Division of Spine Surgery
Clinical Features: The team's diagnostic and treatment capabilities for spinal disorders have reached international standards. The scoliosis team collaborates closely with the Physical Therapy Department to provide professional diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation for scoliosis patients, offering specialized prevention and treatment methods for early-stage scoliosis patients. The team also performs internationally leading non-radiation ultrasound scans to improve diagnostic accuracy and offers corrective surgery for congenital or idiopathic severe scoliosis. In April 2021, the hospital introduced "magnetic controlled growth rods" through the "Hong Kong and Macau Medical Device Access Policy," becoming the first in mainland China to perform magnetic growth rod surgeries, bringing revolutionary advancements in the treatment of early-onset scoliosis in young patients. In July 2022, Prof Kenneth Cheung performed the first vertebral body tethering (VBT) minimally invasive scoliosis surgery in China. VBT is a non-fusion surgery that uses thoracoscopy to implant screws and elastic bands, leveraging the patient's own growth to further correct scoliosis, allowing for faster recovery while maintaining spinal mobility. The introduction of various new surgical techniques provides more options and better outcomes for scoliosis treatment.
The Spinal Surgery Department offers specialized clinics for spinal deformities, lumbar and leg pain, cervical spine disorders, and minimally invasive spinal surgery, treating conditions such as spinal deformities, cervical spondylosis, degenerative lumbar diseases, spinal trauma, and spinal tumors. In addition to traditional open surgeries, the department has introduced microscope-assisted surgeries,PETD, and UBE minimally invasive surgeries to provide personalized treatment. The department routinely employs intraoperative neurophysiological monitoring, O-arm navigation, and 3D printing to ensure surgical safety and reduce complications. For conditions causing neck and back pain, limb numbness, pain, weakness, trunk stiffness, and abnormal gait, the team provides evidence-based accurate diagnosis, differential diagnosis, and scientific treatment plans.