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Assoc Prof Aymeric Lim Yu-Tang doslima@nus.edu.sg
  • Retrograde flow venous flaps - A potentially reliable resurfacing tool
Assoc Prof Aziz Nather 6772 4342 dosnathe@nus.edu.sg
  • Development of a tissue engineered bone substitute for bridging a large weight bearing cortical bone defect. An experimental study in adult
Dr Barry P Pereira 6516 5182 dosbarry@nus.edu.sg
  • Investigating neurotrophic factors that regulate axonal regeneration in muscle lacerations
Prof Casey Chan 6872 0478 doschanc@nus.edu.sg
  • Nerve Regeneration using guided channels
  • Construction of 3-D Scaffold with Nanofibers
  • Skin Regeneration with Bone Marrow Derived Stem Cells
Assoc Prof Hee Hwan Tak 6772 4342 doshht@nus.edu.sg
  • The influence of the vascularity and intrinsic permeability of the cartilaginous endplate on normal and degenerate discs in animal models of intervertebral disc compression and distraction
  • Paraspinal muscle function in humans using magnetic stimulation evoked cerebral potentials (SEPs): evaluation of a novel non-invasive quantitative assessment method for functional recovery in patients after low back surgery
  • Effects of dynamic tension and growth factor on degenerated human annulus fibrosus and nucleus pulposus cells in vitro
Prof James Goh Cho Hong 6516 5259 dosgohj@nus.edu.sg
  • Construction and validation of a dynamic 3D Finite Element (FE) model of the tibiofemoral joint
  • RNAi for tendon healing: Synthetic small interfering RNA decrease type V collagen synthesis for growing larger collagen fibrils
  • Tissue engineering approaches to the repair and regeneration of anterior cruciate ligament
  • Development of a functional tissue engineered bone ligament bone graft with novel fixation device to bone tunnels for ACL reconstruction
  • Tri-phasic silk/stem cell based bone ligament bone construct in the repair of medial collateral ligament in rabbits
  • Mimicking of hard tissue formation and implication to human health care
Assoc Prof James Hui Ho Po 6772 4342 doshuij@nus.edu.sg
  • Enhancement of meniscus repair using mesenchymal stem cells in a porcine model
  • Intra-articular injection of hydrogel encapsulated mesenchymal stem cells or chondroitin sulfate in repair of cartilage defect
  • Muscle derived stem cells (MDSCS) for limb lengthening in rabbit model
  • Imaging of transplanted bone marrow derived stem cells (BMSCs) by MRI in chondral defect, meniscus injury and diabetic neuropath
  • Translational Study Of Autologous Bone Marrow Stem Cell In TGF-beta 1 Loaded Fumarate Based Hydrogel For Chondral Defect Repairing
Prof VP Kumar 6772 4342 doskumar@nus.edu.sg
  • Shoulder biomechanics in massive rotator cuff tears
Prof Lee Eng Hin 6772 4342 dosleeeh@nus.edu.sg
  • Adult stem cells research to cure diabetes
  • Chondrogenic differentiation of human stem cells: Characterising and defining the cellular and molecular mechanisms and the establishment of stable cellular phenotypes for cartilage regeneration
  • Tissue engineering in musculoskeletal tissues: Characterizing and defining the cellular and molecular mechanisms and their role in tissue integration
  • Generating a high quality immortal mesenchymal stem cell line for chondrogenesis
  • Modeling growth plate function with bone marrow derived mesenchymal stem cells to develop improved treatments for growth plate defects in children.
Assoc Prof Lim Beng Hai doslimbh@nus.edu.sg
  • Multisensory skin flap planning assistant using a virtual model of patient- specific biomechanics and blood supply
Prof Shamal Das De 6772 4342 dosdasde@nus.edu.sg
  • Assessment of insufficiency fractures and incident knee osteoarthritis in pre and post-menopausal women using dual energy x-ray absorptiometry
Asst Prof Suresh Nathan 6772 4342 dosssn@nus.edu.sg
  • The limb salvage surgery patient at home – a systematic cross-sectional survey of patients with musculoskeletal malignancies in remission
  • Preventing local recurrence in the musculoskeletal oncology patient using cryosurgery
  • Physiologic parameters in the milieu of solid tumours have the potential to indicate their sensitivity to chemotherapeutic agents
Asst Prof Wilson Wang 6772 4342 doswangw@nus.edu.sg
  • Biocompatibility and antimicrobial activity of orthopaedic implant biomaterials with novel surface modifications
  • Surface modification and functionalization of bone related implant biomaterials to enhance biocompatibility and promote osteointegration
Prof Wong Hee Kit 6772 4342 doshead@nus.edu.sg
  • A study on fusion performance of the novel contoured spinal fixation device in conjunction with stem cells and bone morphogenetic proteins in lumbar interbody fusion
  • An evaluation of novel gene detection techniques in an experimental animal model
  • Gene expression in sustained lumbar spinal nerve root compression neuropathy
  • Mechanical analysis of human facet joints after artificial disc replacement
  • Paraspinal muscles function in humans using magnetic stimulation evoked cerebral potentials (SEPs): Evaluation of a NOVEL non-invasive quantitative assessment method for functional recovery in patients after low back injury
  • Control release of recombinant human bone morphogenetic protein type 2 from heparin conjugated multilayered alginate microbeads to enhnace new bone formation in spine fusion


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