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February 2026, Vol. 32, No. 1
 

 

Highlights of this issue
Editorial
A collaborative academic vision for Hong Kong’s medical device regulatory transformation
Jason YK Chan, HC Yip, Philip WY Chiu
Hong Kong Med J 2026 Feb;32(1):4–5  |  Epub 2 Feb 2026
Original Article  CME
A ten-year evaluation of the incidence of obstetric anal sphincter injury with a reduced episiotomy rate
YY Lau, TW Chau, WC Tang, Rachel YK Cheung, SM Ng, TM Tso, Symphorosa SC Chan
Hong Kong Med J 2026 Feb;32(1):6–12  |  Epub 30 Jan 2026
Original Article
Validation of diagnosis codes for pleural diseases and procedure codes for relevant respiratory procedures in a healthcare database in Hong Kong: a single tertiary centre study
Ken KP Chan, Timothy CC Ng, CY Sze, KC Ling, Christopher Chan, Charlotte HY Lau, Stephanie WT Ho, Joyce KC Ng, Rachel LP Lo, WH Yip, Jenny CL Ngai, KW To, Fanny WS Ko, David SC Hui
Hong Kong Med J 2026 Feb;32(1):13–22  |  Epub 22 Jan 2026
Original Article
Utilisation trends and early outcomes of robotic arm–assisted total hip arthroplasty in a tertiary joint replacement centre in Hong Kong
KL Fong, Amy Cheung, Michelle Hilda Luk, Thomas KC Leung, Lawrence CM Lau, PK Chan, KY Chiu, Henry Fu
Hong Kong Med J 2026 Feb;32(1):23–9  |  Epub 2 Feb 2026
Healthcare in China  CME
Development and optimisation strategies for a nomogram-based predictive model of malignancy risk in thyroid nodules
Peng He, Yu Liang, Yuan Zou, Zhou Zou, Bo Ren, Shan Peng, Hongmei Yuan, Qin Chen
Hong Kong Med J 2026 Feb;32(1):30–40  |  Epub 30 Jan 2026
Case Report
Sophie SL Yeow, TS Wong, Grace WK Poon, Gao Yuan
Hong Kong Med J 2026;32:Epub 14 Apr 2026
Editorial
Edmond SK Ma, LS Ko, SK Mak, Martin CS Wong, Angus MW Chan; on behalf of the Advisory Group on Antibiotic Guidance Notes in Community Setting of the Centre for Health Protection
Hong Kong Med J 2026;32:Epub 14 Apr 2026
Medical Practice
CK Shum, YF Shea, TW Au Yeung, Cherry CY Chan, WC Chan, WK Cheng, Nelson YF Cheung, Danny HY Cho, TK Chow, Gardian CY Fong, Bonaventure YM Ip, Julio SH Kwok, Billy MH Lai, Linda CW Lam, Allen TC Lee, CM Lok, KY Mok, David KK Ng, Deyond YW Siu, PY Yeung, Stanley KF Tam
Hong Kong Med J 2026;32:Epub 13 Apr 2026
Original Article
Karen HL Ng, Kailu Wang, Takuya Fujikawa, Micky WT Kwok, Jacky YK Ho, Simon CY Chow, Joyce WY Chan, Kevin Lim, Aliss TC Chang, Ivan CH Siu, Randolph HL Wong
Hong Kong Med J 2026;32:Epub 13 Apr 2026
Case Report
Yan Luk, Matrix MH Fung, KY Sit, Christian Xinshuo Fang, Brian HH Lang
Hong Kong Med J 2026;32:Epub 10 Apr 2026
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Medical Practice
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CURRENT ISSUE, February 2026, Volume 32(1)
Editorials
A collaborative academic vision for Hong Kong’s medical device regulatory transformation
Original Articles
A ten-year evaluation of the incidence of obstetric anal sphincter injury with a reduced episiotomy rate
Validation of diagnosis codes for pleural diseases and procedure codes for relevant respiratory procedures in a healthcare database in Hong Kong: a single tertiary centre study
Utilisation trends and early outcomes of robotic arm–assisted total hip arthroplasty in a tertiary joint replacement centre in Hong Kong
Development and optimisation strategies for a nomogram-based predictive model of malignancy risk in thyroid nodules