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A Biomimetic Hierarchical Scaffold: Natural Growth of Nanotitanates on Three-Dimensional Microporous Ti-Based Metals by Wu, Shuilin, Liu, Xiangmei, Hu, Tao, Chu, Paul K, Ho, J. P. Y, Chan, Y. L, Yeung, K. W. K, Chu, C. L, Hung, T. F, Huo, K. F, Chung, C. Y, Lu, W. W, Cheung, K. M. C, Luk, K. D. K

“…Nanophase materials are promising alternative implant materials in tissue engineering. Here we report for the first time the large-scale direct growth of…”
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In vivo cancellous bone remodeling on a strontium-containing hydroxyapatite (sr-HA) bioactive cement by Wong, C. T., Lu, W. W., Chan, W. K., Cheung, K. M. C., Luk, K. D. K., Lu, D. S., Rabie, A. B. M., Deng, L. F., Leong, J. C. Y.

“…The purpose of this study was to investigate the in vivo bone response to the strontium‐containing hydroxyapatite (Sr‐HA) bioactive bone cement injected into…”
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Cervical intervertebral disc degeneration induced by unbalanced dynamic and static forces: a novel in vivo rat model by Wang, Yong-Jun, Shi, Qi, Lu, W W, Cheung, K C M, Darowish, Michael, Li, Tian-Fang, Dong, Yu-Feng, Zhou, Chong-Jian, Zhou, Quan, Hu, Zhi-Jun, Liu, Mei, Bian, Qin, Li, Chen-Guang, Luk, K D K, Leong, J C Y

“…Establishment of a novel in vivo animal model of cervical spondylosis. To investigate apoptotic, degenerative, and inflammatory changes occurring in the…”
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A prospective comparison of the coronal deformity correction in thoracic scoliosis using four different instrumentations and the fulcrum-bending radiograph by LUK, K. D. K, LU, D. S, CHEUNG, K. M. C, WONG, Y. W

“…A prospective study on comparing coronal deformity correction in thoracic scoliosis using four different instrumentations. To compare the ability of four…”
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Preparation and cell–materials interactions of plasma sprayed strontium-containing hydroxyapatite coating by Xue, Weichang, Hosick, Howard L., Bandyopadhyay, Amit, Bose, Susmita, Ding, Chuanxian, Luk, K.D.K., Cheung, K.M.C., Lu, W.W.

“…The use of strontium-containing hydroxyapatite (Sr-HA) as a biomaterial has been reported recently. In vitro and in vivo studies have shown that Sr-HA promotes…”
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Prediction of Correction of Scoliosis with Use of the Fulcrum Bending Radiograph by CHEUNG, K. M C, LUK, K. D K

“…We used a new method to assess spinal flexibility in thirty patients who were to be managed operatively for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis. The method…”
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Evaluation of various evoked potential techniques for spinal cord monitoring during scoliosis surgery by LUK, K. D. K, HU, Y, WONG, Y. W, CHEUNG, K. M. C

“…This prospective study compared the outcomes of different evoked potential (EP) techniques for intraoperative spinal cord monitoring. To evaluate the…”
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Controllable porosity hydroxyapatite ceramics as spine cage: fabrication and properties evaluation by Lu, W W, Zhao, F, Luk, K D K, Yin, Y J, Cheung, K M C, Cheng, G X, Yao, K D, Leong, J C Y

“…A procedure was designed to prepare porosity-graded hydroxyapatite (HA) ceramics simulating the bimodal structure of natural bone, which could be used to build…”
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Pore formation mechanism and characterization of porous NiTi shape memory alloys synthesized by capsule-free hot isostatic pressing by Wu, Shuilin, Chung, C.Y., Liu, Xiangmei, Chu, Paul K., Ho, J.P.Y., Chu, C.L., Chan, Y.L., Yeung, K.W.K., Lu, W.W., Cheung, K.M.C., Luk, K.D.K.

“…Porous NiTi alloys with different porosities were fabricated by capsule-free hot isostatic pressing (CF-HIP) with ammonium acid carbonate (NH 4HCO 3) as a…”
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Effect of segmental artery ligation on the blood supply of the thoracic spinal cord during anterior spinal surgery : A quantitative histomorphological fresh cadaver study by LIN YUAN, NI, G. X, LUK, K. D. K, CHEUNG, K. M. C, LU, D. S, HU, Y, DAI, J. X, WONG, Y. W, LU, William W

“…Human cadaver quantitative morphometric analysis of the blood vessels in the spinal cord after ligation of segmental arteries. To investigate the effect of…”
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Osteogenic behavior of alginate encapsulated bone marrow stromal cells: An in vitro study by Abbah, S. A., Lu, W. W., Chan, D., Cheung, K. M. C., Liu, W. G., Zhao, F., Li, Z. Y., Leong, J. C. Y., Luk, K. D. K.

“…Sodium alginate is a useful polymer for the encapsulation and immobilization of a variety of cells in tissue engineering because it is biocompatible,…”
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Corrosion resistance, surface mechanical properties, and cytocompatibility of plasma immersion ion implantation-treated nickel-titanium shape memory alloys by Yeung, K. W. K., Poon, R. W. Y., Liu, X. Y., Ho, J. P. Y., Chung, C. Y., Chu, P. K., Lu, W. W., Chan, D., Cheung, K. M. C.

“…Nickel‐titanium shape memory alloys are promising materials in orthopedic applications because of their unique properties. However, for prolonged use in a…”
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Phenotypic and population differences in the association between CILP and lumbar disc disease by Virtanen, I M, Song, Y Q, Cheung, K M C, Ala-Kokko, L, Karppinen, J, Ho, D W H, Luk, K D K, Yip, S P, Leong, J C Y, Cheah, K S E, Sham, P, Chan, D

“…Background: Lumbar disc disease (LDD) is one of the leading causes of disability in the working-age population. A functional single-nucleotide polymorphism…”
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Gene therapy for new bone formation using adeno-associated viral bone morphogenetic protein-2 vectors by CHEN, Y, LUK, K. D. K, CHEUNG, K. M. C, XU, R, LIN, M. C, LU, W. W, LEONG, J. C. Y, KUNG, H-F

“…Previous reports have suggested that bone morphogenetic protein (BMP) gene therapy could be applied for in vivo bone regeneration. However, these studies were…”
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In vitro and in vivo characterization of novel plasma treated nickel titanium shape memory alloy for orthopedic implantation by Yeung, K.W.K., Chan, R.Y.L., Lam, K.O., Wu, S.L., Liu, X.M., Chung, C.Y., Chu, Paul K., Lu, W.W., Chan, D., Luk, K.D.K., Cheung, K.M.C.

“…Nickel–titanium (NiTi) shape memory alloys are potentially very useful in orthopedic and dental implantation, since the materials possess super-elasticity and…”
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Mesenchymal stem cell-collagen microspheres for articular cartilage repair: Cell density and differentiation status by Li, Y.Y., Cheng, H.W., Cheung, K.M.C., Chan, D., Chan, B.P.

“…Mesenchymal stem cells (MSC) hold promise for cartilage repair. A microencapsulation technique was previously established to entrap MSC in collagen…”
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Structure and wear properties of NiTi modified by nitrogen plasma immersion ion implantation by Liu, Xiangmei, Wu, Shuilin, Chan, Y.L., Chu, Paul K., Chung, C.Y., Chu, C.L., Yeung, K.W.K., Lu, W.W., Cheung, K.M.C., Luk, K.D.K.

“…NiTi shape memory alloy samples were plasma-implanted with nitrogen at voltages ranging from −10 to −40 kV. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy results disclose…”
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Ultrastructural study of mineralization of a strontium-containing hydroxyapatite (Sr-HA) cement in vivo by Wong, C. T., Chen, Q. Z., Lu, W. W., Leong, J. C. Y., Chan, W. K., Cheung, K. M. C., Luk, K. D. K.

“…The purpose of this study was to investigate the mineralization leading to osseointegration of strontium‐containing hydroxyapatite (Sr‐HA) bioactive bone…”
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In search of nucleus pulposus-specific molecular markers by Lv, Fengjuan, Leung, Victor Y L, Huang, Shishu, Huang, Yongcan, Sun, Yi, Cheung, Kenneth M C

“…Intervertebral disc degeneration usually starts from the inner nucleus pulposus (NP). The majority of previous NP-related studies assessed the outcome by the…”
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Effects of water plasma immersion ion implantation on surface electrochemical behavior of NiTi shape memory alloys in simulated body fluids by Liu, X.M., Wu, S.L., Chu, Paul K., Chung, C.Y., Chu, C.L., Yeung, K.W.K., Lu, W.W., Cheung, K.M.C., Luk, K.D.K.

“…Water plasma immersion ion implantation (PIII) was conducted on orthopedic NiTi shape memory alloy to enhance the surface electrochemical characteristics. The…”
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