Publications by authors named "Joel Yat Seng Wong"
Presenting characteristics, histological subtypes and outcomes of adult central nervous system tumours: retrospective review of a surgical cohort.
Singapore Med J
August 2023
Introduction: The most recent local study on the incidence of histological subtypes of all brain and spinal tumours treated surgically was published in 2000. In view of the outdated data, we investigated the presenting characteristics, histological subtypes and outcomes of adult patients who underwent surgery for brain or spinal tumours at our institution.
Methods: A single-centre retrospective review of 501 patients who underwent surgery for brain or spinal tumours from 2016 to 2020 was conducted.
Article Synopsis
- A study explored the effectiveness of cryotherapy in reducing pain and improving knee range-of-motion (ROM) in children after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR) by comparing patients who received cryotherapy with those who did not.
- Results showed that the cryotherapy group experienced lower pain levels both at rest and during movement, along with significantly better recovery in knee flexion over time, particularly from week 4 onwards.
- Overall, cryotherapy was found to be a simple and effective approach for providing short-term pain relief and improving knee recovery in pediatric patients following ACLR.
Purpose: This study aims to compare the outcomes of fixed-loop device (FLD) vs adjustable-loop device (ALD) graft fixation with up to 2-year follow-up in patients undergoing primary anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR) in a predominantly Asian setting.
Methods: Prospectively collected outcome measures as well as clinical records of patients who underwent primary ACLR using either FLD or ALD fixation of hamstring tendon autograft performed by a single surgeon were reviewed. The surgeon in this study used a fixed-loop device from 2018 to 2019 and then changed to adjustable loop from 2019 to 2020.
No previous studies have evaluated the intra- and interobserver reliability between the Weber, Lauge-Hansen and AO Foundation/Orthopaedic Trauma Association (AO/OTA) classification systems under time constraints. This study compares the interobserver and intraobserver reliability of the aforementioned classification systems under simulated time constraints. Anteroposterior and lateral radiographs of ankle malleolar fractures from 80 consecutive patients from 2015 to 2016 were classified by 2 independent observers according to Weber, Lauge-Hansen and AO/OTA.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose: This study aims to analyse the correlation between the incidence rate of hand injuries and various major economic indicators in Singapore. We hypothesise that the number of hand injuries is correlated to activity in the construction and manufacturing industries in Singapore.
Methods: Twenty thousand seven hundred sixty-four patients who underwent hand surgeries in a tertiary institution between 2012 to 2018 were reviewed.
Purpose: There has not been a consensus on the superiority of a surgical approach for minimally invasive ventral hernia repair. This systematic review and meta-analysis (SRMA) aims to compare clinical, and patient-reported outcomes of robotic-assisted ventral hernia repair (rVHR) to traditional endo-laparoscopic ventral hernia repair (lapVHR).
Methods: We searched PubMed, EMBASE, Cochrane and Scopus from inception to 16th March 2021.