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Adult Reconstruction
& Joint Replacement Service

The Adult Reconstruction service provides diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation for individuals with degenerative and inflammatory bone disease, bone injuries or deformities. Specializing in the total joint replacement of the hip & knee, our services include both new implants and the removal or replacement of first generation joint prostheses. The service also provides joint replacement of the shoulder, elbow and ankle joints.

Our orthopaedic surgeons are highly trained, experienced, and specialised in joint replacement surgeries. They are knowledgeable in the latest research, surgical techniques and implant technology.

In addition to performing routine hip and knee replacement surgery, more complex joint surgeries that our service provides include:

  Type of Service Description
Complex Hip and Knee replacement
  • Revision Surgeries
  • Previous Trauma
  • Severe inflammatory arthritis
    • Rheumatoid Arthritis
    • Ankylosing Spondylitis
    Minimally invasive surgery for joint replacement
  • Unicompartmental knee replacement
  • Patellofemoral replacement
  • Computer-assisted navigation surgery for joints  
    Upper limb joint replacement
  • Shoulder replacement
  • Elbow replacement
  • Hip resurfacing  
    Alternative bearing and hip replacement in the young  
    Deformity correction with osteotomies  
    Ankle replacement  
    Adult Reconstruction

    Our patients have assess to geriatricians, rehabilitation physicians, rheumatologist, nurse clinicians, physiotherapists, and occupational therapists, all specializing in total joint care.

    Further to patient care, we have a strong research and educational emphasis to maintain fore front in techniques available to our patient. We have appointed clinician scientist, and availability of funded fellowship program.

     

    Our Specialists


    Name :
    Lai Choon Hin
    Designation :
    Senior Consultant
    Credentials :
    FAMS, MBBS, FRCS (Edin)
    Subspeciality :
    Head of Adult Reconstruction Service

    Name :
    Wong Ho Poh
    Designation :
    Senior Consultant
    Credentials :
    FAMS, MBBS, MMed (Surgery)
    Subspeciality :
    Adult Reconstruction

    Name :
    Clinical Assoc Prof Low Yin Peng
    Designation :
    Emeritus Consultant
    Credentials :
    FAMS, MBBS, FRCS (Edin)
    Subspeciality :
    Adult Reconstruction

    Name :
    Sathappan S S
    Designation :
    Consultant
    Credentials :
    MBChB, FRCSEd, MMed (Ortho), FRCS (Edin) (Tr & Ortho), FAMS
    Subspeciality :
    Adult Reconstruction, Sports Surgery

    Name :
    Teo Yee Hong
    Designation :
    Consultant
    Credentials :
    Mb Bch, BAO, B Med Sci, MRCS (Edin), MMed (Orth), FRCS (Edin) (Orth)
    Subspeciality :
    Adult Reconstruction, Sports Surgery
     

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