1,000 and counting
Hong Kong Adventist Hospital (HKAH) is
pleased that Dr Daniel Wu, specialist in Orthopaedic, has performed more than
1,000 of his non-bone-breaking bunion surgery at our hospital. Over 50 of these
surgeries were on patients from across the world, including Australia, Canada,
China, Dubai, Japan, Indonesia, New Zealand, Singapore, Netherland, Italy, the
UK and USA, who came specifically for the procedure.
Congratulations to Dr Wu on his pioneering
work and best wishes for his further success.
In 2011,
the Biomedical Science Department of the Polytechnic University of Hong Kong
verified that Dr Wu’s non-bone-breaking bunion surgery can not only correct
bunion deformity but also significantly and consistently improve the all
important mechanical functions of patients’ feet. Researchers at the university
used the F-scan® to study the pre- and one-year post-operative plantar pressure
of 34 consecutive patients who had both their feet corrected.
Dr Wu
presented this study at the Hong Kong Orthopaedic Association Annual Congress
in December, 2011 and American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons’ annual meeting
in San Francisco in February, 2012. The study is also being prepared for
scientific publication to demonstrate that a bunion surgery can finally restore mechanical function
of the big toe – the biggest contributor (80%) of all the toes in walking and a major
victim of the bunion condition.
Reference: Pulse - Medical News
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