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Prevalence and Pattern of Lumbar Magnetic Resonance Imaging Changes in a Population Study of One Thousand Forty-Three Individuals by CHEUNG, Kenneth M. C, KARPPINEN, Jaro, CHAN, Danny, HO, Daniel W. H, SONG, You-Qiang, SHAM, Pak, CHEAH, Kathryn S. E, LEONG, John C. Y, LUK, Keith D. K

“…A cross-sectional population study of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) changes. OBJECTIVE.: To examine the pattern and prevalence of lumbar spine MRI changes…”
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The association of lumbar intervertebral disc degeneration on magnetic resonance imaging with body mass index in overweight and obese adults: A population-based study by Samartzis, Dino, Karppinen, Jaro, Chan, Danny, Luk, Keith D. K., Cheung, Kenneth M. C.

“…Objective To investigate the association of being overweight or obese with the presence, extent, and severity of lumbar disc degeneration on magnetic resonance…”
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Prevalence, Distribution, and Morphology of Ossification of the Ligamentum Flavum: A Population Study of One Thousand Seven Hundred Thirty-Six Magnetic Resonance Imaging Scans by JIONG JIONG GUO, LUK, Keith D. K, KARPPINEN, Jaro, HUILIN YANG, CHEUNG, Kenneth M. C

“…Large scale, cross-sectional imaging study of a general population. To evaluate the prevalence, morphology, and distribution of ossification of the ligamentum…”
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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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Clinical and radiological outcomes after conservative treatment of TB spondylitis: is the 15 years’ follow-up in the MRC study long enough? by Cheung, W. Y., Luk, Keith D. K.

“…Introduction Tuberculosis of the spine is a still a common disease entity, not only in developing countries but is also returning in developed countries…”
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The cross-talk between osteoclasts and osteoblasts in response to strontium treatment: Involvement of osteoprotegerin by Peng, Songlin, Liu, X. Sherry, Huang, Shishu, Li, Zhaoyang, Pan, Haobo, Zhen, Wanxin, Luk, K.D.K, Guo, X. Edward, Lu, W. William

“…Abstract Background The mechanism for the uncoupling effects of Sr on bone remains to be evaluated. Osteoblasts play important roles in osteoclastogenesis…”
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The correlation of sacral table angle to spinopelvic sagittal alignment in healthy adults by Ru, Nan, Luk, Keith D K, Sun, Jianmin, Wang, Guodong

“…The sacrum plays an important role in sagittal balance of the spine, whereas the exact association between sacral parameters, specifically the sacral table…”
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Injury-induced sequential transformation of notochordal nucleus pulposus to chondrogenic and fibrocartilaginous phenotype in the mouse by Yang, Fan, Leung, Victor YL, Luk, Keith DK, Chan, Danny, Cheung, Kenneth MC

“…Intervertebral disc degeneration has been widely studied in different animal models. To test the hypothesis that needle puncture could induce progressive…”
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ISSLS Prize Winner: Prevalence, Determinants, and Association of Schmorl Nodes of the Lumbar Spine With Disc Degeneration: A Population-Based Study of 2449 Individuals by MOK, Florence P. S, SAMARTZIS, Dino, KARPPINEN, Jaro, LUK, Keith D. K, FONG, Daniel Y. T, CHEUNG, Kenneth M. C

“…A cross-sectional population-based magnetic resonance imaging study of Schmorl nodes (SN) in the lumbar spine. To determine the prevalence and potential…”
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Relationship between Fusion Mass Shift and Postoperative Distal Adding-on in Lenke 1 Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis after Selective Thoracic Fusion by Li, Yang, Li, Jianlong, Luk, Keith D K, Zhang, Chenggui, Sun, Jianmin, Wang, Guodong

“…This is a retrospective cohort study. This study aims to investigate the risk factors for postoperative distal adding-on in Lenke 1 adolescent idiopathic…”
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Clinical Effectiveness of School Screening for Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis: A Large Population-Based Retrospective Cohort Study by LUK, Keith D. K, LEE, C. F, CHEUNG, Kenneth M. C, CHENG, Jack C. Y, NG, Bobby K. W, LAM, T. P, MAK, K. H, YIP, Paul S. F, FONG, Daniel Y. T

“…Retrospective cohort study. To evaluate the clinical effectiveness of school scoliosis screening using a large and long-term-followed cohort of students in…”
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Selection of Fusion Levels Using the Fulcrum Bending Radiograph for the Management of Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis Patients with Alternate Level Pedicle Screw Strategy: Clinical Decision-making and Outcomes by Samartzis, Dino, Leung, Yee, Shigematsu, Hideki, Natarajan, Deepa, Stokes, Oliver, Mak, Kin-Cheung, Yao, Guanfeng, Luk, Keith D K, Cheung, Kenneth M C

“…Selecting fusion levels based on the Luk et al criteria for operative management of thoracic adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) with hook and hybrid systems…”
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Biocompatibility of electrophoretical deposition of nanostructured hydroxyapatite coating on roughen titanium surface: In vitro evaluation using mesenchymal stem cells by Chen, F., Lam, W. M., Lin, C. J., Qiu, G. X., Wu, Z. H., Luk, K. D. K., Lu, W. W.

“…A nano hydroxyapatite (HAp) layer was coated on a roughen titanium surface by means of electrophoretic deposition with an acetic anhydride solvent system. The…”
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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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Osteoprotegerin deficiency attenuates strontium‐mediated inhibition of osteoclastogenesis and bone resorption by Peng, Songlin, Liu, X Sherry, Zhou, Guangqian, Li, Zhaoyang, Luk, Keith DK, Guo, X Edward, Lu, W William

“…Strontium (Sr) exerts an anabolic and antiresorptive effect on bone, but the mechanism remains unknown. Osteoprotegerin (OPG) expressed by osteoblasts plays an…”
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Prediction of Scoliosis Correction With Thoracic Segmental Pedicle Screw Constructs Using Fulcrum Bending Radiographs by WAI YUEN CHEUNG, LENKE, Lawrence G, LUK, Keith D. K

“…A retrospective series of 35 idiopathic scoliosis patients underwent spinal fusion with a segmental thoracic pedicle screw system. To evaluate the amount 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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Geriatric hip fracture clinical pathway: the Hong Kong experience by Lau, T. W., Leung, F., Siu, D., Wong, G., Luk, K. D. K.

“…Geriatric hip fracture is one of the commonest fractures in orthopaedic trauma. There is a trend of further increase in its incidence in the coming decades…”
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Is diffusion anisotropy a biomarker for disease severity and surgical prognosis of cervical spondylotic myelopathy? by Wen, Chun Yi, Cui, Jiao Long, Liu, Harris S, Mak, Kin Cheung, Cheung, Wai Yuen, Luk, Keith D K, Hu, Yong

“…To explore the value of diffusion-tensor (DT) imaging in addressing the severity of cervical spondylotic myelopathy (CSM) and predicting the outcome of…”
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Biomechanical Effects of Transverse Partial Sacrectomy on the Sacroiliac Joints: An In Vitro Human Cadaveric Investigation of the Borderline of Sacroiliac Joint Instability by BINSHENG YU, ZHAOMIN ZHENG, XINMING ZHUANG, HUI CHEN, DENGHUI XIE, LUK, K. D. K, LU, W. W

“…In vitro laboratory study. To measure the effects of transverse partial sacrectomies on the compressive and torsional stiffness of the sacroiliac joints…”
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