Dr Anthony Foo Tun Lin

Dr Anthony Foo Tun Lin
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Experience: 15 years of experience
Hospital: Raffles Hospital, Singapore

About

About Dr Anthony Foo Tun Lin Dr Anthony Foo Tun Lin is an orthopaedic surgeon having more than 15 years of expertise. Services provided by him includes  hand and reconstructive surgery, encompassing congenital hand conditions, trauma, flap reconstruction, small joint arthroscopy & arthroplasty, and functional reconstruction for nerve deficit. His other areas of interest are wound management and diabetic foot reconstruction.  Dr. Foo earned his degree from University College London in 2005 and completed his hand surgery fellowship in 2013. In the exit test, the Academy of Medicine gave him a Gold Medal, and he was accepted as a Fellow. He worked as an assistant professor of orthopaedic surgery at the National University of Singapore and a consultant in hand and reconstructive microsurgery at National University Hospital before joining Raffles Hospital. Regular travel fellowships to places like the Mayo Clinic (Rochester), Schulthess Klinik (Zurich), Ospedale Borgo Roma (Verona), Lerdsin Hospital (Bangkok), and Ningxia People’s Hospital helped him develop his clinical practise (Yinchuan). He has written numerous peer-reviewed studies on anatomy, biomechanics, and innovative surgical procedures. He has received numerous accolades for teaching and serving as an example in undergraduate medical education from the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine and the NUS Medical Society. Dr. Foo serves on the Residency Advisory Council’s committee for examination and assessment at the postgraduate level. Dr. Foo has led various scientific events including international partners from North America, Europe, and Asia Pacific nations and has been on the council of the Singapore Society for Hand Surgery since 2009. He is a member of the hand surgery community at large. He served as the instructor for various regional fracture, bone fixation, and microsurgical reconstruction IBRA (International Bone Research Association) and Depuy AO courses. Dr Anthony Foo Tun Lin is fluent in English.

List of Treatments

  • Total Hip Replacement
  • Acetabular Fixation
  • Cemented Total Hip Replacement
  • Cementless Total Hip Replacement (THR) Surgery
  • Revision Hip Replacement
  • Hip Replacement with Computer Navigation
  • Minimally Invasive Hip Replacement
  • Bilateral Hip Replacement Surgery
  • Both Hip Replacement together
  • Birmingham Hip Resurfacing BHR
  • BHR with stem
  • BMHR
  • Minimally Invasive Hip Resurfacing
  • Hip Resurfacing with computer navigation
  • 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
  • Knee Replacement Surgery
  • Unicondylar Knee Replacement
  • High Flex Knee Replacement
  • Minimally Invasive Knee Replacement Surgery
  • Revision Single Knee Replacement
  • Arthrotomy
  • Arthroscopic surgery
  • Reduction of fractures open
  • Closed Reduction for Fracture
  • Arthroplasty
  • Carpal Tunnel Release (CTR) Open or Endoscopic
  • Palmar Fasciectomy
  • Tendon Repair Surgery: Flexor Extensor
  • Thumb Arthroplasty
  • Tendon Transfer
  • Internal Fixation of Fractures
  • Pollicization Surgery
  • Syndactyly (Webbing) Treatment
  • Repair of Digital Nerves
  • Synovectomy of Hand
  • Tenodesis tenolysis and tendon transfers and grafts
  • Boutonniere Deformity Treatment
  • Wrist Joint Replacement (Wrist Arthroplasty)
  • Neurolysis Procedure
  • Ganglion Cyst Excision
  • Shoulder Replacement Surgery
  • Open Reduction of Fracture
  • Knee Arthroscopy
  • Repair of Shoulder Rotator Cuff
  • Acromioclavicular Joint Repair
  • Repair of dislocations
  • Shoulder Labral Tears Surgery
  • Surgical decompression
  • Extensor mechanism realignment
  • Elbow Replacement Surgery
  • Elbow Arthroscopy
  • Lateral Epicondyle Release (Tennis Elbow)
  • Fracture reduction and fixation
  • Osteotomy
  • Arthrolysis
  • Limb Lengthening
  • Sports Related Injuries
  • Trigger Point Injection (TPI)
  • Knee Meniscectomy
  • Ankle Arthroscopy
  • Shoulder Arthroscopy
  • Tibial Tubercle Transfer for Patellofemoral Arthritis
  • Arthroscopic Debridement of Calcium Deposits
  • Leg Injury
  • Paget’s Disease
  • Partial Hip Replacement Surgery – Unilateral Hip Replacement
  • Foot and Ankle Deformity Correction
  • Arthritis
  • Triple arthrodesis and internal fixation
  • Corrective Osteotomy and fixation and bone graft
  • Corrective osteotomy, fixation and ligament reconstruction surgery
  • Knee replacement – Bilateral
  • Knock knee surgery
  • Single Hip Replacement

Work Experience

Consultant, Raffles Hospital, Singapore

Consultant, National University Hospital

, Assistant Professor, National University of Singapore

Special Interest

Hand And Reconstructive Surgery
Congenital Hand Conditions
Trauma
Flap Reconstruction
Small Joint Arthroscopy