Adj. Asst. Prof. Yong Fok Chuan

Adj. Asst. Prof. Yong Fok Chuan
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Experience: 45 years of experience
Hospital: Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore

About

About Adj. Asst. Prof. Yong Fok Chuan With more than 45 years of experience, Adj. Asst. Prof. Yong Fok Chuan is a board-certified Orthopaedic and joint replacement surgeon. His clinical interests lie in Orthopedic Surgery, Hand and Reconstructive Surgery, Paralytic Upper Limb in Brachial Plexus Injury, Obstetrical Brachial Palsy, Tetraplegia / Spinal Cord Injury, Cerebral Palsy, and Brain Injury. He is a member of the Singapore Society for Hand Surgery, the Academy of Medicine of Singapore, Singapore and the Singapore Medical Council. Adj. Asst. Prof. Yong Fok Chuan has completed his MBBS (1975) from the University of Singapore, Singapore. He is a fellow of the Royal Colleges of Surgeons (UK). He is the author of various papers and publications. Adj. Asst. Prof. Yong Fok Chuan is well-versed in English and Malay.

List of Treatments

  • ACL Reconstruction
  • Revision ACL Reconstruction Surgery
  • Patello Femoral Replacement
  • High Tibial Osteotomy
  • Lower femoral Osteotomy
  • Posterior Cruciate Ligament (PCL) Reconstruction
  • Arthrodesis
  • Septic Arthritis Treatment
  • Lateral Retinacular Release Surgery
  • Arthroscopic Menisectomy
  • Autologous Chondrocyte Implantation (ACI)
  • Meniscal Repair
  • Osteochondral Autografting – Mosaicplasty Surgery
  • Palmar Fasciectomy
  • Tendon Repair Surgery: Flexor Extensor
  • Thumb Arthroplasty
  • Tendon Transfer
  • Internal Fixation of Fractures
  • Pollicization Surgery
  • Repair of Digital Nerves
  • Synovectomy of Hand
  • Tenodesis tenolysis and tendon transfers and grafts
  • Boutonniere Deformity Treatment
  • Neurolysis Procedure
  • Ganglion Cyst Excision
  • Ankle Arthroscopy
  • Triple arthrodesis and internal fixation
  • Corrective Osteotomy and fixation and bone graft
  • Corrective osteotomy, fixation and ligament reconstruction surgery

Work Experience

Professor, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, NUS

Special Interest

Hand surgery.