HKU ResearcherPage: Luk, KDK
Professor Luk, Keith Dip Kei
陸瓞驥
- Chair Professor
- Division Chief, Division of Spine Surgery
- Tam Sai-Kit Professorship in Spine Surgery; and Professor: Chair of Orthopaedic Surgery
Faculty:
Honours, Awards & Prizes
| Date | With | Honours / Awards / Prizes | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01-07-2012 |
Li, X
Cui, J Au, KHT Hu, Y |
A Knowledge Based Automatic Region of Interest (ROI) segment of Cervical Cord Diffusion Tensor Imaging: Winner of the Best Student Paper Contest at 2012 IEEE International Conference on Virtual Environments, Human-Computer Interfaces and Measurement Systems (VECIMS 2012) | Research Achievement |
| 01-06-2012 |
Samartzis, D
Karppinen, JI Cheung, KMC |
Baseline MRI characteristics in asymptomatic subjects as predictors for future first-time LBP episode: World Forum for Spine Research: the Intervertebral Disc—from Degeneration to Pain. Helsinki, Finland | Research Achievement |
| 01-06-2012 |
Wen, C
Hu, Y |
2012 AOSpine East Asia (AOSEA) Research Grant award and AOSEA Travel Grant: AOSpine (East Asia Chapter) | Research Achievement |
| 01-11-2011 |
Cheung, JC
Mak, KC Samartzis, D Wong, YW Cheung, WY Akbarnia, BA Cheung, KMC |
Hong Kong Orthopaedic Association Arthur Yau Best Paper Award. Use of a remotely distractible, magnetic controlled growing rod (MCGR) for the treatment of scoliosis in young children. Presented at: 31th Annual Congress of the Hong Kong Orthopaedic Association. Hong Kong: Hong Kong Orthopaedic Association | Research Achievement |
| 01-02-2011 |
Wen, C
Cui, J Hu, Y Mak, KC |
The diffusion pattern of healthy and myelopathic cervical spinal cord - a template based analysis: 2011 American Society of Neuroimaging Oldendorf Award for the best manuscript based on research in CT, MRI, SPECT, PET, MSI, or brain mapping | Research Achievement |
| 01-02-2011 |
Peng, SL
Lu, WW |
Investigatioin of the cellular and molecular mechanism of the dual effect of strontium on bone: 2011 Johnson and Johnson Asia Outstanding Graduate Thesis Award in Biotech | Research Achievement |
| 01-01-2011 |
Wen, C
Hu, Y |
Oldendorf Award: The 34th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Neuroimaging in recognition of the best manuscript based on research in CT, MRI, SPECT, PET, MSI, or brain mapping in Fort Meyers, FL January 20-23, 2011. | Research Achievement |
| 27-11-2010 |
Cheung, KMC
Kuong, EE Samartzis, D Yeung, KWK |
A randomized controlled trial assessing the safety and efficacy of a novel superelastic rod in comparison to convenetional titianium rod for scoliosis curve correction: A.R. Hodgson Award prsented at the 30th Annual Congress of the Hong Kong Orthopaedic Association, Hong Kong, November 27-28, 2010 | Research Achievement |
| 27-11-2010 |
Cheung, KMC
Kuong, EE Samartzis, D Yeung, KWK |
A randomized controlled trial assessing the safety and efficacy of a novel superelastic rod in comparison to convenetional titianium rod for scoliosis curve correction: AOSpine Best Paper Award presented at the 30th Annual Congress of the Hong Kong Orthopaedic Association, Hong Kong, November 27-28, 2010 | Research Achievement |
| 03-11-2010 |
Yeung, KWK
Chu, P Cheung, KMC |
Development of a new biodegradable polycaprolactone-magnesium porous hybrid for tissue engineering mechanical, biological and chemical studies: Top Prize in the Best Young Engineers' Paper Competition presented at the BME 2010 Conference, Hong Kong, November 3-5, 2010 | Research Achievement |
| 01-11-2010 |
Yeung, KWK
Cheung, KMC |
Champion in the Best Young Engineers Competition: HKIE BME2010 - Biomedical Engineering Conference, Hong Kong Title of the paper: Development of a new biodegradable polycaprolactone- magnesium porous hybrid for tissue engineering: mechanical, biological and chemical studies | Research Achievement |
| 01-11-2010 |
Kuong, E
Samartzis, D Yeung, KWK Cheung, KMC |
Hong Kong Orthopaedic Association AR Hodgson Award - A randomized controlled trial assessing the safety and efficacy of a novel superelastic rod in comparison to conventional titanium rod for scoliosis curve correction: 30th Annual Congress of the Hong Kong Orthopaedic Association | Research Achievement |
| 01-11-2010 |
Kuong, E
Samartzis, D Yeung, KWK Cheung, KMC |
Hong Kong Orthopaedic Association AOSpine Best Paper Award - A randomized controlled trial assessing the safety and efficacy of a novel superelastic rod in comparison to conventional titanium rod for scoliosis curve correction: 30th Annual Congress of the Hong Kong Orthopaedic Association | Research Achievement |
| 01-04-2010 |
Mok, PS
Samartzis, D Fong, DYT Cheung, KMC Karppinen, J |
ISSLS Prize for Lumbar Spine Research. Prevalence, determinants and association of Schmorl’s Nodes of the lumbar spine with disc degeneration: A population-based study of 2499 individuals.: International Society for the Study of the Lumbar Spine Annual Meeting, Auckland, New Zealand, April 13-17, 2010 | Research Achievement |
| 01-04-2010 |
Samartzis, D
Fong, DYT Cheung, KMC |
Prevalence, determinants, and association of Schmorl's nodes of the lumbar spine with disc degeneration: a population-based study of 2,449 individuals. Best Clinical Study Prize: International Society for the Study of the Lumbar Spine | Research Achievement |
| 01-03-2010 |
Lu, WW
Zhou, G Peng, SL Wang, T Li, Z |
New Investigator Recognition Award.: 56th Annual Meeting of the Orthopaedic Research Society, New Orleans, Louisiana, March 6-9, 2010 | Research Achievement |
| 01-11-2009 |
Samartzis, D
Cheung, KMC |
Is there a relationship between intervertebral disc degeneration based on MRI and low back pain? Best Clinical Paper Award: Hong Kong Orthopaedic Association | Research Achievement |
| 01-11-2009 |
Cheung, WY
Lenke, LG |
Best Spine Paper Award. Prediction of scoliosis correction with thoracic segmental pedicle screw constructs using fulcrum bending radiograph.: 29th Annual Congress of the Hong Kong Orthopaedic Association, Hong Kong, November 28-29, 2009 | Research Achievement |
| 01-11-2009 |
Samartzis, D
Natarajan, D Cheung, WY Li, J Wong, YW Cheung, KMC Kwan, K Lenke, LG |
Spine Chapter's Most Promising Spine Paper Award. Pedicle screw fixation strategies of the thoracic curve in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis.: 29th Annual Congress of the Hong Kong Orthopaedic Association, Hong Kong, November 28-29, 2009 | Research Achievement |
| 01-11-2009 |
Samartzis, D
Cheung, KMC |
Pedicle screw fixation strategies of the thoracic curve in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS). Most Promising Spine Paper Award: Hong Kong Orthopaedic Association | Research Achievement |
| 01-11-2009 |
Samartzis, D
Cheung, KMC Karppinen, J |
Best Clinical Paper Award for Associate Member. Is there a relationship between intervertebral disc degeneration based on MRI and low back pain?: 29th Annual Congress of the Hong Kong Orthopaedic Association, Hong Kong, November 28-29, 2009 | Research Achievement |
| 29-11-2008 |
Cheung, KMC
Fong, DYT Samartzis, D Mok, PS Cauilan, GE Karppinen, J |
Schmorl's nodes of the lumbar spine: prevalence, classification, associated risk factors and clinical relevance: AOSpine Best Paper Award. 28th Annual Congress of the Hong Kong Orthopaedic Association, Hong Kong, November 29-30, 2008 | Research Achievement |
| 29-11-2008 |
Cheung, KMC
Fong, DYT Mok, PS Samartzis, D Karppinen, J |
Juvenile disc degeneration of the lumbar spine: epidemiology, risk factors and clinical relevance: Best Poster Award. Global Spine Congress, San Francisco, USA, June 23-26, 2009 | Research Achievement |
| 29-11-2008 |
Samartzis, D
Mok, PS Cheung, KMC Fong, DYT Cauilan, GE Karppinen, J |
Schmorl's Nodes of the lumbar spine: prevalence, classification, associated risk factors and clinical relevance: Arthur Yau Award. 28th Annual Congress of the Hong Kong Orthopaedic Association, Hong Kong, November 29-30, 2008 | Research Achievement |
| 23-10-2008 |
Cheung, KMC
Yeung, KWK Lui, SC Chu, PK |
Bioactivity enhancement of polyetheretherketone (PEEK) by plasma immersion ion implantation: Young Engineers Merit Award in the Best Young Engineers' Paper Competition and Best Oral Paper Presentation Award. BME 2008 Conference, Hong Kong, October 23-25, 2008 | Research Achievement |
| 23-10-2008 |
Hu, Y
Liu, H |
Time-frequency Filtering to Reduce Lower Frequency Noise Effects on Neonatal Click Evoked Otoacoustic Emissions.: Young Engineers Merit Award in the Best Young Engineers' Paper Competition and Best Oral Paper Presentation Award. BME 2008 Conference, Hong Kong, October 23-25, 2008 | Research Achievement |
| 23-10-2008 |
Ruan, D
Lu, WW Lam, SKL Ding, Y Xiao, J |
Development of a large animal model for kinematics study of the intervertebral disc allograft transplantation: Young Engineers Merit Award in the Best Young Engineers' Paper Competition and Best Oral Paper Presentation Award. BME 2008 Conference, Hong Kong, October 23-25, 2008 | Research Achievement |
| 01-10-2008 |
Hu, Y
Liu, H |
Best Young Engineers' Paper Prize BME2008-Comparison of blind source separation methods in fast somatosensory evoked potential detection.: BME2008 Biomedical Enginnering Conference, 23–25 October 2008. | Research Achievement |
| 24-08-2008 |
Lu, WW
Li, Z Wong, CT Lam, RWM Chan, WK |
Fatty acid functinalizatioini strontium hydroxyapatite nanorod and application: SICOT Oral Presentation Award. SICOT/SIROT 2008 XXIV Triennial World Congress, Hong Kong, August 24-28, 2008 | Research Achievement |
| 23-01-2008 |
Wu, EX
Hung, SC Leung, YL Li, LC |
Age-related degeneration of lumbar intervertebral discs in rabbits revealed by Deuterium Oxide-assisted MRI: Best General Poster Award, World Forum for Spine Research - the intervertebral disc, first Japanese meeting, Kyoto, Japan, January 23-26, 2008 | Research Achievement |
| 01-01-2008 |
Cheung, KMC
Chan, D Wu, EX Leung, YL Hung, SC Li, LC |
Age-related degeneration of lumbar intervertebral disc in rabbit reveal by deuterium oxide-assisted MRI: Best Poster Award, World Forum for Spine Research - the intervertebral disc, first Japanese meeting, Kyoto, Japan, January 23-26, 2008 | Research Achievement |
| 17-11-2007 |
Chan, D
Ngan, AHW Lu, WW Aladin Kaderbatcha, DM Cheung, KMC |
Association of Trp2 allele with changes in morphology and nano mechanics of the human intervertebral disc collagens: Best Basic Science Paper Award for Associate Member, 27th Annual Congress of the Hong Kong Orthopaedic Association, Hong Kong, November 17-18, 2007 | Research Achievement |
| 10-06-2007 |
Chan, D
Ho, DWH Song, Y Cheah, KSE Cheung, KMC Sham, PC Leong, JCY Yip, SP Ott, J Karppinen, J |
Linkage analysis on familial early-onset degenerative disc disease: Bester Poster Award, 34th Annual Meeting of International Society for the Study of the Lumbar Spine, June 10-14, 2007 | Research Achievement |
| 01-06-2007 |
Song, Y
Cheah, KSE Chan, D Ho, DWH Cheung, KMC |
Linkage analysis on familial early-onset degenerative disc disease.: Best Poster Award. 34th Annual Meeting of International Society for the Study of the Lumbar Spine, Hong Kong. | Research Achievement |
| 18-05-2007 |
Lam, RWM
Cheung, KMC |
Bone composition and crystal structure after strontium treatment for osteoporosis goat model: Young Investigator Award, The Osteoporosis Society of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, May 18-20, 2007 | Research Achievement |
| 01-05-2007 |
Wong, CT
Lu, WW Cheung, KMC Lam, RWM |
Bone Composition and Crystal Structure after Strontium Treatment for Osteoporosis Goat Model.: Young Investigator Award, 8th Regional Osteoporosis Conference, The Osteoporosis Society of Hong Kong. | Research Achievement |
| 01-09-2006 |
Chan, D
Ngan, AHW Cheung, KMC Lu, WW Aladin, KDM |
" Nano Biomechanics Of Type Ii Collagens In Human Intervertebral Discs": Best Paper Award; Conference on Biomedical Engineering, BME 2006. Hong Kong | Research Achievement |
| 01-11-2004 |
Lu, WW
Lu, D |
Spinal Flexibility Increase After Chymopapain Injection Is Dose Dependent: A Possible Alternative to Anterior Release in Scoliosis.: Young Investigator Award Winner, Spine: An International Journal for the Study of the Spine . 2004 | Research Achievement |
| 01-11-2003 |
Leong, JCY
Lu, WW Cheung, KMC Yeung, KWK Chung, JCY |
A new super-elastic spinal implant for gradual scoliosis correction: Second-Prize Award from the 8th National Challenge Cup Competition organized by Ministry of Science and Technology & Ministry of Education, 2003 | Research Achievement |
| 01-11-2003 |
Lu, D
Chong, CS Chan, YK |
Fulcrum-bending technique effectively determine the shortest fusion level neede in scoliosis: Best Paper Presentation, 23rd Annual Congress of the Hong Kong Orthopaedic Association, Hong Kong, 8-9 November 2003 | Research Achievement |
| 01-11-2003 |
Leong, JCY
Lu, WW Cheung, KMC Yeung, KWK Hanni, M Chung, CY |
Invention of a new spinal implant for gradual scoliosis correction: Best Paper Award for an Associate Fellow, 23rd Annual Congress of the Hong Kong Orthopaedic Association, Hong Kong, 8-9 November 2003 | Research Achievement |
| 01-11-2003 |
Chen, Y
Cheung, KMC Leong, JCY Lu, WW Xu, R Lin, MC |
Delivery of bone morphogenetic proteins 2 and 4 by use of adeno-associated viral gene therapy: Best Basic Science Paper Award, 23rd Annual Congress of the Hong Kong Orthopaedic Association, Hong Kong, 8-9 November 2003 | Research Achievement |
| 01-09-2003 |
Leong, JCY
Cheung, KMC Lu, WW |
Novel bioactive bone cement for spinal surgery: Best Oral Presentation Award at 2nd SICOT/SIROT International Annual Conference, Cairo, Egypt, September 2003. | Research Achievement |
| 01-09-2003 |
Leong, JCY
Cheung, KMC Lu, WW |
A novel Sr-HA bioactive bone cement for vertebroplasty: Moe Basic Science Award at 38th Annual Meeting of Scoliosis Research Society, Quebec City, Canada, Sep 2003. | Research Achievement |
| 13-05-2003 |
Chan, D
Leong, JCY Cheah, KSE Jim, JJT Cheung, KMC Yip, SP Song, YQ Karppinen, J Ala-Kokko, L Nonopone, NH |
Association of lumbar disc degeneration with type IX collagen polymorphisms in Chinese: Best Paper Award: 30th Annual Meeting of ISSLS, Vancouver, Canada, May 13-17, 2003 | Research Achievement |
| 01-11-2002 |
Leong, JCY
Cheung, KMC Lu, WW |
Sr-HA bioactive bone cement: from lab to clinical trial: Orthopaedic Basic Science Award at the 22nd Congress of the Hong Kong Orthopaedic Association 2002 | Research Achievement |
| 27-04-2002 |
Hu, Y
Lam, BSC Chan, FHY Liu, WQ Qiu, W |
Somatosensory Evoked Potential Signals Enhancement by Adaptive Signal Enhancer: Awarded "Certificate of Merit" in Student Paper Contest, Proc.2002 HKIE (BME) Conference on Biomedical Engineering BME 2002, Hong Kong | Research Achievement |
| 10-11-2001 |
Leong, JCY
Cheung, KMC Lu, WW Lu, D |
A minimal invasive approach for anterior release in scoliosis correction using chemonucleolysis - spinal flexibility increase after chymopapain injection is dosage-dependent: The Best Paper Award for Associate, 21st Annual Congress of the Hong Kong Orthopaedic Association, Hong Kong, 10-11 November 2001 | Research Achievement |
| 30-08-2001 |
Leong, JCY
Cheung, KMC Lu, D |
The possibility of using chemonucleolysis in the treatment of scoliosis - an in vivo rabbit experimental study: The Best Poster Award, Annual International Conference of the SICOT, Paris, France, 30 August -1 September 2001 | Research Achievement |
| 01-11-2000 |
Leong, JCY
Cheung, KMC Zhang, JG |
Ten year follow-up of lower thoracic hemivertebrae treated by convex fusion and concave distraction: Arthur Hodgson best clinical paper award. Annual meeting of the Hong Kong Orthopaedic Association. Hong Kong | Research Achievement |

