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ORIGINAL ARTICLE

Has the bacteriology of periprosthetic joint infection after total knee arthroplasty changed over time? A retrospective cohort study of 2171 patients

2026 Apr 17 | https://doi.org/10.12809/hkmj2310702

JR Khoo, PK Chan, Jeffrey HY Leung, Vincent WK Chan, Amy Cheung, Michelle Hilda Luk, MH Cheung, Henry Fu, KY Chiu

ORIGINAL ARTICLE

Prevalence of mild and major neurocognitive disorders in community and residential care homes in Hong Kong: considerations for multidimensional risk factor evaluation and intervention in primary care

2026 Apr 17 | https://doi.org/10.12809/hkmj2412656

Linda CW Lam, WC Chan, Allen TC Lee, Zhaohua Huo, Vicky C Lin, Ada WT Fung, SL Ma, Calvin PW Cheng, ST Cheng, Frank HY Lai, Benjamin HK Yip, Samuel YS Wong

PERSPECTIVE

New frontiers in rectal cancer treatment: implementing Watch and Wait in Hong Kong

2026 Apr 16 | https://doi.org/10.12809/hkmj2513415

Trevor MY Yeung, Kaori Futaba, Simon SM Ng

ORIGINAL ARTICLE

Obesity-driven thyroid cancer burden in middle-aged and older populations: temporal trends and projected trajectories based on the Global Burden of Disease study

2026 Apr 16 | https://doi.org/10.12809/hkmj2513477

Bo Jiang, Jing Li, Xi Sun, Jingyu Qu, Jing Li, Li Li, Dong Cai, Yanli Zhao, Jia Tian, Jie Lian, Xuhua Liu, Chunhuo Zhang, Shuying Niu, Ying Yu, Jun Han

ORIGINAL ARTICLE

Descriptive analysis of platelet-rich plasma injection therapy in chronic musculoskeletal pain

2026 Apr 15 | https://doi.org/10.12809/hkmj2514061

Mandy HM Chu, WS Chan, Ara CY Li, Henry MK Wong, HL Wong, KM Ho

CASE REPORT

Subacute or chronic neurological toxicity following acute diquat poisoning: a case report

2026 Apr 15 | https://doi.org/10.12809/hkmj2513436

Xiaojun Jin, Yuanqiang Lu

CASE REPORT

Multiple acyl–coenzyme A dehydrogenase deficiency presenting with myopathy and hypoglycaemia: a case report

2026 Apr 14 | https://doi.org/10.12809/hkmj2512906

Sophie SL Yeow, TS Wong, Grace WK Poon, Gao Yuan

EDITORIAL

New guidance notes to drive rational prescription of antimicrobials for community settings in Hong Kong

2026 Apr 14 | https://doi.org/10.12809/hkmj265190

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

MEDICAL PRACTICE

Consensus statement on the use of Alzheimer’s disease biomarkers and anti-amyloid therapies in Hong Kong

2026 Apr 13 | https://doi.org/10.12809/hkmj2514198

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

ORIGINAL ARTICLE

Validation of EuroSCORE II in post–cardiac surgery patients in a tertiary institution in Hong Kong

2026 Apr 13 | https://doi.org/10.12809/hkmj2514125

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

CASE REPORT

The first Hong Kong–made three-dimensional–printed sternal implant for metastatic follicular thyroid carcinoma: a case report

2026 Apr 10 | https://doi.org/10.12809/hkmj2513613

Yan Luk, Matrix MH Fung, KY Sit, Christian Xinshuo Fang, Brian HH Lang

CASE REPORT

Treatment with epidermal growth factor receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitors in a patient on peritoneal dialysis with non–small cell lung cancer: a case report

2026 Apr 10 | https://doi.org/10.12809/hkmj2513424

Sharon CL Ho, TY Kam

COMMENTARY

Application of artificial intelligence in the Hong Kong Medical Licensing Examination

2026 Apr 9 | https://doi.org/10.12809/hkmj2514630

KK Yau, Vincent WC Ma, Veronica YY Li, Sunny CL Au