U.-.Q.I.N.G., Wen C., Hu Y., Liu S.H.A.O.-.Y.U. and Li F.U.-.B.A.O., Young Investigator Award, The 2nd Chinese Orthopaedics Forum, April 113, 2010. QingDao, China. 2010.

Long H.Q., Wen C., Hu Y., Li G.S., Liu S.Y. and Li F.B., Establish of a new type of chronic compressive spinal cord injury model., Chinese Journal of Clinical Anatomy. 2010, 28(5): 566-570.

Mak J.N.F., Hu Y. and Luk K.D.K., An automated ECG-artifact removal method for trunk muscle surface EMG recordings, Med Eng Phys. 2010, 32: 840-8.

Mak J.N.F., Hu Y. and Luk K.D.K., An automated ECG-artifact removal method for trunk muscle surface EMG recordings, Medical Engineering & Physics. 2010, 32(8): 840-848.

Mak J.N.F., Hu Y., Cheng A.C.S., Kwok H.Y., Chen Y.H. and Luk K.D.K., Flexion-extension ratio in sitting: application in low back pain rehabilitation, Spine. 2010, 35(16): 1532-1538.

Mak N.F.J., Hu Y., Cheng A.C., Kwok H.Y., Chen Y.H. and Luk K.D.K., Flexion-Relaxation Ratio in Sitting: Application in Low Back Pain Rehabilitation., Spine. 2010, 35: 1532-8.

McManus A.M., Chu Y.W., Yu C.W. and Hu Y., How children move - activity pattern characteristics in lean and obese children., Journal of Obesity. 2011, 2011: 679328.

Ming D., Bai Y.R., Liu X.Y., An X.W., Qi H.Z., Wan B.K., Hu Y. and Luk K.D.K., Brain-Computer Interface Technique for Electro-Acupuncture Stimulation Control, 2010 IEEE International Conference on Virtual Environments Human-Computer Interfaces and Measurement Systems (VECIMS). IEEE, 2010, 33.

Ming D., Sun C.C., Cheng L.L., Bai Y.R., Liu X.Y., An X.W., Qi H.Z., Wan B.K., Hu Y. and Luk K.D.K., ICA-SVM combination algorithm for identification of motor imagery potentials, IEEE International Conference on Computational Intelligence for Measurement Systems and Applications (CIMSA). 2010, 92.

Ming D., An X., Xi Y., Hu Y., Wan B., Qi H., Cheng Y. and Xue Z., Time-locked and Phase-locked Features of P300 Event-Related Potentials (ERPs) for Brain-Computer Interface Speller, Biomedical Signal Processing and Control . 2010, 5: 243–251.

Ming D., Liu X.R., Bai Y.R., An X.W., Qi H.Z., Wan B.K., Hu Y. and Luk K.D.K., Upper extremity kinetics during walker-assisted gait of knee joint stiffness simulation, 2010 IEEE International Conference on Virtual Environments Human-Computer Interfaces and Measurement Systems (VECIMS). 2010, 1.

Sui F., Da Z., Lam B., Zhao L., Wang D., Bi Z. and Hu Y., Autotracking system for human lumbar motion analysis, Journal of X-Ray Science and Technology. 2011, 19: 205-18.

To M.K.T., Au K.H.T., Hu Y. and Luk K.D.K., Clinical hand motion analysis using the CyberGlove, 30th Annual Congress of the Hong Kong Orthopaedic Association, Hong Kong, November 27-28, 2010.

Wang Y.Z., Liu C.J., Huang H.F., Zhang R., Chen Y.H. and Hu Y., Study on one-direction bendable articulated needle, 3rd International Conference on Biomedical Engineering and Informatics (BMEI). 2010, 5: 2114.

Wen C., Cui J., Hu Y., Mak K.C., Mak H.K.F. and Luk K.D.K., Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy-related Diffusivity Changes are Regional-Dependent in Spinal Cord, The 57th Annual Meeting of the Orthopedic Research Society. Long Beach, California,, 2011.

Wen C., Hu Y. and Luk K.D.K., Oldendorf Award , The 34th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Neuroimaging in recognition of the best manuscript based on research in CT, MRI, SPECT, PET, MSI, or brain mapping in Fort Meyers, FL January 20-23, 2011.. 2011.

Wen C., Cui J., Hu Y., Mak K.C. and Luk K.D.K., The Diffusion Pattern of Healthy and Myelopathic Cervical Spinal Cord – A template-based analysis, J Neuroimaging. 2011, 21(1): 99.

Wen C., Cui J., Hu Y., Mak K.C. and Luk K.D.K., The diffusion pattern of healthy and myelopathic cervical spinal cord - a template based analysis, 2011 American Society of Neuroimaging Oldendorf Award for the best manuscript based on research in CT, MRI, SPECT, PET, MSI, or brain mapping. 2011.

Zhang V.W., McPherson D.B., Hu Y. and Hung Y.S., Detection Improvement for Neonatal Click Evoked Otoacoustic Emissions by Time-frequency Filtering, Computers in Biology and Medicine. 2011, 4: 675-686.

Zheng T., Chan K.W. and Hu Y., A rehabilitation system of elbow joint neuromuscular recovery, In: N.J. Sarhan, M.H. Hamza, Proceedings of the 6th IASTED International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction. Canada, The International Association of Sci. and Tech. for Deveop., 2011, 7-14.

Zhu F., Maxwell J.P., Hu Y. and Masters R.S.W., EEG coherence between the verbal-analytical region (T3) and the motor-planning region (Fz) increases under stress in explicit motor learners but not implicit motor learners. , Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology. USA, 2010, 32: S139-S139.

Zhu F., Poolton J.M., Wilson R.M., Hu Y., Maxwell J.P. and Masters R.S.W., Implicit motor learning promotes neural efficiency during laparoscopy, Surgical Endoscopy. 2011.

Researcher : Huang S

List of Research Outputs

Huang S., Tam V., Cheung K.M.C., Long D., Lv M., Lin H., Wang T. and Zhou G., Stem Cell-Based Approaches for Intervertebral Disc Regeneration, Curr Stem Cell Res Ther. 2010.

Researcher : Ip WY

Project Title:	Study on wrist problems
Investigator(s):	Ip WY, Chow SP
Department:	Orthopaedics and Traumatology
Source(s) of Funding:	Other Funding Scheme
Start Date:	01/1996

Project Title:	The study of work related hand injuries in Hong Kong
Investigator(s):	Ip WY, Chow SP
Department:	Orthopaedics and Traumatology
Source(s) of Funding:	Occupational Safety and Health Council - Research Grant Projects
Start Date:	01/1998

Project Title:	29th Annual Meeting of the Controlled Release Society Case Report Using Resorbable Polylactide Sponge for Controlled Release of Vancomycin in Methicillin Resistant Staph Aureus Osteomyelitis
Investigator(s):	Ip WY
Department:	Orthopaedics and Traumatology
Source(s) of Funding:	URC/CRCG - Conference Grants for Teaching Staff
Start Date:	07/2002

Project Title:	International Meeting on Upper Limb in Tetraplegia A Local Experience of Upper Limb Surgery for Tetraplegia in Hong Kong
Investigator(s):	Ip WY
Department:	Orthopaedics and Traumatology
Source(s) of Funding:	URC/CRCG - Conference Grants for Teaching Staff
Start Date:	09/2007

Project Title:	Investigation on advanced composite material with bioactivity and degradability for tendon regeneration
Investigator(s):	Ip WY
Department:	Orthopaedics and Traumatology
Source(s) of Funding:	Small Project Funding
Start Date:	01/2009

Project Title:	Flexible nerve guidance conduit for repairing peripheral nerve injury
Investigator(s):	Ip WY, Yeung KWK
Department:	Orthopaedics and Traumatology
Source(s) of Funding:	Seed Funding Programme for Applied Research
Start Date:	01/2010

Project Title:	investigation on the formation of a new bone graft substitution biomaterial which promotes progressive bony tissue repair over the critical-sized or inter-segmental defects
Investigator(s):	Ip WY, Lam KW
Department:	Orthopaedics and Traumatology
Source(s) of Funding:	Small Project Funding
Start Date:	02/2011

Project Title:	Society for Biomaterials 2011 Annual Meeting & Exposition Toxicological risk of magnesium alloys as implant materials- theoretical and experimental assessment
Investigator(s):	Ip WY
Department:	Orthopaedics and Traumatology
Source(s) of Funding:	URC/CRCG - Conference Grants for Teaching Staff
Start Date:	04/2011
Completion Date:	04/2011

List of Research Outputs

Ahmed S.K., Fung B.K.K., Ip W.Y. and Chow S.P., Lateral tibia condyle reconstruction by pedicled vascularized fibular head graft : long-term result : Case Report, Strategies in Trauma And Limb Reconstruction . Springer, 2011.

Ahmed S.K., Cheung J.P.Y., Fung B.K.K. and Ip W.Y., Long Term Results of Matched Hemiresection interposition arthroplasty for DRUJ Arthritis in Rheumatoid Patients, World Scientific Jorunals, Hand Surgery. World Scientific Publishing Company, 2011, 16: 119-125.

Barlaan P.I.G. and Ip W.Y., Our Early Experience in Surgical and Clinical Outcome on Endoscopic Cubital Tunnel Release : A Preliminary Result, ISRN Orthopedics. 2011.

Cheung J.P.Y., Fung B.K.K., Wong S.S.Y. and Ip W.Y., 166 cases of Mycobaterium Marinum Tenosynovitis of the Hand and Wrist: Clinical Features. Management and Results , Selected paper for 2010 APOA-Pfizer Best Scientific Paper Award for Orthopaedic Infection . 2011.

Cheung J.P.Y., Ahmed S.K., Fung B.K.K. and Ip W.Y., Long Term Results of Matched Hemi-resection Interposition Arthroplasty for DRUJ Arthritis in Rheumatoid Patients, Hong Kong Society for Surgery of the Hand – 24th HKSSH Annual Congress. 2011.

Fung B.K.K., Ho S.M.Y., Fung A.S.M., Leung E.Y.P., Chow S.P., Ip W.Y., Ha K.W.Y. and Barlaan P.I.G., The Development of a Strength-focused Mutual Support Group for Caretakers of Children with Cerebral Palsy, East Asian Arch Psychiatry. 2011, 21(2): 64-72.

Ip W.Y., 11th Triennial Congress of the International Federation of Society for Surgery of the Hand (IFSSH) in Seoul, Korea. 2010.

Ip W.Y., A New Technique of Endoscopic Assisted Carpal Tunnel Release : A Cadaveric and Clinical Study, 11th Triennial Congress of the International Federation of Society for Surgery of the Hand (IFSSH) in Seoul, Korea. 2010.

Ip W.Y., Bone Regeneration with Resorable Polylactide Membrane and Sponge in an Unstable Fracture Model in Rabbit Radius , 11th Triennial Congress of the International Federation of Society for Surgery of the Hand (IFSSH) in Seoul, Korea. 2010.

Ip W.Y., Common Wrist & Hand problems in Audlt, CNAN Structured CME Programme 2010 in Macau. 2010.

Ip W.Y., Dynamic Treatment for Proximal Phalangeal fracture of the Hand, 11th Triennial Congress of the International Federation of Society for Surgery of the Hand (IFSSH) in Seoul, Korea. 2010.

Ip W.Y., Evaluating a New Finger Joint Implant Using Novel Finger Motion Simulator , 11th Triennial Congress of the International Federation of Society for Surgery of the Hand (IFSSH) in Seoul, Korea. 2010.

Ip W.Y., Laboratory Evaluation of New Proximal Inter-phalangeal joint implant design, 11th Triennial Congress of the International Federation of Society for Surgery of the Hand (IFSSH) in Seoul, Korea. 2010.

Ip W.Y. and Gogolewski S., Resorbable Polylactide Membrane with Sponge Enhances Bone Regeneration in an In Vivo Unstable Fracture Model , Southern Biomedical Engineering Conference, Bioengineering Department College of Engineering, The University of Texas at Arlington Arlington, Texas April 29-May 1,2011 . 2011.

Ip W.Y., Symposium I Diabetic Foot Care – Hong Kong Experience , 7th Asia Pacific Diabetic Limb Problems Meeting 2010 in Malaysia. 2010.

Ip W.Y., Synovectomy around the Wrist - Rewarding Alternative to Preserve Joint Integrity in Rheumatoid Patients, 11th Triennial Congress of the International Federation of Society for Surgery of the Hand (IFSSH) in Seoul, Korea. 2010.

Ip W.Y. and Yuen C.K., Toxicological Risk of Magnesium Alloys as Implant Materials – Theoretical and Experimental Assessment, 2011 Annual Meeting & Exposition – Society for Biomaterials April 13-16, 2011 Orlando, Florida . 2011.

Ip W.Y., Upper Limb Presentation, 7th Asia Pacific Diabetic Limb Problems Meeting in 2010 in Malaysia . 2010.

Podporska J.H. and Ip W.Y., Interaction of Osteoblast-Like Mg-63 Cells With Biodegradable Polyurethane Scaffolds For Cancellous Bone Graft Substitutes, 2011 Annual Meeting & Exposition – Society for Biomaterials April 13-16, 2011 Orlando, Florida . 2011.

Yip S.L., Choy W.M., Jian Y. and Ip W.Y., New biodegradable nerve conduit, Crosslinked Urethane-doped Polyester Elastomers (CUPEs), in rat, Hong Kong Society for Surgery of the Hand – 24th HKSSH Annual Congress, 26-27 March, 2011.

Researcher : Jiang X

List of Research Outputs

Ng F.Y., Chiu P.K.Y., Yan C.H., Jiang X., Zhou W. and Fok M.W.M., The accuracy of sizing of the femoral component in total knee replacement, The Twelfth National Congress of Orthopaedic Surgery and The Fifth International Congress of Chinese Orthopaedic Association. 2010, No. 10747.

Researcher : Kang X

List of Research Outputs

Kang X., Yau W.P., Hu Y. and Cheung P.Y.S., Correspondenceless 3D-2D registration based on expectation conditional maximization , SPIE Medical Imaging, Orlando, USA. 2011.

Kang X., Taylor R., Armand M., Otake Y., Yau W.P., Cheung P.Y.S. and Hu Y., Cum Laude Poster Award (Correspondanceless 3D-2D registration based on expectation conditional maximization), Visualization, Image-guided Procedures, and Modeling Conference 7964 (Cum Laude Poster Award). 2011.

Kang X., Cheung P.Y.S., Yau W.P. and Hu Y., PCTV: A Biologically and Psychologically Inspired Edge and Line Detection, 2010 International Conference on Image Processing, Hong Kong. 2010.

Researcher : Kuang G

List of Research Outputs

Kuang G., Yau W.P., Lim F.L., Chiu P.K.Y. and Lu W.W., Orthopaedic Journal of China , Orthopaedic Journal of China . 2010.

Kuang G., Yau W.P., Lim F.L., Chiu P.K.Y. and Lu W.W., Osteoconductive bone cement enhances tendon-bone healing in anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction, Orthopaedic Journal of China . 2010.

Kuang G., Yau W.P. and Lu W.W., Osteointegration of soft tissue grafts within the bone tunnels in Anterior Cruciate Ligament reconstruction can be enhanced, Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy. 2010, 18: 1038-1051.

Researcher : Kwok HY

List of Research Outputs

Mak J.N.F., Hu Y., Cheng A.C.S., Kwok H.Y., Chen Y.H. and Luk K.D.K., Flexion-extension ratio in sitting: application in low back pain rehabilitation, Spine. 2010, 35(16): 1532-1538.

Researcher : Lam KO

List of Research Outputs

Yeung K.W.K., Wong H.M., Lam K.O., Tam V., Chu P., Luk K.D.K. and Cheung K.M.C., Surface modification of magensium-based orthopaedic implants by Al203 plasma immersion ion implantation (PIII), Seventh SICOT/SIROT Annual International Conference, Gothenburg, Sweden, August 31- September 3, 2010.

Researcher : Lam RWM

List of Research Outputs

Lam R.W.M., Pan H., Fong M.K., Cheung W.S., Wong K.L., Li Z., Luk K.D.K., Chan W.K., Wong C.T., Yang C. and Lu W.W., In Vitro characterization of low modulus linoleic acid coated strontium-substituted hydroxyapatite containing PMMA bone cement. , Journal of Biomedical Materials Research, Part B, Applied Biomaterials. 2011, 96(1): 76-83.

Pan H., Zhao X., Chan Li L.C., Lam R.W.M., Li Z., Lu W.W., Zhang X., Wang D., Huang W., Lin K. and Jiang C., Strontium-incorporated borate glass for bone regeneration, J Royal Soc Interface. 2010, 7: 1025-1031.

Researcher : Lam SKL

List of Research Outputs

Chan C.W., Lam S.K.L., Leung Y.L., Chan D., Luk K.D.K. and Cheung K.M.C., Minimizing Cryoperservation-Induced Loss of Disc Cell Activity for Storage of Whole Intervertebral Disc, Eur Cells and Materials. 2010, 19: 273-283.

Luk K.D.K., Lam S.K.L., Xiao J., Ruan D.K., Ding Y. and Lu W.W., The effects of mal-placement on the kinematics of the intervertebral disc allograft transplanation, Seventh SICOT/SIROT Annual International Conference, Gothenburg, Sweden, August 31- September 3, 2010.

Researcher : Lam SKL

List of Research Outputs

Researcher : Lam TK

List of Research Outputs

Lam T.K., Au T.Y., Leung Y.L., Wynn S., Chan D., Cheah K.S.E. and Cheung K.M.C., Presence of notochord descendent cells in the nucleus pulposus of adult mice showing signs of intervertebral disc degeneration, World Forum for Spine Research 2010, Montreal, Canada, July 5-8, 2010.

Lee K.S., Lam T.K., Song Y., Cheah K.S.E., Cheung K.M.C. and Chan D., In vivo study of Asporin, a genetic risk factor for Osteoarthritis and Degenerative Disc Disease. , 2010 World Forum of Spine Research, Montreal, Canada, July 5-8, 2010.. 2010.

Lee K.S., Lam T.K., Song Y., Cheah K.S.E., Cheung K.M.C. and Chan D., In vivo study of Asporin, a genetic risk factor for intervertebral disc degeneration, Global Spine Congress 2011, Barcelona, Spain, March 23-26, 2011. . 2011.

Researcher : Lam WMR

List of Research Outputs

Lu W.W., Wang T., Wen C., Ng F.Y., Lam W.M.R. and Chiu P.K.Y., High Porosity of Strotium-containing Hydroxyapatiteu Cement Might Explain the Early Migration of Cemented Femoral Components in Total Hip Arthroplasty (ID 3613), The 23rd European Conference on Biomaterial (the annual conference of European Society for Biomaterials). Tampere, Finland, 2010.

Yang C., Tang Y.H., Lam W.M.R., Lu W.W., Gao P., Zhao C.B. and Yuen M.M.F., Moisture-cured elastomeric transparent UV and X-ray shielding organic-inorganic hybrids, JOURNAL OF MATERIALS SCIENCE. 2010, 45(13): 3588-3594.

Zhang X., Zhang K.B., Li L.C., Li Z., Lam W.M.R. and Lu W.W., Strontium borate glass: potential biomaterial for bone regeneration, JOURNAL OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY INTERFACE. 2010, 7(48): 1025-1031.

Researcher : Lam WN

List of Research Outputs

Lu W.W., Wang T., Wen C., Ng F.Y., Chiu P.K.Y. and Lam W.N., High porosity of sstrontium-containing hydroxyapatite cement might explain the early migration of cemented femoral components in total hip arthroplasty, The 23rd European Conference on Biomaterial (The Annual Conference of European Soceity for Biomaterials), . 2010.

Yeung K.W.K., Lam W.N., Natarajan D., Wu S.L., Tu H., Chu P., Chung C.Y., Lu W.W., Luk K.D.K. and Cheung K.M.C., Nickel ion level in scoliosis patients implanted with nitrogen plasma surface modified nickel-titantium superelastic spinal implant: preliminary trial results, 8th Meeting of the International Research Society of Spinal Deformities (IRSSD), Montreal, Canada, June 30-July 3, 2010.

Researcher : Lau TW

List of Research Outputs

Cheung A., Leung F.K.L., Lau T.W. and Kung A.W.C., A Secondary Fracture Prevention Programme to Reduce Fractures, Hospital Admissions, and Mortality Rates at One and Five Years , 30th Annual Congress, Hong Kong Orthopaedic Association, Hong Kong, 27-28 Nov, 2010 . 2010.

Ho H.H., Lau T.W., Leung F.K.L., Tse H.F. and Siu D.C.W., Peri-operative management of anti-platelet agents and anti-thrombotic agents in geriatric patients undergoing semi-urgent hip fracture surgery. , Osteoporosis International 2010 Dec;21(Suppl 4):S573-7. Epub 2010 Nov 6. 2010.

Lau T.W., Leung F.K.L., Yuen W.Y.G. and Tsang D., A cadaveric study of the use of helical blade fixation in unstable trochanteric fractures, 30th Annual Congress, Hong Kong Orthopaedic Association, Hong Kong, 27-28 Nov, 2010.

Lau T.W., Leung F.K.L., Siu D.C.W., Wong G.T.C. and Luk K.D.K., Geriatric hip fracture clinical pathway: the Hong Kong experience. , Osteoporosis International. 2010 Dec;21(Suppl 4):S573-7. Epub 2010 Nov 6. 2010.

Lau T.W., Leung F.K.L., Siu D.C.W., Wong G.T.C. and Luk K.D.K., Geriatric hip fracture clinical pathway: the Hong Kong experience, Osteoporosis International. 2010, 21(S4): S627-S636.

Leung F.K.L., Lau T.W., Kwan K., Chow S.P. and Kung A.W.C., Does timing of surgery matter in fragility hip fractures? Osteoporos Int. 2010 Dec;21(Suppl 4):S529-34. Epub 2010 Nov 6., 2010.

Leung F.K.L. and Lau T.W., Management of Articular Fractures , In: Hans-Christoph Pape, Roy Sanders, Joseph Borrelli Jr, The Poly-Traumatized Patients with Fractures. Springer, 2011, 229-242.

Lo I.L., Siu D.C.W., Tse H.F., Lau T.W., Leung F.K.L. and Wong M., Lo IL, Siu CW, Tse HF, Lau TW, Leung F, Wong M: Pre-operative pulmonary assessment for patients with hip fracture, Osteoporos International 2010 Dec;21(Suppl 4):S579-86. Epub 2010 Nov 6. 2010.

Siu D.C.W., Sun N.C.H., Lau T.W., Yiu K.H., Leung F.K.L. and Tse H.F., Siu CW, Sun NC, Lau TW, Yiu KH, Leung F, Tse HF: Preoperative cardiac risk assessment in geriatric patients with hip fractures: an orthopedic surgeons' perspective. , Osteoporos Int. 2010 Dec;21(Suppl 4):S529-34. Epub 2010 Nov 6. 2010.

Tsang D., Leung F.K.L., Lau T.W. and Wang D.J., A biomechanical study of DHS blade fixation in unstable trochanteric fractures, Asia Pacific Orthopaedic Association Triennial congress, Taipei, 4-7 Nov, 2010.

Researcher : Leung FKL

Project Title:	Guidelines for elderly patients with fragility fractures
Investigator(s):	Leung FKL
Department:	Orthopaedics and Traumatology
Source(s) of Funding:	AO Foundation Research Fund
Start Date:	08/2008

Project Title:	Effects of Alendronate on TGF Beta Signaling: An In Vitro Study with Co-culture of Osteoblastic and Osteoclastic Cell Lines
Investigator(s):	Leung FKL, Lu WW, Chan D
Department:	Orthopaedics and Traumatology
Source(s) of Funding:	Seed Funding Programme for Basic Research
Start Date:	10/2009
Completion Date:	04/2011

List of Research Outputs

Cheung A., Leung F.K.L., Lau T.W. and Kung A.W.C., A Secondary Fracture Prevention Programme to Reduce Fractures, Hospital Admissions, and Mortality Rates at One and Five Years , 30th Annual Congress, Hong Kong Orthopaedic Association, Hong Kong, 27-28 Nov, 2010 . 2010.

Ho H.H., Lau T.W., Leung F.K.L., Tse H.F. and Siu D.C.W., Peri-operative management of anti-platelet agents and anti-thrombotic agents in geriatric patients undergoing semi-urgent hip fracture surgery. , Osteoporosis International 2010 Dec;21(Suppl 4):S573-7. Epub 2010 Nov 6. 2010.

Lau T.W., Leung F.K.L., Yuen W.Y.G. and Tsang D., A cadaveric study of the use of helical blade fixation in unstable trochanteric fractures, 30th Annual Congress, Hong Kong Orthopaedic Association, Hong Kong, 27-28 Nov, 2010.

Lau T.W., Leung F.K.L., Siu D.C.W., Wong G.T.C. and Luk K.D.K., Geriatric hip fracture clinical pathway: the Hong Kong experience. , Osteoporosis International. 2010 Dec;21(Suppl 4):S573-7. Epub 2010 Nov 6. 2010.

Lau T.W., Leung F.K.L., Siu D.C.W., Wong G.T.C. and Luk K.D.K., Geriatric hip fracture clinical pathway: the Hong Kong experience, Osteoporosis International. 2010, 21(S4): S627-S636.

Leung F.K.L., Absolute stability using plates and screws in fracture management, AO Course- Principles of fracture management, Hong Kong. 2011.

Leung F.K.L., Articular fractures and Management of infection after osteosynthesis , AO Course, Principles of Operative Fracture Management, Busan, Korea, Aug 26-28, 2010.

Leung F.K.L., Best lecturer and instructor: AO Course in Principles of Fracture Management for Surgeons, 28-30 Jan, 2011, Hong Kong, AO Course in Principles of Fracture Management for Surgeons. 2011.

Leung F.K.L., Current concepts of open fracture management , Orthopaedic Trauma CME meeting, New Zealand Orthopaedic Association, Auckland, New Zealand, Apr 7-9, 2011. 2011.

Leung F.K.L., Damage control orthopaedic surgery , Annual Scientific Meeting of the Hong Kong College of Anaesthesiology, 20-21 November, 2010. 2010.

Leung F.K.L., Distal femoral fractures and fixation with bridge plating, AO Course- Geriatric fracture management, Yokohama, Japan. 2011.

Leung F.K.L., Distal radius fractures - state of the art , AO Trauma Expert Symposium, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, May 21, 2011. 2011.

Leung F.K.L., Distal radius fractures in the geriatric patients, AO Course- Geriatric fracture management, Yokohama , Japan. 2011.

Leung F.K.L., Does compensation affect outcomes?, 30th Annual Congress, the Hong Kong Orthopaedic Association, Hong Kong. 2010.

Leung F.K.L., Lau T.W., Kwan K., Chow S.P. and Kung A.W.C., Does timing of surgery matter in fragility hip fractures? Osteoporos Int. 2010 Dec;21(Suppl 4):S529-34. Epub 2010 Nov 6., 2010.

Leung F.K.L., Editorial board member, Geriatric Orthopaedic Surgery & Rehabilitation, US, Sage, 2010.

Leung F.K.L., Emergency management of pelvic fractures, AO Course- Principles of fracture management, Hong Kong. 2011.

Leung F.K.L., Femoral neck fractures –what are the evidences? , AO Orthogeriatric Course, Davos, 5-8 December, 2010. 2010.

Leung F.K.L., Femoral neck fractures- the evidence and state of the art management, AO Course- Geriatric fracture management, Yokohama, Japan . 2011.

Leung F.K.L., Guest Editor for Journal Supplement on 'Preoperative guidelines and Care models for fragility hip fractures', In: John Kanis and Robert Lindsay , Osteoporosis International. Springer, 2010, 21 suppl 4.

Leung F.K.L., Keynote Lecture: ‘Osteoporotic fracture management – technical aspects’ , Orthopaedic Trauma CME meeting, New Zealand Orthopaedic Association, Auckland, New Zealand, Apr 2011. 2011.

Leung F.K.L., Keynote lecture: Management of geriatric distal radius fractures , The 36st Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society for Fracture Repair, Chiba, Japan. 2010.

Leung F.K.L., Keynote lecture: ‘Improving outcome in elderly hip fractures’ , Singapore Trauma Conference 2011, Singapore, Apr 16-17, 2011. 2011.

Leung F.K.L. and Lau T.W., Management of Articular Fractures , In: Hans-Christoph Pape, Roy Sanders, Joseph Borrelli Jr, The Poly-Traumatized Patients with Fractures. Springer, 2011, 229-242.

Leung F.K.L., Management of distal humeral fractures, 16th Triennial Congress of Asia Pacific Orthopaedic Association, Taipei, 4-7 September 2010.

Leung F.K.L., Management of infection after osteosynthesis , AO Course, Principles of Operative Fracture Management, Yokohama, Japan, Aug 20-22, 2010. 2010.

Leung F.K.L., Management of soft tissue injuries in fracture management, AO Course- Principles of fracture management, Hong Kong. 2011.

Leung F.K.L., Managing articular fractures , AO Course, Principles of Fracture Management, Jakarta, Indonesia, Jun 9- 11, 2011. 2011.

Leung F.K.L., Minimally invasive fracture surgeries- pitfalls and complications, 16th Triennial Congress of Asia Pacific Orthopaedic Association, Taipei, 4-7 September 2010.

Leung F.K.L., Modern polytrauma management , AO Course, Principles of Fracture Management, Jakarta, Indonesia, Jun 9- 11, 2011. 2011.

Leung F.K.L., Orthopaedic trauma care in Asia Pacific , Orthopaedic Trauma CME meeting, New Zealand Orthopaedic Association, Auckland, New Zealand, Apr 7-9, 2011. 2011.

Leung F.K.L., Overview of open fractures management, 16th Triennial Congress of Asia Pacific Orthopaedic Association, Taipei, 4-7 September 2010.

Leung F.K.L., Periprosthetic fracture management, AO Orthogeriatric Course, Davos, 5-8 December, 2010. 2010.

Leung F.K.L., Preoperative planning and minimally invasive surgery , Singapore Trauma Conference 2011, Singapore, Apr 16-17, 2011. 2011.

Leung F.K.L., Principles of articular fracture treatment , AO Course, Principles of Operative Fracture Management, Yokohama, Japan, Aug 20-22, 2010. 2010.

Leung F.K.L., Principles of bridgeg plating, AO Course, Principles of Fracture Management, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. 2011.

Leung F.K.L., Principles of management of osteoporotic fractures, AO Course- Principles of fracture management, Hong Kong. 2011.

Leung F.K.L., Radiology of pelvic injuries, 16th Triennial Congress of Asia Pacific Orthopaedic Association, Taipei, 4-7 September 2010.

Leung F.K.L., Soft tissue injuries in fracture management, AO Course, Principles of Operative Fracture Management, Busan, Korea, Aug 26-28, 2010.

Leung F.K.L., Blauth M. and Bavonratanavech S., Surgery for fragility hip fracture – streamlining the process, Osteoporosis International 2010 Dec;21(Suppl 4):S519-21. Epub 2010 Nov 6.. 2010.

Leung F.K.L., Surgical release of post-traumatic stiff elbows, 5th Chinese Orthopaedic Association Meeting, Chengdu, China, 11-14 Nov, 2010.

Leung F.K.L., Surgical techniques of minimally invasive plate fixation , Orthopaedic Trauma CME meeting, New Zealand Orthopaedic Association, Auckland, New Zealand, Apr 7-9, 2011. 2011.

Leung F.K.L., Trauma expectation factor and trauma outcome measurement , 16th Triennial Congress of Asia Pacific Orthopaedic Association, Taipei, 4-7 September 2010.

Leung F.K.L., Unstable elbow injuries- state of the art management, 16th Triennial Congress of Asia Pacific Orthopaedic Association, Taipei, 4-7 September 2010.

Leung F.K.L., Updates of distal radius fracture management, 16th Triennial Congress of Asia Pacific Orthopaedic Association, Taipei, 4-7 September 2010.

Leung F.K.L., Violation of principles in fracture management -what we learn, AO Course, Principles of Fracture Management, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. 2011.

Leung F.K.L., Violation of principles in fracture management, AO Principles Course, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. 2011.

Lo I.L., Siu D.C.W., Tse H.F., Lau T.W., Leung F.K.L. and Wong M., Lo IL, Siu CW, Tse HF, Lau TW, Leung F, Wong M: Pre-operative pulmonary assessment for patients with hip fracture, Osteoporos International 2010 Dec;21(Suppl 4):S579-86. Epub 2010 Nov 6. 2010.

Siu D.C.W., Sun N.C.H., Lau T.W., Yiu K.H., Leung F.K.L. and Tse H.F., Siu CW, Sun NC, Lau TW, Yiu KH, Leung F, Tse HF: Preoperative cardiac risk assessment in geriatric patients with hip fractures: an orthopedic surgeons' perspective. , Osteoporos Int. 2010 Dec;21(Suppl 4):S529-34. Epub 2010 Nov 6. 2010.

Tsang D., Leung F.K.L., Lau T.W. and Wang D.J., A biomechanical study of DHS blade fixation in unstable trochanteric fractures, Asia Pacific Orthopaedic Association Triennial congress, Taipei, 4-7 Nov, 2010.

Researcher : Leung KL

Project Title:	Guidelines for elderly patients with fragility fractures
Investigator(s):	Leung FKL
Department:	Orthopaedics and Traumatology
Source(s) of Funding:	AO Foundation Research Fund
Start Date:	08/2008

Project Title:	Effects of Alendronate on TGF Beta Signaling: An In Vitro Study with Co-culture of Osteoblastic and Osteoclastic Cell Lines
Investigator(s):	Leung FKL, Lu WW, Chan D
Department:	Orthopaedics and Traumatology
Source(s) of Funding:	Seed Funding Programme for Basic Research
Start Date:	10/2009
Completion Date:	04/2011

List of Research Outputs

Leung K.L., Consulting Editorial Committee member since May 2008, Chinese Journal of Reparative and Reconstructive Surgery. 2011.

Leung K.L., Editorial Committee Member, Chinese Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma, since January 2005. 2011.

Researcher : Leung YL

Project Title:	World Forum for Spine Research 2010 - The Intervertebral Disc Structural and functional evaluation of allogeneic MSC-based disc regeneration: implications of dosage and stage of degeneration with long-term follow-up Modulating proteoglycan metabolism using small molecules as treatment for disc degeneration Defining the phenotype and molecular signatures of notochordal nucleus pulposus cells
Investigator(s):	Leung YL
Department:	Orthopaedics and Traumatology
Source(s) of Funding:	URC/CRCG - Conference Grants for Teaching Staff
Start Date:	07/2010
Completion Date:	07/2010

List of Research Outputs

Chan C.W., Lam S.K.L., Leung Y.L., Chan D., Luk K.D.K. and Cheung K.M.C., Minimizing Cryoperservation-Induced Loss of Disc Cell Activity for Storage of Whole Intervertebral Disc, Eur Cells and Materials. 2010, 19: 273-283.

Cheung K.M.C., Natarajan D., Samartzis D., Leung Y.L., Cheung W.Y., Wong Y.W. and Luk K.D.K., Selection of fusion levels in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis using fulcrum bending radiograph prediction: verification based on pedicle screw strategy, 8th Meeting of the International Research Society of Spinal Deformities (IRSSD), Montreal, Canada, June 30-July 3, 2010.

Lam T.K., Au T.Y., Leung Y.L., Wynn S., Chan D., Cheah K.S.E. and Cheung K.M.C., Presence of notochord descendent cells in the nucleus pulposus of adult mice showing signs of intervertebral disc degeneration, World Forum for Spine Research 2010, Montreal, Canada, July 5-8, 2010.

Leung Y.L., Lim F., Hung S., Tuan R., Chan D. and Cheung K.M.C., Defining the phenotype and molecular signatures of notochordal nucleus pulposus cells, World Forum for Spine Research 2010, Montreal, Canada, July 5-8, 2010.

Leung Y.L., Tam V., Lu W., Sze K., Cheung K.M.C., Ito K. and Chan K.Y., Effects of mechanical loading on the survival of endogenous disc cells in an ex vivo whole-disc organ culture system, World Forum for Spine Research 2010, Montreal, Canada, July 5-8, 2010.

Leung Y.L., Tsui Y.K., Kao R.Y.T., Sun Y., Masuda K., Chan D. and Cheung K.M.C., Modulating proteoglycan metabolisum using small molecules as treatment for disc degeneratioin, World Forum for Spine Research 2010, Montreal, Canada, July 5-8, 2010.

Leung Y.L., Modulation of proteoglycan metabolism using small chemical compounds: Treatment for disc degeneration, Forum on Strategic Research Theme in Biomedicine, HKU. 2011.

Leung Y.L., Samartzis D., Cheung K.M.C. and Luk K.D.K., Osteoporotic vertebral compression fracture: the clinical impact of "intravertebral clefts", Spine Journal. 2010, 10(11): 1035-1036.

Leung Y.L., Proteoglycan metabolism modulation using small chemical compounds as treatment for disc degeneration, Annual Research Meeting of the Japanese Orthopaedic Association. 2010.

Leung Y.L., Hung S., Lau R., Tam V., Yang F., Wu E.X., Luk K.D.K., Chan D. and Cheung K.M.C., Structural and functional evaluation of allogeneic MSC-based disc regeneration: implications of dosage and stage of degeneration with long-term follow-up, World Forum for Spine Research 2010, Montreal, Canada, July 5-8, 2010.

Lim F.L., Cheung K.M.C., Chan D. and Leung Y.L., Spatiotemporal expression of cadherin 2 in the notochordal nucleus pulposus during development and aging of murine intervertebral disc, World Forum for Spine Research 2010, Montreal, Canada, July 5-8, 2010.

Tam V., Leung Y.L., Lu W.W., Sze K.Y., Cheung K.M.C. and Chan K.Y., Development and characterization of decellularized intervertebral disc scaffold for tissue engineering, World Forum for Spine Research 2010, Montreal, Canada, July 5-8, 2010.

Yeung K.W.K., Chan K.Y., Leung Y.L., Tam V., Lu W.W., Sze K.Y. and Cheung K.M.C., Effects of detergents on bovine disc decullularization for the generation of natural disc scaffolds for intervertebral disc tissue engineering, Seventh SICOT/SIROT Annual International Conference, Gothenburg, Sweden, August 31- September 3, 2010.

Researcher : Leung YL

List of Research Outputs

Leung Y.L., Modulation of proteoglycan metabolism using small chemical compounds: Treatment for disc degeneration, Forum on Strategic Research Theme in Biomedicine, HKU. 2011.

Leung Y.L., Samartzis D., Cheung K.M.C. and Luk K.D.K., Osteoporotic vertebral compression fracture: the clinical impact of "intravertebral clefts", Spine Journal. 2010, 10(11): 1035-1036.

Leung Y.L., Proteoglycan metabolism modulation using small chemical compounds as treatment for disc degeneration, Annual Research Meeting of the Japanese Orthopaedic Association. 2010.

Researcher : Li J

List of Research Outputs

Cheung K.M.C., Samartzis D., Natarajan D., Kwan K., Cheung W.Y., Li J., Wong Y.W., Lenke L. and Luk K.D.K., Pedicle screw fixation strategies of the thoracic curve in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis, 8th Meeting of the International Research Society of Spinal Deformities (IRSSD), Montreal, Canada, June 30-July 3, 2010.

Samartzis D., Natarajan D., Kwan K., Cheung W.Y., Li J., Wong Y.W., Lenke L., Luk K.D.K. and Cheung K.M.C., Pedicle screw fixation strategies of the thoracic curve in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis, 45th Annual Meeting of the Scoliosis Reserach Society, Kyoto, Japan, September 21-24, 2010.

Researcher : Li TH

List of Research Outputs

Cui J., Wen C., Hu Y., Li T.H. and Luk K.D.K., Entropy-based analysis for diffusion anisotropy mapping of healthy and myelopathic spinal cord, Neuroimage. 2011, 54(3): 2125-31.

Researcher : Li Z

Project Title:	Peptide functionalized chitosan as nonviral vector for mediating gene therapy
Investigator(s):	Li Z, Lu WW, Liu WG, Luk KDK
Department:	Orthopaedics and Traumatology
Source(s) of Funding:	Small Project Funding
Start Date:	01/2009
Completion Date:	12/2010

Project Title:	2011 Annual Meeting of the Orthopaedic Research Society Anabolic Effect of Strontium on Bone through Low-density Lipoprotein-related Protein 6 (LRP6)
Investigator(s):	Li Z
Department:	Orthopaedics and Traumatology
Source(s) of Funding:	URC/CRCG - Conference Grants for Teaching Staff
Start Date:	01/2011
Completion Date:	01/2011

List of Research Outputs

Duan B., Wang M., Li Z., Chan W.C. and Lu W.W., Surface modification of three-dimensional Ca-P/PHBV nanocomposite scaffolds by physical entrapment of gelatin and its In vitro biological evaluation, Frontiers of Materials Science. Germany, Springer, 2011, 5(1): 57-68.

Duan B., Wang M., Zhou W., Cheung W.L., Li Z. and Lu W.W., Three-dimensional nanocomposite scaffolds fabricated via selective laser sintering for bone tissue engineering, Acta Biomaterialia. The Netherlands, Elsevier, 2010, 6: 4495-4505.

Lam R.W.M., Pan H., Fong M.K., Cheung W.S., Wong K.L., Li Z., Luk K.D.K., Chan W.K., Wong C.T., Yang C. and Lu W.W., In Vitro characterization of low modulus linoleic acid coated strontium-substituted hydroxyapatite containing PMMA bone cement. , Journal of Biomedical Materials Research, Part B, Applied Biomaterials. 2011, 96(1): 76-83.

Li Z., Qiu T., Wan M., Lu W.W. and Cao X., The Canonical Wnt Signaling is Involved in the Anabolic Activity of Strontium, American Society of Bone and Mineral Research 2010 Annual Meeting. 2010.

Pan H., Zhao X., Chan Li L.C., Lam R.W.M., Li Z., Lu W.W., Zhang X., Wang D., Huang W., Lin K. and Jiang C., Strontium-incorporated borate glass for bone regeneration, J Royal Soc Interface. 2010, 7: 1025-1031.

Peng S.L., Liu X.S., Wang T., Li Z., Zhou G., Luk K.D.K., Guo X.E. and Lu W.W., In vivo anabolic effect of strontium on trabecular bone was associated with increased osteoblastogenesis of bone marrow stromal cells, Journal of Orthopaedic Research. 2010, 28(9): 1208-1214.

Peng S.L., Liu X.S., Zhou G., Li Z., Luk K.D.K., Guo X.E. and Lu W.W., Osteoprotegerin deficiency attenuates strontium-mediated inhibition of osteoclastogenesis and bone resorption, Journal of Bone and Mineral Research. 2011, 26(6): 1272-1282.

Tong H.W., Wang M., Li Z. and Wang M., Biomedical Materials’s Highlight of 2010, for "Electrospinning, Characterization and In Vitro Biological Evaluation of Nanocomposite Fibers containing Carbonated Hydroxyapatite Nanoparticles", Biomedical Materials. 2010.

Tong H.W., Wang M., Li Z. and Lu W.W., Electrospinning, characterization and in vitro biological evaluation of nanocomposite fibers containing carbonated hydroxyapatite nanoparticles, Biomedical Materials. IOP Publishing, 2010, 5: 054111.

Wu X., Pang L., Lei W., Lu W.W., Li J., Li Z., Frassica F.J., Chen X., Wan M. and Cao X., Inhibition of Sca-1-positive skeletal stem cells recruitment by alendronate blunts the anabolic effects of parathyroid hormone on bone remodeling, , Cell Stem Cell. 2010, 7: 571-580.

Zhang X., Zhang K.B., Li L.C., Li Z., Lam W.M.R. and Lu W.W., Strontium borate glass: potential biomaterial for bone regeneration, JOURNAL OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY INTERFACE. 2010, 7(48): 1025-1031.

Researcher : Lie CWH

List of Research Outputs

Lie C.W.H., Chiu P.K.Y., Ng T.P., Ng F.Y., Yan C.H. and Fang C.X., Radiological Assessment Of Femoral Rotation: A Cadaveric Study, Hong Kong Orthopaedic Association Annual Congress. 2010, 19.

Researcher : Lim FL

List of Research Outputs

Kuang G., Yau W.P., Lim F.L., Chiu P.K.Y. and Lu W.W., Orthopaedic Journal of China , Orthopaedic Journal of China . 2010.

Lim F.L., Cheung K.M.C., Chan D. and Leung Y.L., Spatiotemporal expression of cadherin 2 in the notochordal nucleus pulposus during development and aging of murine intervertebral disc, World Forum for Spine Research 2010, Montreal, Canada, July 5-8, 2010.

Researcher : Liu H

List of Research Outputs

Liu H., Huang X. .D., Chang C. and Hu Y., An adaptive algorithm of second order blind identification (sobi) with reference, The 7th International Conference on Cognitive Science. 2010.

Liu H., Chang C., Luk K.D.K. and Hu Y., Comparison of blind source separation methods in fast somatosensory-evoked potential detection, J Clin Neurophysiol. 2011, 28: 170-7.

Researcher : Liu H

List of Research Outputs

Liu H., Huang X. .D., Chang C. and Hu Y., An adaptive algorithm of second order blind identification (sobi) with reference, The 7th International Conference on Cognitive Science. 2010.

Liu H., Chang C., Luk K.D.K. and Hu Y., Comparison of blind source separation methods in fast somatosensory-evoked potential detection, J Clin Neurophysiol. 2011, 28: 170-7.

Researcher : Liu WC

List of Research Outputs

Liu W.C., Wong C.T., Fong M.K., Cheung W.S., Kao R.Y.T., Luk K.D.K. and Lu W.W., Gentamicin-loaded strontium-containing hydroxyapatite bioactive bone cement - an efficient bioactive antiobiotic drug delivery system, Journal of Biomedical Materials Research: Part B - Applied Biomaterials. 2010, 95B(2): 397-406.

Researcher : Lu W

List of Research Outputs

Leung Y.L., Tam V., Lu W., Sze K., Cheung K.M.C., Ito K. and Chan K.Y., Effects of mechanical loading on the survival of endogenous disc cells in an ex vivo whole-disc organ culture system, World Forum for Spine Research 2010, Montreal, Canada, July 5-8, 2010.

Researcher : Lu WW

Project Title:	Optimization and commercialization of strontium containing bioactive bone cement for various orthopaedic applications
Investigator(s):	Lu WW, Chan WK, Xu B, Chiu PKY, Luk KDK, Ngan AHW
Department:	Orthopaedics and Traumatology
Source(s) of Funding:	Guangdong-Hong Kong Technology Cooperation Funding Scheme
Start Date:	04/2007

Project Title:	Guanidinylated chitosan-mediated gene transfected cell therapy to induce in situ bone regeneration
Investigator(s):	Lu WW
Department:	Orthopaedics and Traumatology
Source(s) of Funding:	Travel Grants for NSFC/RGC JRS
Start Date:	12/2007

Project Title:	Developing of Sr based small molecular biomaterials for bone repair and mechanism study
Investigator(s):	Lu WW
Department:	Orthopaedics and Traumatology
Source(s) of Funding:	Travel Grants for NSFC/RGC JRS
Start Date:	12/2008

Project Title:	Nano Mechanics of Individual Collagen Fibrils of the Human Intervertebral Discs Using Optical Trap Technique
Investigator(s):	Lu WW, Ngan AHW, Luk KDK, Tang B
Department:	Orthopaedics and Traumatology
Source(s) of Funding:	General Research Fund (GRF)
Start Date:	12/2008
Completion Date:	11/2010

Project Title:	Guanidinylated polyethylenimine (PEI) as nano nonviral vector to transfer human umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cells (UC-hMSC) with BMP2 gene for bone formation
Investigator(s):	Lu WW, Li Z, Luk KDK
Department:	Orthopaedics and Traumatology
Source(s) of Funding:	Seed Funding Programme for Basic Research
Start Date:	06/2009
Completion Date:	11/2010

Project Title:	Role of strontium-calcium silicate - a novel biomaterial in the regeneration of osteoporotic bone - an in-vivo/ vitro study
Investigator(s):	Lu WW
Department:	Orthopaedics and Traumatology
Source(s) of Funding:	Travel Grants for NSFC/RGC JRS
Start Date:	12/2009

Project Title:	Optimization and commercialization of strontium containing bioactive bone cement for various orthopaedic applications
Investigator(s):	Lu WW
Department:	Orthopaedics and Traumatology
Source(s) of Funding:	Innovation and Technology Fund Internship Programme
Start Date:	12/2009

Project Title:	2010 Annual Meeting of The American Society for Bone and Mineral Research (ASBMR 2010) Strontium Exerts In Vivo Anabolic Effect on Trabecular Bone through Modulating Osteogenic and Osteoclastogenic Potential of Bone Marrow Cells
Investigator(s):	Lu WW
Department:	Orthopaedics and Traumatology
Source(s) of Funding:	URC/CRCG - Conference Grants for Teaching Staff
Start Date:	10/2010
Completion Date:	10/2010

Project Title:	Role of Strontium-calcium Silicate -A Novel Biomaterial in the Regeneration of Osteoporotic Bone - An In-vivo/vitro study
Investigator(s):	Lu WW, Pan H, Wen C, Li Z
Department:	Orthopaedics and Traumatology
Source(s) of Funding:	NSFC/RGC Joint Research Scheme
Start Date:	12/2010

Project Title:	Strontium-incorporated seashell for osteoporotic bone regeneration
Investigator(s):	Lu WW, Pan H
Department:	Orthopaedics and Traumatology
Source(s) of Funding:	Seed Funding Programme for Applied Research
Start Date:	06/2011

List of Research Outputs

Cao X., Wu X., Frassica D., Yu B., Pang L., Xian L., Wan M., Lei W., Armour M., Tryggestad E., Wong J., Wen C., Lu W.W. and Frassica F.J., Irradiation induces bone injury by damaging bone marrow microenvironment for stem cells, Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2011, 108(4): 1609-14.

Duan B., Wang M., Li Z., Chan W.C. and Lu W.W., Surface modification of three-dimensional Ca-P/PHBV nanocomposite scaffolds by physical entrapment of gelatin and its In vitro biological evaluation, Frontiers of Materials Science. Germany, Springer, 2011, 5(1): 57-68.

Duan B., Wang M., Zhou W., Cheung W.L., Li Z. and Lu W.W., Three-dimensional nanocomposite scaffolds fabricated via selective laser sintering for bone tissue engineering, Acta Biomaterialia. The Netherlands, Elsevier, 2010, 6: 4495-4505.

Fok M.W.M., Tan C.E., Lu W.W., Luk K.D.K. and Cheung K.M.C., A biomechanical effects on redirected pedicle screw - an in vitro pull out force and insertional torque evaluation on porcine lumbar veretebrae, 30th Annual Congress of the Hong Kong Orthopaedic Association, Hong Kong, November 27-28, 2010.

Kuang G., Yau W.P., Lim F.L., Chiu P.K.Y. and Lu W.W., Orthopaedic Journal of China , Orthopaedic Journal of China . 2010.

Kuang G., Yau W.P., Lim F.L., Chiu P.K.Y. and Lu W.W., Osteoconductive bone cement enhances tendon-bone healing in anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction, Orthopaedic Journal of China . 2010.

Kuang G., Yau W.P. and Lu W.W., Osteointegration of soft tissue grafts within the bone tunnels in Anterior Cruciate Ligament reconstruction can be enhanced, Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy. 2010, 18: 1038-1051.

Kuang G.M., Pan H., Lam W.M., Wu J., Chiu P.K.Y., Yau W.P. and Lu W.W., Preparation of a fast-setting, injectable strontium containing calcium phosphate cement for orthopaedics application, The 30th Hong Kong Orthopaedic Association Annual Congress. 2010, 32.

Lam R.W.M., Pan H., Fong M.K., Cheung W.S., Wong K.L., Li Z., Luk K.D.K., Chan W.K., Wong C.T., Yang C. and Lu W.W., In Vitro characterization of low modulus linoleic acid coated strontium-substituted hydroxyapatite containing PMMA bone cement. , Journal of Biomedical Materials Research, Part B, Applied Biomaterials. 2011, 96(1): 76-83.

Li Z., Qiu T., Wan M., Lu W.W. and Cao X., The Canonical Wnt Signaling is Involved in the Anabolic Activity of Strontium, American Society of Bone and Mineral Research 2010 Annual Meeting. 2010.

Liu W.C., Wong C.T., Fong M.K., Cheung W.S., Kao R.Y.T., Luk K.D.K. and Lu W.W., Gentamicin-loaded strontium-containing hydroxyapatite bioactive bone cement - an efficient bioactive antiobiotic drug delivery system, Journal of Biomedical Materials Research: Part B - Applied Biomaterials. 2010, 95B(2): 397-406.

Lu W.W., Wang T., Wen C., Ng F.Y., Lam W.M.R. and Chiu P.K.Y., High Porosity of Strotium-containing Hydroxyapatiteu Cement Might Explain the Early Migration of Cemented Femoral Components in Total Hip Arthroplasty (ID 3613), The 23rd European Conference on Biomaterial (the annual conference of European Society for Biomaterials). Tampere, Finland, 2010.

Lu W.W., Wang T., Wen C., Ng F.Y., Chiu P.K.Y. and Lam W.N., High porosity of sstrontium-containing hydroxyapatite cement might explain the early migration of cemented femoral components in total hip arthroplasty, The 23rd European Conference on Biomaterial (The Annual Conference of European Soceity for Biomaterials), . 2010.

Luk K.D.K., Lam S.K.L., Xiao J., Ruan D.K., Ding Y. and Lu W.W., The effects of mal-placement on the kinematics of the intervertebral disc allograft transplanation, Seventh SICOT/SIROT Annual International Conference, Gothenburg, Sweden, August 31- September 3, 2010.

Pan H., Zhao X., Darvell B.W. and Lu W.W., Apatite-formation ability - predictor of "bioactivity", Acta Biomaterialia. 2010, 6(11): 4181-4188.

Pan H., Zhao X., Chan Li L.C., Lam R.W.M., Li Z., Lu W.W., Zhang X., Wang D., Huang W., Lin K. and Jiang C., Strontium-incorporated borate glass for bone regeneration, J Royal Soc Interface. 2010, 7: 1025-1031.

Peng S.L., Liu X.S., Wang T., Li Z., Zhou G., Luk K.D.K., Guo X.E. and Lu W.W., In vivo anabolic effect of strontium on trabecular bone was associated with increased osteoblastogenesis of bone marrow stromal cells, Journal of Orthopaedic Research. 2010, 28(9): 1208-1214.

Peng S.L., Lu W.W. and Luk K.D.K., Investigatioin of the cellular and molecular mechanism of the dual effect of strontium on bone, 2011 Johnson and Johnson Asia Outstanding Graduate Thesis Award in Biotech. 2011.

Peng S.L., Liu X.S., Zhou G., Li Z., Luk K.D.K., Guo X.E. and Lu W.W., Osteoprotegerin deficiency attenuates strontium-mediated inhibition of osteoclastogenesis and bone resorption, Journal of Bone and Mineral Research. 2011, 26(6): 1272-1282.

Shen Y., Liu W., Lin K., Pan H., Darvell B.W., Peng S.L., Wen C., Deng L., Lu W.W. and Chang J., Interfacial pH: A Critical Factor for Osteoporotic Bone Regeneration, Langmuir. 2011.

Sun T., Wang L.P., Wang M., Tong H.W. and Lu W.W., Characteristics and In Vitro biological assessment of (Ti, O, N)/Ti composite coating formed on NiTi shape memory alloy, 5th International Conference on Technological Advances of Thin Film & Surface Coatings. Harbin, China, 2010.

Sun T., Wang L.P., Wang M., Tong H.W. and Lu W.W., Characteristics and In Vitro biological assessment of (Ti, O, N)/Ti composite coating formed on NiTi shape memory alloy, Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Technological Advances of Thin Film & Surface Coatings. Harbin, China, 2010, 1pp.

Sun T., Wang L.P., Wang M., Tong H.W. and Lu W.W., Characteristics and in vitro biological assessment of (Ti, O, N)/Ti composite coating formed on NiTi shape memory alloy, Thin Solid Films. 2011, 519: 4623-4628.

Sun T., Wang L.P., Wang M., Tong H.W. and Lu W.W., Fabrication, nanomechanical properties and In Vitro evaluation of (Ti, O)/Ti composite coating on NiTi shape memory alloy, IFMBE Proceedings. Germany, Springer, 2010, 31: 1222-1225.

Sun T., Wang L.P., Wang M., Tong H.W. and Lu W.W., PIIID-formed (Ti, O)/Ti, (Ti, N)/Ti and (Ti, O, N)/Ti Coatings on NiTi Shape Memory Alloy for Medical Applications, The 2nd Advanced Welding & Joining Technology Conference and International Forum on Recent Advances in Welding Science and Technology (AWJTC-FAWST), Harbin, China. 2011.

Sun T., Wang L.P., Wang M., Tong H.W. and Lu W.W., PIIID-formed (Ti, O)/Ti, (Ti, N)/Ti and (Ti, O, N)/Ti coatings on NiTi shape memory alloy for medical applications, Best Paper Award at the 2nd Advanced Welding & Joining Technology Conference (AWJTC). Harbin, China, 2011.

Sun T., Wang L.P., Wang M., Tong H.W. and Lu W.W., PIIID-formed (Ti, O)/Ti, (Ti, N)/Ti and (Ti, O, N)/Ti coatings on NiTi shape memory alloy for medical applications, Proceedings of the 2nd Advanced Welding & Joining Technology Conference (AWJTC). Harbin, China, 2011, 268-276.

Sun T., Wang L.P., Wang M., Tong H.W. and Lu W.W., The Best Paper Award, for "PIIID-formed (Ti, O)/Ti, (Ti, N)/Ti and (Ti, O, N)/Ti Coatings on NiTi Shape Memory Alloy for Medical Applications", The 2nd Advanced Welding & Joining Technology Conference and International Forum on Recent Advances in Welding Science and Technology. 2011.

Tam V., Leung Y.L., Lu W.W., Sze K.Y., Cheung K.M.C. and Chan K.Y., Development and characterization of decellularized intervertebral disc scaffold for tissue engineering, World Forum for Spine Research 2010, Montreal, Canada, July 5-8, 2010.

Tong H.W., Wang M. and Lu W.W., Best Young Engineers Papers Award, for "Electrospun Fibrous Tissue Engineering Scaffolds: Topographic Cues and their Influence on Cell Behaviour", Hong Kong Institution of Engineers. 2010.

Tong H.W., Wang M., Li Z. and Lu W.W., Electrospinning, characterization and in vitro biological evaluation of nanocomposite fibers containing carbonated hydroxyapatite nanoparticles, Biomedical Materials. IOP Publishing, 2010, 5: 054111.

Tong H.W., Wang M. and Lu W.W., Electrospun fibrous tissue engineering scaffolds: topographic cues and their influence on cell behavior, Proceedings of the Biomedical Engineering Conference BME2010, Hong Kong. 2010, Sess. B: B-6.

Tong H.W., Wang M. and Lu W.W., In vitro biological evaluation of fibrous PHBV polymer and CHA/PHBV nanocomposite scaffolds developed for tissue engineering applications, Bioceramics Development and Applications. 2011, 1: D110168.

Wen C., Chiu P.K.Y., Lu W.W. and Yan C.H., New Investigator Reorganization Award Shortlist (46 out of 2321 candidates) , The 57th Annual Meeting of Orthopaedic Research Society in Long Beach, California. 2011.

Wen C., Yao J., Cheung T.M., Lu W.W., Fan Y.B. and Zhang M., The Influence of Single or Double Tunnel Creation on Stress Distribution of Host Bone in Human Beings, The 57th Annual Meeting of the Orthopedic Research Society. Long Beach, California,, 2011.

Wen C., Wu C.B., Tang B., Lu W.W., Yan C.H. and Chiu P.K.Y., The compliance of the individual collagen fibrils of osteoarthritic cartilage is inferior to intact cartilage, The ORS 2011 Annual Meeting, January 13-16, 2011, California, USA. 2011.

Wen C., Yao J., Cheung T.M., Lu W.W., Fan Y.B., Zhang M. and Chiu P.K.Y., The influence of single or double tunnel creation on stress distribution of host bone in human beings, The ORS 2011 Annual Meeting, January 13-16, 2011, California, USA. 2011.

Wen C., Pan H., Tang B., Lu W.W., Yan C.H. and Chiu P.K.Y., Uncoupling of Bone Resorption with Formation in Osteoarthritis Subchondral Bone in Postmenopausal Women - Associated with Osteocyte Dysfunction?, The 4th International Congress of Chinese Orthopaedic Association, Xiamen, PR China, November 19th2nd. 2010.

Wen C., Wang T., Lu W.W., Yan C.H., Salmon P. and Chiu P.K.Y., Uncoupling of bone formation with resorption in osteoarthritis subchondral bone in postmenopausal women - associated with osteocyte dysfunction?, The ORS 2011 Annual Meeting, January 13-16, 2011, California, USA. 2011.

Wen C., Wang T., Lu W.W., Yan C.H., Cao X., P. S. and Chiu P.K.Y., Uncoupling of bone formation with resorption in osteoarthritis subchondral bone in postmenopausal women—Associated with osteocyte dysfunction?, Bone. 2010, 47(Supplement 3): S441-S442.

Wen C., Wang T., Lu W.W., Yan C.H., Cao X., Salmon P. and Chiu P.K.Y., Upcoupling of bone formation with resorption in osteoarthritis subchondral bone in postmenopausal women - associated with osteocyte dysfunction?, Bone. 2010, 47, Suppl 3, 1: S442-S442.

Wen C.Y., Wu C.B., Tang B., Lu W.W., Yan C.H. and Chiu P.K.Y., The Compliance Of The Individual Collagen Fibrils Of Osteoarthritic Cartilage Is Inferior To Intact Cartilage, The ORS 2011 Annual Meeting. 2011.

Wen C.Y., Tang B., Lu W.W., Yan C.H., Salmon P. and Chiu P.K.Y., Uncoupling Of Bone Formation With Resorption In Osteoarthritis Subchondral Bone In Postmenopausal Women - Associated With Osteocyte Dysfunction?, The Ors 2011 Annual Meeting. 2011.

Wu C.B.B., Tang B., Wen C., Lu W.W., Yan C.H. and Chiu P.K.Y., Individual collagen fibrils of osteoarthritic cartilage are mechanically inferior outside in., Bone. 2010, 47(Supplement 3): S443.

Wu X., Pang L., Lei W., Lu W.W., Li J., Li Z., Frassica F.J., Chen X., Wan M. and Cao X., Inhibition of Sca-1-positive skeletal stem cells recruitment by alendronate blunts the anabolic effects of parathyroid hormone on bone remodeling, , Cell Stem Cell. 2010, 7: 571-580.

Yang C., Tang Y.H., Lam W.M.R., Lu W.W., Gao P., Zhao C.B. and Yuen M.M.F., Moisture-cured elastomeric transparent UV and X-ray shielding organic-inorganic hybrids, JOURNAL OF MATERIALS SCIENCE. 2010, 45(13): 3588-3594.

Yeung K.W.K., Chan K.Y., Leung Y.L., Tam V., Lu W.W., Sze K.Y. and Cheung K.M.C., Effects of detergents on bovine disc decullularization for the generation of natural disc scaffolds for intervertebral disc tissue engineering, Seventh SICOT/SIROT Annual International Conference, Gothenburg, Sweden, August 31- September 3, 2010.

Yeung K.W.K., Lam W.N., Natarajan D., Wu S.L., Tu H., Chu P., Chung C.Y., Lu W.W., Luk K.D.K. and Cheung K.M.C., Nickel ion level in scoliosis patients implanted with nitrogen plasma surface modified nickel-titantium superelastic spinal implant: preliminary trial results, 8th Meeting of the International Research Society of Spinal Deformities (IRSSD), Montreal, Canada, June 30-July 3, 2010.

Yu B.S., Zhuang X.M., Zheng Z.M. and Lu W.W., Biomechanical Comparison of 4 Fixation Techniques of Sacral Pedicle Screw in Osteoporotic Condition, JOURNAL OF SPINAL DISORDERS & TECHNIQUES. 2010, 23(6): 404-409.

Yu B.S., Zhuang X.M., Zheng Z.M., Li Z.M., Wang T.P. and Lu W.W., Biomechanical advantages of dual over single iliac screws in lumbo-iliac fixation construct. , European Spine Journal.. 2010, 19(7): 1121-8.

Yu B.S., Zhuang X.M., Li Z.M., Zheng Z.M., Zhou Z.Y., Zou X.N. and Lu W.W., Biomechanical effects of the extent of sacrectomy on the stability of lumbo-iliac reconstruction using iliac screw techniques: What level of sacrectomy requires the bilateral dual iliac screw technique?, Clinical Biomechanics. . 2010, 25(9): 867-72.

Zhang M., Zhai W., Lin K., Pan H., Lu W.W. and Chang J., Synthesis, in vitro bioactivity and cytocompatibility of strontium silicate powders, J Biomed Mater Res B. 2010, 93(1): 252-257.

Zhang X., Zhang K.B., Li L.C., Li Z., Lam W.M.R. and Lu W.W., Strontium borate glass: potential biomaterial for bone regeneration, JOURNAL OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY INTERFACE. 2010, 7(48): 1025-1031.

Zheng W., Shen Y., Pan H., Lin K., Liu X., Darvell B.W., Lu W.W., Chang J., Deng L., Wang D. and Huang W., Effects of strontium in modified biomaterials. , Acta Biomaterialia. 2011, 7(2): 800-8.

Zhuang X.M., Yu B.S., Zheng Z.M., Zhang J.F. and Lu W.W., Effect of the degree of osteoporosis on the biomechanical anchoring strength of the sacral pedicle screws: an in vitro comparison between unaugmented bicortical screws and polymethylmethacrylate augmented unicortical screws. , Spine. 2010, 35(19): E925-31.

Researcher : Lui SC

List of Research Outputs

Yeung K.W.K., Lui S.C., Chu P., Luk K.D.K. and Cheung K.M.C., Surface enhanced polyetheretherketone materials for orthopaedic implantation, Seventh SICOT/SIROT Annual International Conference, Gothenburg, Sweden, August 31- September 3, 2010.

Researcher : Luk KDK

Project Title:	Provision of individualized biomechanical and electrophysiological service for occupational low back disorder patients
Investigator(s):	Luk KDK, Lu WW, Hu Y
Department:	Orthopaedics and Traumatology
Source(s) of Funding:	S.K. Yee Medical Foundation - General Award
Start Date:	12/2003

Project Title:	Biomedical Engineering
Investigator(s):	Luk KDK, Cheung PYS
Department:	Orthopaedics and Traumatology
Source(s) of Funding:	Seed Funding for Strategic Research Theme
Start Date:	06/2008
Completion Date:	05/2011

Project Title:	A functional MRI study of the chronically compressed spinal cord in HUMANS.
Investigator(s):	Luk KDK, Hu Y, Wu EX
Department:	Orthopaedics and Traumatology
Source(s) of Funding:	General Research Fund (GRF)
Start Date:	01/2009
Completion Date:	06/2011

Project Title:	A mesenchymal stem cell-based approach to rescue intervertebral disc allograft from post-transplantation degeneration
Investigator(s):	Luk KDK, Cheung KMC, Leung YL, Lu WW
Department:	Orthopaedics and Traumatology
Source(s) of Funding:	General Research Fund (GRF)
Start Date:	01/2010

Project Title:	Haemodynamic Dysfunction in Cervical Spine Chronic Compressive Injuries: An Experimental Study
Investigator(s):	Luk KDK, Hu Y, Wen C
Department:	Orthopaedics and Traumatology
Source(s) of Funding:	Seed Funding Programme for Basic Research
Start Date:	03/2010

Project Title:	Development and characterization of a novel rat model of Spinal Cord Chronic Compression Injuries: compression ratio/speed and in vivo method for quantitative vascular evaluation
Investigator(s):	Luk KDK, Hu Y, Wen C
Department:	Orthopaedics and Traumatology
Source(s) of Funding:	Seed Funding Programme for Basic Research
Start Date:	03/2011

List of Research Outputs

Chan B.P., Cheng H.W., Chik T.K., Cheung K.M.C. and Luk K.D.K., Methods for Complex Tissue Engineering. , US Regular Patent Application (filed on 14 June 2011) (Application No. 13/159,837). 2011.

Chan B.P., Cheng H.W., Chik T.K., Cheung K.M.C. and Luk K.D.K., Methods for Complex Tissue Engineering, PCT Patent Application (filed on 15 June 2011) (Application No. pct/cn2011/000988). 2011.

Chan C.W., Lam S.K.L., Leung Y.L., Chan D., Luk K.D.K. and Cheung K.M.C., Minimizing Cryoperservation-Induced Loss of Disc Cell Activity for Storage of Whole Intervertebral Disc, Eur Cells and Materials. 2010, 19: 273-283.

Cheng H.W., Luk K.D.K., Cheung K.M.C. and Chan B.P., In vitro generation of osteochondral interface from mesenchymal stem cell-collagen microspheres. , Biomaterials. 2011, 32: 1526-1535.

Cheung J.P.Y. and Luk K.D.K., Post-irradiation cervical spine complications in patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma, The 8th Combined Congress of the Spine and Paediatric Sections of APOA, Gifu, Japan. June 1-4,2011.

Cheung K.M.C., El-fiky T., Samartzis D., Cheung W.Y., Wong Y.W. and Luk K.D.K., A novel method of directing the sagittal placement of thoracic pedicle screws without intraoperative imaging in scoliosis patients, 17th International Meeting on Advanced Spine Techniques. Toronto, Canada, 2010.

Cheung K.M.C., Elfiky T.A.M., Samartzis D., Cheung W.Y., Wong Y.W. and Luk K.D.K., A novel method of directing the sagittal placement of thoracic pedicle screws without intraoperative imaging in scoliosis patients, 17th International Meeting on Advanced Spine Techniques (IMAST), Toronto, Canada, July 21-24, 2010.

Cheung K.M.C., Kuong E.E., Samartzis D., Yeung K.W.K. and Luk K.D.K., A randomized controlled trial assessing the safety and efficacy of a novel superelastic rod in comparison to convenetional titianium rod for scoliosis curve correction , AOSpine Best Paper Award presented at the 30th Annual Congress of the Hong Kong Orthopaedic Association, Hong Kong, November 27-28, 2010. 2010.

Cheung K.M.C., Kuong E.E., Samartzis D., Yeung K.W.K. and Luk K.D.K., A randomized controlled trial assessing the safety and efficacy of a novel superelastic rod in comparison to convenetional titianium rod for scoliosis curve correction, In: SC Tjong0, A.R. Hodgson Award prsented at the 30th Annual Congress of the Hong Kong Orthopaedic Association, Hong Kong, November 27-28, 2010. 2010.

Cheung K.M.C., Kuong E.E., Samartzis D., Yeung K.W.K. and Luk K.D.K., A randomized controlled trial assessing the safety and efficacy of a novel superelastic rod in comparison to conventional titanium rod for scoliosis curve correction, 30th Annual Congress of the Hong Kong Orthopaedic Association, Hong Kong, November 27-28, 2010.

Cheung K.M.C., Kuong E.E., Samartzis D., Yeung K.W.K. and Luk K.D.K., A randomized controlled trial assessing the safety and efficacy of a novel superelastic rod in comparison to conventional titanium rod for scoliosis curve correction, The 8th Combined Congress of the Spine and Paediatric Sections of APOA, Gifu, Japan. June 1-4,2011.

Cheung K.M.C., Samartzis D., Yu K.Y., Natarajan D., Cheung W.Y., Wong Y.W., Shen J.X., Luk K.D.K. and Qiu G.X., Does contiguous mulitlevel screws offer added curve correction over alternate level screw strategy in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis patients when curve flexibility is taken into account, 12th International Phillip Zorab Symposium, London, UK, March 16-18, 2011.

Cheung K.M.C., Samartzis D., Yu K.Y., Natarajan D., Cheung W.Y., Wong Y.W., Qiu G.X., Shen J.X. and Luk K.D.K., Does contiguous mulitlevel screws offer added curve correction over alternate level screw strategy in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis patients when curve flexibility is taken into account, 17th International Meeting on Advanced Spine Techniques (IMAST), Toronto, Canada, July 21-24, 2010.

Cheung K.M.C., Samartzis D., Yu K.Y., Natarajan D., Cheung W.Y., Wong Y.W., Qiu G.X., Shen J.X. and Luk K.D.K., Does contiguous mulitlevel screws offer added curve correction over alternate level screw strategy in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis patients when curve flexibility is taken into account, 45th Scoliosis Research Society Annual Meeting, Kyoto, Japan, September 21-24, 2010.

Cheung K.M.C., Samartzis D., Yu K., Natarajan D., Cheung W.Y., Wong Y.W., Qiu G., Shen J. and Luk K.D.K., Does contiguous multilevel screws offer added curve correction over alternate level screw strategy in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis patients when curve flexibility is taken into account ?, 17th International Meeting on Advanced Spine Techniques. Toronto, Canada, 2010.

Cheung K.M.C., Samartzis D., Yu K., Natarajan D., Cheung W.Y., Wong Y.W., Qiu G., Shen J. and Luk K.D.K., Does contiguous multilevel screws offer added curve correction over alternate level screw strategy in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis patients when curve flexibility is taken into account ?, 45th Annual Meeting of the Scoliosis Research Society. Kyoto, Japan, 2010.

Cheung K.M.C., Samartzis D., Karppinen J., Mok F., Fong D.Y.T. and Luk K.D.K., Intervertebral disc degeneration: new insights based on “skipped” level disc pathology, Arthr Rheum. 2010.

Cheung K.M.C., Samartzis D., Natarajan D., Kwan K., Cheung W.Y., Li J., Wong Y.W., Lenke L. and Luk K.D.K., Pedicle screw fixation strategies of the thoracic curve in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS), Annual Meeting of the International Research Society of Spinal Deformities. Montreal, Canada, 2010.

Cheung K.M.C., Samartzis D., Natarajan D., Kwan K., Cheung W.Y., Li J., Wong Y.W., Lenke L. and Luk K.D.K., Pedicle screw fixation strategies of the thoracic curve in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis, 8th Meeting of the International Research Society of Spinal Deformities (IRSSD), Montreal, Canada, June 30-July 3, 2010.

Cheung K.M.C., Natarajan D., Samartzis D., Leung Y., Cheung W.Y., Wong Y.W. and Luk K.D.K., Selection of fusion levels in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) using the fulcrum bending radiograph prediction: verification based on pedicle screw strategy, Annual Meeting of the International Research Society of Spinal Deformities. Montreal, Canada, 2010.

Cheung K.M.C., Natarajan D., Samartzis D., Leung Y.L., Cheung W.Y., Wong Y.W. and Luk K.D.K., Selection of fusion levels in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis using fulcrum bending radiograph prediction: verification based on pedicle screw strategy, 8th Meeting of the International Research Society of Spinal Deformities (IRSSD), Montreal, Canada, June 30-July 3, 2010.

Cheung W.Y., Luk K.D.K., Cheung K.M.C., Cheng J.C.Y., Ng B.K.W., Lam T.P., Yip P.S.F. and Fong D.Y.T., Clinical effectiveness of school screening for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: a large population-based retrospective cohort study, 5th Triennial Congress of International Federation of the Paediatric Orthopaedic Societies 2010, Seoul, Korea, September 8-11, 2010.

Cheung W.Y., Samartzis D., Natarajan D., Kwan K., Lenke L., Wong Y.W. and Luk K.D.K., Pedicle screw fixation strategies of the thoracic curve in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis, 5th Triennial Congress of International Federation of the Paediatric Orthopaedic Societies 2010, Seoul, Korea, September 8-11, 2010.

Cheung W.Y., Cheung K.M.C., Natarajan D., Samartzis D., Wong Y.W. and Luk K.D.K., Predictability of the fulcrum bending radiograph in thoracic adolescent idiopathic scoliosis correction with alternate level pedicle screw fixation, 5th Triennial Congress of International Federation of the Paediatric Orthopaedic Societies 2010, Seoul, Korea, September 8-11, 2010.

Cheung W.Y., Lenke L. and Luk K.D.K., Prediction of scoliosis correction with thoracic segmental pedicle screw constructs using fulcrum bending radiographs, 5th Triennial Congress of International Federation of the Paediatric Orthopaedic Societies 2010, Seoul, Korea, September 8-11, 2010.

Cheung W.Y., Luk K.D.K., Cheung K.M.C., Wong Y.W. and Samartzis D., The predictive value of the fulcrum bending radiograph in spontaneous apical vertebral de-rotation in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis, The 8th Combined Congress of the Spine and Paediatric Sections of APOA, Gifu, Japan. June 1-4,2011.

Cheung W.Y. and Luk K.D.K., Tuberculosis of the spine, Orthopaedics and Trauma. 2011, 25: 161-167.

Chik T.K., Luk K.D.K., Cheung K.M.C. and Chan B.P., Creation of a tissue interface between bone-like construct and soft tissue-like construct. , World Forum for Spine Research, 5-8 Jul, 2010, Montreal, Canada.. 2010, 1099.

Cui J., Wen C., Hu Y., Li T.H. and Luk K.D.K., Entropy-based analysis for diffusion anisotropy mapping of healthy and myelopathic spinal cord, Neuroimage. 2011, 54(3): 2125-31.

Cui J., Wen C., Hu Y., Mak K.C. and Luk K.D.K., Orientation Entropy Analysis of Diffusion Tensor in Healthy and Myelopathic Spinal Cord, Neuroimage. 2011.

Fan Y., Cheung K.M.C., Chan D., Cheung W.Y., Cheah K.S.E., Sham P.C., Luk K.D.K. and Song Y., Gemome-Wide Association Study of Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis in Southern Chinese, 15th Research Postgraduate Symposium, HKU, Dec 1 & 2, 2010. HK.

Fan Y., Cheung K.M.C., Chan D., Cheung W.Y., Cheah K.S.E., Sham P.C., Luk K.D.K. and Song Y., Genome-wide association study of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis in Southern China, 12th International Phillip Zorab Symposium, London, UK, March 16-18, 2011.

Fan Y., Cheung K.M.C., Chan D., Cheung W.Y., Cheah K.S.E., Sham P.C., Luk K.D.K. and Song Y., Genome-wide association study of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis in southern China, 12th International Phillip Zorab Symposium, 2011 . 2011.

Fok M.W.M., Tan C.E., Lu W.W., Luk K.D.K. and Cheung K.M.C., A biomechanical effects on redirected pedicle screw - an in vitro pull out force and insertional torque evaluation on porcine lumbar veretebrae, 30th Annual Congress of the Hong Kong Orthopaedic Association, Hong Kong, November 27-28, 2010.

Fong D.Y.T., Lee C.F., Cheung K.M.C., Cheng J.C.Y., Ng B.K.W., Lam T.P., Mak K.H., Yip P.S.F. and Luk K.D.K., A Meta-analysis of the Clinical Effectiveness of School Scoliosis Screening, The 8th International Research Society of Spinal Deformities (IRSSD) meeting. 2010.

Fong D.Y.T., Lee C.F., Cheung K.M.C., Cheng J.C.Y., Ng B.K.W., Lam T.P., Mak K.H., Yip P.S.F. and Luk K.D.K., A meta analysis of the clinical effectiveness of school scoliosis screening, In: Aubin CE, Stokes IAF, Labelle H, Moreau A., Research into Spinal Deformities 7. IOS Press, 2010.

Fong D.Y.T., Lee C.F., Cheung K.M.C., Cheng J.C.Y., Ng B.K.W., Lam T.P., Mak K.H., Yip P.S.F. and Luk K.D.K., A meta-analysis of the clinical effectiveness of school scoliosis screening, 8th Meeting of the International Research Society of Spinal Deformities (IRSSD), Montreal, Canada, June 30-July 3, 2010.

Guo J.J., Yang H.L., Tang T.S., Cheung K.M.C. and Luk K.D.K., Clinical imaging study and meta-analysis of ossification of the ligamentum flavum, Chinese Journal of Orthopaedics. 2010, 30(11): 1105-1108.

Hu L., Zhang Z., Hung Y.S., Luk K.D.K., Iannetti G. and Hu Y., Single-trial detection of somatosensory evoked potentials by probabilistic independent component analysis and wavelet filtering, Clin Neurophysiol. 2011, 122: 1429-39.

Kuong E., Samartzis D., Yeung K.W.K., Luk K.D.K. and Cheung K.M.C., Hong Kong Orthopaedic Association AOSpine Best Paper Award - A randomized controlled trial assessing the safety and efficacy of a novel superelastic rod in comparison to conventional titanium rod for scoliosis curve correction , 30th Annual Congress of the Hong Kong Orthopaedic Association . 2010.

Kuong E., Samartzis D., Yeung K.W.K., Luk K.D.K. and Cheung K.M.C., Hong Kong Orthopaedic Association AR Hodgson Award - A randomized controlled trial assessing the safety and efficacy of a novel superelastic rod in comparison to conventional titanium rod for scoliosis curve correction , 30th Annual Congress of the Hong Kong Orthopaedic Association . 2010.

Kuong E.E., Samartzis D., Yeung K.W.K., Luk K.D.K. and Cheung K.M.C., A randomized controlled trial assessing the safety and efficacy of a novel superelastic rod in comparison to conventional titanium rod for scoliosis curve correction, 30th Annual Congress of the Hong Kong Orthopaedic Association. Hong Kong, 2010.

Lam R.W.M., Pan H., Fong M.K., Cheung W.S., Wong K.L., Li Z., Luk K.D.K., Chan W.K., Wong C.T., Yang C. and Lu W.W., In Vitro characterization of low modulus linoleic acid coated strontium-substituted hydroxyapatite containing PMMA bone cement. , Journal of Biomedical Materials Research, Part B, Applied Biomaterials. 2011, 96(1): 76-83.

Lau T.W., Leung F.K.L., Siu D.C.W., Wong G.T.C. and Luk K.D.K., Geriatric hip fracture clinical pathway: the Hong Kong experience. , Osteoporosis International. 2010 Dec;21(Suppl 4):S573-7. Epub 2010 Nov 6. 2010.

Lau T.W., Leung F.K.L., Siu D.C.W., Wong G.T.C. and Luk K.D.K., Geriatric hip fracture clinical pathway: the Hong Kong experience, Osteoporosis International. 2010, 21(S4): S627-S636.

Lee C.F., Fong D.Y.T., Cheung K.M.C., Cheng J.C.Y., Ng B.K.W., Lam T.P., Mak K.H., Yip P.S.F. and Luk K.D.K., Costs of School Scoliosis Screening: A Large Population based Study, In: Aubin CE, Stokes IAF, Labelle H, Moreau A., Research into Spinal Deformities 7. IOS Press, 2010.

Lee C.F., Fong D.Y.T., Cheung K.M.C., Cheng J.C.Y., Ng B.K.W., Lam T.P., Mak K.H., Yip P.S.F. and Luk K.D.K., Costs of School Scoliosis Screening: A Large Population-based Study, The 8th International Research Society of Spinal Deformities (IRSSD) meeting. 2010.

Lee C.F., Fong D.Y.T., Cheung K.M.C., Cheng J.C.Y., Ng B.K.W., Lam T.P., Mak K.H., Yip P.S.F. and Luk K.D.K., Costs of school scoliosis screening. A large, population-based study, Spine. 2010, 35(26): 2266-2272.

Lee C.F., Fong D.Y.T., Cheung K.M.C., Cheng J.C.Y., Ng B.K.W., Lam T.P., Mak K.H., Yip P.S.F. and Luk K.D.K., Costs of school scoliosis screening: a large population-based study, 8th Meeting of the International Research Society of Spinal Deformities (IRSSD), Montreal, Canada, June 30-July 3, 2010.

Lee C.F., Fong D.Y.T., Cheung K.M.C., Cheng J.C.Y., Ng B.K.W., Lam T.P., Mak K.H., Yip P.S.F. and Luk K.D.K., Referral criteria for school scoliosis screening: assessment and recommendations based on a large longitudinally followed cohort, Spine. 2010, 35(25): E1492-E1498.

Leung Y.L., Samartzis D., Cheung K.M.C. and Luk K.D.K., Osteoporotic vertebral compression fracture: the clinical impact of "intravertebral clefts", Spine Journal. 2010, 10(11): 1035-1036.

Leung Y.L., Hung S., Lau R., Tam V., Yang F., Wu E.X., Luk K.D.K., Chan D. and Cheung K.M.C., Structural and functional evaluation of allogeneic MSC-based disc regeneration: implications of dosage and stage of degeneration with long-term follow-up, World Forum for Spine Research 2010, Montreal, Canada, July 5-8, 2010.

Liu H., Chang C., Luk K.D.K. and Hu Y., Comparison of blind source separation methods in fast somatosensory-evoked potential detection, J Clin Neurophysiol. 2011, 28: 170-7.

Liu W.C., Wong C.T., Fong M.K., Cheung W.S., Kao R.Y.T., Luk K.D.K. and Lu W.W., Gentamicin-loaded strontium-containing hydroxyapatite bioactive bone cement - an efficient bioactive antiobiotic drug delivery system, Journal of Biomedical Materials Research: Part B - Applied Biomaterials. 2010, 95B(2): 397-406.

Luk K.D.K., Wan T., Wong Y.W., Cheung K.M.C., Chan Y.K., Cheng A.C.S., Kwan M.W.W., Law K.K.P., Lee P.W.H. and Cheing G.L.Y., A multidisciplinary functional resotration program for patients with chronic back pain, Seventh SICOT/SIROT Annual International Conference, Gothenburg, Sweden, August 31- September 3, 2010.

Luk K.D.K., Wan T., Wong Y.W., Cheung K.M.C., Chan Y.K., Cheng A.C.S., Kwan M.W.W., Law K.K.P., Lee P.W.H. and Cheing G.L.Y., A multidisciplinary functional restoration program for chronic back pain patietns in Hong Kong: a prospective study, Journal of Orthpaedic Surgery. 2010, 18(2): 131-138.

Luk K.D.K., Wan T.W.M., Wong Y.W., Cheung K.M.C., Chan Y.K., Cheng A.C.S., Kwan M.W.W., Law K.K.P., Lee P.W.H. and Cheing G.L.Y., A multidisciplinary rehabilitation programme for patients with chronic low back pain: a prospective study, Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery. 2010, 18 (2): 131-138.

Luk K.D.K., Lee C.F., Cheung K.M.C., Cheng J.C.Y., Ng B.K.W., Lam T.P., Mak K.H., Yip P.S.F. and Fong D.Y.T., Clinical Effectiveness of School Screening for Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis: A Large Population-Based Retrospective Cohort Studv, The 8th International Research Society of Spinal Deformities (IRSSD) meeting. 2010.

Luk K.D.K., Lee C.F., Cheung K.M.C., Cheng J.C.Y., Ng B.K.W., Lam T.P., Mak K.H., Yip P.S.F. and Fong D.Y.T., Clinical Effectiveness of School Screening for Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis: A Large Population-Based Retrospective Cohort Study, 45th Annual Meeting, Scoliosis Research Society. 2010.

Luk K.D.K., Lee C.F., Cheung K.M.C., Cheng J.C.Y., Ng B.K.W., Lam T.P., Mak K.H., Yip P.S.F. and Fong D.Y.T., Clinical effectiveness of school screening for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis. A large population-based retrospective cohort study, Spine. 2010, 35(17): 1607-1614.

Luk K.D.K., Clinical effectiveness of school screening for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis, 8th Peking Union Medical College Hospital Bone and Joint Surgery Technology Development Forum - Spine Section, Bejing, PR China, May 27-29, 2011.

Luk K.D.K., Lee C.F., Cheung K.M.C., Cheng J.C.Y., Ng B.K.W., Lam T.P., Mak K.H., Yip P.S.F. and Fong D.Y.T., Clinical effectiveness of school screening for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: a large population-based retrospective cohort study, 8th Meeting of the International Research Society of Spinal Deformities (IRSSD), Montreal, Canada, June 30-July 3, 2010.

Luk K.D.K., Vidyadhara S., Lu D.S., Wong Y.W., Cheung W.Y. and Cheung K.M.C., Coupling between sagittal and frontal plane deformity correction in idiopathic scoliosis and its relationship with post-operative sagittal alignment, 8th Meeting of the International Research Society of Spinal Deformities (IRSSD), Montreal, Canada, June 30-July 3, 2010.

Luk K.D.K., Cheung W.Y., Wong Y., Cheung K.M.C. and Wong Y.W., Coupling coronal-sagittal-axial deformity correction in thoracic adolescent idiopathic scoliosis - prediction using the fulcrum bending radiograph, 5th Triennial Congress of International Federation of the Paediatric Orthopaedic Societies 2010, Seoul, Korea, September 8-11, 2010.

Luk K.D.K., Expert's comment concerning grand rounds case entitled "closing-opening" wedge osteotomy for severe, rigid thoraco-lumbar post-tubercular kyphosis" by S Rajasekaran, P Rishimugesh Kanna and Ajoy Prasad Shetty, European Spine Journal. 2011, 20: 349-350.

Luk K.D.K., Cheung W.Y., Cheung K.M.C. and Wong Y.W., How much apical derotation occurs as a result of coronal curve correction in AIS assessment using the fulcrum bending radiograph, Seventh SICOT/SIROT Annual International Conference, Gothenburg, Sweden, August 31- September 3, 2010.

Luk K.D.K., Patterns of disc degeneration in the lumbar spine and their clinical significance, 2nd Captial Scientific Summit on Orthopedic Surgery and ISSLS Instructional Course on State of the Art on the Advances of Research of the Lumbar Spine, Beijing, PR China, October 22-24, 2010.

Luk K.D.K., Radiological and kinematic studies on the post-operative degenerative adjacent segment and the principles of management, 2nd Captial Scientific Summit on Orthopedic Surgery and ISSLS Instructional Course on State of the Art on the Advances of Research of the Lumbar Spine, Beijing, PR China, October 22-24, 2010.

Luk K.D.K., Strontium activating low-density lipoprotein-related protein 6 in osteoblasts, 16th APOA Triennial Congress, Taipei, Taiwan, November 4-7, 2010.

Luk K.D.K., Lee C.F., Cheung K.M.C., Cheng J.C.Y., Ng B.K.W., Lam T.P., Mak K.H., Yip P.S.F. and Fong D.Y.T., The Clinical Effectiveness of the Hong Kong Scoliosis Screening Programme, In: Aubin CE, Stokes IAF, Labelle H, Moreau A., Research into Spinal Deformities 7. IOS Press, 2010.

Luk K.D.K., Lam S.K.L., Xiao J., Ruan D.K., Ding Y. and Lu W.W., The effects of mal-placement on the kinematics of the intervertebral disc allograft transplanation, Seventh SICOT/SIROT Annual International Conference, Gothenburg, Sweden, August 31- September 3, 2010.

Mak J.N.F., Hu Y. and Luk K.D.K., An automated ECG-artifact removal method for trunk muscle surface EMG recordings, Med Eng Phys. 2010, 32: 840-8.

Mak J.N.F., Hu Y. and Luk K.D.K., An automated ECG-artifact removal method for trunk muscle surface EMG recordings, Medical Engineering & Physics. 2010, 32(8): 840-848.

Mak J.N.F., Hu Y., Cheng A.C.S., Kwok H.Y., Chen Y.H. and Luk K.D.K., Flexion-extension ratio in sitting: application in low back pain rehabilitation, Spine. 2010, 35(16): 1532-1538.

Mak K.C., Wen C., Cui J., Mak K.F. and Luk K.D.K., Functional MRI may aid in decision making for treating patients with cervical myelopathy, 30th Annual Congress of the Hong Kong Orthopaedic Association, Hong Kong, November 27-28, 2010.

Mak N.F.J., Hu Y., Cheng A.C., Kwok H.Y., Chen Y.H. and Luk K.D.K., Flexion-Relaxation Ratio in Sitting: Application in Low Back Pain Rehabilitation., Spine. 2010, 35: 1532-8.

Ming D., Bai Y.R., Liu X.Y., An X.W., Qi H.Z., Wan B.K., Hu Y. and Luk K.D.K., Brain-Computer Interface Technique for Electro-Acupuncture Stimulation Control, 2010 IEEE International Conference on Virtual Environments Human-Computer Interfaces and Measurement Systems (VECIMS). IEEE, 2010, 33.

Ming D., Sun C.C., Cheng L.L., Bai Y.R., Liu X.Y., An X.W., Qi H.Z., Wan B.K., Hu Y. and Luk K.D.K., ICA-SVM combination algorithm for identification of motor imagery potentials, IEEE International Conference on Computational Intelligence for Measurement Systems and Applications (CIMSA). 2010, 92.

Ming D., Liu X.R., Bai Y.R., An X.W., Qi H.Z., Wan B.K., Hu Y. and Luk K.D.K., Upper extremity kinetics during walker-assisted gait of knee joint stiffness simulation, 2010 IEEE International Conference on Virtual Environments Human-Computer Interfaces and Measurement Systems (VECIMS). 2010, 1.

Mok F., Samartzis D., Karppinen J., Luk K.D.K., Fong D.Y.T. and Cheung K.M.C., 2010 ISSLS Prize Winner: Prevalence, determinants, and association of Schmorl's nodes of the lumbar spine with disc degeneration: a population-based study of 2,449 individuals, Spine. 2010.

Mok F., Samartzis D., Karppinen J., Luk K.D.K., Fong D.Y.T. and Cheung K.M.C., Is the Morphology and Size of Schmorl's Nodes of the Lumbar Spine Related to Severity of Disc Degeneration ?, 30th Annual Congress of the Hong Kong Orthopaedic Association. Hong Kong, 2010.

Mok F., Samartzis D., Karppinen J., Fong D.Y.T., Luk K.D.K. and Cheung K.M.C., Is the Morphology and Size of Schmorl's Nodes of the Lumbar Spine Related to Severity of Disc Degeneration ?, The International Society for the Study of the Lumbar Spine. Gothenburg, Sweden, 2011.

Mok F., Samartzis D., Karppinen J., Fong D.Y.T., Luk K.D.K. and Cheung K.M.C., Modic changes of the lumbar spine in Southern Chinese, World Forum for Spine Research: Intervertebral Disc. Montreal, Canada, 2010.

Mok P.S., Samartzis D., Karppinen J., Fong D.Y.T., Luk K.D.K. and Cheung K.M.C., Is the morphology and size of Schmorl's Nodes of the lumbar spine related to severity of disc degeneration, 30th Annual Congress of the Hong Kong Orthopaedic Association, Hong Kong, November 27-28, 2010.

Mok P.S., Samartzis D., Karppinen J., Fong D.Y.T., Luk K.D.K. and Cheung K.M.C., Modic changes of the lumbar spine in Southern Chinese, World Forum for Spine Research 2010, Montreal, Canada, July 5-8, 2010.

Mok P.S., Samartzis D., Karppinen J., Luk K.D.K., Fong D.Y.T. and Cheung K.M.C., Prevalence, determinants and association of Schmorl's Nodes of the lumbar spine with disc degenerative: a population-based study of 2449 individuals, Spine. 2010, 35(21): 1944-1952.

Peng S.L., Liu X.S., Wang T., Li Z., Zhou G., Luk K.D.K., Guo X.E. and Lu W.W., In vivo anabolic effect of strontium on trabecular bone was associated with increased osteoblastogenesis of bone marrow stromal cells, Journal of Orthopaedic Research. 2010, 28(9): 1208-1214.

Peng S.L., Lu W.W. and Luk K.D.K., Investigatioin of the cellular and molecular mechanism of the dual effect of strontium on bone, 2011 Johnson and Johnson Asia Outstanding Graduate Thesis Award in Biotech. 2011.

Peng S.L., Liu X.S., Zhou G., Li Z., Luk K.D.K., Guo X.E. and Lu W.W., Osteoprotegerin deficiency attenuates strontium-mediated inhibition of osteoclastogenesis and bone resorption, Journal of Bone and Mineral Research. 2011, 26(6): 1272-1282.

Samartzis D., Karppinen J., Luk K.D.K. and Cheung K.M.C., "Skipped" level disc degeneration of the lumbar spine: classification & clinical relevance, World Forum for Spine Research: Intervertebral Disc. Montreal, Canada, 2010.

Samartzis D., Karppinen J., Luk K.D.K. and Cheung K.M.C., "Skipped" level disc degeneration of the lumbar spine: classification and clinical relevance, World Forum for Spine Research 2010, Montreal, Canada, July 5-8, 2010.

Samartzis D., Karppinen J., Mok P.S., Fong D.Y.T., Luk K.D.K. and Cheung K.M.C., A population-based study of disc degeneration and its association with overweight, low back pain and diminished functional status in young individuals, Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery . 2011, 93(7): 662-670.

Samartzis D., Karppinen J., Mok P.S., Fong D.Y.T., Luk K.D.K. and Cheung K.M.C., A population-based study of juvenile disc degeneration and its association with overweight and obesity, low back pain, and dimnished functional status, Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. 2011, 93A: 662-670.

Samartzis D., Karppinen J., Luk K.D.K. and Cheung K.M.C., Are patterns of lumbar disc degeneration associated with low back pain? New insights based on skipped level disc pathology, The International Society for the Study of the Lumbar Spine. Gothenburg, Sweden, 2011.

Samartzis D., Karppinen J., Luk K.D.K., Cheung K.M.C. and Cheung K.M.C., Body mass index and its association with disc degeneration of the lumbar spine in adults, World Forum for Spine Research 2010, Montreal, Canada, July 5-8, 2010.

Samartzis D., Karppinen J., Luk K.D.K. and Cheung K.M.C., Body mass index and its association with disc degeneration of the lumbar spine in adults, World Forum for Spine Research: Intervertebral Disc. Montreal, Canada, 2010.

Samartzis D., Karppinen J., Luk K.D.K. and Cheung K.M.C., Cervical scoliosis in the Klippel-Feil patient, Global Spine Congress. Barcelona, Spain, 2011.

Samartzis D., Karppinen J., Mok P.S., Fong D.Y.T., Luk K.D.K. and Cheung K.M.C., Disc degeneration in young individuals and its association with overweight/obesity, low back pain, and diminished functional status, World Forum for Spine Research 2010, Montreal, Canada, July 5-8, 2010.

Samartzis D., Karppinen J., Mok F., Fong D.Y.T., Luk K.D.K. and Cheung K.M.C., Disc degeneration in young individuals and its association with overweight/obesity, low back pain, and diminished functional status, World Forum for Spine Research: Intervertebral Disc. Montreal, Canada, 2010.

Samartzis D., Yu K., Natarajan D., Cheung W.Y., Wong Y.W., Qiu G., Shen J., Luk K.D.K. and Cheung K.M.C., Do contiguous multilevel screws offer added curve correction over alternate level screw strategy in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis patients when curve flexibility is taken into account ?, 30th Annual Congress of the Hong Kong Orthopaedic Association. Hong Kong, 2010.

Samartzis D., Vavken P., Modi H., Luk K.D.K. and Cheung K.M.C., Does cervical disc arthroplasty reduce adjacent segment disease and other complications in comparison to anterior cervical discectomy and fusion ? A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials., 30th Annual Congress of the Hong Kong Orthopaedic Association. Hong Kong, 2010.

Samartzis D., Vavken P., Modi H.N., Luk K.D.K. and Cheung K.M.C., Does cervical disc arthroplasty reduce adjacent segment disease and other complications in comparison to anterior cervical diskectomy and fusion? A meta analysis of randomized controlled trials, 30th Annual Congress of the Hong Kong Orthopaedic Association, Hong Kong, November 27-28, 2010.

Samartzis D., Yu K.Y., Natarajan D., Cheung W.Y., Wong Y.W., Qiu G.X., Shen J.X., Luk K.D.K. and Cheung K.M.C., Does contiguous mulitlevel screws offer added curve correction over alternate level screw strategy in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis patients when curve flexibility is taken into account, 30th Annual Congress of the Hong Kong Orthopaedic Association, Hong Kong, November 27-28, 2010.

Samartzis D., Karppinen J., Luk K.D.K. and Cheung K.M.C., Intervertebral disc degeneration on MRI is associated with low back pain: a population-based study, Global Spine Congress. Barcelona, Spain, 2011.

Samartzis D., Karppinen J., Luk K.D.K. and Cheung K.M.C., Intervertebral disc degeneration on MRI is associated with low back pain: a population-based study, The International Society for the Study of the Lumbar Spine. Gothenburg, Sweden, 2011.

Samartzis D., Karppinen J., Mok P.S., Luk K.D.K. and Cheung K.M.C., New insights of intervertebral disc degeneration based on skipped level disc pathology, World Forum for Spine Research 2010, Montreal, Canada, July 5-8, 2010.

Samartzis D., Karppinen J., Mok F., Fong D.Y.T., Luk K.D.K. and Cheung K.M.C., New insights on the etiology & clinical relevance associated with disc degeneration, World Forum for Spine Research: Intervertebral Disc. Montreal, Canada, 2010.

Samartzis D., Karppinen J., Luk K.D.K. and Cheung K.M.C., Patterns of disc degeneration of the lumbar spine and their clinical relevance: evidence suggesting a unique mechanism associated with low back pain, 30th Annual Congress of the Hong Kong Orthopaedic Association, Hong Kong, November 27-28, 2010.

Samartzis D., Natarajan D., Kwan K., Cheung W.Y., Li J., Wong Y.W., Lenke L., Luk K.D.K. and Cheung K.M.C., Pedicle screw fixation strategies of the thoracic curve in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis, 45th Annual Meeting of the Scoliosis Research Society. Kyoto, Japan, 2010.

Samartzis D., Karppinen J., Luk K.D.K. and Cheung K.M.C., The association between concomitant cervical and lumbar disc degeneration and associated abnormalities: a population based study of 2762 individuals, World Forum for Spine Research 2010, Montreal, Canada, July 5-8, 2010.

Samartzis D., Karppinen J., Luk K.D.K. and Cheung K.M.C., The association between concomitant cervical and lumbar disc degeneration and associated abnormalities: a population-based study of 2,762 individuals, World Forum for Spine Research: Intervertebral Disc. Montreal, Canada, 2010.

Samartzis D., Karppinen J., Chan D., Luk K.D.K. and Cheung K.M.C., The association of disc degeneration based on magnetic resonance imaging and the presence of low back pain, World Forum for Spine Research 2010, Montreal, Canada, July 5-8, 2010.

Sun Y., Samartzis D., Cheung K.M.C., Wong Y.W. and Luk K.D.K., The "X-Factor" Index: a new parameter for the assessment of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis correction, Euro Spine J. 2010.

Sun Y.Q., Samartzis D., Cheung K.M.C., Wong Y.W. and Luk K.D.K., The "X-factor" index: a new parameter for the assessment of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis correction, European Spine Journal. 2011, 20: 144-150.

To M.K.T., Au K.H.T., Hu Y. and Luk K.D.K., Clinical hand motion analysis using the CyberGlove, 30th Annual Congress of the Hong Kong Orthopaedic Association, Hong Kong, November 27-28, 2010.

Wen C., Cui J., Hu Y., Mak K.C., Mak H.K.F. and Luk K.D.K., Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy-related Diffusivity Changes are Regional-Dependent in Spinal Cord, The 57th Annual Meeting of the Orthopedic Research Society. Long Beach, California,, 2011.

Wen C., Hu Y. and Luk K.D.K., Oldendorf Award , The 34th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Neuroimaging in recognition of the best manuscript based on research in CT, MRI, SPECT, PET, MSI, or brain mapping in Fort Meyers, FL January 20-23, 2011.. 2011.

Wen C., Cui J., Hu Y., Mak K.C. and Luk K.D.K., The Diffusion Pattern of Healthy and Myelopathic Cervical Spinal Cord – A template-based analysis, J Neuroimaging. 2011, 21(1): 99.

Wen C., Cui J., Hu Y., Mak K.C. and Luk K.D.K., The diffusion pattern of healthy and myelopathic cervical spinal cord - a template based analysis, 2011 American Society of Neuroimaging Oldendorf Award for the best manuscript based on research in CT, MRI, SPECT, PET, MSI, or brain mapping. 2011.

Wong H.M., Yeung K.W.K., Chu P., Luk K.D.K. and Cheung K.M.C., Mechanical and biological studies of a novel magnesium incorporated porous polycaprolactone scafford for bone tissue engineering, 30th Annual Congress of the Hong Kong Orthopaedic Association, Hong Kong, November 27-28, 2010.

Wong Y.W., Cheung K.M.C., Samartzis D. and Luk K.D.K., An often neglected parameter in scoliosis surgery: height, 17th International Meeting on Advanced Spine Techniques. Toronto, Canada, 2010.

Wong Y.W., Cheung K.M.C., Samartzis D. and Luk K.D.K., An often neglected parameter in scoliosis surgery: height, 17th International Meeting on Advanced Spine Techniques (IMAST), Toronto, Canada, July 21-24, 2010.

Xiao S., Cherny S.S., Li H.Y., Gao Y., Tso H.W., Lau K.S., Luk K.D.K., Sham P.C. and Kung A.W.C., Association Of Jag1 Gene And Its Variant Sequence With Bone Mineral Density And Osteoporotic Fractures: A Genome-wide Association Study And Follow-up Replication Studies, The HKSEMR Annual Scientific Meeting and Annual General Meeting, 21 November, Hong Kong. 2010.

Yeung C.Y., Luk K.D.K., Cheung K.M.C., Yeung K.W.K. and Kao R.Y.T., Antibacterial properties and biocompatibility of novel peptide incorporated titanium alloy biomaterals for orthopaedic implants, 2011.

Yeung K.W.K., Cheung K.M.C. and Luk K.D.K., Champion in the Best Young Engineers Competition, HKIE BME2010 - Biomedical Engineering Conference, Hong Kong Title of the paper: Development of a new biodegradable polycaprolactone- magnesium porous hybrid for tissue engineering: mechanical, biological and chemical studies. 2010.

Yeung K.W.K., Chu P., Luk K.D.K. and Cheung K.M.C., Development of a new biodegradable polycaprolactone-magnesium porous hybrid for tissue engineering mechanical, biological and chemical studies, Top Prize in the Best Young Engineers' Paper Competition presented at the BME 2010 Conference, Hong Kong, November 3-5, 2010. 2010.

Yeung K.W.K., Lam W.N., Natarajan D., Wu S.L., Tu H., Chu P., Chung C.Y., Lu W.W., Luk K.D.K. and Cheung K.M.C., Nickel ion level in scoliosis patients implanted with nitrogen plasma surface modified nickel-titantium superelastic spinal implant: preliminary trial results, 8th Meeting of the International Research Society of Spinal Deformities (IRSSD), Montreal, Canada, June 30-July 3, 2010.

Yeung K.W.K., Lui S.C., Chu P., Luk K.D.K. and Cheung K.M.C., Surface enhanced polyetheretherketone materials for orthopaedic implantation, Seventh SICOT/SIROT Annual International Conference, Gothenburg, Sweden, August 31- September 3, 2010.

Yeung K.W.K., Wong H.M., Lam K.O., Tam V., Chu P., Luk K.D.K. and Cheung K.M.C., Surface modification of magensium-based orthopaedic implants by Al203 plasma immersion ion implantation (PIII), Seventh SICOT/SIROT Annual International Conference, Gothenburg, Sweden, August 31- September 3, 2010.

Researcher : Mak JNF

List of Research Outputs

Mak J.N.F., Hu Y. and Luk K.D.K., An automated ECG-artifact removal method for trunk muscle surface EMG recordings, Med Eng Phys. 2010, 32: 840-8.

Mak J.N.F., Hu Y. and Luk K.D.K., An automated ECG-artifact removal method for trunk muscle surface EMG recordings, Medical Engineering & Physics. 2010, 32(8): 840-848.

Mak J.N.F., Hu Y., Cheng A.C.S., Kwok H.Y., Chen Y.H. and Luk K.D.K., Flexion-extension ratio in sitting: application in low back pain rehabilitation, Spine. 2010, 35(16): 1532-1538.

Researcher : Mak KC

List of Research Outputs

Cui J., Wen C., Hu Y., Mak K.C. and Luk K.D.K., Orientation Entropy Analysis of Diffusion Tensor in Healthy and Myelopathic Spinal Cord, Neuroimage. 2011.

Mak K.C., Wen C., Cui J., Mak K.F. and Luk K.D.K., Functional MRI may aid in decision making for treating patients with cervical myelopathy, 30th Annual Congress of the Hong Kong Orthopaedic Association, Hong Kong, November 27-28, 2010.

Wen C., Cui J., Hu Y., Mak K.C., Mak H.K.F. and Luk K.D.K., Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy-related Diffusivity Changes are Regional-Dependent in Spinal Cord, The 57th Annual Meeting of the Orthopedic Research Society. Long Beach, California,, 2011.

Wen C., Cui J., Hu Y., Mak K.C. and Luk K.D.K., The Diffusion Pattern of Healthy and Myelopathic Cervical Spinal Cord – A template-based analysis, J Neuroimaging. 2011, 21(1): 99.

Wen C., Cui J., Hu Y., Mak K.C. and Luk K.D.K., The diffusion pattern of healthy and myelopathic cervical spinal cord - a template based analysis, 2011 American Society of Neuroimaging Oldendorf Award for the best manuscript based on research in CT, MRI, SPECT, PET, MSI, or brain mapping. 2011.

Researcher : Mak NFJ

List of Research Outputs

Mak N.F.J., Hu Y., Cheng A.C., Kwok H.Y., Chen Y.H. and Luk K.D.K., Flexion-Relaxation Ratio in Sitting: Application in Low Back Pain Rehabilitation., Spine. 2010, 35: 1532-8.

Researcher : Modi HN

List of Research Outputs

Samartzis D., Vavken P., Modi H.N., Luk K.D.K. and Cheung K.M.C., Does cervical disc arthroplasty reduce adjacent segment disease and other complications in comparison to anterior cervical diskectomy and fusion? A meta analysis of randomized controlled trials, 30th Annual Congress of the Hong Kong Orthopaedic Association, Hong Kong, November 27-28, 2010.

Researcher : Mok PS

List of Research Outputs

Cheung K.M.C., Samartzis D., Karppinen J., Mok P.S., Ho D.W.H. and Fong D.Y.T., Invertebral disc degeneration: new insights based on "skipped" level disc pathology, Arthritis & Rheumatism. 2010, 62(8): 2392-2400.

Mok P.S., Samartzis D., Karppinen J., Fong D.Y.T., Luk K.D.K. and Cheung K.M.C., Is the morphology and size of Schmorl's Nodes of the lumbar spine related to severity of disc degeneration, 30th Annual Congress of the Hong Kong Orthopaedic Association, Hong Kong, November 27-28, 2010.

Mok P.S., Samartzis D., Karppinen J., Fong D.Y.T., Luk K.D.K. and Cheung K.M.C., Modic changes of the lumbar spine in Southern Chinese, World Forum for Spine Research 2010, Montreal, Canada, July 5-8, 2010.

Mok P.S., Samartzis D., Karppinen J., Luk K.D.K., Fong D.Y.T. and Cheung K.M.C., Prevalence, determinants and association of Schmorl's Nodes of the lumbar spine with disc degenerative: a population-based study of 2449 individuals, Spine. 2010, 35(21): 1944-1952.

Samartzis D., Karppinen J., Mok P.S., Fong D.Y.T., Luk K.D.K. and Cheung K.M.C., A population-based study of disc degeneration and its association with overweight, low back pain and diminished functional status in young individuals, Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery . 2011, 93(7): 662-670.

Samartzis D., Karppinen J., Mok P.S., Fong D.Y.T., Luk K.D.K. and Cheung K.M.C., A population-based study of juvenile disc degeneration and its association with overweight and obesity, low back pain, and dimnished functional status, Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. 2011, 93A: 662-670.

Samartzis D., Karppinen J., Mok P.S., Fong D.Y.T., Luk K.D.K. and Cheung K.M.C., Disc degeneration in young individuals and its association with overweight/obesity, low back pain, and diminished functional status, World Forum for Spine Research 2010, Montreal, Canada, July 5-8, 2010.

Samartzis D., Karppinen J., Mok P.S., Luk K.D.K. and Cheung K.M.C., New insights of intervertebral disc degeneration based on skipped level disc pathology, World Forum for Spine Research 2010, Montreal, Canada, July 5-8, 2010.

Researcher : Natarajan D

List of Research Outputs

Cheung K.M.C., Samartzis D., Yu K.Y., Natarajan D., Cheung W.Y., Wong Y.W., Shen J.X., Luk K.D.K. and Qiu G.X., Does contiguous mulitlevel screws offer added curve correction over alternate level screw strategy in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis patients when curve flexibility is taken into account, 12th International Phillip Zorab Symposium, London, UK, March 16-18, 2011.

Cheung K.M.C., Samartzis D., Yu K.Y., Natarajan D., Cheung W.Y., Wong Y.W., Qiu G.X., Shen J.X. and Luk K.D.K., Does contiguous mulitlevel screws offer added curve correction over alternate level screw strategy in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis patients when curve flexibility is taken into account, 17th International Meeting on Advanced Spine Techniques (IMAST), Toronto, Canada, July 21-24, 2010.

Cheung K.M.C., Samartzis D., Yu K.Y., Natarajan D., Cheung W.Y., Wong Y.W., Qiu G.X., Shen J.X. and Luk K.D.K., Does contiguous mulitlevel screws offer added curve correction over alternate level screw strategy in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis patients when curve flexibility is taken into account, 45th Scoliosis Research Society Annual Meeting, Kyoto, Japan, September 21-24, 2010.

Cheung K.M.C., Samartzis D., Yu K., Natarajan D., Cheung W.Y., Wong Y.W., Qiu G., Shen J. and Luk K.D.K., Does contiguous multilevel screws offer added curve correction over alternate level screw strategy in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis patients when curve flexibility is taken into account ?, 17th International Meeting on Advanced Spine Techniques. Toronto, Canada, 2010.

Cheung K.M.C., Samartzis D., Yu K., Natarajan D., Cheung W.Y., Wong Y.W., Qiu G., Shen J. and Luk K.D.K., Does contiguous multilevel screws offer added curve correction over alternate level screw strategy in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis patients when curve flexibility is taken into account ?, 45th Annual Meeting of the Scoliosis Research Society. Kyoto, Japan, 2010.

Cheung K.M.C., Samartzis D., Natarajan D., Kwan K., Cheung W.Y., Li J., Wong Y.W., Lenke L. and Luk K.D.K., Pedicle screw fixation strategies of the thoracic curve in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS), Annual Meeting of the International Research Society of Spinal Deformities. Montreal, Canada, 2010.

Cheung K.M.C., Samartzis D., Natarajan D., Kwan K., Cheung W.Y., Li J., Wong Y.W., Lenke L. and Luk K.D.K., Pedicle screw fixation strategies of the thoracic curve in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis, 8th Meeting of the International Research Society of Spinal Deformities (IRSSD), Montreal, Canada, June 30-July 3, 2010.

Cheung K.M.C., Natarajan D., Samartzis D., Leung Y., Cheung W.Y., Wong Y.W. and Luk K.D.K., Selection of fusion levels in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) using the fulcrum bending radiograph prediction: verification based on pedicle screw strategy, Annual Meeting of the International Research Society of Spinal Deformities. Montreal, Canada, 2010.

Cheung K.M.C., Natarajan D., Samartzis D., Leung Y.L., Cheung W.Y., Wong Y.W. and Luk K.D.K., Selection of fusion levels in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis using fulcrum bending radiograph prediction: verification based on pedicle screw strategy, 8th Meeting of the International Research Society of Spinal Deformities (IRSSD), Montreal, Canada, June 30-July 3, 2010.

Cheung W.Y., Samartzis D., Natarajan D., Kwan K., Lenke L., Wong Y.W. and Luk K.D.K., Pedicle screw fixation strategies of the thoracic curve in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis, 5th Triennial Congress of International Federation of the Paediatric Orthopaedic Societies 2010, Seoul, Korea, September 8-11, 2010.

Cheung W.Y., Cheung K.M.C., Natarajan D., Samartzis D., Wong Y.W. and Luk K.D.K., Predictability of the fulcrum bending radiograph in thoracic adolescent idiopathic scoliosis correction with alternate level pedicle screw fixation, 5th Triennial Congress of International Federation of the Paediatric Orthopaedic Societies 2010, Seoul, Korea, September 8-11, 2010.

Samartzis D., Yu K., Natarajan D., Cheung W.Y., Wong Y.W., Qiu G., Shen J., Luk K.D.K. and Cheung K.M.C., Do contiguous multilevel screws offer added curve correction over alternate level screw strategy in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis patients when curve flexibility is taken into account ?, 30th Annual Congress of the Hong Kong Orthopaedic Association. Hong Kong, 2010.

Samartzis D., Yu K.Y., Natarajan D., Cheung W.Y., Wong Y.W., Qiu G.X., Shen J.X., Luk K.D.K. and Cheung K.M.C., Does contiguous mulitlevel screws offer added curve correction over alternate level screw strategy in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis patients when curve flexibility is taken into account, 30th Annual Congress of the Hong Kong Orthopaedic Association, Hong Kong, November 27-28, 2010.

Samartzis D., Natarajan D., Kwan K., Cheung W.Y., Li J., Wong Y.W., Lenke L., Luk K.D.K. and Cheung K.M.C., Pedicle screw fixation strategies of the thoracic curve in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis, 45th Annual Meeting of the Scoliosis Research Society. Kyoto, Japan, 2010.

Yeung K.W.K., Lam W.N., Natarajan D., Wu S.L., Tu H., Chu P., Chung C.Y., Lu W.W., Luk K.D.K. and Cheung K.M.C., Nickel ion level in scoliosis patients implanted with nitrogen plasma surface modified nickel-titantium superelastic spinal implant: preliminary trial results, 8th Meeting of the International Research Society of Spinal Deformities (IRSSD), Montreal, Canada, June 30-July 3, 2010.

Researcher : Ng FY

List of Research Outputs

Chan P.K., Chiu P.K.Y., Ng T.P., Yan C.H. and Ng F.Y., Inter-observer And Intra-observer Variabilities Of The Rotation Of The Tibial Component In Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Cadaveric Study, Hong Kong Orthopaedic Association Annual Congress. 2010.

Fang C.X., Chiu P.K.Y., Yan C.H. and Ng F.Y., Excellent Performance Of A Modern Tapered Cementless Primary Total Hip System At 5-7 Years, Hong Kong Orthopaedic Association Annual Congress. 2010.

Fang C.X., Chiu P.K.Y., Yan C.H. and Ng F.Y., Management Of Massive Defects With Trabecular Metal Acetabular Components - 2-5 Years Results, Hong Kong Orthopaedic Association Annual Congress. 2010.

Koljonen P.A., Yan C.H., Chiu P.K.Y. and Ng F.Y., Fate Of The Contralateral Knee After Primary Total Knee Arthroplasty In Patients With Bilateral Knee Osteoarthritis, Hong Kong Orthopaedic Association Annual Congress. 2010.

Lie C.W.H., Chiu P.K.Y., Ng T.P., Ng F.Y., Yan C.H. and Fang C.X., Radiological Assessment Of Femoral Rotation: A Cadaveric Study, Hong Kong Orthopaedic Association Annual Congress. 2010, 19.

Lu W.W., Wang T., Wen C., Ng F.Y., Lam W.M.R. and Chiu P.K.Y., High Porosity of Strotium-containing Hydroxyapatiteu Cement Might Explain the Early Migration of Cemented Femoral Components in Total Hip Arthroplasty (ID 3613), The 23rd European Conference on Biomaterial (the annual conference of European Society for Biomaterials). Tampere, Finland, 2010.

Lu W.W., Wang T., Wen C., Ng F.Y., Chiu P.K.Y. and Lam W.N., High porosity of sstrontium-containing hydroxyapatite cement might explain the early migration of cemented femoral components in total hip arthroplasty, The 23rd European Conference on Biomaterial (The Annual Conference of European Soceity for Biomaterials), . 2010.

Ng F.Y., Zhang J.T., Chiu P.K.Y. and Yan C.H., A Cadaveric Study Of Posterior Dislocation After Total Hip Replacement – Effects Of Head Diameter And Acetabular Anteversion, International Orthopaedics (SICOT). 2011, 35: 325-9.

Ng F.Y., Zhang J., Chiu P.K.Y. and Yan C.H., A cadaveric study of posterior dislocation after total hip replacement. Effects of hip ball size and acetabular anteversion, International Orthopaedics. 2011, 35: 325-329.

Ng F.Y., Wang T., Chiu P.K.Y. and Yan C.H., Migration Of Cemented Femoral Stem – A Comparison Of Radiostereometric Analysis With Conventional Methods, Hong Kong Orthopaedic Association Annual Congress. 2010.

Ng F.Y., Ng J.K.F., Chiu P.K.Y., Yan C.H., Chan C.W. and Yeung S.S., Postoperative Pain Control After Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Comparison Of Continuous Femoral Nerve Block And Periarticular Soft Tissue Injection, Hong Kong Orthopaedic Association Annual Congress. 2010, 15.

Ng F.Y., Ng K.F., Chiu P.K.Y. and Yan C.H., Postoperative pain control after total knee arthroplasty - a comparison of continuous femoral nerve block and periarticular soft tissue injection, The Twelfth National Congress of Orthopaedic Surgery and The Fifth International Congress of Chinese Orthopaedic Association. 2010, No. 10769.

Ng F.Y., Ng K.F., Chiu P.K.Y., Yan C.H., Chan C.W. and Yeung S.S., Postoperative pain control after total knee arthroplasty, The 30th Hong Kong Orthopaedic Association Annual Congress. 2010, 15.

Ng F.Y., Chiu P.K.Y., Yan C.H., Jaing X.F., Zhou W.Z. and Fok A.W.M., The Accuracy Of Sizing The Femoral Component In Total Knee Replacement, Hong Kong Orthopaedic Association Annual Congress. 2010, 59.

Ng F.Y., Chiu P.K.Y., Yan C.H., Jiang X., Zhou W. and Fok M.W.M., The accuracy of sizing of the femoral component in total knee replacement, The Twelfth National Congress of Orthopaedic Surgery and The Fifth International Congress of Chinese Orthopaedic Association. 2010, No. 10747.

Qiu Y., Yan C.H., Chiu P.K.Y. and Ng F.Y., Revision Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Review Of 102 Knees, Hong Kong Orthopaedic association annual congress. 2010.

Yan C.H., Chiu P.K.Y. and Ng F.Y., Anterior dislocation of Insall Burstein II total knee arthroplasty secondary to polyethylene tibial post fracture: a case report, Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery. 2010, 18: 385-8.

Yan C.H., Chiu P.K.Y. and Ng F.Y., Highly Cross-linked Polyethylene In Total Hip Arthroplasty For Chinese Patients Aged 40 Years Or Below, Hong Kong Orthopaedic Association Annual Congress. 2010.

Yan C.H., Chiu P.K.Y. and Ng F.Y., Highly cross-linked polyethylene in total hip arthroplasty for Chinese patients aged 40 years or below, The Twelfth National Congress of Orthopaedic Surgery and The Fifth International Congress of Chinese Orthopaedic Association. 2010, No. 12032.

Yan C.H., Chiu P.K.Y. and Ng F.Y., Placebo Effects In Managing Chinese Patients With Chronic Knee Osteoarthritis In A Double-blinded Randomized Controlled Trial, Hong Kong Orthopaedic Association Annual Congress. 2010.

Yan C.H., Chiu P.K.Y. and Ng F.Y., Placebo effects in managing Chinese patients with chronic knee osteoarthritis in a double-blinded randomized controlled trail, The 30th Hong Kong Orthopaedic Association Annual Congress. 2010, 50.

Yan C.H., Chiu P.K.Y. and Ng F.Y., Polyethylene Liner Exchange In Revision Total Hip Arthroplasty: A Study Of 110 Cases, Hong Kong Orthopaedic Association Annual Congress. 2010.

Yan C.H., Chiu P.K.Y., Ng T.P. and Ng F.Y., Revision total hip arthroplasty with femoral impaction bone grafting, Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery. 2010, 18: 303-8.

Yan C.H., Chiu P.K.Y. and Ng F.Y., 更换聚乙烯内衬在全髋翻修置换术中的结果：研究110病例, The 12th National Congress Of Orthopaedic Surgery And The 5th International Congress Of Chinese Orthopaedic Association. 2010.

Yan C.H., Chiu P.K.Y. and Ng F.Y., 更換聚乙烯內衬在全髋翻修置換術中的結果: 研究110病例, The Twelfth National Congress of Orthopaedic Surgery and The Fifth International Congress of Chinese Orthopaedic Association. 2010, FP-04-13-08.

Yan C.H., Chiu P.K.Y. and Ng F.Y., Total Knee Arthroplasty For Primary Knee Osteoarthritis - Does The Pattern Change In The Past 10 Years? , The 12th National Congress Of Orthopaedic Surgery And The 5th International Congress Of Chinese Orthopaedic Association. 2010.

Yan C.H., Chiu P.K.Y. and Ng F.Y., Total Knee Arthroplasty For Primary Knee Osteoarthritis - Does The Pattern Change In The Past 10 Years?, Hong Kong Orthopaedic Association Annual Congress. 2010.

Yan C.H., Chiu P.K.Y. and Ng F.Y., Total Knee Arthroplasty For Primary Knee Osteoarthritis: Changing Pattern Over The Past 10 Years, Hong Kong Medical Journal. 2011, 17: 20-25.

Yan C.H., Chiu P.K.Y. and Ng F.Y., Total knee arthroplasty for primary knee oestoarthritis in Hong Kong - Does the pattern change in the past 10 years?, The Twelfth National Congress of Orthopaedic Surgery and The Fifth International Congress of Chinese Orthopaedic Association. 2010, FP-13-13-13.

Researcher : Ng TP

List of Research Outputs

Chan P.K., Chiu P.K.Y., Ng T.P., Yan C.H. and Ng F.Y., Inter-observer And Intra-observer Variabilities Of The Rotation Of The Tibial Component In Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Cadaveric Study, Hong Kong Orthopaedic Association Annual Congress. 2010.

Lie C.W.H., Chiu P.K.Y., Ng T.P., Ng F.Y., Yan C.H. and Fang C.X., Radiological Assessment Of Femoral Rotation: A Cadaveric Study, Hong Kong Orthopaedic Association Annual Congress. 2010, 19.

Yan C.H., Chiu P.K.Y., Ng T.P. and Ng F.Y., Revision total hip arthroplasty with femoral impaction bone grafting, Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery. 2010, 18: 303-8.

Researcher : Pan H

Project Title:	Nano Strontium involved Natural Coral as Novel Biomaterials
Investigator(s):	Pan H, Lu WW
Department:	Orthopaedics and Traumatology
Source(s) of Funding:	Small Project Funding
Start Date:	12/2009
Completion Date:	05/2011

Project Title:	2011 ORS Annual Meeting pH on solid/liquid interface - the important factor to stimulate osteoporotic bone regeneration
Investigator(s):	Pan H
Department:	Orthopaedics and Traumatology
Source(s) of Funding:	URC/CRCG - Conference Grants for Teaching Staff
Start Date:	01/2011
Completion Date:	01/2011

List of Research Outputs

Kuang G.M., Pan H., Lam W.M., Wu J., Chiu P.K.Y., Yau W.P. and Lu W.W., Preparation of a fast-setting, injectable strontium containing calcium phosphate cement for orthopaedics application, The 30th Hong Kong Orthopaedic Association Annual Congress. 2010, 32.

Lam R.W.M., Pan H., Fong M.K., Cheung W.S., Wong K.L., Li Z., Luk K.D.K., Chan W.K., Wong C.T., Yang C. and Lu W.W., In Vitro characterization of low modulus linoleic acid coated strontium-substituted hydroxyapatite containing PMMA bone cement. , Journal of Biomedical Materials Research, Part B, Applied Biomaterials. 2011, 96(1): 76-83.

Liu X., Pan H., Fu H., Fu Q., Rahaman M. and Huang W., Conversion of borate-based glass scaffold to hydroxyapatite in a dilute phosphate solution, Biomed Mater. 2010, 5(1): 15005.

Pan H., Zhao X., Darvell B.W. and Lu W.W., Apatite-formation ability - predictor of "bioactivity", Acta Biomaterialia. 2010, 6(11): 4181-4188.

Pan H. and Darvell B., Carbonate affect the solubility of hydroxyapatite, Cryst Growth Des. 2010, 10(2): 845-850.

Pan H., Chen Z. and Darvell B., Solubility of sparingly-soluble electrolytes – a new approach, Analytical Methods. 2010, 2: 973-975.

Pan H., Zhao X., Chan Li L.C., Lam R.W.M., Li Z., Lu W.W., Zhang X., Wang D., Huang W., Lin K. and Jiang C., Strontium-incorporated borate glass for bone regeneration, J Royal Soc Interface. 2010, 7: 1025-1031.

Shen Y., Liu W., Lin K., Pan H., Darvell B.W., Peng S.L., Wen C., Deng L., Lu W.W. and Chang J., Interfacial pH: A Critical Factor for Osteoporotic Bone Regeneration, Langmuir. 2011.

Wen C., Pan H., Tang B., Lu W.W., Yan C.H. and Chiu P.K.Y., Uncoupling of Bone Resorption with Formation in Osteoarthritis Subchondral Bone in Postmenopausal Women - Associated with Osteocyte Dysfunction?, The 4th International Congress of Chinese Orthopaedic Association, Xiamen, PR China, November 19th2nd. 2010.

Zhang M., Zhai W., Lin K., Pan H., Lu W.W. and Chang J., Synthesis, in vitro bioactivity and cytocompatibility of strontium silicate powders, J Biomed Mater Res B. 2010, 93(1): 252-257.

Zheng W., Shen Y., Pan H., Lin K., Liu X., Darvell B.W., Lu W.W., Chang J., Deng L., Wang D. and Huang W., Effects of strontium in modified biomaterials. , Acta Biomaterialia. 2011, 7(2): 800-8.

Researcher : Peng SL

List of Research Outputs

Peng S.L., Liu X.S., Wang T., Li Z., Zhou G., Luk K.D.K., Guo X.E. and Lu W.W., In vivo anabolic effect of strontium on trabecular bone was associated with increased osteoblastogenesis of bone marrow stromal cells, Journal of Orthopaedic Research. 2010, 28(9): 1208-1214.

Peng S.L., Lu W.W. and Luk K.D.K., Investigatioin of the cellular and molecular mechanism of the dual effect of strontium on bone, 2011 Johnson and Johnson Asia Outstanding Graduate Thesis Award in Biotech. 2011.

Peng S.L., Liu X.S., Zhou G., Li Z., Luk K.D.K., Guo X.E. and Lu W.W., Osteoprotegerin deficiency attenuates strontium-mediated inhibition of osteoclastogenesis and bone resorption, Journal of Bone and Mineral Research. 2011, 26(6): 1272-1282.

Shen Y., Liu W., Lin K., Pan H., Darvell B.W., Peng S.L., Wen C., Deng L., Lu W.W. and Chang J., Interfacial pH: A Critical Factor for Osteoporotic Bone Regeneration, Langmuir. 2011.

Researcher : Podporska JH

List of Research Outputs

Podporska J.H. and Ip W.Y., Interaction of Osteoblast-Like Mg-63 Cells With Biodegradable Polyurethane Scaffolds For Cancellous Bone Graft Substitutes, 2011 Annual Meeting & Exposition – Society for Biomaterials April 13-16, 2011 Orlando, Florida . 2011.

Researcher : Qiu Y

List of Research Outputs

Qiu Y., Yan C.H., Chiu P.K.Y. and Ng F.Y., Revision Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Review Of 102 Knees, Hong Kong Orthopaedic association annual congress. 2010.

Researcher : Samartzis D

Project Title:	8th International Research Society of Spinal Deformities (IRSSD) Meeting Pedicle screw fixation strategies of the thoracic curve in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) Selection of fusion levels in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) using the fulcrum bending radiograph prediction: verification based on pedicle screw strategy
Investigator(s):	Samartzis D
Department:	Orthopaedics and Traumatology
Source(s) of Funding:	URC/CRCG - Conference Grants for Teaching Staff
Start Date:	07/2010
Completion Date:	07/2010

List of Research Outputs

Cheung K.M.C., El-fiky T., Samartzis D., Cheung W.Y., Wong Y.W. and Luk K.D.K., A novel method of directing the sagittal placement of thoracic pedicle screws without intraoperative imaging in scoliosis patients, 17th International Meeting on Advanced Spine Techniques. Toronto, Canada, 2010.

Cheung K.M.C., Elfiky T.A.M., Samartzis D., Cheung W.Y., Wong Y.W. and Luk K.D.K., A novel method of directing the sagittal placement of thoracic pedicle screws without intraoperative imaging in scoliosis patients, 17th International Meeting on Advanced Spine Techniques (IMAST), Toronto, Canada, July 21-24, 2010.

Cheung K.M.C., Kuong E.E., Samartzis D., Yeung K.W.K. and Luk K.D.K., A randomized controlled trial assessing the safety and efficacy of a novel superelastic rod in comparison to convenetional titianium rod for scoliosis curve correction , AOSpine Best Paper Award presented at the 30th Annual Congress of the Hong Kong Orthopaedic Association, Hong Kong, November 27-28, 2010. 2010.

Cheung K.M.C., Kuong E.E., Samartzis D., Yeung K.W.K. and Luk K.D.K., A randomized controlled trial assessing the safety and efficacy of a novel superelastic rod in comparison to convenetional titianium rod for scoliosis curve correction, In: SC Tjong0, A.R. Hodgson Award prsented at the 30th Annual Congress of the Hong Kong Orthopaedic Association, Hong Kong, November 27-28, 2010. 2010.

Cheung K.M.C., Kuong E.E., Samartzis D., Yeung K.W.K. and Luk K.D.K., A randomized controlled trial assessing the safety and efficacy of a novel superelastic rod in comparison to conventional titanium rod for scoliosis curve correction, 30th Annual Congress of the Hong Kong Orthopaedic Association, Hong Kong, November 27-28, 2010.

Cheung K.M.C., Kuong E.E., Samartzis D., Yeung K.W.K. and Luk K.D.K., A randomized controlled trial assessing the safety and efficacy of a novel superelastic rod in comparison to conventional titanium rod for scoliosis curve correction, The 8th Combined Congress of the Spine and Paediatric Sections of APOA, Gifu, Japan. June 1-4,2011.

Cheung K.M.C., Samartzis D., Yu K.Y., Natarajan D., Cheung W.Y., Wong Y.W., Shen J.X., Luk K.D.K. and Qiu G.X., Does contiguous mulitlevel screws offer added curve correction over alternate level screw strategy in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis patients when curve flexibility is taken into account, 12th International Phillip Zorab Symposium, London, UK, March 16-18, 2011.

Cheung K.M.C., Samartzis D., Yu K.Y., Natarajan D., Cheung W.Y., Wong Y.W., Qiu G.X., Shen J.X. and Luk K.D.K., Does contiguous mulitlevel screws offer added curve correction over alternate level screw strategy in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis patients when curve flexibility is taken into account, 17th International Meeting on Advanced Spine Techniques (IMAST), Toronto, Canada, July 21-24, 2010.

Cheung K.M.C., Samartzis D., Yu K.Y., Natarajan D., Cheung W.Y., Wong Y.W., Qiu G.X., Shen J.X. and Luk K.D.K., Does contiguous mulitlevel screws offer added curve correction over alternate level screw strategy in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis patients when curve flexibility is taken into account, 45th Scoliosis Research Society Annual Meeting, Kyoto, Japan, September 21-24, 2010.

Cheung K.M.C., Samartzis D., Yu K., Natarajan D., Cheung W.Y., Wong Y.W., Qiu G., Shen J. and Luk K.D.K., Does contiguous multilevel screws offer added curve correction over alternate level screw strategy in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis patients when curve flexibility is taken into account ?, 17th International Meeting on Advanced Spine Techniques. Toronto, Canada, 2010.

Cheung K.M.C., Samartzis D., Yu K., Natarajan D., Cheung W.Y., Wong Y.W., Qiu G., Shen J. and Luk K.D.K., Does contiguous multilevel screws offer added curve correction over alternate level screw strategy in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis patients when curve flexibility is taken into account ?, 45th Annual Meeting of the Scoliosis Research Society. Kyoto, Japan, 2010.

Cheung K.M.C., Samartzis D., Karppinen J., Mok F., Fong D.Y.T. and Luk K.D.K., Intervertebral disc degeneration: new insights based on “skipped” level disc pathology, Arthr Rheum. 2010.

Cheung K.M.C., Samartzis D., Karppinen J., Mok P.S., Ho D.W.H. and Fong D.Y.T., Invertebral disc degeneration: new insights based on "skipped" level disc pathology, Arthritis & Rheumatism. 2010, 62(8): 2392-2400.

Cheung K.M.C., Samartzis D., Natarajan D., Kwan K., Cheung W.Y., Li J., Wong Y.W., Lenke L. and Luk K.D.K., Pedicle screw fixation strategies of the thoracic curve in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS), Annual Meeting of the International Research Society of Spinal Deformities. Montreal, Canada, 2010.

Cheung K.M.C., Samartzis D., Natarajan D., Kwan K., Cheung W.Y., Li J., Wong Y.W., Lenke L. and Luk K.D.K., Pedicle screw fixation strategies of the thoracic curve in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis, 8th Meeting of the International Research Society of Spinal Deformities (IRSSD), Montreal, Canada, June 30-July 3, 2010.

Cheung K.M.C., Natarajan D., Samartzis D., Leung Y., Cheung W.Y., Wong Y.W. and Luk K.D.K., Selection of fusion levels in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) using the fulcrum bending radiograph prediction: verification based on pedicle screw strategy, Annual Meeting of the International Research Society of Spinal Deformities. Montreal, Canada, 2010.

Cheung K.M.C., Natarajan D., Samartzis D., Leung Y.L., Cheung W.Y., Wong Y.W. and Luk K.D.K., Selection of fusion levels in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis using fulcrum bending radiograph prediction: verification based on pedicle screw strategy, 8th Meeting of the International Research Society of Spinal Deformities (IRSSD), Montreal, Canada, June 30-July 3, 2010.

Cheung W.Y., Samartzis D., Natarajan D., Kwan K., Lenke L., Wong Y.W. and Luk K.D.K., Pedicle screw fixation strategies of the thoracic curve in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis, 5th Triennial Congress of International Federation of the Paediatric Orthopaedic Societies 2010, Seoul, Korea, September 8-11, 2010.

Cheung W.Y., Cheung K.M.C., Natarajan D., Samartzis D., Wong Y.W. and Luk K.D.K., Predictability of the fulcrum bending radiograph in thoracic adolescent idiopathic scoliosis correction with alternate level pedicle screw fixation, 5th Triennial Congress of International Federation of the Paediatric Orthopaedic Societies 2010, Seoul, Korea, September 8-11, 2010.

Cheung W.Y., Luk K.D.K., Cheung K.M.C., Wong Y.W. and Samartzis D., The predictive value of the fulcrum bending radiograph in spontaneous apical vertebral de-rotation in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis, The 8th Combined Congress of the Spine and Paediatric Sections of APOA, Gifu, Japan. June 1-4,2011.

Kim M., Chan Q., Anthony M., Cheung K.M.C., Samartzis D. and Khong P.L., Assessment of glycosaminoglycan distribution in human lumbar intervertebral discs using chemical exchange saturation transfer , World Forum of Spine Research, Montreal, Canada, 5-8 July. 2010.

Kim M., Chan Q., Anthony M., Cheung K.M.C., Samartzis D. and Khong P.L., Assessment of glycosaminoglycan distribution in human lumbar intervertebral discs using chemical exchange saturation transfer at 3T: feasibility and initial experience, NMR in Biomedicine (Epub). 2011.

Kim M., Chan Q., Anthony M., Cheung K.M.C., Samartzis D. and Khong P.L., Assessment of glycosaminoglycan distribution in human lumbar intervertebral discs using chemical exchange saturation transfer, World Forum for Spine Research: Intervertebral Disc. Montreal, Canada, 2010.

Kuong E., Samartzis D., Yeung K.W.K., Luk K.D.K. and Cheung K.M.C., Hong Kong Orthopaedic Association AOSpine Best Paper Award - A randomized controlled trial assessing the safety and efficacy of a novel superelastic rod in comparison to conventional titanium rod for scoliosis curve correction , 30th Annual Congress of the Hong Kong Orthopaedic Association . 2010.

Kuong E., Samartzis D., Yeung K.W.K., Luk K.D.K. and Cheung K.M.C., Hong Kong Orthopaedic Association AR Hodgson Award - A randomized controlled trial assessing the safety and efficacy of a novel superelastic rod in comparison to conventional titanium rod for scoliosis curve correction , 30th Annual Congress of the Hong Kong Orthopaedic Association . 2010.

Kuong E.E., Samartzis D., Yeung K.W.K., Luk K.D.K. and Cheung K.M.C., A randomized controlled trial assessing the safety and efficacy of a novel superelastic rod in comparison to conventional titanium rod for scoliosis curve correction, 30th Annual Congress of the Hong Kong Orthopaedic Association. Hong Kong, 2010.

Law T.K., Anthony M., Khong P.L., Kim M., Samartzis D., Cheung K.M.C. and Chan Q., ULTRASHORT TIME-TO-ECHO MRI OF THE CARTILAGENOUS ENDPLATE AND RELATIONSHIP TO DEGENERATIVE DISC DISEASE AND SCHMORL'S NODES, ISMRM 2011.

Law T.K., Chan Q., Kim M., Cheung K.M.C., Samartzis D., Khong P.L. and Anthony M., Ultrashort time-to-echo MRI of human intervertebral disc endplate: a feasibility study, 18th Annual Scientific Meeting of Hong Kong College of Radiologists, 30-31 October 2010, Hong Kong . 2010.

Leung Y.L., Samartzis D., Cheung K.M.C. and Luk K.D.K., Osteoporotic vertebral compression fracture: the clinical impact of "intravertebral clefts", Spine Journal. 2010, 10(11): 1035-1036.

Mok F., Samartzis D., Karppinen J., Luk K.D.K., Fong D.Y.T. and Cheung K.M.C., 2010 ISSLS Prize Winner: Prevalence, determinants, and association of Schmorl's nodes of the lumbar spine with disc degeneration: a population-based study of 2,449 individuals, Spine. 2010.

Mok F., Samartzis D., Karppinen J., Luk K.D.K., Fong D.Y.T. and Cheung K.M.C., Is the Morphology and Size of Schmorl's Nodes of the Lumbar Spine Related to Severity of Disc Degeneration ?, 30th Annual Congress of the Hong Kong Orthopaedic Association. Hong Kong, 2010.

Mok F., Samartzis D., Karppinen J., Fong D.Y.T., Luk K.D.K. and Cheung K.M.C., Is the Morphology and Size of Schmorl's Nodes of the Lumbar Spine Related to Severity of Disc Degeneration ?, The International Society for the Study of the Lumbar Spine. Gothenburg, Sweden, 2011.

Mok F., Samartzis D., Karppinen J., Fong D.Y.T., Luk K.D.K. and Cheung K.M.C., Modic changes of the lumbar spine in Southern Chinese, World Forum for Spine Research: Intervertebral Disc. Montreal, Canada, 2010.

Mok P.S., Samartzis D., Karppinen J., Fong D.Y.T., Luk K.D.K. and Cheung K.M.C., Is the morphology and size of Schmorl's Nodes of the lumbar spine related to severity of disc degeneration, 30th Annual Congress of the Hong Kong Orthopaedic Association, Hong Kong, November 27-28, 2010.

Mok P.S., Samartzis D., Karppinen J., Fong D.Y.T., Luk K.D.K. and Cheung K.M.C., Modic changes of the lumbar spine in Southern Chinese, World Forum for Spine Research 2010, Montreal, Canada, July 5-8, 2010.

Mok P.S., Samartzis D., Karppinen J., Luk K.D.K., Fong D.Y.T. and Cheung K.M.C., Prevalence, determinants and association of Schmorl's Nodes of the lumbar spine with disc degenerative: a population-based study of 2449 individuals, Spine. 2010, 35(21): 1944-1952.

Samartzis D., Hansjord Wyss Award, AOSpine. 2011.

Samartzis D., Karppinen J., Luk K.D.K. and Cheung K.M.C., "Skipped" level disc degeneration of the lumbar spine: classification & clinical relevance, World Forum for Spine Research: Intervertebral Disc. Montreal, Canada, 2010.

Samartzis D., Karppinen J., Luk K.D.K. and Cheung K.M.C., "Skipped" level disc degeneration of the lumbar spine: classification and clinical relevance, World Forum for Spine Research 2010, Montreal, Canada, July 5-8, 2010.

Samartzis D., Karppinen J., Mok P.S., Fong D.Y.T., Luk K.D.K. and Cheung K.M.C., A population-based study of disc degeneration and its association with overweight, low back pain and diminished functional status in young individuals, Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery . 2011, 93(7): 662-670.

Samartzis D., Karppinen J., Mok P.S., Fong D.Y.T., Luk K.D.K. and Cheung K.M.C., A population-based study of juvenile disc degeneration and its association with overweight and obesity, low back pain, and dimnished functional status, Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. 2011, 93A: 662-670.

Samartzis D., Karppinen J., Luk K.D.K. and Cheung K.M.C., Are patterns of lumbar disc degeneration associated with low back pain? New insights based on skipped level disc pathology, The International Society for the Study of the Lumbar Spine. Gothenburg, Sweden, 2011.

Samartzis D., Karppinen J., Luk K.D.K., Cheung K.M.C. and Cheung K.M.C., Body mass index and its association with disc degeneration of the lumbar spine in adults, World Forum for Spine Research 2010, Montreal, Canada, July 5-8, 2010.

Samartzis D., Karppinen J., Luk K.D.K. and Cheung K.M.C., Body mass index and its association with disc degeneration of the lumbar spine in adults, World Forum for Spine Research: Intervertebral Disc. Montreal, Canada, 2010.

Samartzis D., Kalluri P., Herman J., Lubicky J.P. and Shen F.H., Cervical scoliosis in the Klippel-Feil patient, 30th Annual Congress of the Hong Kong Orthopaedic Association. Hong Kong, 2010.

Samartzis D., Kalluri P., Herman J., Lubicky J.P. and Shen F.H., Cervical scoliosis in the Klippel-Feil patient, 45th Annual Meeting of the Scoliosis Research Society. Kyoto, Japan, 2010.

Samartzis D., Karppinen J., Luk K.D.K. and Cheung K.M.C., Cervical scoliosis in the Klippel-Feil patient, Global Spine Congress. Barcelona, Spain, 2011.

Samartzis D., Karppinen J., Mok P.S., Fong D.Y.T., Luk K.D.K. and Cheung K.M.C., Disc degeneration in young individuals and its association with overweight/obesity, low back pain, and diminished functional status, World Forum for Spine Research 2010, Montreal, Canada, July 5-8, 2010.

Samartzis D., Karppinen J., Mok F., Fong D.Y.T., Luk K.D.K. and Cheung K.M.C., Disc degeneration in young individuals and its association with overweight/obesity, low back pain, and diminished functional status, World Forum for Spine Research: Intervertebral Disc. Montreal, Canada, 2010.

Samartzis D., Yu K., Natarajan D., Cheung W.Y., Wong Y.W., Qiu G., Shen J., Luk K.D.K. and Cheung K.M.C., Do contiguous multilevel screws offer added curve correction over alternate level screw strategy in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis patients when curve flexibility is taken into account ?, 30th Annual Congress of the Hong Kong Orthopaedic Association. Hong Kong, 2010.

Samartzis D., Vavken P., Modi H., Luk K.D.K. and Cheung K.M.C., Does cervical disc arthroplasty reduce adjacent segment disease and other complications in comparison to anterior cervical discectomy and fusion ? A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials., 30th Annual Congress of the Hong Kong Orthopaedic Association. Hong Kong, 2010.

Samartzis D., Vavken P., Modi H.N., Luk K.D.K. and Cheung K.M.C., Does cervical disc arthroplasty reduce adjacent segment disease and other complications in comparison to anterior cervical diskectomy and fusion? A meta analysis of randomized controlled trials, 30th Annual Congress of the Hong Kong Orthopaedic Association, Hong Kong, November 27-28, 2010.

Samartzis D., Yu K.Y., Natarajan D., Cheung W.Y., Wong Y.W., Qiu G.X., Shen J.X., Luk K.D.K. and Cheung K.M.C., Does contiguous mulitlevel screws offer added curve correction over alternate level screw strategy in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis patients when curve flexibility is taken into account, 30th Annual Congress of the Hong Kong Orthopaedic Association, Hong Kong, November 27-28, 2010.

Samartzis D., Editor-in-Chief, The Cervical Spine. Elsevier, 2010.

Samartzis D., Nishi N., Hayashi M., Cologne J., Cullings H.M., Kodama K., Miles E.F., Funamoto S., Suyama A., Soda M. and Kasagi F., Exposure to ionizing radiation and the development of bone sarcoma: new insights based on atomic-bomb survivors of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Journal Bone Joint Surg (Am). 2011, [Epub ahead of print].

Samartzis D., Karppinen J., Luk K.D.K. and Cheung K.M.C., Intervertebral disc degeneration on MRI is associated with low back pain: a population-based study, Global Spine Congress. Barcelona, Spain, 2011.

Samartzis D., Karppinen J., Luk K.D.K. and Cheung K.M.C., Intervertebral disc degeneration on MRI is associated with low back pain: a population-based study, The International Society for the Study of the Lumbar Spine. Gothenburg, Sweden, 2011.

Samartzis D., Nishi N., Hayashi M., Cologne J., Sakamoto Y., Cullings H.M., Kodama K., Miles E.F., Funamoto S., Suyama A., Soda M. and Kasagi F., Low to moderate levels of ionizing radiation exposure are associated with the development of bone sarcomas: new insights based on atomic-bomb survivors of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, 30th Annual Congress of the Hong Kong Orthopaedic Association. Hong Kong, 2010.

Samartzis D. and Cheung K.M.C., Lumbar Intervertebral Disc Degeneration - Editor-in-Chief, The Spine Journal. Elsevier, 2010.

Samartzis D., Mainland China Travel Award , 4th Military Hospital, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Xi'An, China. 2011.

Samartzis D., Karppinen J., Mok P.S., Luk K.D.K. and Cheung K.M.C., New insights of intervertebral disc degeneration based on skipped level disc pathology, World Forum for Spine Research 2010, Montreal, Canada, July 5-8, 2010.

Samartzis D., New insights on disc degeneration and low back pain, 30th Annual Congress of the Hong Kong Orthopaedic Association. Hong Kong, 2010.

Samartzis D., New insights on disc degeneration and low back pain, 30th Annual Congress of the Hong Kong Orthopaedic Association. 2010.

Samartzis D., Karppinen J., Mok F., Fong D.Y.T., Luk K.D.K. and Cheung K.M.C., New insights on the etiology & clinical relevance associated with disc degeneration, World Forum for Spine Research: Intervertebral Disc. Montreal, Canada, 2010.

Samartzis D., Orthopaedic Award for Scientific Excellence, SICOT/SIROT . 2011.

Samartzis D., Karppinen J., Luk K.D.K. and Cheung K.M.C., Patterns of disc degeneration of the lumbar spine and their clinical relevance: evidence suggesting a unique mechanism associated with low back pain, 30th Annual Congress of the Hong Kong Orthopaedic Association, Hong Kong, November 27-28, 2010.

Samartzis D., Natarajan D., Kwan K., Cheung W.Y., Li J., Wong Y.W., Lenke L., Luk K.D.K. and Cheung K.M.C., Pedicle screw fixation strategies of the thoracic curve in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis, 45th Annual Meeting of the Scoliosis Research Society. Kyoto, Japan, 2010.

Samartzis D., Karppinen J., Luk K.D.K. and Cheung K.M.C., The association between concomitant cervical and lumbar disc degeneration and associated abnormalities: a population based study of 2762 individuals, World Forum for Spine Research 2010, Montreal, Canada, July 5-8, 2010.

Samartzis D., Karppinen J., Luk K.D.K. and Cheung K.M.C., The association between concomitant cervical and lumbar disc degeneration and associated abnormalities: a population-based study of 2,762 individuals, World Forum for Spine Research: Intervertebral Disc. Montreal, Canada, 2010.

Samartzis D., Karppinen J., Chan D., Luk K.D.K. and Cheung K.M.C., The association of disc degeneration based on magnetic resonance imaging and the presence of low back pain, World Forum for Spine Research 2010, Montreal, Canada, July 5-8, 2010.

Samartzis D., Traveling Fellowship Award, AOSpine World Forum for Spine Research: Intervertebral Disc. 2010.

Sun Y., Samartzis D., Cheung K.M.C., Wong Y.W. and Luk K.D.K., The "X-Factor" Index: a new parameter for the assessment of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis correction, Euro Spine J. 2010.

Sun Y.Q., Samartzis D., Cheung K.M.C., Wong Y.W. and Luk K.D.K., The "X-factor" index: a new parameter for the assessment of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis correction, European Spine Journal. 2011, 20: 144-150.

Wang H., Yu X., Liu Z., Samartzis D., Kia L., Cheng X., Huang J., Li X. and Luo Z.J., Deregulated miR-155 promotes Fas-mediated apoptosis in human intervertebral disc degeneration by targeting FADD and caspase-3, J Path. 2011, [epub ahead of print].

Werner B.C., Samartzis D. and Shen F.H., Management of spine fractures in ankylosing spondylitis, Int J Rheum. 2011.

Wong Y.W., Cheung K.M.C., Samartzis D. and Luk K.D.K., An often neglected parameter in scoliosis surgery: height, 17th International Meeting on Advanced Spine Techniques. Toronto, Canada, 2010.

Wong Y.W., Cheung K.M.C., Samartzis D. and Luk K.D.K., An often neglected parameter in scoliosis surgery: height, 17th International Meeting on Advanced Spine Techniques (IMAST), Toronto, Canada, July 21-24, 2010.

Researcher : Shen Y

List of Research Outputs

Zheng W., Shen Y., Pan H., Lin K., Liu X., Darvell B.W., Lu W.W., Chang J., Deng L., Wang D. and Huang W., Effects of strontium in modified biomaterials. , Acta Biomaterialia. 2011, 7(2): 800-8.

Researcher : Sun Y

List of Research Outputs

Leung Y.L., Tsui Y.K., Kao R.Y.T., Sun Y., Masuda K., Chan D. and Cheung K.M.C., Modulating proteoglycan metabolisum using small molecules as treatment for disc degeneratioin, World Forum for Spine Research 2010, Montreal, Canada, July 5-8, 2010.

Researcher : Tam V

Project Title:	World Forum for Spine Research 2010 Development And Characterization Of Decellularized Intervertebral Disc Scaffold For Tissue Engineering Effects Of Mechanical Loading On The Survival Of Endogenous Disc Cells In An Ex Vivo Whole-Disc Organ Culture System
Investigator(s):	Tam V
Department:	Orthopaedics and Traumatology
Source(s) of Funding:	URC/CRCG - Conference Grants for Teaching Staff
Start Date:	07/2010
Completion Date:	07/2010

List of Research Outputs

Huang S., Tam V., Cheung K.M.C., Long D., Lv M., Lin H., Wang T. and Zhou G., Stem Cell-Based Approaches for Intervertebral Disc Regeneration, Curr Stem Cell Res Ther. 2010.

Leung Y.L., Tam V., Lu W., Sze K., Cheung K.M.C., Ito K. and Chan K.Y., Effects of mechanical loading on the survival of endogenous disc cells in an ex vivo whole-disc organ culture system, World Forum for Spine Research 2010, Montreal, Canada, July 5-8, 2010.

Leung Y.L., Hung S., Lau R., Tam V., Yang F., Wu E.X., Luk K.D.K., Chan D. and Cheung K.M.C., Structural and functional evaluation of allogeneic MSC-based disc regeneration: implications of dosage and stage of degeneration with long-term follow-up, World Forum for Spine Research 2010, Montreal, Canada, July 5-8, 2010.

Tam V., Cheung K.M.C. and Chan D., AOSpine East Asia Research Grant Award, AOSpine East Asia Council. 2011.

Tam V., Leung Y.L., Lu W.W., Sze K.Y., Cheung K.M.C. and Chan K.Y., Development and characterization of decellularized intervertebral disc scaffold for tissue engineering, World Forum for Spine Research 2010, Montreal, Canada, July 5-8, 2010.

Tam V., Rogers I., Chan D. and Cheung K.M.C., Investigation of the homing ability of mesenchymal-like stem cells to sites of injury using a mouse model of IVD degeneration, 57th Annual Meeting of the Orthopaedic Research Society, Long Beach, California, USA. 2011.

Yeung K.W.K., Chan K.Y., Leung Y.L., Tam V., Lu W.W., Sze K.Y. and Cheung K.M.C., Effects of detergents on bovine disc decullularization for the generation of natural disc scaffolds for intervertebral disc tissue engineering, Seventh SICOT/SIROT Annual International Conference, Gothenburg, Sweden, August 31- September 3, 2010.

Yeung K.W.K., Wong H.M., Lam K.O., Tam V., Chu P., Luk K.D.K. and Cheung K.M.C., Surface modification of magensium-based orthopaedic implants by Al203 plasma immersion ion implantation (PIII), Seventh SICOT/SIROT Annual International Conference, Gothenburg, Sweden, August 31- September 3, 2010.

Researcher : Tan CE

List of Research Outputs

Fok M.W.M., Tan C.E., Lu W.W., Luk K.D.K. and Cheung K.M.C., A biomechanical effects on redirected pedicle screw - an in vitro pull out force and insertional torque evaluation on porcine lumbar veretebrae, 30th Annual Congress of the Hong Kong Orthopaedic Association, Hong Kong, November 27-28, 2010.

Researcher : Tang WM

List of Research Outputs

Fang C.X., Chiu P.K.Y., Tang W.M., Fang D. and Fang D., Cementless total hip arthroplasty specifically designed for Asians: clinical and radiological results at 10 years, Journal of Arthroplasty. 2010, 25: 873-877.

Researcher : To MKT

Project Title:	Deformity correction at the diaphysis of the long bone using a shape memory alloy plate
Investigator(s):	To MKT, Yeung KWK
Department:	Orthopaedics and Traumatology
Source(s) of Funding:	Seed Funding Programme for Basic Research
Start Date:	12/2009
Completion Date:	06/2011

Project Title:	TERMIS - NA 2010 Annual Conference The Modulating Action of Silver Nanoparticles on Collagen Deposition in Producing Scarless Wound Healing
Investigator(s):	To MKT
Department:	Orthopaedics and Traumatology
Source(s) of Funding:	URC/CRCG - Conference Grants for Teaching Staff
Start Date:	12/2010
Completion Date:	12/2010

Project Title:	Silver Nanoparticles enhance differentiation and chondrogenesis of ATDC5 cells
Investigator(s):	To MKT, Wong KKY, Liu X, Chan D, Tsang KY, Yeung KWK
Department:	Orthopaedics and Traumatology
Source(s) of Funding:	Small Project Funding
Start Date:	01/2011

Project Title:	The Dose Effect of Silver Nanoparticles in Enhancing Collagen Formation and Mechanical Properties of Regenerated Skin After Injury
Investigator(s):	To MKT, Wong KKY, Liu X, Yeung KWK
Department:	Orthopaedics and Traumatology
Source(s) of Funding:	Seed Funding Programme for Applied Research
Start Date:	01/2011
Completion Date:	12/2011

List of Research Outputs

To M.K.T., AO Course for Operating Room Personnels, AO Foundation, 2011, 2011.

To M.K.T., AO Course for Surgeons: Principles in Operative Fracture Management, AO Foundation. 2011.

To M.K.T., AO Trauma Regional Pediatric Fracture Course (Malaysia), In: Saw Aik, AO Trauma Asia Pacific (AOTAP). 2010.

To M.K.T., Au K.H.T., Hu Y. and Luk K.D.K., Clinical hand motion analysis using the CyberGlove, 30th Annual Congress of the Hong Kong Orthopaedic Association, Hong Kong, November 27-28, 2010.

To M.K.T., Chow W., Choi K.Y., Cheung H.M. and Liu K.L., Epidemiology Study of Limb Fractures in the Paediatric and Adolescent Patients of Hong Kong, International Federation of Paediatric Orthopaedic Societies. 2010.

To M.K.T., Higher Trainee Tutorial - Paediatric Orthopaedics, Hong Kong College of Orthopaedic Surgeons. 2011.

To M.K.T. and Chow W., Management of Developmental Dysplasia of Hips, Interhospital Meeting Recognized by the Hong Kong College of Orthopaedic Surgeons. 2010.

To M.K.T. and Chow W., Soft tissue release in skeletally immature cerebral palsy patients with hip subluxation, International Federation of Paediatric Orthopaedic Societies. 2010.

Yeung K.W.K., To M.K.T. and Wong K.K.Y., Orthopaedic Basic Science Award - The modulating action of silver nanoparticles in collagen deposition to produce scarless wound healing , 30th Annual Congress of the Hong Kong Orthopaedic Association, Hong Kong, November 27-28, 2010 . 2010.

Yeung K.W.K., To M.K.T. and Wong K.K.Y., Second Runner-up in the Best Young Engineers Competition , HKIE BME2010 - Biomedical Engineering Conference, Hong Kong. Title of the paper: The modulating action of silver nanoparticles in collagen deposition to produce scarless wound healing. 2010.

Researcher : Tsui YK

List of Research Outputs

Leung Y.L., Tsui Y.K., Kao R.Y.T., Sun Y., Masuda K., Chan D. and Cheung K.M.C., Modulating proteoglycan metabolisum using small molecules as treatment for disc degeneratioin, World Forum for Spine Research 2010, Montreal, Canada, July 5-8, 2010.

Researcher : Vidyadhara S

List of Research Outputs

Luk K.D.K., Vidyadhara S., Lu D.S., Wong Y.W., Cheung W.Y. and Cheung K.M.C., Coupling between sagittal and frontal plane deformity correction in idiopathic scoliosis and its relationship with post-operative sagittal alignment, 8th Meeting of the International Research Society of Spinal Deformities (IRSSD), Montreal, Canada, June 30-July 3, 2010.

Researcher : Wang T

List of Research Outputs

Huang S., Tam V., Cheung K.M.C., Long D., Lv M., Lin H., Wang T. and Zhou G., Stem Cell-Based Approaches for Intervertebral Disc Regeneration, Curr Stem Cell Res Ther. 2010.

Lu W.W., Wang T., Wen C., Ng F.Y., Lam W.M.R. and Chiu P.K.Y., High Porosity of Strotium-containing Hydroxyapatiteu Cement Might Explain the Early Migration of Cemented Femoral Components in Total Hip Arthroplasty (ID 3613), The 23rd European Conference on Biomaterial (the annual conference of European Society for Biomaterials). Tampere, Finland, 2010.

Lu W.W., Wang T., Wen C., Ng F.Y., Chiu P.K.Y. and Lam W.N., High porosity of sstrontium-containing hydroxyapatite cement might explain the early migration of cemented femoral components in total hip arthroplasty, The 23rd European Conference on Biomaterial (The Annual Conference of European Soceity for Biomaterials), . 2010.

Ng F.Y., Wang T., Chiu P.K.Y. and Yan C.H., Migration Of Cemented Femoral Stem – A Comparison Of Radiostereometric Analysis With Conventional Methods, Hong Kong Orthopaedic Association Annual Congress. 2010.

Peng S.L., Liu X.S., Wang T., Li Z., Zhou G., Luk K.D.K., Guo X.E. and Lu W.W., In vivo anabolic effect of strontium on trabecular bone was associated with increased osteoblastogenesis of bone marrow stromal cells, Journal of Orthopaedic Research. 2010, 28(9): 1208-1214.

Wen C., Wang T., Lu W.W., Yan C.H., Salmon P. and Chiu P.K.Y., Uncoupling of bone formation with resorption in osteoarthritis subchondral bone in postmenopausal women - associated with osteocyte dysfunction?, The ORS 2011 Annual Meeting, January 13-16, 2011, California, USA. 2011.

Wen C., Wang T., Lu W.W., Yan C.H., Cao X., P. S. and Chiu P.K.Y., Uncoupling of bone formation with resorption in osteoarthritis subchondral bone in postmenopausal women—Associated with osteocyte dysfunction?, Bone. 2010, 47(Supplement 3): S441-S442.

Wen C., Wang T., Lu W.W., Yan C.H., Cao X., Salmon P. and Chiu P.K.Y., Upcoupling of bone formation with resorption in osteoarthritis subchondral bone in postmenopausal women - associated with osteocyte dysfunction?, Bone. 2010, 47, Suppl 3, 1: S442-S442.

Researcher : Wang T

List of Research Outputs

Huang S., Tam V., Cheung K.M.C., Long D., Lv M., Lin H., Wang T. and Zhou G., Stem Cell-Based Approaches for Intervertebral Disc Regeneration, Curr Stem Cell Res Ther. 2010.

Researcher : Wen C

Project Title:	2011 Orthopaedic Research Society Annual Meeting Uncoupling of Bone Formation with Resorption in Osteoarthritis Subchondral Bone in Postmenopausal Women
Investigator(s):	Wen C
Department:	Orthopaedics and Traumatology
Source(s) of Funding:	URC/CRCG - Conference Grants for Teaching Staff
Start Date:	01/2011
Completion Date:	01/2011

Project Title:	Entropy-based Analysis for Diffusion Tensor Images of Healthy and Myelopathic Spinal Cord
Investigator(s):	Wen C, Hu Y, Luk KDK, Mak KC
Department:	Orthopaedics and Traumatology
Source(s) of Funding:	Small Project Funding
Start Date:	02/2011

List of Research Outputs

Cao X., Wu X., Frassica D., Yu B., Pang L., Xian L., Wan M., Lei W., Armour M., Tryggestad E., Wong J., Wen C., Lu W.W. and Frassica F.J., Irradiation induces bone injury by damaging bone marrow microenvironment for stem cells, Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2011, 108(4): 1609-14.

Cui J., Wen C., Hu Y., Li T.H. and Luk K.D.K., Entropy-based analysis for diffusion anisotropy mapping of healthy and myelopathic spinal cord, Neuroimage. 2011, 54(3): 2125-31.

Cui J., Wen C., Hu Y., Mak K.C. and Luk K.D.K., Orientation Entropy Analysis of Diffusion Tensor in Healthy and Myelopathic Spinal Cord, Neuroimage. 2011.

Long H.O.U.-.Q.I.N.G., Wen C., Hu Y., Liu S.H.A.O.-.Y.U. and Li F.U.-.B.A.O., Young Investigator Award, The 2nd Chinese Orthopaedics Forum, April 113, 2010. QingDao, China. 2010.

Long H.Q., Wen C., Hu Y., Li G.S., Liu S.Y. and Li F.B., Establish of a new type of chronic compressive spinal cord injury model., Chinese Journal of Clinical Anatomy. 2010, 28(5): 566-570.

Lu W.W., Wang T., Wen C., Ng F.Y., Lam W.M.R. and Chiu P.K.Y., High Porosity of Strotium-containing Hydroxyapatiteu Cement Might Explain the Early Migration of Cemented Femoral Components in Total Hip Arthroplasty (ID 3613), The 23rd European Conference on Biomaterial (the annual conference of European Society for Biomaterials). Tampere, Finland, 2010.

Lu W.W., Wang T., Wen C., Ng F.Y., Chiu P.K.Y. and Lam W.N., High porosity of sstrontium-containing hydroxyapatite cement might explain the early migration of cemented femoral components in total hip arthroplasty, The 23rd European Conference on Biomaterial (The Annual Conference of European Soceity for Biomaterials), . 2010.

Mak K.C., Wen C., Cui J., Mak K.F. and Luk K.D.K., Functional MRI may aid in decision making for treating patients with cervical myelopathy, 30th Annual Congress of the Hong Kong Orthopaedic Association, Hong Kong, November 27-28, 2010.

Peng J., Wen C., Wang A., Wang Y., Xu W., Zhao B., Zhang L., Lu S., Qin L., Guo Q., Dong L. and Tian J., Micro-CT-based bone ceramic scaffolding and its performance after seeding with mesenchymal stem cells for repair of load-bearing bone defect in canine femoral head, J Biomed Mater Res B Appl Biomater. 2011, 96(2): 316-25.

Shen Y., Liu W., Lin K., Pan H., Darvell B.W., Peng S.L., Wen C., Deng L., Lu W.W. and Chang J., Interfacial pH: A Critical Factor for Osteoporotic Bone Regeneration, Langmuir. 2011.

Wen C., Cui J., Hu Y., Mak K.C., Mak H.K.F. and Luk K.D.K., Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy-related Diffusivity Changes are Regional-Dependent in Spinal Cord, The 57th Annual Meeting of the Orthopedic Research Society. Long Beach, California,, 2011.

Wen C., Chiu P.K.Y., Lu W.W. and Yan C.H., New Investigator Reorganization Award Shortlist (46 out of 2321 candidates) , The 57th Annual Meeting of Orthopaedic Research Society in Long Beach, California. 2011.

Wen C., Hu Y. and Luk K.D.K., Oldendorf Award , The 34th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Neuroimaging in recognition of the best manuscript based on research in CT, MRI, SPECT, PET, MSI, or brain mapping in Fort Meyers, FL January 20-23, 2011.. 2011.

Wen C., Cui J., Hu Y., Mak K.C. and Luk K.D.K., The Diffusion Pattern of Healthy and Myelopathic Cervical Spinal Cord – A template-based analysis, J Neuroimaging. 2011, 21(1): 99.

Wen C., Yao J., Cheung T.M., Lu W.W., Fan Y.B. and Zhang M., The Influence of Single or Double Tunnel Creation on Stress Distribution of Host Bone in Human Beings, The 57th Annual Meeting of the Orthopedic Research Society. Long Beach, California,, 2011.

Wen C., Wu C.B., Tang B., Lu W.W., Yan C.H. and Chiu P.K.Y., The compliance of the individual collagen fibrils of osteoarthritic cartilage is inferior to intact cartilage, The ORS 2011 Annual Meeting, January 13-16, 2011, California, USA. 2011.

Wen C., Cui J., Hu Y., Mak K.C. and Luk K.D.K., The diffusion pattern of healthy and myelopathic cervical spinal cord - a template based analysis, 2011 American Society of Neuroimaging Oldendorf Award for the best manuscript based on research in CT, MRI, SPECT, PET, MSI, or brain mapping. 2011.

Wen C., Yao J., Cheung T.M., Lu W.W., Fan Y.B., Zhang M. and Chiu P.K.Y., The influence of single or double tunnel creation on stress distribution of host bone in human beings, The ORS 2011 Annual Meeting, January 13-16, 2011, California, USA. 2011.

Wen C., Pan H., Tang B., Lu W.W., Yan C.H. and Chiu P.K.Y., Uncoupling of Bone Resorption with Formation in Osteoarthritis Subchondral Bone in Postmenopausal Women - Associated with Osteocyte Dysfunction?, The 4th International Congress of Chinese Orthopaedic Association, Xiamen, PR China, November 19th2nd. 2010.

Wen C., Wang T., Lu W.W., Yan C.H., Salmon P. and Chiu P.K.Y., Uncoupling of bone formation with resorption in osteoarthritis subchondral bone in postmenopausal women - associated with osteocyte dysfunction?, The ORS 2011 Annual Meeting, January 13-16, 2011, California, USA. 2011.

Wen C., Wang T., Lu W.W., Yan C.H., Cao X., P. S. and Chiu P.K.Y., Uncoupling of bone formation with resorption in osteoarthritis subchondral bone in postmenopausal women—Associated with osteocyte dysfunction?, Bone. 2010, 47(Supplement 3): S441-S442.

Wen C., Wang T., Lu W.W., Yan C.H., Cao X., Salmon P. and Chiu P.K.Y., Upcoupling of bone formation with resorption in osteoarthritis subchondral bone in postmenopausal women - associated with osteocyte dysfunction?, Bone. 2010, 47, Suppl 3, 1: S442-S442.

Wu C.B.B., Tang B., Wen C., Lu W.W., Yan C.H. and Chiu P.K.Y., Individual collagen fibrils of osteoarthritic cartilage are mechanically inferior outside in., Bone. 2010, 47(Supplement 3): S443.

Researcher : Wong CT

List of Research Outputs

Lam R.W.M., Pan H., Fong M.K., Cheung W.S., Wong K.L., Li Z., Luk K.D.K., Chan W.K., Wong C.T., Yang C. and Lu W.W., In Vitro characterization of low modulus linoleic acid coated strontium-substituted hydroxyapatite containing PMMA bone cement. , Journal of Biomedical Materials Research, Part B, Applied Biomaterials. 2011, 96(1): 76-83.

Liu W.C., Wong C.T., Fong M.K., Cheung W.S., Kao R.Y.T., Luk K.D.K. and Lu W.W., Gentamicin-loaded strontium-containing hydroxyapatite bioactive bone cement - an efficient bioactive antiobiotic drug delivery system, Journal of Biomedical Materials Research: Part B - Applied Biomaterials. 2010, 95B(2): 397-406.

Researcher : Wong HM

List of Research Outputs

Wong H.M., Yeung K.W.K., Chu P., Luk K.D.K. and Cheung K.M.C., Mechanical and biological studies of a novel magnesium incorporated porous polycaprolactone scafford for bone tissue engineering, 30th Annual Congress of the Hong Kong Orthopaedic Association, Hong Kong, November 27-28, 2010.

Yeung K.W.K., Wong H.M., Lam K.O., Tam V., Chu P., Luk K.D.K. and Cheung K.M.C., Surface modification of magensium-based orthopaedic implants by Al203 plasma immersion ion implantation (PIII), Seventh SICOT/SIROT Annual International Conference, Gothenburg, Sweden, August 31- September 3, 2010.

Researcher : Wong KL

List of Research Outputs

Lam R.W.M., Pan H., Fong M.K., Cheung W.S., Wong K.L., Li Z., Luk K.D.K., Chan W.K., Wong C.T., Yang C. and Lu W.W., In Vitro characterization of low modulus linoleic acid coated strontium-substituted hydroxyapatite containing PMMA bone cement. , Journal of Biomedical Materials Research, Part B, Applied Biomaterials. 2011, 96(1): 76-83.

Researcher : Wong YW

List of Research Outputs

Cheung K.M.C., El-fiky T., Samartzis D., Cheung W.Y., Wong Y.W. and Luk K.D.K., A novel method of directing the sagittal placement of thoracic pedicle screws without intraoperative imaging in scoliosis patients, 17th International Meeting on Advanced Spine Techniques. Toronto, Canada, 2010.

Cheung K.M.C., Elfiky T.A.M., Samartzis D., Cheung W.Y., Wong Y.W. and Luk K.D.K., A novel method of directing the sagittal placement of thoracic pedicle screws without intraoperative imaging in scoliosis patients, 17th International Meeting on Advanced Spine Techniques (IMAST), Toronto, Canada, July 21-24, 2010.

Cheung K.M.C., Samartzis D., Yu K.Y., Natarajan D., Cheung W.Y., Wong Y.W., Shen J.X., Luk K.D.K. and Qiu G.X., Does contiguous mulitlevel screws offer added curve correction over alternate level screw strategy in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis patients when curve flexibility is taken into account, 12th International Phillip Zorab Symposium, London, UK, March 16-18, 2011.

Cheung K.M.C., Samartzis D., Yu K.Y., Natarajan D., Cheung W.Y., Wong Y.W., Qiu G.X., Shen J.X. and Luk K.D.K., Does contiguous mulitlevel screws offer added curve correction over alternate level screw strategy in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis patients when curve flexibility is taken into account, 17th International Meeting on Advanced Spine Techniques (IMAST), Toronto, Canada, July 21-24, 2010.

Cheung K.M.C., Samartzis D., Yu K.Y., Natarajan D., Cheung W.Y., Wong Y.W., Qiu G.X., Shen J.X. and Luk K.D.K., Does contiguous mulitlevel screws offer added curve correction over alternate level screw strategy in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis patients when curve flexibility is taken into account, 45th Scoliosis Research Society Annual Meeting, Kyoto, Japan, September 21-24, 2010.

Cheung K.M.C., Samartzis D., Yu K., Natarajan D., Cheung W.Y., Wong Y.W., Qiu G., Shen J. and Luk K.D.K., Does contiguous multilevel screws offer added curve correction over alternate level screw strategy in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis patients when curve flexibility is taken into account ?, 17th International Meeting on Advanced Spine Techniques. Toronto, Canada, 2010.

Cheung K.M.C., Samartzis D., Yu K., Natarajan D., Cheung W.Y., Wong Y.W., Qiu G., Shen J. and Luk K.D.K., Does contiguous multilevel screws offer added curve correction over alternate level screw strategy in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis patients when curve flexibility is taken into account ?, 45th Annual Meeting of the Scoliosis Research Society. Kyoto, Japan, 2010.

Cheung K.M.C., Samartzis D., Natarajan D., Kwan K., Cheung W.Y., Li J., Wong Y.W., Lenke L. and Luk K.D.K., Pedicle screw fixation strategies of the thoracic curve in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS), Annual Meeting of the International Research Society of Spinal Deformities. Montreal, Canada, 2010.

Cheung K.M.C., Samartzis D., Natarajan D., Kwan K., Cheung W.Y., Li J., Wong Y.W., Lenke L. and Luk K.D.K., Pedicle screw fixation strategies of the thoracic curve in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis, 8th Meeting of the International Research Society of Spinal Deformities (IRSSD), Montreal, Canada, June 30-July 3, 2010.

Cheung K.M.C., Natarajan D., Samartzis D., Leung Y., Cheung W.Y., Wong Y.W. and Luk K.D.K., Selection of fusion levels in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) using the fulcrum bending radiograph prediction: verification based on pedicle screw strategy, Annual Meeting of the International Research Society of Spinal Deformities. Montreal, Canada, 2010.

Cheung K.M.C., Natarajan D., Samartzis D., Leung Y.L., Cheung W.Y., Wong Y.W. and Luk K.D.K., Selection of fusion levels in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis using fulcrum bending radiograph prediction: verification based on pedicle screw strategy, 8th Meeting of the International Research Society of Spinal Deformities (IRSSD), Montreal, Canada, June 30-July 3, 2010.

Cheung W.Y., Samartzis D., Natarajan D., Kwan K., Lenke L., Wong Y.W. and Luk K.D.K., Pedicle screw fixation strategies of the thoracic curve in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis, 5th Triennial Congress of International Federation of the Paediatric Orthopaedic Societies 2010, Seoul, Korea, September 8-11, 2010.

Cheung W.Y., Cheung K.M.C., Natarajan D., Samartzis D., Wong Y.W. and Luk K.D.K., Predictability of the fulcrum bending radiograph in thoracic adolescent idiopathic scoliosis correction with alternate level pedicle screw fixation, 5th Triennial Congress of International Federation of the Paediatric Orthopaedic Societies 2010, Seoul, Korea, September 8-11, 2010.

Cheung W.Y., Luk K.D.K., Cheung K.M.C., Wong Y.W. and Samartzis D., The predictive value of the fulcrum bending radiograph in spontaneous apical vertebral de-rotation in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis, The 8th Combined Congress of the Spine and Paediatric Sections of APOA, Gifu, Japan. June 1-4,2011.

Leung K.H., Chiu P.K.Y., Wong Y.W. and Lawmin J.C., Spinal anesthesia by mini-laminotomy for a patient with ankylosing spondylitis who was difficult to anesthetize, Clinical Orthopaedics & Related Research. 2010, 468: 3415-3418.

Luk K.D.K., Wan T., Wong Y.W., Cheung K.M.C., Chan Y.K., Cheng A.C.S., Kwan M.W.W., Law K.K.P., Lee P.W.H. and Cheing G.L.Y., A multidisciplinary functional resotration program for patients with chronic back pain, Seventh SICOT/SIROT Annual International Conference, Gothenburg, Sweden, August 31- September 3, 2010.

Luk K.D.K., Wan T., Wong Y.W., Cheung K.M.C., Chan Y.K., Cheng A.C.S., Kwan M.W.W., Law K.K.P., Lee P.W.H. and Cheing G.L.Y., A multidisciplinary functional restoration program for chronic back pain patietns in Hong Kong: a prospective study, Journal of Orthpaedic Surgery. 2010, 18(2): 131-138.

Luk K.D.K., Wan T.W.M., Wong Y.W., Cheung K.M.C., Chan Y.K., Cheng A.C.S., Kwan M.W.W., Law K.K.P., Lee P.W.H. and Cheing G.L.Y., A multidisciplinary rehabilitation programme for patients with chronic low back pain: a prospective study, Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery. 2010, 18 (2): 131-138.

Luk K.D.K., Vidyadhara S., Lu D.S., Wong Y.W., Cheung W.Y. and Cheung K.M.C., Coupling between sagittal and frontal plane deformity correction in idiopathic scoliosis and its relationship with post-operative sagittal alignment, 8th Meeting of the International Research Society of Spinal Deformities (IRSSD), Montreal, Canada, June 30-July 3, 2010.

Luk K.D.K., Cheung W.Y., Wong Y., Cheung K.M.C. and Wong Y.W., Coupling coronal-sagittal-axial deformity correction in thoracic adolescent idiopathic scoliosis - prediction using the fulcrum bending radiograph, 5th Triennial Congress of International Federation of the Paediatric Orthopaedic Societies 2010, Seoul, Korea, September 8-11, 2010.

Luk K.D.K., Cheung W.Y., Cheung K.M.C. and Wong Y.W., How much apical derotation occurs as a result of coronal curve correction in AIS assessment using the fulcrum bending radiograph, Seventh SICOT/SIROT Annual International Conference, Gothenburg, Sweden, August 31- September 3, 2010.

Samartzis D., Yu K., Natarajan D., Cheung W.Y., Wong Y.W., Qiu G., Shen J., Luk K.D.K. and Cheung K.M.C., Do contiguous multilevel screws offer added curve correction over alternate level screw strategy in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis patients when curve flexibility is taken into account ?, 30th Annual Congress of the Hong Kong Orthopaedic Association. Hong Kong, 2010.

Samartzis D., Yu K.Y., Natarajan D., Cheung W.Y., Wong Y.W., Qiu G.X., Shen J.X., Luk K.D.K. and Cheung K.M.C., Does contiguous mulitlevel screws offer added curve correction over alternate level screw strategy in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis patients when curve flexibility is taken into account, 30th Annual Congress of the Hong Kong Orthopaedic Association, Hong Kong, November 27-28, 2010.

Samartzis D., Natarajan D., Kwan K., Cheung W.Y., Li J., Wong Y.W., Lenke L., Luk K.D.K. and Cheung K.M.C., Pedicle screw fixation strategies of the thoracic curve in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis, 45th Annual Meeting of the Scoliosis Research Society. Kyoto, Japan, 2010.

Sun Y., Samartzis D., Cheung K.M.C., Wong Y.W. and Luk K.D.K., The "X-Factor" Index: a new parameter for the assessment of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis correction, Euro Spine J. 2010.

Sun Y.Q., Samartzis D., Cheung K.M.C., Wong Y.W. and Luk K.D.K., The "X-factor" index: a new parameter for the assessment of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis correction, European Spine Journal. 2011, 20: 144-150.

Wong Y.W., Cheung K.M.C., Samartzis D. and Luk K.D.K., An often neglected parameter in scoliosis surgery: height, 17th International Meeting on Advanced Spine Techniques. Toronto, Canada, 2010.

Wong Y.W., Cheung K.M.C., Samartzis D. and Luk K.D.K., An often neglected parameter in scoliosis surgery: height, 17th International Meeting on Advanced Spine Techniques (IMAST), Toronto, Canada, July 21-24, 2010.

Researcher : Wu J

List of Research Outputs

Kuang G.M., Pan H., Lam W.M., Wu J., Chiu P.K.Y., Yau W.P. and Lu W.W., Preparation of a fast-setting, injectable strontium containing calcium phosphate cement for orthopaedics application, The 30th Hong Kong Orthopaedic Association Annual Congress. 2010, 32.

Researcher : Yan CH

Project Title:	The genetic association between TRP2 allele of COL9A2 and knee osteoarthritis
Investigator(s):	Yan CH, Chiu PKY, Cheung KMC, Chan D
Department:	Orthopaedics and Traumatology
Source(s) of Funding:	Seed Funding Programme for Basic Research
Start Date:	11/2009

Project Title:	A randomized, single-blinded and placebo-controlled study for the efficacy and safety of Hylan G-F 20 in patients with chronic knee osteoarthritis
Investigator(s):	Yan CH, Chiu PKY, Chan T, Chan D
Department:	Orthopaedics and Traumatology
Source(s) of Funding:	Small Project Funding
Start Date:	03/2011

List of Research Outputs

Chan P.K., Chiu P.K.Y., Ng T.P., Yan C.H. and Ng F.Y., Inter-observer And Intra-observer Variabilities Of The Rotation Of The Tibial Component In Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Cadaveric Study, Hong Kong Orthopaedic Association Annual Congress. 2010.

Fang C.X., Chiu P.K.Y., Yan C.H. and Ng F.Y., Excellent Performance Of A Modern Tapered Cementless Primary Total Hip System At 5-7 Years, Hong Kong Orthopaedic Association Annual Congress. 2010.

Fang C.X., Chiu P.K.Y., Yan C.H. and Ng F.Y., Management Of Massive Defects With Trabecular Metal Acetabular Components - 2-5 Years Results, Hong Kong Orthopaedic Association Annual Congress. 2010.

Koljonen P.A., Yan C.H., Chiu P.K.Y. and Ng F.Y., Fate Of The Contralateral Knee After Primary Total Knee Arthroplasty In Patients With Bilateral Knee Osteoarthritis, Hong Kong Orthopaedic Association Annual Congress. 2010.

Lie C.W.H., Chiu P.K.Y., Ng T.P., Ng F.Y., Yan C.H. and Fang C.X., Radiological Assessment Of Femoral Rotation: A Cadaveric Study, Hong Kong Orthopaedic Association Annual Congress. 2010, 19.

Ng F.Y., Zhang J.T., Chiu P.K.Y. and Yan C.H., A Cadaveric Study Of Posterior Dislocation After Total Hip Replacement – Effects Of Head Diameter And Acetabular Anteversion, International Orthopaedics (SICOT). 2011, 35: 325-9.

Ng F.Y., Zhang J., Chiu P.K.Y. and Yan C.H., A cadaveric study of posterior dislocation after total hip replacement. Effects of hip ball size and acetabular anteversion, International Orthopaedics. 2011, 35: 325-329.

Ng F.Y., Wang T., Chiu P.K.Y. and Yan C.H., Migration Of Cemented Femoral Stem – A Comparison Of Radiostereometric Analysis With Conventional Methods, Hong Kong Orthopaedic Association Annual Congress. 2010.

Ng F.Y., Ng J.K.F., Chiu P.K.Y., Yan C.H., Chan C.W. and Yeung S.S., Postoperative Pain Control After Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Comparison Of Continuous Femoral Nerve Block And Periarticular Soft Tissue Injection, Hong Kong Orthopaedic Association Annual Congress. 2010, 15.

Ng F.Y., Ng K.F., Chiu P.K.Y. and Yan C.H., Postoperative pain control after total knee arthroplasty - a comparison of continuous femoral nerve block and periarticular soft tissue injection, The Twelfth National Congress of Orthopaedic Surgery and The Fifth International Congress of Chinese Orthopaedic Association. 2010, No. 10769.

Ng F.Y., Ng K.F., Chiu P.K.Y., Yan C.H., Chan C.W. and Yeung S.S., Postoperative pain control after total knee arthroplasty, The 30th Hong Kong Orthopaedic Association Annual Congress. 2010, 15.

Ng F.Y., Chiu P.K.Y., Yan C.H., Jaing X.F., Zhou W.Z. and Fok A.W.M., The Accuracy Of Sizing The Femoral Component In Total Knee Replacement, Hong Kong Orthopaedic Association Annual Congress. 2010, 59.

Ng F.Y., Chiu P.K.Y., Yan C.H., Jiang X., Zhou W. and Fok M.W.M., The accuracy of sizing of the femoral component in total knee replacement, The Twelfth National Congress of Orthopaedic Surgery and The Fifth International Congress of Chinese Orthopaedic Association. 2010, No. 10747.

Qiu Y., Yan C.H., Chiu P.K.Y. and Ng F.Y., Revision Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Review Of 102 Knees, Hong Kong Orthopaedic association annual congress. 2010.

Wen C., Chiu P.K.Y., Lu W.W. and Yan C.H., New Investigator Reorganization Award Shortlist (46 out of 2321 candidates) , The 57th Annual Meeting of Orthopaedic Research Society in Long Beach, California. 2011.

Wen C., Wu C.B., Tang B., Lu W.W., Yan C.H. and Chiu P.K.Y., The compliance of the individual collagen fibrils of osteoarthritic cartilage is inferior to intact cartilage, The ORS 2011 Annual Meeting, January 13-16, 2011, California, USA. 2011.

Wen C., Pan H., Tang B., Lu W.W., Yan C.H. and Chiu P.K.Y., Uncoupling of Bone Resorption with Formation in Osteoarthritis Subchondral Bone in Postmenopausal Women - Associated with Osteocyte Dysfunction?, The 4th International Congress of Chinese Orthopaedic Association, Xiamen, PR China, November 19th2nd. 2010.

Wen C., Wang T., Lu W.W., Yan C.H., Salmon P. and Chiu P.K.Y., Uncoupling of bone formation with resorption in osteoarthritis subchondral bone in postmenopausal women - associated with osteocyte dysfunction?, The ORS 2011 Annual Meeting, January 13-16, 2011, California, USA. 2011.

Wen C., Wang T., Lu W.W., Yan C.H., Cao X., P. S. and Chiu P.K.Y., Uncoupling of bone formation with resorption in osteoarthritis subchondral bone in postmenopausal women—Associated with osteocyte dysfunction?, Bone. 2010, 47(Supplement 3): S441-S442.

Wen C., Wang T., Lu W.W., Yan C.H., Cao X., Salmon P. and Chiu P.K.Y., Upcoupling of bone formation with resorption in osteoarthritis subchondral bone in postmenopausal women - associated with osteocyte dysfunction?, Bone. 2010, 47, Suppl 3, 1: S442-S442.

Wen C.Y., Wu C.B., Tang B., Lu W.W., Yan C.H. and Chiu P.K.Y., The Compliance Of The Individual Collagen Fibrils Of Osteoarthritic Cartilage Is Inferior To Intact Cartilage, The ORS 2011 Annual Meeting. 2011.

Wen C.Y., Tang B., Lu W.W., Yan C.H., Salmon P. and Chiu P.K.Y., Uncoupling Of Bone Formation With Resorption In Osteoarthritis Subchondral Bone In Postmenopausal Women - Associated With Osteocyte Dysfunction?, The Ors 2011 Annual Meeting. 2011.

Wu C.B.B., Tang B., Wen C., Lu W.W., Yan C.H. and Chiu P.K.Y., Individual collagen fibrils of osteoarthritic cartilage are mechanically inferior outside in., Bone. 2010, 47(Supplement 3): S443.

Yan C.H., Chiu P.K.Y. and Ng F.Y., Anterior dislocation of Insall Burstein II total knee arthroplasty secondary to polyethylene tibial post fracture: a case report, Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery. 2010, 18: 385-8.

Yan C.H., Chiu P.K.Y. and Ng F.Y., Highly Cross-linked Polyethylene In Total Hip Arthroplasty For Chinese Patients Aged 40 Years Or Below, Hong Kong Orthopaedic Association Annual Congress. 2010.

Yan C.H., Chiu P.K.Y. and Ng F.Y., Highly cross-linked polyethylene in total hip arthroplasty for Chinese patients aged 40 years or below, The Twelfth National Congress of Orthopaedic Surgery and The Fifth International Congress of Chinese Orthopaedic Association. 2010, No. 12032.

Yan C.H., Osteoarthritis Of The Knee - How Does Imaging Help Its Management, Weekend Musculoskeletal Imaging Training Course, Department of Radiology, QMH, Hospital Authority. 2011.

Yan C.H., Chiu P.K.Y. and Ng F.Y., Placebo Effects In Managing Chinese Patients With Chronic Knee Osteoarthritis In A Double-blinded Randomized Controlled Trial, Hong Kong Orthopaedic Association Annual Congress. 2010.

Yan C.H., Chiu P.K.Y. and Ng F.Y., Placebo effects in managing Chinese patients with chronic knee osteoarthritis in a double-blinded randomized controlled trail, The 30th Hong Kong Orthopaedic Association Annual Congress. 2010, 50.

Yan C.H., Chiu P.K.Y. and Ng F.Y., Polyethylene Liner Exchange In Revision Total Hip Arthroplasty: A Study Of 110 Cases, Hong Kong Orthopaedic Association Annual Congress. 2010.

Yan C.H., Proactive Long Term Management Of Patients With Knee Osteoarthritis, 3rd Ascia Pacific Osteoarthritis Expert Forum. 2011.

Yan C.H., Chiu P.K.Y., Ng T.P. and Ng F.Y., Revision total hip arthroplasty with femoral impaction bone grafting, Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery. 2010, 18: 303-8.

Yan C.H., Chiu P.K.Y. and Ng F.Y., 更换聚乙烯内衬在全髋翻修置换术中的结果：研究110病例, The 12th National Congress Of Orthopaedic Surgery And The 5th International Congress Of Chinese Orthopaedic Association. 2010.

Yan C.H., Chiu P.K.Y. and Ng F.Y., 更換聚乙烯內衬在全髋翻修置換術中的結果: 研究110病例, The Twelfth National Congress of Orthopaedic Surgery and The Fifth International Congress of Chinese Orthopaedic Association. 2010, FP-04-13-08.

Yan C.H., Chiu P.K.Y. and Ng F.Y., Total Knee Arthroplasty For Primary Knee Osteoarthritis - Does The Pattern Change In The Past 10 Years? , The 12th National Congress Of Orthopaedic Surgery And The 5th International Congress Of Chinese Orthopaedic Association. 2010.

Yan C.H., Chiu P.K.Y. and Ng F.Y., Total Knee Arthroplasty For Primary Knee Osteoarthritis - Does The Pattern Change In The Past 10 Years?, Hong Kong Orthopaedic Association Annual Congress. 2010.

Yan C.H., Chiu P.K.Y. and Ng F.Y., Total Knee Arthroplasty For Primary Knee Osteoarthritis: Changing Pattern Over The Past 10 Years, Hong Kong Medical Journal. 2011, 17: 20-25.

Yan C.H., Chiu P.K.Y. and Ng F.Y., Total knee arthroplasty for primary knee oestoarthritis in Hong Kong - Does the pattern change in the past 10 years?, The Twelfth National Congress of Orthopaedic Surgery and The Fifth International Congress of Chinese Orthopaedic Association. 2010, FP-13-13-13.

Researcher : Yang F

List of Research Outputs

Leung Y.L., Hung S., Lau R., Tam V., Yang F., Wu E.X., Luk K.D.K., Chan D. and Cheung K.M.C., Structural and functional evaluation of allogeneic MSC-based disc regeneration: implications of dosage and stage of degeneration with long-term follow-up, World Forum for Spine Research 2010, Montreal, Canada, July 5-8, 2010.

Researcher : Yao J

List of Research Outputs

Wen C., Yao J., Cheung T.M., Lu W.W., Fan Y.B., Zhang M. and Chiu P.K.Y., The influence of single or double tunnel creation on stress distribution of host bone in human beings, The ORS 2011 Annual Meeting, January 13-16, 2011, California, USA. 2011.

Researcher : Yau PWP

Project Title:	Use of Strontium in enhancing Tendon Osteointegration in a Rabbit Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction Model
Investigator(s):	Yau WP, Lu WW
Department:	Orthopaedics and Traumatology
Source(s) of Funding:	Seed Funding Programme for Applied Research
Start Date:	10/2008
Completion Date:	09/2010

Project Title:	Development of a large animal knee osteoarthritis model using high tibial varus osteotomy in sheep
Investigator(s):	Yau WP, Chiu PKY, Lie CWH
Department:	Orthopaedics and Traumatology
Source(s) of Funding:	Seed Funding Programme for Basic Research
Start Date:	06/2009

Project Title:	The Combined Academic Conference of 16th Triennial Congress of the Asia Pacific Orthopaedic Association and 59th Annual Meeting of Taiwan Orthopaedic Association Tunnel Positions in Transportal versus Transtibial ACL Reconstruction - A prospective case-control MRI study (Paper Presentation) Ligament Balance for Varus Knee in Computer Navigation Total Knee Replacement (Poster Presentation) Factors determining the Length and diameter of Medial Hamstring Graft (Poster Presentation) Tunnel Positions and Graft size in Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstructions predict probability of Graft Impingement (Poster Presentation)
Investigator(s):	Yau WP
Department:	Orthopaedics and Traumatology
Source(s) of Funding:	URC/CRCG - Conference Grants for Teaching Staff
Start Date:	11/2010
Completion Date:	11/2010

List of Research Outputs

Researcher : Yau WP

Project Title:	Use of Strontium in enhancing Tendon Osteointegration in a Rabbit Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction Model
Investigator(s):	Yau WP, Lu WW
Department:	Orthopaedics and Traumatology
Source(s) of Funding:	Seed Funding Programme for Applied Research
Start Date:	10/2008
Completion Date:	09/2010

Project Title:	Development of a large animal knee osteoarthritis model using high tibial varus osteotomy in sheep
Investigator(s):	Yau WP, Chiu PKY, Lie CWH
Department:	Orthopaedics and Traumatology
Source(s) of Funding:	Seed Funding Programme for Basic Research
Start Date:	06/2009

Project Title:	The Combined Academic Conference of 16th Triennial Congress of the Asia Pacific Orthopaedic Association and 59th Annual Meeting of Taiwan Orthopaedic Association Tunnel Positions in Transportal versus Transtibial ACL Reconstruction - A prospective case-control MRI study (Paper Presentation) Ligament Balance for Varus Knee in Computer Navigation Total Knee Replacement (Poster Presentation) Factors determining the Length and diameter of Medial Hamstring Graft (Poster Presentation) Tunnel Positions and Graft size in Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstructions predict probability of Graft Impingement (Poster Presentation)
Investigator(s):	Yau WP
Department:	Orthopaedics and Traumatology
Source(s) of Funding:	URC/CRCG - Conference Grants for Teaching Staff
Start Date:	11/2010
Completion Date:	11/2010

List of Research Outputs

Chan C.N.S., Chan Y.L.J., Fok A.W.M., Hui Y.S.S., Pang P.Y.M. and Yau W.P., Outcome Measurement of Functional Rehabilitation Program for Patients with ACL reconstructions between post-operation 6 months and 1 year, 30th Hong Kong Orthopaedic Association Annual Congress, Hong Kong. 2010.

Fok A.W.M. and Yau W.P., Association of Isokinetic Knee Tests With Patient Demographics, Functional Tests and Anteroposterior Laxity in Uninjured Knee., 30th Hong Kong Orthopaedic Association Annual Congress, Hong Kong. 2010.

Fok A.W.M. and Yau W.P., Association of Meniscus and Cartilage Lesions with Anterior Cruciate Ligament Tear, 30th Hong Kong Orthopaedic Association Annual Congress, Hong Kong. 2010.

Fok A.W.M. and Yau W.P., Best Sports Medicine Paper Presented in HKOA Annual Congress (Association of Meniscus and Cartilage Lesions With Anterior Cruciate Ligament Tear), 30th Hong Kong Orthopaedic Association Annual Congress (Best Sports Medicine Paper). 2010.

Fok A.W.M. and Yau W.P., Isolated Bundle Tears of Anterior Cruciate Ligament in Southern Chinese, 7th Biennial Meeting of Asia-Pacific Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine. 2010.

Kang X., Yau W.P., Hu Y. and Cheung P.Y.S., Correspondenceless 3D-2D registration based on expectation conditional maximization , SPIE Medical Imaging, Orlando, USA. 2011.

Kang X., Taylor R., Armand M., Otake Y., Yau W.P., Cheung P.Y.S. and Hu Y., Cum Laude Poster Award (Correspondanceless 3D-2D registration based on expectation conditional maximization), Visualization, Image-guided Procedures, and Modeling Conference 7964 (Cum Laude Poster Award). 2011.

Kang X., Cheung P.Y.S., Yau W.P. and Hu Y., PCTV: A Biologically and Psychologically Inspired Edge and Line Detection, 2010 International Conference on Image Processing, Hong Kong. 2010.

Kuang G., Yau W.P., Lim F.L., Chiu P.K.Y. and Lu W.W., Orthopaedic Journal of China , Orthopaedic Journal of China . 2010.

Kuang G., Yau W.P., Lim F.L., Chiu P.K.Y. and Lu W.W., Osteoconductive bone cement enhances tendon-bone healing in anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction, Orthopaedic Journal of China . 2010.

Kuang G., Yau W.P. and Lu W.W., Osteointegration of soft tissue grafts within the bone tunnels in Anterior Cruciate Ligament reconstruction can be enhanced, Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy. 2010, 18: 1038-1051.

Kuang G.M., Pan H., Lam W.M., Wu J., Chiu P.K.Y., Yau W.P. and Lu W.W., Preparation of a fast-setting, injectable strontium containing calcium phosphate cement for orthopaedics application, The 30th Hong Kong Orthopaedic Association Annual Congress. 2010, 32.

Kwan K., Yau W.P. and Fok A.W.M., Validation of the Cincinnati Knee Rating System (Chinese Translation) in subjects with Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries, 30th Hong Kong Orthopaedic Association Annual Congress, Hong Kong. 2010.

Yau W.P., Current Concepts of Knee Ligament Reconstruction, Queen Mary Hospital Weekend Musculoskeletal Training Course. 2011.

Yau W.P., Fok A.W.M. and Pun T., Factors determining the length and diameter of Medial Hamstring Graft, 30th Hong Kong Orthopaedic Association Annual Congress, Hong Kong. 2010.

Yau W.P. and Fok A.W.M., Factors determining the length and diameter of medial hamstring graft , 16th Triennal Congress of Asia Pacific Orthopaedic Association and 59th Annual Meeting of Taiwan Orthopaedic Association, Taipei. 2010.

Yau W.P., Introduction of Arthroscopic Surgery and Peri-operative management, College of Nursing Teaching Program. 2011.

Yau W.P., Ligament Balance for Varus Knee in Computer Navigation Total Knee Replacement , 8th Biennial ISAKOS Congress, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil . 2011.

Yau W.P. and Chiu P.K.Y., Ligament Balance for varus knee in computer navigation total knee replacement , 16th Triennal Congress of Asia Pacific Orthopaedic Association and 59th Annual Meeting of Taiwan Orthopaedic Association, Taipei. 2010.

Yau W.P., Recurrent Patella Dislocation, the role of MPFL, Specialty Day for Sports Medicine. 2011.

Yau W.P., Shoulder Instability and Reconstruction, Queen Mary Hospital Weekend Musculoskeletal Training Course. 2011.

Yau W.P., Tunnel Positions and Graft Size in Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstructions Predict Probability of Graft Impingement , 8th Biennial ISAKOS Congress, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. 2011.

Yau W.P. and Fok A.W.M., Tunnel Positions and Graft size in Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstructions predict probability of Graft Impingement., 30th Hong Kong Orthopaedic Association Annual Congress, Hong Kong. 2010.

Yau W.P. and Fok A.W.M., Tunnel Positions in Transportal ACL Reconstruction versus Transtibial ACL Reconstruction – a prospective MRI study, 30th Hong Kong Orthopaedic Association Annual Congress, Hong Kong. 2010.

Yau W.P. and Fok A.W.M., Tunnel Positions in Transportal Versus Transtibial ACL Reconstruction – A Prospective Case-Control MRI Study, 6th Congress of Asia Pacific Knee Society, Taipei. 2010.

Yau W.P., Tunnel Positions in Transportal versus Transtibial ACL Reconstruction – a prospective case-control MRI study, 8th Biennial ISAKOS Congress, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. 2011.

Yau W.P. and Fok A.W.M., Tunnel positions and graft size in anterior cruiate ligament reconstructions predict probability of graft impingement , 16th Triennal Congress of Asia Pacific Orthopaedic Association and 59th Annual Meeting of Taiwan Orthopaedic Association, Taipei. 2010.

Yau W.P., Fok A.W.M. and Kwan K.W.K., Verification of a mathematical model in predicting the diameter of the graft used in Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction, 30th Hong Kong Orthopaedic Association Annual Congress, Hong Kong. 2010.

Researcher : Yee FYA

List of Research Outputs

Yee F.Y.A., Melhado I.G., Grad S., Alini M., Cheah K.S.E., Chan D. and Cheung K.M.C., Cholesterol biosynthesis is a potential pathway involved in the degeneration of the annulus fibrosus, World Forum for Spine Research 2010, Montreal, Canada, July 5-8, 2010.

Yee F.Y.A. and Cheung K.M.C., Transcriptome of the human intervertebral disc in health and disease ................................................................................................................................., World Forum for Spine Research 2010, Montreal, Canada, July 5-8, 2010.

Researcher : Yeung CY

List of Research Outputs

Wu S.L., Liu X.M., Yeung C.Y., Yeung K.W.K., Kao R.Y.T., Wu G.S., Hu T., Xu Z.S. and Chu P., Plasma-Modified Biomaterials for Self-Antimicrobial Applications, ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces. 2011.

Yeung C.Y., Luk K.D.K., Cheung K.M.C., Yeung K.W.K. and Kao R.Y.T., Antibacterial properties and biocompatibility of novel peptide incorporated titanium alloy biomaterals for orthopaedic implants, 2011.

Researcher : Yeung KWK

Project Title:	Materials Science & Technology 2006 Conference and Exhibition New Plasma Surface Treated Memory Alloys: Towards A New Generation of "Smart" Orthopaedic Materials
Investigator(s):	Yeung KWK
Department:	Orthopaedics and Traumatology
Source(s) of Funding:	URC/CRCG - Conference Grants for Teaching Staff
Start Date:	10/2006

Project Title:	Development of Novel Biodegradable Metallic Materials for Orthopedics
Investigator(s):	Yeung KWK, Chan D, Cheung KMC, Luk KDK
Department:	Orthopaedics and Traumatology
Source(s) of Funding:	General Research Fund (GRF)
Start Date:	01/2008

Project Title:	Development of Novel Plasma Modified Metallic Materials for Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction
Investigator(s):	Yeung KWK, Chan D, Cheung KMC, Yau WP
Department:	Orthopaedics and Traumatology
Source(s) of Funding:	General Research Fund (GRF)
Start Date:	01/2009

Project Title:	Improvement of the biofunctionality of PEEK materials using novel plasma surface technology
Investigator(s):	Yeung KWK, Cheung KMC, Luk KDK, Pan H
Department:	Orthopaedics and Traumatology
Source(s) of Funding:	Seed Funding Programme for Basic Research
Start Date:	01/2010

Project Title:	Development of a novel method to suppress bacterial adhesion on orthopaedic implant surface using plasma-based technology
Investigator(s):	Yeung KWK, Cheung KMC, Kao RYT, Luk KDK
Department:	Orthopaedics and Traumatology
Source(s) of Funding:	General Research Fund (GRF)
Start Date:	01/2010

Project Title:	Prevention of orthopaedic implant related bacterial infections using novel plasma surface treatments
Investigator(s):	Yeung KWK, Leung FKL, Kao RYT, Cheung KMC, Luk KDK, Tam V
Department:	Orthopaedics and Traumatology
Source(s) of Funding:	AO Foundation Research Fund
Start Date:	02/2010

Project Title:	Prevention of Orthopaedic Implant Related Bacterial Infections by Using Novel Plasma Surface Treatments
Investigator(s):	Yeung KWK
Department:	Orthopaedics and Traumatology
Source(s) of Funding:	Innovation and Technology Fund Internship Programme
Start Date:	04/2010

Project Title:	Prevention of Orthopaedic Implant Related Bacterial Infections by Using Novel Plasma Surface Treatments
Investigator(s):	Yeung KWK, Kao RYT, Cheung KMC, Luk KDK
Department:	Orthopaedics and Traumatology
Source(s) of Funding:	Innovation and Technology Support Programme (Tier 3)
Start Date:	04/2010

Project Title:	Prevention of Orthopaedic Implant Related Bacterial Infections by Using Novel Plasma Surface Treatments
Investigator(s):	Yeung KWK
Department:	Orthopaedics and Traumatology
Source(s) of Funding:	Innovation and Technology Fund Internship Programme
Start Date:	04/2010

Project Title:	8th International Research Society of Spinal Deformities Annual Meeting (IRSSD 2010) Nickel ion level in scoliotic patients implanted with nitrogen plasma surface modified nickel-titanium superelastic spinal implant: Preliminary clinical trial results
Investigator(s):	Yeung KWK
Department:	Orthopaedics and Traumatology
Source(s) of Funding:	URC/CRCG - Conference Grants for Teaching Staff
Start Date:	07/2010
Completion Date:	07/2010

Project Title:	Development of novel antimicrobial peptide-immobilized medical grade titanium surfaces to resist orthopaedic implant-related bacterial infections
Investigator(s):	Yeung KWK, Kao RYT, Yang D, Leung FKL, Cheung KMC, Luk KDK
Department:	Orthopaedics and Traumatology
Source(s) of Funding:	Seed Funding Programme for Applied Research
Start Date:	12/2010
Completion Date:	11/2011

List of Research Outputs

Chen W.Q., Chen C., Yan W., Yi C.F., Wu S.L., Yeung K.W.K. and Xu Z.S., Synthesis and Characterization of Novel Highly Branched Block Copoly(urethane-imide)s Based on Pentaerythritol, Different Diisocyanate and Aromatic Dianhydride, Journal of Applied Polymer Science . 2010, 118(1): 99-104.

Cheung K.M.C., Kuong E.E., Samartzis D., Yeung K.W.K. and Luk K.D.K., A randomized controlled trial assessing the safety and efficacy of a novel superelastic rod in comparison to convenetional titianium rod for scoliosis curve correction , AOSpine Best Paper Award presented at the 30th Annual Congress of the Hong Kong Orthopaedic Association, Hong Kong, November 27-28, 2010. 2010.

Cheung K.M.C., Kuong E.E., Samartzis D., Yeung K.W.K. and Luk K.D.K., A randomized controlled trial assessing the safety and efficacy of a novel superelastic rod in comparison to convenetional titianium rod for scoliosis curve correction, In: SC Tjong0, A.R. Hodgson Award prsented at the 30th Annual Congress of the Hong Kong Orthopaedic Association, Hong Kong, November 27-28, 2010. 2010.

Cheung K.M.C., Kuong E.E., Samartzis D., Yeung K.W.K. and Luk K.D.K., A randomized controlled trial assessing the safety and efficacy of a novel superelastic rod in comparison to conventional titanium rod for scoliosis curve correction, 30th Annual Congress of the Hong Kong Orthopaedic Association, Hong Kong, November 27-28, 2010.

Cheung K.M.C., Kuong E.E., Samartzis D., Yeung K.W.K. and Luk K.D.K., A randomized controlled trial assessing the safety and efficacy of a novel superelastic rod in comparison to conventional titanium rod for scoliosis curve correction, The 8th Combined Congress of the Spine and Paediatric Sections of APOA, Gifu, Japan. June 1-4,2011.

Hu T., Xin Y.C., Wu S.L., Chu C.L., Lu J., Guan L., Chen H.M., Hung T.F., Yeung K.W.K. and Chu P.K., Corrosion Behavior on Orthopedic NiTi Alloy with Nanocrystalline/Amorphous Surface, Materials Chemistry and Physics . 2011, 126: 102-107.

Hu T., Chen L., Wu S.L., Chu C.L., Wong L.M., Yeung K.W.K. and Chu P.K., Graded Phase Structure in the Surface Layer of NiTi Alloy Processed by Surface Severe Plastic Deformation, Scripta Materialia. 2011, 64: 1011-1014.

Hu X.X., Liu P.H., Yeung K.W.K., Chu P.K., Wu S.L. and Xu Z.S., Synthesis and Characterization of Fluorescent Copolymer Containing Rare Earth Metal Complex and Its Interaction with DNA, Journal of Polymer Science: Part A: Polymer Chemistry. 2010, 48(24): 5961-5967.

Kuong E., Samartzis D., Yeung K.W.K., Luk K.D.K. and Cheung K.M.C., Hong Kong Orthopaedic Association AOSpine Best Paper Award - A randomized controlled trial assessing the safety and efficacy of a novel superelastic rod in comparison to conventional titanium rod for scoliosis curve correction , 30th Annual Congress of the Hong Kong Orthopaedic Association . 2010.

Kuong E., Samartzis D., Yeung K.W.K., Luk K.D.K. and Cheung K.M.C., Hong Kong Orthopaedic Association AR Hodgson Award - A randomized controlled trial assessing the safety and efficacy of a novel superelastic rod in comparison to conventional titanium rod for scoliosis curve correction , 30th Annual Congress of the Hong Kong Orthopaedic Association . 2010.

Kuong E.E., Samartzis D., Yeung K.W.K., Luk K.D.K. and Cheung K.M.C., A randomized controlled trial assessing the safety and efficacy of a novel superelastic rod in comparison to conventional titanium rod for scoliosis curve correction, 30th Annual Congress of the Hong Kong Orthopaedic Association. Hong Kong, 2010.

Liu X.M., Wu S.L., Yeung K.W.K., Hu T., Xu Z.S., Chung C.Y. and Chu P.K., Hydrogen Release from Titanium Hydride in Foaming of Orthopedic NiTi Scaffolds, Acta Biomaterialia. 2011, 7(3): 1387-97.

Liu X.M., Wu S.L., Yeung K.W.K., Chan Y.L., Hu T., Xu Z.S., Liu X.Y., Chung C.Y., Cheung K.M.C. and Chu P.K., Relationship between Osseointegration and Super-Elastic Biomechanics in Porous NiTi Scaffolds, Biomaterials. 2011, 32(2): 330-338.

Wong H.M., Yeung K.W.K., Chu P., Luk K.D.K. and Cheung K.M.C., Mechanical and biological studies of a novel magnesium incorporated porous polycaprolactone scafford for bone tissue engineering, 30th Annual Congress of the Hong Kong Orthopaedic Association, Hong Kong, November 27-28, 2010.

Wu S.L., Liu X.M., Yeung C.Y., Yeung K.W.K., Kao R.Y.T., Wu G.S., Hu T., Xu Z.S. and Chu P., Plasma-Modified Biomaterials for Self-Antimicrobial Applications, ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces. 2011.

Yeung C.Y., Luk K.D.K., Cheung K.M.C., Yeung K.W.K. and Kao R.Y.T., Antibacterial properties and biocompatibility of novel peptide incorporated titanium alloy biomaterals for orthopaedic implants, 2011.

Yeung K.W.K., Biological response of cells on Biometallic Surfaces with Various Plasma Treatments, Post-graduate Seminar, Faculty of Engineering, University of Alberta, Canada. 2010.

Yeung K.W.K., Biological response of cells on Biometallic Surfaces with Various Plasma Treatments, Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, PR China. 2010.

Yeung K.W.K., Cheung K.M.C. and Luk K.D.K., Champion in the Best Young Engineers Competition, HKIE BME2010 - Biomedical Engineering Conference, Hong Kong Title of the paper: Development of a new biodegradable polycaprolactone- magnesium porous hybrid for tissue engineering: mechanical, biological and chemical studies. 2010.

Yeung K.W.K., Chu P., Luk K.D.K. and Cheung K.M.C., Development of a new biodegradable polycaprolactone-magnesium porous hybrid for tissue engineering mechanical, biological and chemical studies, Top Prize in the Best Young Engineers' Paper Competition presented at the BME 2010 Conference, Hong Kong, November 3-5, 2010. 2010.

Yeung K.W.K., Chan K.Y., Leung Y.L., Tam V., Lu W.W., Sze K.Y. and Cheung K.M.C., Effects of detergents on bovine disc decullularization for the generation of natural disc scaffolds for intervertebral disc tissue engineering, Seventh SICOT/SIROT Annual International Conference, Gothenburg, Sweden, August 31- September 3, 2010.

Yeung K.W.K., Lam W.N., Natarajan D., Wu S.L., Tu H., Chu P., Chung C.Y., Lu W.W., Luk K.D.K. and Cheung K.M.C., Nickel ion level in scoliosis patients implanted with nitrogen plasma surface modified nickel-titantium superelastic spinal implant: preliminary trial results, 8th Meeting of the International Research Society of Spinal Deformities (IRSSD), Montreal, Canada, June 30-July 3, 2010.

Yeung K.W.K., Novel Spinal Implant for Spinal Deformity Correction in AIS, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta, Canada. 2010.

Yeung K.W.K., To M.K.T. and Wong K.K.Y., Orthopaedic Basic Science Award - The modulating action of silver nanoparticles in collagen deposition to produce scarless wound healing , 30th Annual Congress of the Hong Kong Orthopaedic Association, Hong Kong, November 27-28, 2010 . 2010.

Yeung K.W.K., To M.K.T. and Wong K.K.Y., Second Runner-up in the Best Young Engineers Competition , HKIE BME2010 - Biomedical Engineering Conference, Hong Kong. Title of the paper: The modulating action of silver nanoparticles in collagen deposition to produce scarless wound healing. 2010.

Yeung K.W.K., Lui S.C., Chu P., Luk K.D.K. and Cheung K.M.C., Surface enhanced polyetheretherketone materials for orthopaedic implantation, Seventh SICOT/SIROT Annual International Conference, Gothenburg, Sweden, August 31- September 3, 2010.

Yeung K.W.K., Wong H.M., Lam K.O., Tam V., Chu P., Luk K.D.K. and Cheung K.M.C., Surface modification of magensium-based orthopaedic implants by Al203 plasma immersion ion implantation (PIII), Seventh SICOT/SIROT Annual International Conference, Gothenburg, Sweden, August 31- September 3, 2010.

Researcher : Yip DKH

Project Title:	To evaluate biomechanically the strongest host bone and allograft bone docking site geometry - for application in bone transplant patients undergoing limb salvage surgery
Investigator(s):	Yip DKH, Chien EP
Department:	Orthopaedics and Traumatology
Source(s) of Funding:	Low Budget High Impact Programme
Start Date:	11/2000

Project Title:	Biomechanical evaluation of the effect of incomplete cortical erosion of a diaphyseal long bone
Investigator(s):	Yip DKH
Department:	Orthopaedics and Traumatology
Source(s) of Funding:	Small Project Funding
Start Date:	11/2002

Project Title:	Strength reduction of suture due to abrasion of the interference screw
Investigator(s):	Yip DKH
Department:	Orthopaedics and Traumatology
Source(s) of Funding:	Small Project Funding
Start Date:	11/2004

Researcher : Yuen CK

List of Research Outputs

Ip W.Y. and Yuen C.K., Toxicological Risk of Magnesium Alloys as Implant Materials – Theoretical and Experimental Assessment, 2011 Annual Meeting & Exposition – Society for Biomaterials April 13-16, 2011 Orlando, Florida . 2011.

Researcher : Yuen WYG

List of Research Outputs

Lau T.W., Leung F.K.L., Yuen W.Y.G. and Tsang D., A cadaveric study of the use of helical blade fixation in unstable trochanteric fractures, 30th Annual Congress, Hong Kong Orthopaedic Association, Hong Kong, 27-28 Nov, 2010.

Researcher : Zhang J

List of Research Outputs

Ng F.Y., Zhang J., Chiu P.K.Y. and Yan C.H., A cadaveric study of posterior dislocation after total hip replacement. Effects of hip ball size and acetabular anteversion, International Orthopaedics. 2011, 35: 325-329.

Researcher : Zhang M

List of Research Outputs

Wen C., Yao J., Cheung T.M., Lu W.W., Fan Y.B., Zhang M. and Chiu P.K.Y., The influence of single or double tunnel creation on stress distribution of host bone in human beings, The ORS 2011 Annual Meeting, January 13-16, 2011, California, USA. 2011.

Researcher : Zhao X

List of Research Outputs

Pan H., Zhao X., Darvell B.W. and Lu W.W., Apatite-formation ability - predictor of "bioactivity", Acta Biomaterialia. 2010, 6(11): 4181-4188.

Pan H., Zhao X., Chan Li L.C., Lam R.W.M., Li Z., Lu W.W., Zhang X., Wang D., Huang W., Lin K. and Jiang C., Strontium-incorporated borate glass for bone regeneration, J Royal Soc Interface. 2010, 7: 1025-1031.

Researcher : Zhao X

List of Research Outputs

Pan H., Zhao X., Darvell B.W. and Lu W.W., Apatite-formation ability - predictor of "bioactivity", Acta Biomaterialia. 2010, 6(11): 4181-4188.

Researcher : Zhou G

Project Title:	A mesenchymal stem cell and firefly luciferase-based high-throughput screening (HTS) platform for osteogenesis-promoting small molecule compounds
Investigator(s):	Zhou G, Cheung KMC, Luk KDK, Kao RYT
Department:	Orthopaedics and Traumatology
Source(s) of Funding:	Seed Funding Programme for Applied Research
Start Date:	08/2008

List of Research Outputs

Peng S.L., Liu X.S., Wang T., Li Z., Zhou G., Luk K.D.K., Guo X.E. and Lu W.W., In vivo anabolic effect of strontium on trabecular bone was associated with increased osteoblastogenesis of bone marrow stromal cells, Journal of Orthopaedic Research. 2010, 28(9): 1208-1214.

Peng S.L., Liu X.S., Zhou G., Li Z., Luk K.D.K., Guo X.E. and Lu W.W., Osteoprotegerin deficiency attenuates strontium-mediated inhibition of osteoclastogenesis and bone resorption, Journal of Bone and Mineral Research. 2011, 26(6): 1272-1282.

Researcher : Zhou W

List of Research Outputs

Ng F.Y., Chiu P.K.Y., Yan C.H., Jiang X., Zhou W. and Fok M.W.M., The accuracy of sizing of the femoral component in total knee replacement, The Twelfth National Congress of Orthopaedic Surgery and The Fifth International Congress of Chinese Orthopaedic Association. 2010, No. 10747.

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