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Dr Li Zongxian

Dr Li Zongxian

MBBS (S'pore), MRCSEd, MMed (Ortho), FRCSEd (Ortho)

Consultant

Singapore General Hospital

Specialty: Orthopaedic Surgery

Clinical Interest: Foot and Ankle Surgery, Trauma and Acute Care

Conditions Treated by this Doctor:
Arthritis, Bunions and Lesser Toe Deformities, Degenerative Conditions, Diabetic Foot Disease, Flat Feet, Foot and Ankle, Foot and Ankle Deformities, Foot and Ankle Fractures, Foot and Ankle Sports Injuries, Fractures of Upper and Lower Limb, Hip and Knee Arthritis, Hip Fractures, Knee Cartilage Injuries, Sports Injuries.

Clinical Appointments

  • Consultant Orthopaedic Surgery Singapore General HospitalSingapore General Hospital

Profile

Dr Li Zongxian graduated from the National University of Singapore, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine in 2010. He completed his specialist training in Orthopaedic Surgery and was appointed as Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh in 2020 and 2021, respectively.

Dr Li’s subspecialty interest is in foot and ankle surgery, lower limb arthroplasty, as well as trauma and acute care orthopaedics.

His professional ethos is that the orthopaedic surgeon plays a unique role in adding to quality to life. As such, he strongly advocates for evidence-based medicine and education to promote better quality of patient care.

He was awarded the Ministry of Health Health Manpower Development Plan (HMDP) scholarship and completed fellowships in 2 leading tertiary centres in the United Kingdom. The Royal London Hospital, a prestigious high volume trauma centre, as well as The Wrightington Hospital, a tertiary referral centre for regional foot and ankle deformities, arthroplasty and revision surgeries.

Dr Li has published and presented his research findings in both local and international conferences and medical journals. He is also actively involved in medical education of both undergraduate and post-graduate training programs.

Education

  • Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons (Edinburgh) (Orthopaedic Surgery)
  • Master of Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery)
  • Member of the Royal College of Surgeons (Edinburgh) 
  • Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery

Professional Appointments and Committee Memberships

  • SingHealth Resident Wellness Focus Area Subcommittee
  • SingHealth Orthopaedic Residency Programme Chief Resident
  • Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh
  • Singapore Orthopaedic Association
  • AO Trauma
  • SICOT (International Society of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology) Foot and Ankle subcommittee member

Awards

  • ​SingHealth Best Junior Doctors Awards 2011 – Best House Officer
  • SingHealth RISE Awards Best QI project: DOse Reduction for MInimising radiation in children, as easy as DOREMI

Research Interests

Publications

  1. Radiological outcomes of pinless navigation in total knee arthroplasty: a randomized controlled trial
    JY Chen, PL Chin, Z Li, AKS Yew, DKJ Tay, SL Chia, NN Lo, SJ Yeo
    Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy 23, 3556-3562
  2. Association of elevated body mass index and outcomes of arthroscopic treatment for osteochondral lesions of the talus
    DTS Koh, MWP Tan, X Zhan, Z Li, KS Tay, SM Tan, NEM Yeo, ...
    Foot & Ankle Orthopaedics 7 (2), 24730114221103263
    ZX Li, AHC Tan
    Journal of Orthopaedic Case Reports 11 (4), 65
  3. An early Periprosthetic fracture of a Cementless Oxford Unicompartmental knee arthroplasty: risk factors and mitigation strategies
    ZX Li, AHC Tan
    Journal of Orthopaedic Case Reports 11 (4), 65
  4. The utility of mini C-arm in the fixation of unstable paediatric supracondylar humeral fractures
    ZX Li, KPL Wong, JLY Wong, KBL Lim, A Mahadev
    Injury 50 (11), 1992-1996
  5. Cannulated compression screws with cable technique leads to a dramatic reduction in patella fracture fixation complications compared to tension band wiring
    JW Poh, Z Li, DTS Koh, KXK Tay, SK Goh, YL Woo, Z Xia
    Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery, 1-9
  6. High Preoperative Pain Score is a Predictor of Cheilectomy Failure in Hallux Rigidus
    KAJM Chong, SJ Teo, RX Toh, KSM Buhary, Z Li, KS Tay
    The Journal of Foot and Ankle Surgery
  7. Two-Year Clinical and Radiologic Outcomes Following Surgical Treatment of Insertional Achilles Tendinopathy Using a Central Tendon-Splitting Approach
    AYW Tay, GS Goh, Z Li, NEM Yeo, KS Tay
    Foot & Ankle International 44 (8), 702-709
  8. Elevated Body Mass Index Does Not Adversely Influence the Outcomes of Arthroscopic Treatment for Osteochondral Lesions of the Talus
    DT Koh, Z Xia, Z Li, KS Tay, SM Tan, N Yeo, IS Rikhraj
    Foot & Ankle Orthopaedics 7 (1), 2473011421S00285 

Research Trials

  • ​Foot and Ankle Surgery
  • Minimally Invasive Surgery
  • Deformity Correction