Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology

• Genetic basis of Degenerative Disc Disease in Chinese
• Gradual scoliosis correction by use of a superelastic alloy
• Development of an artifical finger joint
• New Injectable Bioactive Bone Cement for Spinal Surgery
• Motion analysis for cerebralpalsy and normal Chinese children
• Using topography of surface EMG for occupational low back pain (LBP) assessment
• The role of the pineal gland in the causation of scoliosis: A bipedal rhesus monkey model.
• Transgenic mouse model for the regulation bone formation
• Shear properties of the lumbar spine and their relationship to spinal instability
• A minimally invasive approach to anterior release in scoliosis by chemonucleolysis: An experimental study with the rabbit scoliosis model
• Mouse models for the study of genetic factors affecting bone fracture repair
• Study of function after hand injuries
• A comprehensive, objective study of the cause, effect and methods of prevention of occupationally-related low back injury
• Development fast evoked potential measurement methods and their clinical application in intra-operative spinal cord monitoring
• Biomechanical and anatomical evaluation of the human lumbosacral fixation
  Intra-operative spinal cord monitoring: The application and limitations of different types of evoked potential techniques

1994

• Study of hand function after hand injuries.
• To study the effect of prosthetic hip joint replacement on bone mass and to determine the ideal prostheses for total hip replacement in the Chinese femora.

1995

• Intra-operative spinal cord monitoring – Applications and limitations of different types of evoked potentials techniques
• Study of hand function after hand injuries.

1996

• Biomechanical and anatomical evaluation of the lumbosacral fixation.
• Developing fast evoked potential measurement methods and their clinical application in intra-operative spinal cord monitoring.
• A comprehensive, objective study on the cause, effect and methods of prevention of occupationally-related low back injury.

1997

• Study of Hand Function after Hand Injuries.
• Lower Limb Alignment in Chinese Adults.
• Mouse Models for the Study of Genetic Factors Affecting Bone Fracture Repair.
• Evaluation of the Hip Joint Load Environment In Normal Chinese Subjects and in Patients who have received an Asiatic design of Total Hip Replacement.

1998

• A Minimally Invasive Approach to Anterior Release in Scoliosis by Chemonucleolysis: An Experimental study with the rabbit scoliosis model.

1999

• The Role of the Pineal Gland in the Causation of Scoliosis: A Bipedal Rhesus Monkey Model.
• Transgenic Mouse Model for the Regulation Bone Formation
• Shear Properties of the Lumbar Spine and their Relationship to Spinal Instability

1995

• Fresh frozen intervertebral disc allografting.
• Biofix of comminuted phalangeal fracture – a biomechanical study.
• Development of the EMG assisted spinal muscle model and application I.

1996

• Mouse models for the study of genetic factors affecting bone fracture repair
• Study of osteo-arthritis of thumb base on Chinese.
• Mechanical stability of the whole lumbar spine after discectomies
• Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT) in Chinese Hip Fracture Patients
• Development of the EMG assisted spinal muscle model and application II

1997

• The Stability of the Thoracolumbar Fracture Instrumentation: A Biomechanical Evaluation.

1998

• Investigation of the viscoelastic properties of lumbar spine
• An experimental study on the new bioactive materials – Hydroxyapatite composite with gelatin/chitosan with hydrophilic polymer networks
• Real-time analysis of human lumbar motion by a computer-assisted videofluoroscopic technique

1994

• Evaluation of Changes in Pulmonary Functions in Children with Scoliosis Pre- and Post Operatively and Comparative Analysis with Healthy Southern Chinese Children.

1995

• Motion Analysis for Cerebral Palsy and Normal Chinese Children

1996

• Radiographical and Biomechanical consequences of a Misplaced Pedicle Hook.
• Prospective Study of Distal Radius Fracture.

1997

• Experimental scoliosis and surgical treatment without fusion in primates.