Dr Lam Kai Yet
Consultant
Orthopaedic Surgery
Glencore
Singapore
Biography
Dr Lam Kai Yet obtained his basic medical and postgraduate qualifications from the National University of Singapore and the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh in UK. Dr Lam joined the department in 2014, upon completing his specialist training in Orthopaedic Surgery. He is actively involved in research in pediatric trauma, and sports injuries. Dr Lam is also a committee member of the Singapore Orthopaedic Association Humanitarian and Outreach Subcommittee. He takes time off his work to care for the underprivileged in Singapore and our regional countries. He has completed an arthroscopy and knee fellowship at the Centre of Albert Trillat, Hopital de la Croix-Rousse in Lyon, under Professor Philippe Neyret, and a pediatric orthopaedics fellowship at the Great Ormond Street Hospital, and University College Hospital London (UCLH) in London, under Professor Andreas Roposch.
Research Interest
Children and Adolescent Sports injuries, Patella dislocations Hip dysplasia Osteogenesis Imperfecta Limb Deformity Correction
Publications
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Tibial tubercle to trochlear groove distance and index in children with one-time versus recurrent patellar dislocation: a magnetic-resonance imaging study. CSN Yeoh, KY Lam. Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery 2016;24(2):253-7.
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Conservative Treatment for Juvenile Osteochondritis Dissecans of the Talus. KY Lam, HM Siow. Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery 2012;20(2):176-80.
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Ultrasound-Guided Reduction of Distal Radius Fractures. SH Ang, SW Lee, KY Lam. American Journal of Emergency Medicine 2010;28:1002-1008.
