Dr. Wam Boon Leng

MBBS (UM), Master Surgery (Orthopaedic) (UKM)

Core Procedures

• Close reduction of fractures and dislocations
• Application of skin and skeletal traction – Steinman pin insertion; cervical tongs and skull traction; halo cervical application; application of POP and other casts.
• Open reduction and internal fixation of fractures of long bones / fractures involving joints
• External fixation or fractures of long bones
• Wound debridement and fixation of open fractures
• Fasciotomy; amputation of mangled limbs; soft tissue reconstruction
• Basic hand and foot trauma surgery
• Pelvic fracture stabilization and fixation – external and internal fixation; clamp stabilization
• Skin harvesting and grafting; bone harvesting and grafting
• Simple local flap surgery to cover defects
• Basic nerve and vascular trauma surgery

• Biopsies
• Incision and drainage of abscess / sequestrectomy of osteomyelitic bones
  Soft tissue release / reconstruction in congenital deformities
• Arthrodesis of joints
• Amputation
• Soft tissue procedures and reconstruction; nerve decompression; tendon surgery
• Joint surgery – Arthrotomy, diagnostic & therapeutic arthroscopy; joint aspiration; core decompression for osteonecrosis 
• Basic osteotomy procedures, pinning for SUFE
• Basic bone lengthening & shortening procedures
• Primary Arthroplasty
• Arthroscopy Surgery – menisectomy, removal of loose bodies, debridement of knee, open ACL repair, menisci repair, diagnostic shoulder arthroscopy
  
  

Dr. Wam Boon Leng graduated from University Malaysia with his MBBS on 2002. He continued his post-graduate studie further and successful completed his Master in Surgey (Orthopaedic) in Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia in 2011. He has served in several government hospitals including Ipoh Hospital, Taiping Hospital, Hospital Kuala Lumpur, Hospital UKM, Hospital Teluk Intan prior to joining us in the private hospital. He has special interest in Spine and Sports Surgey (Knee and Shoulder).