Research & Publications / Past Fellows

Prof. Eugene Ek

Research and Publications

A list of Prof. Ek’s current publications can be viewed on PubMed, Google Scholar, ResearchGate or downloaded in PDF format.

Current research interests include:

Shoulder

  • Clinical outcomes following reverse shoulder arthroplasty
  • Clinical and radiological outcomes following anatomic total shoulder arthroplasty with glenoid deficiency
  • Clinical outcomes following tendon transfers for rotator cuff deficiency – lower trapezius tendon transfer, latissimus dorsi tendon transfer
  • Biomechanical analysis of plating techniques for unstable distal clavicle fractures with coracoclavicular ligament involvement (Type 2B)
  • Influence of Bankart lesion, glenoid bone loss and bankart repair on glenohumeral cartilage loading using patient-specific finite element (FEA) models
  • Prospective randomised controlled trial (RCT) – Does collagen scaffold augmentation of high grade partial rotator cuff tendon tears improve early functional recovery? RePACT study (currently recruiting) – Co-Investigator

 

Elbow

  • Outcomes following arthroscopic elbow contracture release
  • Prospective Randomised controlled trial (RCT) comparing surgery vs. autologous tenocyte implantation (ATI) for chronic refractory lateral epicondylitis (currently recruiting) – Principle Investigator
  • Role of transenamic acid (TXA) following arthroscopic elbow contracture release – a case control study
  • Biomechanical comparison of distal biceps repair techniques – two-point unicortical onlay technique vs. bicortical inlay technique

  • Biomechanical comparison of conventional tension band wire fixation versus novel tension band suture fixation for simple transverse olecranon fractures

 

Hand & Wrist

  • Biomechanical analysis of scaphoid nonunion fixation
  • Novel scapholunate ligament repair techniques
  • Analysis of 1st CMC joint alignment – 4D CT scan
  • Development of a wrist simulator
  • Prospective Randomised controlled trial (RCT) of single vs. double headless compression screw fixation of scaphoid waist non-unions (recruitment completed) – Principle Investigator
  • Prospective Randomised controlled trial (RCT) of 2 corner vs. 4 corner fusion of wrist arthritis (currently recruiting) – Principle Investigator
  • Determining the changes in muscle architecture following flexor tendon injuries in a rabbit model

Past Fellows

DANDENONG/MONASH HEALTH HAND FELLOWSHIP:

2013 – 14:    Dr. Vivek Shridhar (Australia)         Toowoomba, QLD, Australia

2015:           Dr. Avanthi Mandaleson (Australia)  Melbourne, VIC, Australia

2015 – 16:    Dr. Sheena Sikora (Canada)            Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada

2016 – 17:    Dr. Adrian Murphy (Ireland)           Glasgow, Scotland, UK

2017 – 18:    Dr. Oliver Stone (England)               Devon/Exeter, England, UK

2018 – 19:    Dr. John Galbraith (Ireland)            Galway, Ireland

2018 – 19:    Dr. Tanup Prasai (Nepal)                  Kathmandu, Nepal

2019 – 20:    Dr. Edward Liu (Canada)                Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

2020 – 21:    Dr. Nicola Fine (England)               Devon/Exeter, England, UK

2021 – 22:    Dr. Richard Tee (New Zealand)      Melbourne, VIC, Australia

2022 – 23:    Dr. Rebecca Lyons (Ireland)           Cork, Ireland

2023 – 24:    Dr. Zachary Zhang (Canada)          Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

2023 – 24:    Dr. Carolyn Choong (Malaysia)      Penang, Malaysia

2024 – 25:    Dr. Stephen Liew (Singapore)         Singapore

2024 – 25:    Dr. Paula Wrafter (Ireland)

MELBOURNE ORTHOPAEDIC GROUP SHOULDER / UPPER LIMB FELLOWSHIP:

2013:           Dr. Justin LeBlanc (Canada)           Calgary, Alberta, Canada

2014:           Dr. Malin Wijeratna (England)      Nottingham, England, United Kingdom

2014:           Dr. Matthew Yalizis (Australia)      Sydney, NSW, Australia

2015:           Dr. Adrian Schneider (Switzerland) St. Gallen, Switzerland

2016:           Dr. Glenn Boyce (Australia)              Bendigo/Melbourne, VIC, Australia

2016:           Dr. Stephanie Hinse (Canada)          Montreal, Quebec, Canada

2016:           Dr. Jennifer Flynn (Australia)           Melbourne, VIC, Australia

2017:           Dr. Richard Jamieson (Australia)      Hobart, TAS, Australia

2017:           Dr. Godefroy Brais (Canada)              Montreal, Quebec, Canada

2017:           Dr. Kemble Wang (Australia)              Melbourne, VIC, Australia

2018:           Dr. Michael Perret (Australia)           Perth, WA, Australia

2018:           Dr. Matthew Ricks (England)            Wrightington, England, UK

2018 – 19:    Dr. Paul Borbas (Switzerland)          Zurich, Switzerland

2019:           Dr. Gayan Padmasekara (Australia)   Melbourne, VIC, Australia

2019:           Dr. Naghman Choudhry (England)    Manchester, England, UK

2019:           Dr. Shivan Jassim (England)              Brisbane, QLD, Australia

2020:           Dr. Andrew McBride (Australia)        Brisbane, QLD, Australia

2020:           Dr. Rachel Blackshaw (Australia)      Melbourne, VIC, Australia

2020:           Dr. Jay Amaranath (Australia)          Sydney, NSW, Australia

2021:           Dr. Robert Zbeda (USA)                       New York, NY, USA

2021:           Dr. Raf Asaid (Australia)                    Melbourne, VIC, Australia

2021 – 22:    Dr. Lukas Ernstbrunner (Switzerland)   Melbourne, VIC, Australia

2021 – 22:    Dr. J. Tristian Cassidy (Ireland)           Limerick, Ireland

2022 – 23:    Dr. Franziska Eckers (Switzerland)     Basel, Switzerland

2023 – 24:    Dr. Bettina Hochreiter (Switzerland)  Zurich, Switzerland

2024:           Dr. Kenan Burrows (New Zealand)