Dr Luk Dip Kei Keith: Selected publications (Children spinal deformity, Degenerative spine diseases and others, Adult spinal deformity & Cervical spine)

A simple method to estimate the rib hump in scoliosis.

W.K. Pun, K.D.K. Luk, W. Lee, J.C.Y. Leong.

Spine, 12(4):342‑345, 1987.

The effect on the lumbosacral spine of long spinal fusion for idiopathic scoliosis ‑ a 10‑year follow‑up.

K.D.K. Luk, F.B. Lee, J.C.Y. Leong, L.C.S. Hsu.

Spine, 12(10):996‑1000, 1987.

The comparative results of treatment in idiopathic thoracolumbar & lumbar scoliosis using the Harrington, Dwyer and Zielke instrumentations.

K.D.K. Luk, J.C.Y. Leong, L. Reyes, L.C.S. Hsu.

Spine, 14(3):275‑280, 1989.

Nine-year mean follow-up of one-stage anteroposterior excision of hemivertebrae in the lumbosacral spine.

J.C.Y. Leong, K.D.K. Luk, E.K.W. Ho.

Spine, 18(14):2069-2074, 1993.

Vertebral growth after posterior spinal fusion for idiopathic scoliosis in skeletally immature adolescents.

A.B. Mullaji, S.S. Upadhyay, K.D.K. Luk, J.C.Y. Leong.

Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery, 76B(6):870-876, November 1994.

Evaluation of deformities and pulmonary function in adolescent idiopathic right thoracic scoliosis

S.S. Upadhyay, A.B. Mullaji, K.D.K. Luk, J.C.Y. Leong.

European Spine Journal, 4:274-279, August 1995.

Relation of spinal and thoracic cage deformities and their flexibilities with altered pulmonary functions in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis.

S.S. Upadhyay, A.B. Mullaji, K.D.K. Luk, J.C.Y. Leong.

Spine, 20(22):2415-2420, November 1995.

Intra-operative spinal cord monitoring.

K.Y. Chiu, Y.W. Wong, I.L.C. Wong, K.D.K. Luk.

Hong Kong Medical Journal, 1(4):335-340, December 1995.

Inspiratory capacity determines changes in vital capacity and total lung capacity in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis.

A.B. Mullaji, S.S. Upadhyay, K.D.K. Luk, J.C.Y. Leong.

Orthpaedic Transactions, Journal of bone and Joint Surgery, 19(3):589-590, 1995-96.

Thoracoscopic-assisted anterior release of the spine.

K.D.K. Luk, K.M.C. Cheung, S.W. Chiu.

Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery, 4(1):5-12, June 1996.

Spirometric values in normal Chinese children and adolescents.

M.S.M. Ip, E.M. Karlberg, J.P.E. Karlberg, K.D.K. Luk, J.C.Y. Leong.

The Hong Kong Practitioner, 19(2)S:24, February 1997.

Lung function in normal Chinese children and adolescents.

M.S.M. Ip, E.M. Karlberg, J.P.E. Karlberg, K.D.K. Luk, J.C.Y. Leong.

The Journal of Paediatric Child Health, 33S:46, March 1997.

Lung function in normal Chinese children and adolescents.

M.S.M. Ip, E.M. Karlberg, J.P.E. Karlberg, K.D.K. Luk, J.C.Y. Leong.

The Respiratory Critical Care Medicine, 155:45, April 1997.

Spinal and rib cage 3-D kinematics during breathing for normal subjects and adolescent idiopathic scoliotics.

J.C.Y. Leong, W.W. Lu, K.D.K. Luk.

Chinese Journal of Spine and Spinal Cord, 7(3):97-100, June 1997.

Prediction of scoliosis correction by the fulcrum bending radiograph.

K.M.C. Cheung, K.D.K. Luk

Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery, 79A(8):1144-1150, August 1997.

Radiographic assessment of pedicle hook placement.

K.M.C. Cheung, K.D.K. Luk, J.C.Y. Leong.

Spine, 22(18):2106-2111, September 1997.

Management of pelvic obliquity in neuromuscular scoliosis.

K.D.K. Luk.

The Laureate of the Dragon, 2:81-83, March 1998.

Assessment of scoliosis correction in relation to flexibility using the fulcrum bending correction index.

K.D.K. Luk, K.M.C. Cheung, D.S. Lu, J.C.Y. Leong.

Spine, 23(21):2303-2307, November 1998.

Kinematics of the chest cage and spine during breathing in normal and in adolescent idiopathic scoliotics.

J.C.Y. Leong, W.W. Lu, K.D.K. Luk, E.M. Karlberg.

Spine, 24(13):1310-1315, July 1999.

Variability of somatosensory evoked potentials in different stages of scoliosis surgery.

K.D.K. Luk, Y. Hu, Y.W. Wong, W.W. Lu, J.C.Y. Leong.

Spine, 24(17):1799-1804, September 1999.

Lung function reference values in Chinese children and adolescents in Hong Kong. Part I: Spirometric values and comparison with other populations

M.S.M. Ip, E.M. Karlberg, J.P.E. Karlberg, K.D.K. Luk, J.C.Y. Leong.

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, 162:424-429, February 2000.

Effectiveness and biomechanics of spinal orthoses in the treatment of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS).

M.S. Wong, A.F.T. Mak, K.D.K. Luk, J.H. Evans, B. Brown

Prosthetics and Orthotics International, 24:148-162, August 2000.

Determination of baseline for intraoperative spinal cord monitoring during scoliosis surgery.

Y. Hu, C.Y. Hu, K.D.K. Luk.

Chinese Journal of Orthopaedics, 20(9):555-558, September 2000.

Effectiveness of audio-biofeedback in postural training for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis patients.

M.S. Wong, A.F. Mak, K.D.K. Luk, J.H. Evans, B. Brown. Prosthetics and Orthotics International, 25(1):60-70, April 2001.

Comparison of time-frequency distribution techniques for analysis of spinal somatosensory evoked potential.

Y. Hu, K.D.K Luk, W.W. Lu, A. Holmes, J.C.Y. Leong.

Medical and Biological Engineering and Computing, 39:375-380, May 2001.

Effect of stimulus pulse duration on intra-operative somatosensory evoked potential (SEP) monitoring.

K.D.K. Luk, Y. Hu, W.W. Lu, Y.W. Wong.

Journal of Spinal Disorders, 14(3):247-251, June 2001.

Evaluation of various evoked potential techniques for spinal cord monitoring during scoliosis surgery.

K.D.K. Luk, Y. Hu, Y.W. Wong, K.M.C. Cheung.

Spine, 26(16):1772-1777, August 2001.

Effect of stimulation parameters on intraoperative spinal cord evoked potential monitoring.

Y Hu, K.D.K. Luk, Y.W. Wong, W.W. Lu, J.C.Y. Leong.

Journal of Spinal Disorders, 14(5):449-452, October 2001.

Prevention of spinal cord injury with time-frequency analysis of evoked potentials: an experimental study.

Y. Hu, K.D.K. Luk, W.W. Lu, A.D. Holmes, J.C.Y. Leong.

Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery Psychiatry, 71(6):732-740, December 2001.

Comparison of time-frequency analysis techniques in intraoperative somatosensory evoked potential (SEP) monitoring.

Y. Hu, K.D.K. Luk, W.W. Lu, J.C.Y. Leong.

Computers in Biology and Medicine, 32(1): 13-23, January 2002.

An autologous blood donation program for paediatric scoliosis patients in Hong Kong.

K. Lo, B.F.M. Chow, H.T. Chan, S. Gunawardene, K.D.K. Luk.

Anaesthesia & Intensive Care, 30(6): 775-781, 2002.

Ten-year follow-up study of lower thoracic hemivertebrae treated by convex fusion and concave distraction.

K.M.C. Cheung, J.G. Zhang, D.S. Lu, K.D.K. Luk, J.C.Y. Leong.

Spine, 27(7):748-753, April 2002.

Effect of sevoflurane/nitrous oxide versus propofol anaesthesia on somatosensory evoked potential monitoring of the spinal cord during surgery to correct scoliosis

A.S.W. Ku, Y. Hu, M.G. Irwin, B. Chow, S. Gunawardene, E.E. Tan, K.D.K. Luk.

British Journal of Anaesthesia, 88(4): 502-507, April 2002.

Paraspinal muscle activities in scoliosis patients after spinal fusion: an electromyographic (EMG) study.

W.W. Lu, Y. Hu, K.M.C. Cheung, K.D.K. Luk, J.C.Y. Leong.

Spine, 27(11):1180-1185, June 2002.

Congenital anterior-posterior spinal dissociation in Larsen’s Syndrome – a report on two operated cases with long-term follow-up.

K.D.K. Luk, D.H.K. Yip.

Spine, 27(12):E296-E300, June 2002.

A genetic locus for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis linked to chromosome 19p13.3.

V. Chan, G.C.Y. Fong, K.D.K. Luk, B. Yip, M.K. Lee, M.S. Wong, D.S. Lu, T.K. Chan.

The American Journal of Human Genetics, 71:401-406, June 2002.

Effect of melatonin suppression on scoliosis development in chickens by either constant light or surgical pinealectomy.

K.M.C. Cheung, D.S. Lu, A.M.S. Poon, T. Wang, K.D.K. Luk, J.C.Y. Leong.

Spine, 28(17):1941-1944, September 2003.

Effect of different casting methods on adolescent idiopathic scoliosis.

M.S. Wong, J.T.C. Lee, K.D.K. Luk, L.C.K. Chan.

Prosthetics and Orthotics International, 23:121-131, December 2003.

Spinal flexibility increase after chymopapain injection is dose dependent. a possible alternative to anterior release in scoliosis.

D.S. Lu, K.D.K. Luk, W.W. Lu, K.M.C. Cheung, J.C.Y. Leong.

Spine, 29(2):123-128, January 2004. (Young Investigator Award Winner).

A prospective comparison of the coronal deformity correction in thoracic scoliosis using four different instrumentations and the fulcrum bending radiograph.

K.D.K. Luk, D.S. Lu, K.M.C. Cheung, Y.W. Wong.

Spine, 29(5):560-563, March 2004.

Gait analysis in patients with idiopathic scoliosis. [comment]

K.D.K. Luk.

European Spine Journal 13(5): 457, 2004.

A new operative classification of idiopathic scoliosis: A PUMC method.

G.X. Qiu, J.G. Zhang, Y.P. Wang, H.G. Xu, J. Zhang, X.S. Weng, Y. Zhao, J. Lin, J.X. Shen, X.Y. Yang, K.D.K. Luk, D.S. Lu, W.W. Lu.

Spine 30(12): 1419-1426, June 2005.

Reliability of intraoperative somatosensory evoked potential monitoring for scoliosis surgery.

Y. Hu, K.D.K. Luk.

Delhi Journal of Orthopaedics 1(2): 120-128, 2005.

The effect of pinealectomy on scoliosis development in young nonhuman primates.

K.M.C. Cheung, T. Wang, A.M.S. Poon, A. Carl, B. Tranmer, YG Hu, K.D.K. Luk, J.C.Y. Leong.

Spine 30(18): 2009-2013, September 2005.

An experimental study on spinal release in scoliosis using chemonucleolysis.

D. Lu. K.D.K. Luk, W.W. Lu, K.M.C. Cheung, J.C.Y. Leong.

The Classical Library of Science & Technology Development in China (Vol II).

Reliability and concurrent validity of the adapted Chinese version of Scoliosis Research Society-22 (SRS-22) questionnaire.

K.M.C. Cheung, A. Senkoylu, A. Alanay, Y Genc, S Lau, K.D.K. Luk.

Spine 32(10), 1141–1145, May 2007.

Outcome assessment of bracing in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis by the use of the SRS-22 questionnaire.

K.M.C. Cheung, E.Y.L. Cheng, S.C.W. Chan, K.W.K. Yeung, K.D.K. Luk.

International Orthopaedics 31(4):507-511, August 2007.

Treatment of stiff thoracic scoliosis by thoracoscopic anterior release combined with posterior instrumentation and fusion.

K.M.C. Cheung, J.P. Wu, Q.H. Cheng, B.S.C. Ma, J.C. Gao, K.D.K. Luk.

Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research, 2:16-20, October 2007.

Right hip adduction deficit and adolescent idiopathic scoliosis.

K.M.C. Cheung, A.C.S. Cheng, W.Y. Cheung, Y.S. Chooi, Y.W. Wong, K.D.K. Luk.

Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery 16(1):24-26, April 2008.

Selection of fusion levels in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis using fulcrum bending prediction.

K.D.K. Luk, A.S. Don, C.S. Chong, Y.W. Wong, K.M.C. Cheung.

Spine 33(20):2192-2198, October 2008.

Recent advances in the aetiology of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis.

K.M.C. Cheung, T. Wang, G.X. Qiu, K.D.K. Luk.

International Orthopaedics 32(6):729-734, December 2008.

Predictability of the fulcrum bending radiograph in scoliosis correction with alternate level pedicle screw fixation

K.M.C. Cheung, D. Natarajan, D. Samartzis, Y.W. Wong, W.Y. Cheung, K.D.K. Luk

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery 92:169-176, January 2010

Prediction of scoliosis correction with thoracic segmental pedicle screw constructs using fulcrum bending radiographs.

W.Y. Cheung, L. Lenke, K.D.K. Luk.

Spine 35(5):557-561, March 2010

A meta-analysis of the clinical effectiveness of school scoliosis screening

D.Y.T. Fong, C.F. Lee, K.M.C. Cheung, J.C.Y. Cheng, B.K.W. Ng, T.P. Lam, K.H. Mak, P.S.F. Yip, K.D.K. Luk

Spine 35(10):1061-1071, May 2010

Coupling between sagittal and frontal plane deformity correction in idiopathic thoracic scoliosis and its relationship with post-operative sagittal alignment

K.D.K. Luk, S. Vidyadhara, D.S. Lu, Y.W. Wong, W.Y. Cheung, K.M.C. Cheung

Spine 35(11):1158-1164, May 2010

Clinical effectiveness of school screening for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis. A large population-based retrospective cohort study

K.D.K. Luk, C.F. Lee, K.M.C. Cheung, J.C.Y. Cheng, B.K.W. Ng, T.P. Lam, K.H. Mak, P.S.F. Yip, D.Y.T. Fong

Spine 35(17):1607-1614, August 2010

Geriatric hip fracture clinical pathway: the Hong Kong experience.

T.W. Lau, F. Leung, D. Siu, G. Wong, K.D.K. Luk.

Osteoporosis International 21(S4):S627-S636, December 2010

Referral criteria for school scoliosis screening: Assessment and recommendations based on a large longitudinally followed cohort

C.F. Lee, D.Y.T. Fong, K.M.C. Cheung, J.C.Y. Cheng, B.K.W. Ng, T.P. Lam, K.H. Mak, P.S.F. Yip, K.D.K. Luk,

Spine 35(25):E1492-1498, December 2010

Costs of school scoliosis screening. A large, population-based study.

C.F. Lee, D.Y.T. Fong, K.M.C. Cheung, J.C.Y. Cheng, B.K.W. Ng, T.P. Lam, K.H. Mak, P.S.F. Yip, K.D.K. Luk.

Spine 35(26):2266-2272, December 2010

The "X-Factor" Index: A new parameter for the assessment of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis correction.

Y.Q. Sun, D. Samartzis; K.M.C. Cheung, Y.W. Wong, K.D.K. Luk

European Spine Journal 20:144-150, January 2011

The efficacy and complications of posterior hemivertebra resection.

J.G. Zhang, S.R. Wang, G.X. Qiu, B. Yu, Y.P. Wang, K.D.K. Luk

European Spine Journal, 20(10):1692-1702, October 2011

The proximal thoracic curve in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: surgical strategy and management outcomes

T. El-Fiky, D. Samartzis, W.Y. Cheung, Y.W. Wong, K.D.K. Luk, K.M.C. Cheung

Global Spine Journal, 1:27-36, December 2011

SNP rs 11190870 near LBX1 is associated with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis in southern Chinese.

Y.H. Fan, Y.Q. Song, D. Chan, Y. Takahashi, S. Ikegawa, M. Matsumoto, I. Kou, K.S.E. Cheah, P.C. Sham, K.M.C. Cheung, K.D.K. Luk

Journal of Human Genetics, 57:244-246, February 2012

Magnetically controlled growing rods for severe spinal curvature in young children: a prospective case series.

K.M.C. Cheung, J.P.Y. Cheung, D. Samartzis, K.C. Mak, Y.W. Wong, W.Y. Cheung, B.A. Akbarnia, K.D.K. Luk

Lancet 379:1967-1974, May 2012

Should screening for scoliosis be conducted?

D.Y.T. Fong, K.D.K. Luk

ArgoSpine News & Journal, 24(1-2):46-49, June 2012

Fulcrum bending radiograph and its application.

W.Y. Cheung, K.D.K. Luk

ArgoSpine News & Journal, 24(1-2):73-77, June 2012

The predictive value of the fulcrum bending radiograph in spontaneous apical vertebral de-rotation in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis

K.D.K. Luk, W.Y. Cheung, Y. Wong, K.M.C. Cheung, Y.W. Wong, D. Samartzis

Spine 37(15):E922–E926, July 2012

A new risk classification rule for curve progression in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis.

C.F. Lee, D.Y.T. Fong, K.M.C. Cheung, J.C.Y. Cheng, B.K.W. Ng, T.P. Lam, P.S.F. Yip, K.D.K. Luk.

The Spine Journal 12:989-995, December 2012

Is bracing for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis still beneficial?

K.D.K. Luk, O. M. Stokes

Spinal News International 25:14, October 2012

The current status of bracing for patients with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis.

O.M. Stokes, K.D.K. Luk.

Bone & Joint Journal 95B:1308-1316, October 2013

Screening for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: an information statement by the scoliosis research society international task force.

H. Labelle, S.B. Richards, M. De Kleuver, T.B. Grivas, K.D.K. Luk, H.K. Wong, J. Thometz, M. Beausejour, I. Turgeon, D.Y.T. Fong.

Scoliosis 8:17, October 2013

Assessment of skeletal maturity in scoliosis patients to determine clinical management: a new classification scheme using distal radius and ulna radiographs.

K.D.K. Luk, L.B. Saw, S. Grozman, K.M.C. Cheung, D. Samartzis

The Spine Journal 14:315-325, February 2014

Prognosis of spontaneous thoracic curve correction after the selective anterior fusion ofthoracolumbar/lumbar (Lenke 5C) curves in idiopathic scoliosis.

A Senkoylu, K.D.K. Luk, Y.W. Wong, K.M.C. Cheung.

The Spine Journal 14:1117–1124, July 2014

Time-dependent response of scoliotic curvature to orthotic intervention: when should a radiograph be obtained after putting on or taking off a spinal orthosis?

M. Li, M.S. Wong. K.D.K. Luk, K.W.H. Wong, K.M.C. Cheung

Spine 39(17):1408-1416, August 2014

The use of a modified fulcrum for fulcrum bending radiographs: a technical note.

K.M.C. Cheung, J.W.N. Lam, D. Samartzis, W.W. Lu, K.D.K. Luk

Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery 22(2):248-251, August 2014

Reducing radiation exposure in early-onset scoliosis surgery patients: novel use of ultrasonography to measure lengthening in magnetically-controlled growing rods

O.M. Stokes, E.J. O’Donovan, D. Samartzis, C.H. Bow, K.D.K. Luk, K.M.C. Cheung,

The Spine Journal 14(10):2397-2404, October 2014

An alternative to a randomised control design for assessing the efficacy and effectiveness of bracing in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis

D.Y.T. Fong, K.M.C. Cheung, Y.W. Wong, W.Y. Cheung, I.C.Y. Fu, E.E. Kuong, K.C. Mak, M. To, D. Samartzis, K.D.K. Luk

The Bone and Joint Journal, 97B(7):973-981, July 2015

Selection of fusion levels using the fulcrum bending radiograph for the management of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis patients with alternate level pedicle screw strategy: clinical decision-making and outcomes

D. Samartzis, Y. Leung, H. Shigematsu, D. Natarajan, O. Stokes, K.C. Mak, G.F. Yao, K.D.K. Luk, K.M.C. Cheung

PLOS ONE, September 2015 (online publication)

Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis.

J.C.Y. Cheng, R.M. Castelein, W.C. Chu, A.J. Danielsson, M.B. Dobbs, T. B. Grivas, C.A. Gurnett, K.D.K. Luk, A. Moreau, P.O. Newton, I.A. Stokes, S.L. Weinstein, R.G. Burwell,

Nature Reviews Disease Primers, September 2015 (online publication)

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The distal radius and ulna classification in assessing skeletal maturity: a simplified scheme and reliability analysis.

J.P.Y. Cheung, D. Samartzis, P.W.H. Cheung, K.H. Leung, K.M.C. Cheung, K.D.K. Luk

Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics B, 24(6):546-551, November 2015

Reliability analysis of the distal radius and ulna classification for assessing skeletal maturity for patients with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis.

J.P.Y. Cheung, D. Samartzis, P.W.H. Cheung, K.M.C. Cheung, K.D.K. Luk

Global Spine Journal 6:164-168, March 2016.

Key-vertebral screws strategy for main thoracic curve correction in patients with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis

J.F. Li, K.M.C. Cheung, D. Samartzis, A.K.B. Ganal-Antonio, X.D. Zhu, M. Li, K.D.K. Luk.

Clinical Spine Surgery 29(8):E434-E441, October 2016

Antimicrobial prophylaxis to prevent surgical site infection in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis patients undergoing posterior spinal fusion: 2 doses versus antibiotics till drain removal.

V.H.D. Kamath, J.P.Y. Cheung, K.C. Mak, Y.W. Wong, W.Y. Cheung, K.D.K. Luk, K.M.C. Cheung

European Spine Journal, 25(10):3242-3248, October 2016

The use of the distal radius and ulna classification for the prediction of growth. Peak growth spurt and growth cessation

J.P.Y. Cheung, P.W.H. Cheung, D. Samartzis, K.M.C. Cheung, K.D.K. Luk.

The Bone & Joint Journal 98B (12):1689-1696, December 2016

Psychometric validation of the traditional Chinese version of the early onset scoliosis-24 item questionnaire (EOSQ-24).

J.P.Y. Cheung, P.W.H. Cheung, C.K.H. Wong, D. Samartzis, K.D.K. Luk, C.L.K. Lam, K.M.C. Cheung.

Spine 41(24):E1460-E1469, December 2016

Mapping the SRS-22r questionnaire onto the EQ-5D-5L utility score in patients with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis

C.K.H. Ho, P.W.C. Cheung, D. Samartzis, K.D.K. Luk, K.M.C. Cheung, C.L.K. Lam, J.P.Y. Cheung.

PLOS ONE 12(4):e0175847, April 2017

A data-driven decision support system for scoliosis prognosis.

L.M. Deng, Y. Hu, J.P.Y. Cheung, K.D.K. Luk

IEEE Access 5:7874 – 7884, April 2017.

Preventing fusion mass shift avoids postoperative distal curve adding-on in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis

H. Shigematsu, J.P.Y. Cheung, M. Bruzzone, H. Matsumori, K.C. Mak, D. Samartzis, K.D.K. Luk

Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research 475:1448–1460, May 2017

Managing the pediatric spine: growth assessment

J.P.Y. Cheung, K.D.K. Luk

Asian Spine Journal 11(5)804-816, October 2017

Rare coding variants in mapk7 predispose to adolescent idiopathic scoliosis.

W.J. Gao, C. Chen, T.F. Zhou, S.L. Yang, B. Gao, H. Zhou, C.J. Lian, Z.Z. Wu, X.J. Qiu, X.M. Yang, E. Alattar, W.T. Liu, D.Y. Su, S.L. Sun, Y.L. Chen, K.M.C. Cheung, Y.Q. Song, K.D.K. Luk, D. Chan, P.C. Sham, C. Xing, C.C. Khor, G. Liu, J.L. Yang, Y.B. Deng, D.J. Hao, D.S. Huang, Q.Z. Li, C.X. Xu, P.Q. Su

Human Mutation 38:1500-1510, November 2017

Characterization and predictive value of segmental curve flexibility in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis patients

G. Yao, J.P.Y. Cheung, H. Shigematsu, S. Ohrt-Nissen, K.M.C. Cheung, ., K.D.K. Luk, D. Samartzis

Spine 42(21):1622-1628, November 2017

Curve progression in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis does not match skeletal growth.

Cheung JPY, Cheung PWH, Samartzis D, Luk KDK.

Clin Orthop Relat Res. 476(2):429-36, February 2018

APSS-ASJ Best Clinical Research Award: predictability of curve progression in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis using the distal radius and ulna classification

J.P.Y. Cheung, P.W.H. Cheung, D. Samartzis, K.D.K. Luk

Skeletal maturity recognition using a fully automated system with convolutional neural networks

S.Q. Wang, Y.Y. Shen, C.H. Shi, P. Yin, Z.H. Wang, P.W.H. Cheung, J.P.Y. Cheung, K.D.K. Luk, Y Hu.

IEEE Access 6:29979-29993, June 2018.

Fulcrum flexibility of the main curve predicts postoperative shoulder imbalance in selective thoracic fusion of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis

S. Ohrt-Nissen, V.H.D. Kamath, D. Samartzis, K.D.K. Luk, J.P.Y. Cheung.

European Spine Journal 27(9):2251-2261, September 2018.

Asian Spine Journal 12(2):202-213, April 2018.

Genome-wide meta-analysis and replication studies in multiple ethnicities identify novel adolescent idiopathic scoliosis susceptibility loci.

A.M. Khanshour, I. Kou, Y.H. Fan, E. Einarsdottir, N. Makki, Y.H. Kidane, J. Kere, A. Grauers, T.A. Johnson, N. Paria1, C. Patel, R. Singhania, N. Kamiya, K. Takeda, N. Otomo, K. Watanabe, K.D.K. Luk, K.M.C. Cheung, J.A. Herring, J.J. Rios, N. Ahituv, P. Gerdhem, C.A. Gurnett, Y.Q. Song, S. Ikegawa, C.A.Wise.

Human Molecular Genetics 27(22):3986-3998, November 2018.

When should we wean bracing for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis?

J.P.Y. Cheung, P.W.H. Cheung, K.D.K. Luk.

Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research 477:2145-2157, September 2019

Predictability of coronal curve flexibility in postoperative curve correction in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis:the effect of the sagittal profile

S. Ohrt-Nissen, H. Shigematsu, J.P.Y. Cheung, K.D.K. Luk, D. Samartzis

Global Spine Journal, September 2019 (e-publication)

Genetic variants of TBX6 and TBXT identified in patients with congenital scoliosis in Southern China

X. Feng; J.P.Y. Cheung, J.S.H. Je, P.W.H. Cheung, S.X. Chen, M. Yue, N. Wang, V.N.T. Choi, X.Y. Yang, Y.Q. Song, K.D.K. Luk, B. Gao

Journal of Orthopaedic Research July 2020 (e-publication)

An insight of how multiple skeletal maturity indices can be used for growth assessment: relationship between the simplified olecranon, simplified digital, and distal radius and ulna classifications

P.W.H. Cheung, F. Canaveseb, K.D.K. Luk, J.P.Y. Cheung,

Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics B July 2020 (e-publication)

Selection of the lowest instrumented vertebra in main thoracic adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: Is it safe to fuse shorter than the last touched vertebra?

S. Ohrt-Nissen, K.D.K. Luk, D. Samartzis, J.P.Y. Cheung

European Spine Journal 29(8):2018-2024, August 2020

Identification of copy number variants in a southern chinese cohort of patients with congenital scoliosis

W.J. Lai, X. Feng, M. Yue, P.W.H. Cheung, V.N.T. Choi, Y.Q. Song K.D.K. Luk, J.P.Y. Cheung, B. Gao.

Genes 12:1213, August 2021

The Utility of a Novel Proximal Femur Maturity Index for Staging Skeletal Growth in Patients with Idiopathic Scoliosis.

Cheung PWH, Canavese F, Chan CYW, Wong JSH, Shigematsu H, Luk KDK, et al.

J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2022 Jan 6. Epub 2022/01/11.

An ensemble based densely-connected deep learning system for assessment of skeletal maturity

SQ Wang, XY Wang, YY Shen, B He, XY Zhao, PWH Cheung, JPY Cheung, KD.K. Luk.

Early Access area on IEEE Xplore 52(1):426-437, January 2022.

The value of discography in the painful spine.

W.C.G. Peh, K.D.K. Luk.

Journal of Hong Kong Medical Association, 44(1):43‑46, 1992.

Intervertebral disc autografting.

K.D.K. Luk, D.K. Ruan.

The Journal of the Japan Spine Research Society, 4(1):26, 1993.

Intervertebral disc autografting (biomechanical study).

D.K. Ruan, K.D.K. Luk, D.H.K. Chow, G.B. Shen, H.H. Sun, Z.J. Luo, J.C.Y. Leong.

Chinese Journal of Spine and Spinal Cord, 4(1):16-20, January 1994.

Case studies in diagnostic imaging - Pseudoarthrosis in ankylosing spondylitis.

W.C.G. Peh, K.D.K. Luk.

Annals of Rheumatic Disease, 53:206-210, 1994.

Intervertebral disc autografting: histologic and radiographic study.

D.K. Ruan, G.B. Shen, H.H. Sun, K.D.K. Luk, J.C.Y. Leong, Y.F. Shui, Q. Su, Z.J. Luo, H.X. Chui, Y. Zhou, Z.Y. Shi.

Chinese Journal of Spine and Spinal Cord, 4(3):106-109, March 1994.

Intervertebral disc autograft: biochemical study.

H.H. Sun, D.K. Ruan, G.B. Shen, J.J. Hao, K.D.K. Luk, J.C.Y. Leong, H.Z. Chui, Z.J. Luo, Y. Zhou, Y.H. Chang, Z.G. Liu.

Chinese Journal of Spine and Spinal Cord, 4(5):205-208, May 1994.

Osteoporotic insufficiency fractures of the pelvis.

P.L. Khong, W.C.G. Peh, W.Y. Ho, W.D. Yeung, K.D.K. Luk

Journal of Hong Kong Medical Association, 46(3):242-246, September 1994.

Clinics in diagnostic imaging (1). Ankylosing spondylitis with complication of pseudoarthrosis.

W.C.G. Peh, K.D.K. Luk.

Singapore Medical Journal, 35(6):638-640, December 1994.

Sacral insufficiency fractures-spectrum of radiological features.

W.C.G. Peh, P.L. Khong, W.Y. Ho, H.W.D. Yeung, K.D.K. Luk.

Clinical Imaging, 19:92-101, 1995

Lumbar spinal mobility after short anterior interbody fusion.

K.D.K. Luk, D.H.K. Chow, J.H. Evans, J.C.Y. Leong.

Spine, 20(7):813-818, April 1995.

Cord compression caused by multiple disc herniations and intraspinal cyst in Scheuermann's disease.

K.Y. Chiu, K.D.K. Luk.

Spine, 20(9):1075-1079, May 1995.

A 68-year-old man with gradual onset of low back pain.

W.C.G. Peh, K.D.K. Luk, L.A. Gilula.

The American Journal of Orthopedics, 25:55-58, January 1996.

Intervertebral disc autografting.

D.K. Ruan, K.D.K. Luk, G.B. Shen, H.H. Sun, D.H.K. Chow, J.C.Y. Leong, Y.F. Shui.

Chinese Journal of Orthopaedics, 16(2):104-108, February 1996.

Effects of short anterior lumbar interbody fusion on biomechanics of neighboring unfused segments.

D.H.K. Chow, K.D.K. Luk, John H. Evans, J.C.Y. Leong.

Spine, 21(5):549-555, March 1996.

Spinal stenosis above a healed tuberculous kyphosis.

K.D.K. Luk, M. Krishna.

Spine, 21(9):1098-1101, May 1996.

Intervertebral disc allografting.

D.K. Ruan, G.B. Shen, Y Zhou, Y Ding, H.H. Sun, K.D.K. Luk, J.C.Y. Leong, Y.F. Shui.

Chinese Journal of Orthopaedics, 16(8):511-515, August 1996.

Applications of bone scintigraphy in ankylosing spondylitis.

W.C.G. Peh, W.Y. Ho, K.D.K. Luk.

Clinical Imaging, 21:54-62, 1997.

Intervertebral disc autografting in a bipedal animal model.

K.D.K. Luk, D.K. Ruan, D.H.K. Chow, J.C.Y. Leong.

Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research, 337:13-26, April 1997.

Costal osteochondroma: a rare cause of spinal cord compression.

W.M. Tang, K.D.K. Luk, J.C.Y. Leong.

Spine, 23(17):1900-1903, September 1998.

Clinician's perspective. Low back pain.

K.D.K. Luk

Journal of the Hong Kong College of Radiologists, 1(1):2-8, September 1998.

Age-related osteoporosis in Chinese: an evaluation of the response of intestinal calcium absorption and calcitrophic hormones to dietary calcium deprivation.

A.W.C. Kung, K.D.K. Luk, L.W. Chu, P.K.Y. Chiu.

The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 68:1291-1297, December 1998.

Calcaneal ultrasound measurements in healthy and osteoporotic southern Chinese women.

A.W.C. Kung, G.W.K. Tang, K.D.K. Luk, L.W. Chu.

Osteoporosis International, 8(suppl 3): 146, December 1998.

Frozen intervertebral disc allografting.

D.K. Ruan, ZQ Fei, K.D.K. Luk, G.B. Shen, Y.F. Shui, J.C.Y. Leong.

Chinese Journal of Orthopaedics, 19(1):54-58, January 1999.

Tuberculosis of the spine in the new millennium

K.D.K. Luk.

European Spine Journal, 8(5):338-345, October 1999.

Quantitative ultrasound and symptomatic vertebral fracture risk in Chinese women.

A.W.C. Kung, K.D.K. Luk, L.W. Chu, C.W.K. Tang.

Osteoporosis International, 10:456-461, October 1999.

Spinal tuberculosis

K.D.K. Luk.

Current Opinion in Orthopedics, 11(3):196-201, June 2000.

A novel injectable bioactive bone cement for spinal surgery: a developmental and preclinical study.

Y.W. Li, J.C.Y. Leong, W.W. Lu, K.D.K. Luk, K.M.C. Cheung, K.Y. Chiu, S.P. Chow.

Journal of Biomedical Material Research, 52:164-170, June 2000.

Loosening of sacral screw fixation under in vitro fatigue loading.

W.W. Lu, Q.A. Zhu, A.D. Holmes, K.D.K. Luk, J.C.Y. Leong.

Journal of Orthopaedic Research, 18(5):808-814, December 2000.

The relationship between the microfracture of human thoracolumbar vertebra and fatigue.

J. Ouyang, K.D.K. Luk, W.W. Lu, J.C.Y. Leong.

Chinese Journal of Traumatology, 16(8):463-466, 2000.

Vertebral microfracture caused by fatigue loads.

W.W. Lu, D.S. Lu, J. Ouyang, K.D.K. Luk, J.C.Y. Leong.

Chinese Journal of Orthopaedics, 7(12):1187-1190, 2000.

Back muscle contraction patterns of patients with low back pain before and after rehabilitation treatment: an electromyographic evaluation.

W.W. Lu, K.D.K. Luk, K.M.C. Cheung, Y.W. Wong, J.C.Y. Leong.

Journal of Spinal Disorders, 14(4):277-282, August 2001.

A new halo-pelvic apparatus.

K.M.C. Cheung, E.Y.C. Kwan, K.Y.K. Chan, K.D.K. Luk.

Spine, 28(3):305-308, February 2003.

Isokinetic and isometric lifting capacity of Chinese in relation to the physical demand of job.

K.D.K. Luk, W.W. Lu, W.W. Kwan, Y. Hu, Y.W. Wong, K.K.P. Law, J.C.Y. Leong.

Applied Ergonomics, 34(2):201-204, March 2003.

Vertical instability in spondylolisthesis – a traction radiographic assessment technique and the principle of management.

K.D.K. Luk, D.H.K. Chow, A Holmes.

Spine, 28(8):819-827, April 2003.

Normative data of lumbar spinal dynamic function for Chinese people without low back pain.

G.X. Ni, K.D.K. Luk, W.W. Lu, A.C.S. Cheng, K.M.C. Cheung, F.C.W. Tong, J.C.Y. Leong.

Hong Kong Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery, 7(1):25-32, April 2003.

Fresh frozen intervertebral disc allografting in a bipedal animal model.

K.D.K. Luk, D.K. Ruan, D.S. Lu, Z.Q. Fei.

Spine, 28(9):864-869, May 2003.

The flexion-extension profile of lumbar spine in 100 healthy volunteers.

K.W.N. Wong, J.C.Y. Leong, M.K. Chan, K.D.K. Luk, W.W. Lu.

Spine 29(15): 1636-1641, 2004.

A stronger bicortical sacral pedicle screw fixation through the S1 endplate: An in-vitro cyclic loading and pull-out force evaluation.

K.D.K. Luk, L. Chen, W.W. Lu.

Spine 30(5): 525-529, March 2005.

Genetic and environmental determinants of bone mineral density in Chinese women.

H.H. Lau, M.Y. Ng, A.Y. Ho, K.D.K. Luk, A.W. Kung.

Bone, 36(4):700-709, April 2005.

Intervertebral disc transplantation in the treatment of degenerative spine disease: a preliminary study.

D.K. Ruan, Q. He, Y. Ding, L.S. Hou, J.Y. Li, K.D.K. Luk.

Lancet 369:993-999, March 2007

Expression of the Trp2 Allele of COL9A2 is associated with alterations in the mechanical properties of human intervertebral discs.

D. M.K. Aladin, K.M.C. Cheung, D. Chan, A.F.Y. Yee, J.J.T. Jim, K.D.K. Luk, W.W. Lu.

Spine 32(25):2820-2826, December 2007.

Association of the asporin D14 allele with lumbar disc degeneration in Asians.

Y.Q. Song, K.M.C. Cheung, D.W.H. Ho, S.C.S. Poon, K. Chiba, Y. Kawaguchi, Y. Hirose, M. Alini, S. Grad, A.F.Y. Yee, J.C.Y. Leong, K.D.K. Luk, S.P. Yip, J. Karppinen, K.S.E. Cheah, P. Sham, S. Ikegawa, D. Chan.

The American Journal of Human Genetics, 82:1-4, March 2008.

Intervertebral disc transplantation: a biological approach to motion preservation.

K.D.K. Luk, D.K. Ruan.

European Spine Journal 17(S4):504-510, December 2008.

Infective spondylitis in Southern Chinese: a descriptive and comparative study of ninety-one cases

D.K.H. Yee, D. Samartzis, Y.W. Wong, K.D.K. Luk, K.M.C. Cheung

Spine 35(6):635-641, March 2010

Fear of movement/(re)injury in Chinese patients with chronic pain: factorial validity of the Chinese version of the tampa scale for kinesiophobia.

W.S. Wong, H.Y. Kwok, K.D.K. Luk, K.H. Mak, B.K.H. Tam, E.T. Wong, R. Fielding.

Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine 42:620-629, July 2010

Flexion-relaxation ratio in sitting: application in low back pain rehabilitation.

J.N.F. Mak, Y. Hu, A.C.S. Cheng, H.Y. Kwok, Y.H. Chen, K.D.K. Luk.

Spine 35(16):1532-1538, July 2010

Intervertebral disc degeneration: new insights based on “skipped” level disc pathology

K.M.C. Cheung, D. Samartzis, J. Karppinen; F.P.S. Mok; D. Ho, D.Y.T. Fong; K.D.K. Luk.

Arthritis & Rheumatism 62(8):2392-2400, August 2010

A multidisciplinary functional restoration program for chronic back pain patients in Hong Kong: a prospective study

K.D.K. Luk, T. Wan, Y.W. Wong, K.M.C. Cheung, Y.K. Chan, A.C.S. Cheng, M. Kwan, K. Law, P.W.H. Lee, G.L.Y. Cheing

Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery 18(2):131-138, August 2010

Osteoporotic vertebral compression fracture: the clinical impact of "intravertebral clefts”

Y. Leung, D. Samartzis; K.M.C. Cheung, K.D.K. Luk

Spine Journal 10(11):1035-1036, November 2010

Degenerative magnetic resonance imaging changes in patients with chronic low back pain. A systematic review.

D. Chou, D. Samartzis, C. Bellabarba, A. Patel, K.D.K. Luk, J.M. Schenk Kisser, A.C. Skelly

Spine, 36(21S):S43-S53, October 2011

Intervertebral disc regeneration: do nutrients lead the way?

Y.C. Huang, J.P.G. Urban, K.D.K. Luk

Nature Reviews/Rheumatology 10(9):561-566, September 2014

Lumbar intervertebral disc allograft transplantation: healing and remodelling of the bony structure

Y.C. Huang, J. Xiao, V.Y.L. Leung, W.W. Lu, Y. Hu, K.D.K. Luk.

European Cells and Materials 32:216-227, October 2016.

Lumbar intervertebral disc allograft transplantation: long term mobility and impact on the adjacent segments.

Y.C. Huang, J. Xiao, W.W. Lu, V.Y.L. Leung, Y. Hu, K.D.K. Luk. European Spine Journal 26(3):799-805, March 2017

Biomaterials for intervertebral disc regeneration: current status and looming challenges

Y.C. Huang, Y. Hu. Z Li, K.D.K. Luk.

Journal of Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine 12(11):2188-2202, November 2018.

The relevance of high intensity zones in degenerative disc disease

J.P.Y. Cheung, K.D.K. Luk.

International Orthopaedics 43(4):861-867, April 2019.

Tuberculosis of the lumbosacral junction.

W.K. Pun, S.P. Chow, K.D.K. Luk, C.L. Cheng, L.C.S. Hsu, J.C.Y. Leong.

Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery (British), 72‑B(4):675‑678, 1990.

Lumbar spinal instability.

K.D.K. Luk, K.M.C. Cheung.

Hong Kong Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery, 2(2):164-170, October 1998.

Importance of muscle simulation for cadaveric study of lumbar spine.

D.H.K. Chow, J.H. Evans, K.D.K. Luk, J.C.Y. Leong.

Journal of Applied Biomechanics, 14(1):7-10, March 1999.

Stability of the lumbar spine after segemental fenestrations and discectomies.

D.K. Ruan, W.W. Lu, Z.Q. Fei, K.D.K. Luk, G.B. Shen.

Chinese Journal of Orthopaedics, 19(5):269-271, May 1999.

Stability of the whole lumbar spine after multilevel fenestration and discectomy.

W.W. Lu, K.D.K. Luk, D.K. Ruan, Z.Q. Fei, J.C.Y. Leong. Spine, 24(13):1277-1282, July 1999.

Bone mineral density variations along the lumbosacral spine.

W.W. Lu, Y.G. Zheng, A.D. Holmes, Q.A. Zhu, K.D.K. Luk, S.Z. Zhong, J.C.Y. Leong.

Clinical Orthopaedic Related Researches, 378:255-263, September 2000.

Reduction of disc space distraction after anterior lumbar interbody fusion with autologous iliac crest graft.

K.M.C. Cheung, Y.G. Zhang, D.S. Lu, K.D.K. Luk, J.C.Y. Leong.

Spine, 28(13):1385-1389, July 2003

Long-term follow-up on disc renarrowing after anterior lumbar interbody fusion with autogenous tricortical iliac crest graft.

Y.G. Zhang, K.M.C. Cheung, D.S. Lu, K.D.K. Luk, Y Wang, J.C.Y. Leong.

Chinese Journal of Surgery, 42(6):330-333, 2004.

Phenotypic and population differences in the association between CLIP and lumbar disc disease.

I.M. Virtanen, Y.Q. Song, K.M.C. Cheung, L. Ala-Kokko, J. Karppinenk D.W.H. Ho, K.D.K. Luk, S.P. Yip, J.C.Y. Leong, K.S.E. Cheah, P. Sham, D. Chan.

Journal of Medical Genetics 44:285-288 January 2007.

Direct internal kyphectomy for severe angular tuberculous kyphosis.

Y.W. Wong, J.C.Y. Leong, K.D.K. Luk.

Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research 460:124-129, July 2007.

Ten-year risk of osteoporotic fractures in postmenopausal Chinese women according to clinical risk factors and BMD T Scores: a prospective study.

A.W.C. Kung, K.K. Lee, A.Y.Y. Ho, G. Tang, K.D.K. Luk.

Journal of Bone and Mineral Research 22(7):1080-1087, July 2007.

A spinal epidural hematoma in a scoliotic patient with long fusion: a case report.

Y.W. Wong, K.D.K. Luk.

The Spine Journal 8(3): 538-543 May 2008.

Prevalence and pattern of lumbar MRI changes in a population study of 1043 individuals.

K.M.C. Cheung, J. Karppinen, D. Chan, D.W.H. Ho, Y.Q. Song, P. Sham, K.S.E. Cheah, J.C.Y. Leong, K.D.K. Luk.

Spine 34(9):934-940, April 2009

Effect of iliac screw insertion depth on the stability and strength of lumbo-iliac fixation constructs. An anatomical and biomechanical study.

Z.M. Zheng, B.S. Yu, H. Chen, D.M.K. Aladin, K.B. Zhang, J.F. Zhang, H. Liu, K.D.K. Luk, W.W. Lu.

Spine 34(16):E565-572, July 2009

Expert’s comment concerning grand rounds case entitled “closing-opening wedge osteotomy for severe, rigid thoraco-lumbar post-tubercular kyphosis” by S Rajasekaran, P Rishimugesh Kanna and Ajoy Prasad Shetty.

K.D.K. Luk

European Spine Journal 20:349-350, March 2011

A population-based study of juvenile disc degeneration and its association with overweight and obesity, low back pain, and diminished functional status.

D. Samartzis, J. Karppinen, F.P.S. Mok, D.Y.T. Fong, K.D.K. Luk, K.M.C. Cheung.

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery 93A:662-670, April 2011

Tuberculosis of the spine.

W.Y. Cheung, K.D.K. Luk

Orthopaedics and Trauma 25:161-167, June 2011

Natural history of spinal deformity in a patient with Ehlers-Danlos syndrome: case report with 20 year follow-up

D. Natarajan, D. Samartzis, Y.W. Wong, K.M.C. Cheung, K.D.K. Luk

The Spine Journal 11(7):E1-E4, July 2011

Commentary: instrumentation in the treatment of spinal tuberculosis, anterior or posterior?

K.D.K. Luk

The Spine Journal, 11:734-736, September 2011.

Pyogenic spondylitis

W. Y. Cheung, K.D.K. Luk

International Orthopaedics, 36:397-404, January 2012

Acute spinal subdural hematoma complicating lumbar decompressive surgery

K.C. Chang, D. Samartzis, K.D.K. Luk, K.M.C. Cheung Y.W. Wong

Evidence-based Spine-Care Journal, 3(1):57-61, February 2012

Are “patterns” of lumbar disc degeneration associated with low back pain? New insights based on skipped level disc pathology.

K.M.C. Cheung, D. Samartzis, J. Karppinen, K.D.K. Luk,

Spine, 37(7):E430-438, April 2012.

The association of lumbar intervertebral disc degeneration on magnetic resonance imaging with body mass index in overweight and obese adults: A population-based study.

D. Samartzis, J. Karppinen, D. Chan, K.D.K. Luk, K.M.C. Cheung

Arthritis & Rheumatism, 64(5):1488-1496, May 2012.

A new mechanism of injury in ankylosing spondylitis. Non-traumatic hypertension causing atlantoaxial subluxation.

D. Samartzis, H.N. Modi, K.M.C. Cheung, K.D.K. Luk.

The Bone & Joint Journal 95B:206-209, January 2013

Clinical and radiological outcomes after conservative treatment of TB spondylitis: is the 15 years’ follow-up in the MRC study long enough?

W.Y. Cheung, K.D. K. Luk

European Spine Journal 22(S4):S594-S602, June 2013

A lethal sequelae of spinal infection complicating surgery and radiotherapy for head and neck cancer.

J.P.Y. Cheung, K.C. Mak, H.H.L. Tsang, K.D.K. Luk

Asian Spine Journal 9(4):617-620, April 2015

Modic changes of the lumbar spine: prevalence, risk factors, and association with disc degeneration and low back pain in a large-scale population-based cohort.

F.P.S. Mok, D. Samartzis, J. Karppinen, D.Y.T. Fong, K.D.K. Luk, K.M.C. Cheung.

The Spine Journal 16:32-41, January 2016.

An international multicenter study assessing the role of ethnicity on variation of lumbar facet joint orientation and the occurrence of degenerative spondylolisthesis in Asia Pacific: a study from the AOSpine Asia Pacific Research Collaboration Consortium.

R. Williams, J.P.Y. Cheung, B. Goss, S. Rajasekaran, Y. Kawaguchi, S. Acharya, M. Kawakami, S. Satoh, W.J. Chen, C.K. Park, C.S. Lee, T. Foocharoen, H. Nagashima, S. Kuh; Z.M. Zheng, R. Condor, M. Ito, M. Iwasaki, J.H. Jeong, K.D.K. Luk, B. Prijambodo, A. Rege; T.A. Jahng, Z.J. Luo; W. Tassanawipas, N. Acharya, R. Pokharel, Y. Shen, T. Ito, Z.H. Zhang, P.J. Aithala; G.V. Kumar; R.A. Jabir, S. Basu, BJ. Li, V. Moudgil, P. Sham, D. Samartzis

Global Spine Journal 6:35-45, February 2016

Decompression without fusion for low-grade degenerative spondylolisthesis.

J.P.Y. Cheung, K.M.C. Cheung, K.D.K. Luk

Asian Spine Journal 10(1):75-84, February 2016

Refined phenotyping of modic changes. Imaging biomarkers of prolonged severe low back pain and disability

J.H. Maatta, J.I. Karppinen, M. Paananen, C. Bow, K.D.K. Luk, K.M.C. Cheung, D. Samartzis

Medicine 95(22): e3495, May 2016

Critical values of facet joint angulation and tropism in the development of lumbar degenerative spondylolisthesis: an international, large-scale multicenter study by the AOSpine Asia Pacific Research Collaboration Consortium.

D. Samartzis, J.P.Y. Cheung, S. Rajasekaran, Y. Kawaguchi, S. Acharya, M. Kawakami, S. Satoh, W.J. Chen, C.K. Park, C.S. Lee, T. Foocharoen, H. Nagashima, S. Kuh; Z.M. Zheng, R. Condor, M. Ito, M. Iwasaki, J.H. Jeong, K.D.K. Luk, B. Prijambodo, A. Rege; T.A. Jahng, Z.J. Luo; W. Tassanawipas, N. Acharya, R. Pokharel, Y. Shen, T. Ito, Z.H. Zhang, P.J. Aithala; G.V. Kumar; R.A. Jabir, S. Basu, BJ. Li, V. Moudgil, B. Goss, P. Sham, R. Williams

Global Spine Journal 6:414-421, August 2016

The paradoxical relationship between ligamentum flavum hypertrophy and developmental lumbar spinal stenosis.

P.W.H. Cheung, V. Tam, V.Y.L. Leung, D. Samartzis, K.M.C. Cheung, K.D.K. Luk, J.P.Y. Cheung.

Scoliosis and Spinal Disorders 11:26, September 2016

Tuberculosis of the spine with severe angular kyphosis: mean 34-year post-operative follow-up shows that prevention is better than salvage.

Y.W. Wong, D. Samartzis, K.M.C. Cheung, K.D.K. Luk

Bone and Joint Journal 99B:1381-1388, September 2017

Multidisciplinary programme for rehabilitation of chronic low back pain – factors predicting successful return to work

G.C.N. Leung, P.W.H. Cheung, G. Lau, S.T. Lau, K.D.K. Luk, Y.W. Wong, K.M.C. Cheung, P.A. Koljonen, J.P.Y. Cheung

BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 22:251 March 2021

The correlation of sacral table angle to spinopelvic sagittal alignment in healthy adults.

Nan Ru, Keith D.K. Luk, Jianmin Sun, Guodong Wang

Journal of Orthopedics Surgery and Research. (2023)18:314

Eosinophilic granuloma of the cervical spine.

K.M.C. Cheung, Y.W. Wong, K.D.K. Luk, J.C.Y. Leong.

Chinese Medical Journal, 110(10):814-816, October 1997.

Correction method for determining anteroposterior diameter of the cervical spinal canal on lateral radiographs.

D.S. Lu, K.M.C. Cheung, K.S. Yue, Y. Tanaka, K.D.K. Luk

Journal of Spinal Disorders, 14:133-134, January 2001.

Cervical spinal cord BOLD fMRI study: modulation of functional activation by dexterity of dominant and non-dominant hands.

M.C. Ng, E.X. Wu, H.F. Lau, Y. Hu, E.Y. Lam, K.D.K. Luk.

Neuroimage 39(2):825-831, January 2008.

Quality of life of traumatic spinal cord injured patients in Hong Kong.

Y. Hu, J.N.F. Mak, Y.W. Wong, J.C.Y. Leong, K.D.K. Luk.

Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine 40(2):126-131, February 2008.

Editorial: non-fusion surgeries of the cervical spine.

K.D.K. Luk.

Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery 16(1):1-2, April 2008.

Neurological recovery after surgical decompression in patients with cervical spondylotic myelopathy – a prospective study.

W.Y. Cheung, D. Arvinte, Y.W. Wong, K.D.K. Luk, K.M.C. Cheung.

International Orthopaedics 32(2): 273-278, April 2008.

Prognostic value of somatosensory-evoked potentials in the surgical management of cervical spondylotic myelopathy.

Y. Hu, Y. Ding, D.K. Ruan, Y.W. Wong, K.M.C. Cheung, K.D.K. Luk.

Spine 33(10):E305-E310, May 2008.

C5 nerve root palsy after cervical laminoplasty and posterior fusion with instrumentation.

M. Takemitsu, K.M.C. Cheung, Y.W. Wong, W.Y. Cheung, K.D.K. Luk.

Journal of Spinal Disorders & Techniques 21(4):267-272, June 2008.

Classification and management of the tandem ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament and flaval ligament.

J.J. Guo, H.L. Yang, K.M.C. Cheung, T.S. Tang, K.D.K. Luk.

Chinese Medical Journal 122(2):219-224, January 2009.

Magnetization transfer asymmetry around the water resonance in human cervical spinal cord.

M.C. Ng, J. Hua, Y. Hu, K.D.K. Luk, E.Y. Lam.

Journal of magnetic resonance imaging 29:523-528, April 2009.

Prevalence, distribution, and morphology of ossification of the ligamentum flavum: a population study of 1736 MRI scans

J.J. Guo, K.D.K. Luk, J. Karppinen; H.L. Yang, K.M.C. Cheung

Spine 35(1):51-56, January 2010

Expansive double door laminoplasty using T saw

K.D.K. Luk, K. Vijay, S. Rajasekaran

European Spine Journal video library (in press), January 2010

Cervical spine disease in Asian populations

K.C. Chang, D. Samartzis, K.D.K. Luk, K.M.C. Cheung

Hong Kong Medical Journal 16(1):69-70, February 2010

Cervical laminoplasty

K.D.K. Luk, V. Kamath, A. Avadhani, S. Rajasekaran

European Spine Journal 19:347-348, February 2010

Clinical imaging study and meta-analysis of ossification of the ligamentum flavum

J.J. Guo, H.L. Yang, T.S. Tang, K.M.C. Cheung, K.D.K. Luk

Chinese Journal of Orthopaedics 30(11):1105-1108, November 2010

‘‘Spring-back’’ closure associated with open-door cervical laminoplasty.

H.Q. Wang, K.C. Mak, D. Samartzis, T. El-Fiky, Y.W. Wong, Z.J. Luo, X. Kang, W.Y. Cheung, K.D.K. Luk, K.M.C. Cheung

The Spine Journal, 11:832-838, October 2011

Anterior approach to the cervical spine

K.M.C. Cheung, K.C. Mak, K.D.K. Luk,

Spine 37(5):E297-E302, March 2012

Fiber tractography as a diagnostic tool for cervical spondylotic myelopathy. C.Y. Wen, K.C. Mak, Y. Hu, K.D.K. Luk,

The Spine Journal 12(9):S101-S102, September 2012

Cervical spine complications after treatment of nasopharyngeal carcinoma.

J.P.Y. Cheung, W.W. Wei, K.D.K. Luk.

European Spine Journal 22(3):584-592, March 2013

Quantitative analysis of fiber tractography in cervical spondylotic myelopathy

C.Y. Wen, J.L. Cui, M.P. Lee, K.C. Mak, K.D.K. Luk, Y. Hu

The Spine Journal 13(6):697-705, June 2013

The effect of excision of the posterior arch of C1 on C1/C2 fusion using transarticular screws

K.C. Chang, D. Samartzis, S.M. Fuego, S.S. Dhatt, Y.W. Wong, W.Y. Cheung, K.D.K. Luk, K.M.C. Cheung,

Bone & Joint Journal 95B:972-976, July 2013

Is diffusion anisotropy a biomarker for disease severity and surgical prognosis of cervical spondylotic myelopathy?

C.Y. Wen, J.L. Cui, H.S. Liu, K.C. Mak, W.Y. Cheung, K.D.K. Luk, Y. Hu.

Radiology 270(1):197-204, January 2014

Potential use of diffusion tensor imaging in level diagnosis of multilevel cervical spondylotic myelopathy

X. Li, J.L. Cui, K.C. Mak, K.D.K. Luk, Y. Hu.

Spine 39(10):E615-622, May 2014

Diffusion tensor imaging of somatosensory tract in cervical spondylotic myelopathy and its link with electrophysiological evaluation

C.Y. Wen, J.L. Cui, K.C. Mak, K.D.K. Luk, Y. Hu

The Spine Journal 14:1493-1500, August 2014

Quantitative assessment of column-specific degeneration in cervical spondylotic myelopathy based on diffusion tensor tractography.

J.L. Cui , X. Li , T.Y. Chan , K.C. Mak , K.D.K. Luk, Y. Hu.

European Spine Journal 24:41-47, January 2015

Characterizing thalamocortical disturbances in cervical spondylotic myelopathy: revealed by functional connectivity under two slow frequency bands

Y. Hu, F.Q. Chou, X.J. Liu, H.H. Gong, K.D.K. Luk

PLOS ONE, June 2015 (online publication)

Prediction of myelopathic level in cervical spondylotic myelopathy using diffusion tensor imaging.

S.Q. Wang, X. Li, J.L. Cui, H.X. Li, K.D.K. Luk, Y. Hu

Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging 41:1682-1688, August 2015

Gender and age-related changes of diffusion tensor imaging parameters of cervical spinal cord.

X. Li, T.Y. Chan, K.C. Mak, J.P.Y. Cheung, K.D.K. Luk, Y. Hu.

The Spine Journal 15:91S-92S, October 2015.

Normal values of cervical spinal cord diffusion tensor in young and middle-aged healthy Chinese.

T.Y. Chan, X. Li, K.C. Mak, J.P.Y. Cheung, K.D.K. Luk, Y. Hu.

European Spine Journal 24:2991-2998, December 2015

Complications of anterior and posterior cervical spine surgery.

J.P.Y. Cheung, K.D.K. Luk.

Asian Spine Journal 10(2):385-400, April 2016

A combination of functional magnetic resonance imaging and diffusion tensor image to explore structure-function relationship in healthy and myelopathic spinal cord

J.L. Cui, G.S. Li, K.C. Mak, K.D.K. Luk, Y. Hu.

Journal of Neurorestoratology 4:69-78, October 2016

Organization of the intrinsic functional network in the cervical spinal cord: a resting state functional MRI study

XJ Lu, FQ Zhou, X. Li, WS Qian, JL Cui, I.Y. Zhou, K.D.K. Luk, E.X. Wu, Y. Hu.

Neuroscience 336:30-38, November 2016

Cervical spinal canal stenosis first presenting after spinal cord injury due to minor trauma: An insight into the value of preventive decompression

H. Shigematsua, J.P.Y. Cheung, K.C. Mak, M. Bruzzone, K.D.K. Luk

Journal of Orthopaedic Science 22(1):22-26, January 2017.

Neurorestoratology evidence in an animal model with cervical spondylotic myelopathy.

X. Li, G.S. Li, K.D.K. Luk, Y. Hu.

Journal of Neurorestoratology 5:21-29, January 2017.

Predictive factors for neurological deterioration after surgical decompression for thoracic ossified yellow ligament

C.Y.K. Tang, J.P.Y. Cheung, D. Samartzis, K.H. Leung, Y.W. Wong, K.D.K. Luk, K.M.C. Cheung.

European Spine Journal, April 2017 (online publication)

Component analysis of somatosensory evoked potentials for identifying spinal cord injury location

Y.Z. Wang, G.S. Li, K.D.K. Luk, Y. Hu.

Scientific Reports 7: 2351, May 2017

Prognosis of cervical myelopathy based on diffusion tensor imaging with artificial intelligence methods

R.C. Jin, K.D.K. Luk, J.P.Y. Cheung, Y. Hu.