MBBS(HK), FRCSEd(Ortho), FHKCOS, FHKAM(Orthopaedic Surgery)

Resident Specialist
Division of Joint Replacement Surgery
Queen Mary Hospital & Duchess of Kent Children’s Hospital

Honorary Clinical Tutor
The University of Hong Kong

Dr Thomas LEUNG Ka Chun obtained his Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) Degree with distinction at Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, the University of Hong Kong in 2016. Subsequently he completed his internship and orthopaedic residency training in the Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology at Queen Mary Hospital. He became a life fellow of the Hong Kong College of Orthopaedic Surgeons in February 2024. Dr Leung has joined the Division of Joint Replacement Surgery since January 2024 as an arthroplasty specialist in performing robotic-assisted and conventional primary and revision hip and knee arthroplasty surgery.

• Robotic-assisted Hip and Knee Arthroplasty
• Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) in Hip and Knee Arthroplasty
• Personalized Alignment in Total Knee Arthroplasty
• Hip-Spine Kinematics in Total Hip Arthroplasty

Presentations

• Total Hip Arthroplasty Improves Global Spine Sagittal Imbalance – A Prospective Radiographic Cohort Study.
  To be presented at the Current Concepts in Joint Replacement, Florida US 2024
  Thomas Ka Chun LEUNG, Lawrence Chun Man LAU, Michelle Hilda LUK, Amy CHEUNG, Ping Keung CHAN, Kwong Yuen CHIU, Henry FU

• Promising short-term outcomes of free-hand burring technique to implant second-generation metaphyseal cone in Asian knees – a case series.
  The 43^rd Annual Congress of The Hong Kong Orthopaedic Association (HKOA), Hong Kong, 5 November 2023, Free Paper Session, Adult Joint Reconstruction
  Thomas Ka Chun LEUNG, Lawrence Chun Man LAU, Michelle Hilda LUK, Amy CHEUNG, Ping Keung CHAN, Kwong Yuen CHIU, Henry FU

• To screen or not to screen? A 10-year retrospective analysis of preoperative methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus screening in primary knee and hip replacement. The 41^st Annual Congress of The Hong Kong Orthopaedic Association (HKOA), Hong Kong, 6-7 November 2021, Free Paper Session, Adult Joint Reconstruction
  Thomas Ka Chun LEUNG, Ping Keung Chan, Wing Chiu Fung, Vincent Wai Kwan Chan, Amy Cheung, Man Hong Cheung, Henry Fu, Chun Hoi Yan, Kwong Yuen Chiu

• Development and initial evaluation of a novel (VRU) implant prominence rating scale for predicting outcome and the need for implant removal in distal radius volar plating. The 41^st Annual Congress of The Hong Kong Orthopaedic Association (HKOA), Hong Kong, 6-7 November 2021, Free Paper Session, Trauma
  Thomas Ka Chun LEUNG, Christian Fang, Tak Wing Lau, Frankie Leung

• Partial Thickness Rotator Cuff Tear – When and How to repair? The 41^st Annual Congress of The Hong Kong Orthopaedic Association (HKOA), Hong Kong, 6-7 November 2021, Electronic Poster Session
  Thomas Ka Chun LEUNG, Tak Man Wong

• How Does Sagittal Spinal Deformity Affect Spinopelvic Relationship in Patients Undergoing Total Hip Arthroplasty? A Radiographic Study.
  Thomas Ka Chun LEUNG, Ping Keung Chan, Wing Chiu Fung, Vincent Wai Kwan Chan, Amy Cheung, Man Hong Cheung, Henry Fu, Chun Hoi Yan, Kwong Yuen Chiu

• Metaphyseal Cone in Revision Total Knee Arthroplasty – A Retrospective Review
  Thomas Ka Chun LEUNG, Ping Keung Chan, Wing Chiu Fung, Vincent Wai Kwan Chan, Amy Cheung, Man Hong Cheung, Henry Fu, Chun Hoi Yan, Kwong Yuen Chiu

Selected Publications

• Thomas Ka Chun LEUNG, Ping Keung Chan, Henry Fu, Amy Cheung, Michelle Hilda Luk, Lawrence Chun Man Lau, Kwong Yuen Chiu
  Promising short-term outcomes of free-hand burring technique to implant second-generation metaphyseal cone in Asian knees – a case series. Arthroplasty. 2024 Jul 2;6(1):35.

• Omar Wai Kiu TSUI, Ping Keung CHAN, Amy CHEUNG, Vincent Wai Kwan CHAN, Michelle Hilda LUK, Man Hong CHEUNG, Laurence Chun Man LAU, Thomas Ka Chun LEUNG, Henry FU, Kwong Yuen CHIU
  Comparison of the cost-effectiveness and safety between staged bilateral total knee arthroplasty and simultaneous bilateral total knee arthroplasty: a retrospective cohort study between 2001 and 2022. J Knee Surg. 2024 Jul 17.

• Lau LCM, Chan PK, Lui TWD, Choi SW, Au E, Leung T, Luk MH, Cheung A, Fu H, Cheung MH, Chiu KY.
  Preoperative weight loss interventions before total hip and knee arthroplasty: a systematic review of randomized controlled trials. Arthroplasty. 2024 May 17;6(1):30.

• Khoo JR, Chan PK, Wen C, Lau LCM, Leung TKC, Luk MH, Chan VWK, Cheung A, Cheung MH, Fu H, Chiu KY.
  Feasible non-surgical options for management of knee osteoarthritis during the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond. Hong Kong Med J. 2024 Feb;30(1):56-61.

• Thomas Ka Chun LEUNG, Will Wai Hong Lau, Wing Chiu Fung, Vincent Wai Kwan Chan, Amy Cheung, Man Hong Cheung, Henry Fu, Chun Hoi Yan, Ping Keung Chan, Kwong Yuen Chiu
  Is there difference and correlation between medial and lateral tibial plateau coronal obliquity in native knee? A radiographic study. Journal of Orthopaedics, Trauma and Rehabilitation. 2021;28.

Awards and Scholarships

• The Hong Kong Orthopaedic Association Traveling Scholarship for Young Fellows and Members 2024 for Overseas Clinical Attachment to Singapore General Hospital

• Best Paper Award of the Award Paper Session in the 38^th Hong Kong Orthopaedic Association (HKOA) Annual Congress 2018

  Thomas Ka Chun LEUNG, PWH Cheung, K Law, V Borse, YM Lau, LF Mak, A Cheng, D Samartzis, KMC Cheung, JPY Cheung
  Is Cervical Collar Useful After Laminoplasty? A Randomized Controlled Trial.

• HKOA Ambassador to the 41^st Annual Meeting of the Royal College of Orthoapedic Surgeons of Thailand during 20-22 October 2019