Orthopaedic surgeon Tan Chyn Hong tells Joan Chew how he helps athletes recover in time for competitions I specialise in treating shoulder and elbow conditions because… I was inspired by my mentor and teacher, Professor V Prem Kumar, who is the head of the division … Continued
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Even the best surgeons sometimes miss the mark when fitting knee implants, but a new robot will minimise such human errors. Patients at the Singapore General Hospital (SGH), which handles the most knee replacement operations here, can look forward to … Continued
Read more +Some surgeons are questioning the viability of implant alignment for mini total knee arthroplasty involving side cuts. While a recent randomized controlled trial found similar results with standard and mini mid-vastus techniques, researchers discovered inferior radiographic outcomes with mini side-cutting … Continued
Read more +Celia Tan, a pioneering educator in Singapore, is on a ground-breaking mission to raise the profile of physiotherapy in Cambodia. She is raising the country’s future trainers to be trailblazers like her. Will they put her ideas into practice?
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With Singapore’s ageing population, degenerative joint diseases are becoming more commonplace, and can lead to significant immobility and disability in the elderly. A total knee arthroplasty (TKA) is a form of surgery used in the treatment of severe knee joint … Continued
Read more +For most people, engineering and medicine are poles apart. You either have a passion for healing and making the sick better or an inclination towards designing systems and structures. For Dr Chin Pak Lin, Consultant within the Adult Reconstructive Service … Continued
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These days, she walks with a spring in her step. But it wasn’t always so – for two decades, Mdm Manisah Mohd Tahir lived with debilitating knee problems which kept her in constant pain and limited her movements. “I first … Continued
Read more +Dr Chin Pak Lin from TOC volunteered his orthopaedic expertise in Pakistan for medical aid after the Oct 8 earthquake in 2005. Reporter Ben Nadarajan, from The Straits Times, wrote about his stay with Dr Chin Pak Lin and the Singapore … Continued
Read more +In an interview with local Chinese press, Dr Tan talks about the four common shoulder problems in Singapore and the treatment involved for these problems. Athletes or NS men in their 20s commonly have recurring shoulder dislocations. The only way … Continued
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There is now a new treatment method for rotator cuff injury. Orthopaedic specialists at NUH are using implantless keyhole surgery to repair torn rotator cuff. Dr Tan Chyn Hong (formerly) from NUH said that the risk of torn rotator cuff … Continued
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