MBBS(HK), FRCSEd(Ortho), FHKCOS, FHKAM(Orthopaedic Surgery)

Orthopaedic Specialist
Division of Joint Replacement Surgery
Queen Mary Hospital & Duchess of Kent Children’s Hospital

Honorary Clinical Tutor
The University of Hong Kong

Dr Thomas LEUNG Ka Chun obtained his Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) Degree with distinction at Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, the University of Hong Kong in 2016. Subsequently he completed his internship and orthopaedic residency training in the Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology at Queen Mary Hospital. He completed the FRCS examinations in 2023 and became a life fellow of the Hong Kong College of Orthopaedic Surgeons. Dr LEUNG has then joined the Division of Joint Replacement Surgery as an arthroplasty specialist in robotic-assisted primary and complex hip and knee arthroplasty.

• Robotic-assisted Hip and Knee Arthroplasty
• Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) in Hip and Knee Arthroplasty
• Personalized Alignment in Total Knee Arthroplasty
• Hip-Spine Kinematics in Total Hip Arthroplasty

• Young Member of the European Hip Society
• Associate Member of International Society of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology (SICOT)
• Fellow of Asia Pacific Orthopaedic Association (APOA)
• Fellow of Arthroplasty Society in ASIA (ASIA)
• Life Fellow of the Hong Kong Orthopaedic Association (HKOA)

• Fellowship on Minimally Invasive and Complex Hip Arthroplasty (STAR Approach)
  Professor Eleftherios Tsiridis, President of European Hip Society, PGH University Hospital 2025
• Fellowship on Robotic-assisted Arthroplasty and ERAS
  Professor Darren Tay Keng Jin, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Singapore General Hospital

Publications

• Fong KL, Cheung A, Luk MH, Leung TKC, Lau LCM, Chan PK, Chiu KY, Fu H.
  Utilisation trends and early outcomes of robotic arm-assisted total hip arthroplasty in a tertiary joint replacement centre in Hong Kong. Hong Kong Med J. 2026 Feb;32(1):23-29.
• Li, Ka Lee; Li, Sai Ka; Lau, Lawrence Chun Man; Cheung, Amy; Luk, Michelle; Fu, Henry; Leung, Ka Chun Thomas; Chiu, Kwong Yuen; Chan, Ping Keung
  Using a robotic-arm assisted system in revision total hip arthroplasty: surgical technique and a case series.
  Hip International. Feb 2026
• Chan KCA, Cheung A, Leung KCT, Luk MH, Chan PK, Lau CML, Chiu KY, Fu H.
  Long-Term Outcomes of Functional Cup Positioned Total Hip Arthroplasty in Asian Ankylosing Spondylitis Patients. J Am Acad Orthop Surg Glob Res Rev. 2025 Sep 22;9(9):e25.00115.
• Luk MH, Yan CH, Leung KCT, Lau CML, Cheung A, Chan PK, Chiu KY, Fu H.
  Extremes of cement mantle thickness associated with increased incidence of radiolucent lines in total knee arthroplasty. Journal of Orthopaedics, Trauma and Rehabilitation. 2025;0(0).
• Chong YY, Lau CML, Jiang T, Wen C, Zhang J, Cheung A, Luk MH, Leung KCT, Cheung MH, Fu H, Chiu KY, Chan PK.
  Predicting periprosthetic joint infection in primary total knee arthroplasty: a machine learning model integrating preoperative and perioperative risk factors. BMC Musculoskelet Disord. 2025 Mar 1;26(1):241.
• PHA Chan, CH Chiu, YC Leung, A Cheung, M Luk, TKC Leung, PK Chan, L Lau, H Fu.
  A scoping review on the recommendations of hip precautions after posterior total hip arthroplasty. Journal of Orthopaedics, Trauma and Rehabilitation. 2025;0(0).
• Lau LCM, Chan PK, Lui TWD, Choi SW, Au E, Leung TKC, Luk MH, Cheung A, Fu H, Cheung MH, Chiu KY.
  Preoperative weight loss interventions before total hip and knee arthroplasty: a systematic review of randomized controlled trials. Arthroplasty. 2024 May 17;6(1):30.
• Thomas Ka Chun LEUNG, Ping Keung Chan, Henry Fu, Amy Cheung, Michelle Hilda Luk, Lawrence Chun Man Lau, Kwong Yuen Chiu.
  Promising short-term outcomes of free-hand burring technique to implant second-generation metaphyseal cone in Asian knees – a case series. Arthroplasty. 2024 Jul 2;6(1):35.
• Tsui OWK, Chan PK, Cheung A, Chan VWK, Luk MH, Cheung MH, Lau LCM, Leung TKC, Fu H, Chiu KY.
  Comparison of the Cost-Effectiveness and Safety between Staged Bilateral Total Knee Arthroplasty and Simultaneous Bilateral Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Retrospective Cohort Study between 2001 and 2022. Journal of Knee Surgery. 2024 Nov;37(13):916-923.
• Khoo JR, Chan PK, Wen C, Lau LCM, Leung TKC, Luk MH, Chan VWK, Cheung A, Cheung MH, Fu H, Chiu KY.
  Feasible non-surgical options for management of knee osteoarthritis during the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond. Hong Kong Medical Journal. 2024 Feb;30(1):56-61.
• Thomas Ka Chun LEUNG, Will Wai Hong Lau, Wing Chiu Fung, Vincent Wai Kwan Chan, Amy Cheung, Man Hong Cheung, Henry Fu, Chun Hoi Yan, Ping Keung Chan, Kwong Yuen Chiu
  Is there difference and correlation between medial and lateral tibial plateau coronal obliquity in native knee? A radiographic study. Journal of Orthopaedics, Trauma and Rehabilitation. 2021;28.

Academic Presentations

• Mastering Complexity : Robotic-assisted Solutions For Challenging Primary Total Hip Arthroplasty
  Moderator and International Speaker, European Hip Society Meeting, October 2025
• Total Hip Arthroplasty Improves Global Spinal Imbalance and Spinopelvic Mobility – A Prospective Cohort Study. Free paper presentation, European Hip Society Meeting, October 2025
  Thomas Ka Chun LEUNG, Ping Keung CHAN, Amy CHEUNG, Michelle Hilda LUK, Lawrence Chun Man LAU, Kwong Yuen CHIU, Henry FU
• Lewinnek Safe Zone Could Not Prevent Dislocation Of Total Hip Arthroplasty In Ankylosing Spondylitis – A Long-term Retrospective Cohort With 10 Years’ Mean Follow-up.
  Free paper presentation, European Hip Society Meeting, October 2025
  Thomas Ka Chun LEUNG, Ping Keung CHAN, Amy CHEUNG, Michelle Hilda LUK, Lawrence Chun Man LAU, Kwong Yuen CHIU, Henry FU
• Total Hip Arthroplasty Improves Global Spinal Sagittal Imbalance – A Prospective Radiographic Cohort Study. Free paper presentation, SICOT 2025
  Thomas Ka Chun LEUNG, Lawrence Chun Man LAU, Michelle Hilda LUK, Amy CHEUNG, Ping Keung CHAN, Kwong Yuen CHIU, Henry FU
• Lewinnek Safe Zone Is Not Safe In Preventing Dislocation Of Total Hip Replacement For Ankylosing Spondylitis –25-Year Experience Of A Tertiary Referral Centre. Poster presentation, SICOT 2025
  Thomas Ka Chun LEUNG, Lawrence Chun Man LAU, Michelle Hilda LUK, Amy CHEUNG, Ping Keung CHAN, Kwong Yuen CHIU, Henry FU
• Replace the Hip, Balance the Spine! Total Hip Arthroplasty Improves Global Sagittal Spinal Imbalance and Spinopelvic Mobility-A Prospective Cohort of 163 Patients with EOS Whole Body Postural Radiographs
  David Fang Trophy for the Best Paper in Adult Joint Reconstruction Chapter, HKOA 2025
  Thomas Ka Chun LEUNG, Ping Keung CHAN, Amy CHEUNG, Michelle Hilda LUK, Lawrence Chun Man LAU, Kwong Yuen CHIU, Henry FU
• Functional Versus Mechanical Alignment in Total Knee Arthroplasty –  A Prospective Double-blinded Superiority Randomized Controlled Trial
  HKOA 2025 Adult Joint Reconstruction Chapter, Free Paper Presentation
  Thomas Ka Chun LEUNG, Ping Keung CHAN, Amy CHEUNG, Michelle Hilda LUK, Lawrence Chun Man LAU, Kwong Yuen CHIU, Henry FU
• Total Hip Arthroplasty Improves Global Spine Sagittal Imbalance – A Prospective Radiographic Cohort Study. Current Concepts in Joint Replacement, Florida, United States in December 2024
  The 44^th Annual Congress of The Hong Kong Orthopaedic Association (HKOA) 2024
  Thomas Ka Chun LEUNG, Lawrence Chun Man LAU, Michelle Hilda LUK, Amy CHEUNG, Ping Keung CHAN, Kwong Yuen CHIU, Henry FU
• Lewinnek Safe Zone is not safe in preventing dislocation of total hip replacement for ankylosing spondylitis – 24-year experience of a tertiary referral centre
  The 44^th Annual Congress of The Hong Kong Orthopaedic Association (HKOA) 2024
  Lester Po Kwan WONG, Thomas Ka Chun LEUNG, Lawrence Chun Man LAU, Michelle Hilda LUK, Amy CHEUNG, Ping Keung CHAN, Kwong Yuen CHIU, Henry FU
• Short-term Outcomes of a New Collared Stem In Total Hip Arthroplasty-A Prospective Cohort
  The 44^th Annual Congress of The Hong Kong Orthopaedic Association (HKOA) 2024
  Thomas Ka Chun LEUNG, Lawrence Chun Man LAU, Michelle Hilda LUK, Amy CHEUNG, Ping Keung CHAN, Kwong Yuen CHIU, Henry FU
• How Does Sagittal Spinal Deformity Affect Spinopelvic Relationship in Patients Undergoing Total Hip Arthroplasty? A Radiographic Study.
  Award Paper of The 40th Annual Congress of The Hong Kong Orthopaedic Association (HKOA) 2020
  Thomas Ka Chun LEUNG, Ping Keung Chan, Wing Chiu Fung, Vincent Wai Kwan Chan, Amy Cheung, Man Hong Cheung, Henry Fu, Chun Hoi Yan, Kwong Yuen Chiu
• Promising short-term outcomes of free-hand burring technique to implant second-generation metaphyseal cone in Asian knees – a case series.
  The 43^rd Annual Congress of The Hong Kong Orthopaedic Association (HKOA) 2023
  Thomas Ka Chun LEUNG, Lawrence Chun Man LAU, Michelle Hilda LUK, Amy CHEUNG, Ping Keung CHAN, Kwong Yuen CHIU, Henry FU
• To screen or not to screen? A 10-year retrospective analysis of preoperative methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus screening in primary knee and hip replacement.
  The 41^st Annual Congress of The Hong Kong Orthopaedic Association (HKOA) 2021
  Thomas Ka Chun LEUNG, Ping Keung Chan, Wing Chiu Fung, Vincent Wai Kwan Chan, Amy Cheung, Man Hong Cheung, Henry Fu, Chun Hoi Yan, Kwong Yuen Chiu
• Development and initial evaluation of a novel (VRU) implant prominence rating scale for predicting outcome and the need for implant removal in distal radius volar plating.
  The 41^st Annual Congress of The Hong Kong Orthopaedic Association (HKOA) 2021
  Thomas Ka Chun LEUNG, Christian Fang, Tak Wing Lau, Frankie Leung
• Partial Thickness Rotator Cuff Tear – When and How to repair?
  Thomas Ka Chun LEUNG, Tak Man Wong
  The 41^st Annual Congress of The Hong Kong Orthopaedic Association (HKOA) 2021
• Metaphyseal Cone in Revision Total Knee Arthroplasty – A Retrospective Review
  Thomas Ka Chun LEUNG, Ping Keung Chan, Wing Chiu Fung, Vincent Wai Kwan Chan, Amy Cheung, Man Hong Cheung, Henry Fu, Chun Hoi Yan, Kwong Yuen Chiu
  The 40th Annual Congress of The Hong Kong Orthopaedic Association (HKOA), Hong Kong, 31 October – 1 November 2020, Free Paper Session, Adult Joint Reconstruction

Academic Awards

• The 17^th Annual Congress of Chinese Orthopaedic Association 2025 Best Young Researcher Award
  HKOA Travelling Scholarship for Chinese Orthopaedic Association 2025
  Functional Versus Mechanical Alignment in Total Knee Arthroplasty –  A Prospective Double-blinded Superiority Randomized Controlled Trial
  Thomas Ka Chun LEUNG, Ping Keung CHAN, Amy CHEUNG, Michelle Hilda LUK, Lawrence Chun Man LAU, Kwong Yuen CHIU, Henry FU
• David Fang Trophy for the Best Paper in Adult Joint Reconstruction Chapter, HKOA Annual Congress 2025
  Replace the Hip, Balance the Spine! Total Hip Arthroplasty Improves Global Sagittal Spinal Imbalance and Spinopelvic Mobility-A Prospective Cohort of 163 Patients with EOS Whole Body Postural Radiographs
  Thomas Ka Chun LEUNG, Ping Keung CHAN, Amy CHEUNG, Michelle Hilda LUK, Lawrence Chun Man LAU, Kwong Yuen CHIU, Henry FU
• Hong Kong West Cluster Specialty Clinical Attachment Overseas Training Fund for Medical Staff 2025-26
  Clinical Attachment to Professor Eleftherios Tsiridis, President of European Hip Society, 2025
  Clinical Attachment to Professor Fares Haddad, President Elect of European Hip Society, 2026
• Training and Development (T&D) Fund of the Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Queen Mary Hospital for Arthroplasty Fellowship at Singapore General Hospital 2024
• Best Paper Award of the Award Paper Session in the 38^th Hong Kong Orthopaedic Association (HKOA) Annual Congress 2018
  Thomas Ka Chun LEUNG, PWH Cheung, K Law, V Borse, YM Lau, LF Mak, A Cheng, D Samartzis, KMC Cheung, JPY Cheung. Is Cervical Collar Useful After Laminoplasty? A Randomized Controlled Trial.
• HKOA Ambassador to the 41^st Annual Meeting of the Royal College of Orthoapedic Surgeons of Thailand