Specialties & Services
Prof. Eugene Ek specializes in:
- Reconstructive and joint replacement surgery of the hand, wrist, elbow and shoulder
- Arthroscopic and sports medicine surgery involving the upper extremity
- Management of traumatic bone and soft tissue injuries of the upper extremity
- Peripheral nerve surgery and microsurgery
- Adult and paediatric upper extremity surgery
Hand and Wrist Surgery
- Hand, wrist and forearm fractures
- Wrist arthroscopy
- Joint replacement surgery and fusion for arthritis of the finger and wrist joints
- Tendon injuries
- Reconstructive surgery for ligament injuries and instability of the fingers and wrist
- Carpal tunnel syndrome, Trigger finger and De Quervain’s syndrome
- Dupuytren’s contracture surgery, Xiaflex injections
- Nerve repair
- Surgery for rheumatoid arthritis of the hand and wrist
- Tendon reconstruction (transfers and grafts)
Elbow Surgery
- Elbow fractures (radial head, distal humerus, olecranon)
- Elbow arthroscopy and joint replacement surgery
- Ligament repair and reconstruction, Tommy John procedure
- Epicondylitis surgery (Tennis elbow and Golfer’s elbow)
- Ulnar nerve release and transposition
- Elbow contracture release for stiffness
- Management of osteochondritis dessicans (OCD)
- Distal biceps tendon repair and reconstruction
Shoulder Surgery
- Shoulder fractures (proximal humerus, clavicle, scapula)
- Shoulder arthroscopy
- Rotator cuff repair
- AC joint reconstruction
- Proximal biceps tendon surgery (SLAP repair, biceps tenodesis)
- Instability surgery (arthroscopic, open, Latarjet procedure)
- Shoulder replacement surgery (total shoulder arthroplasty, reverse shoulder arthroplasty, revision surgery)
- Tendon transfers to restore shoulder motion (latissimus tendon transfer, pectoralis tendon transfer)
- Scapula dyskinesia, scapula fractures, scapula winging, scapulothoracic arthroscopy, snapping scapula