Professor, Chief Physician (Founder of the Joint Specialty Group)
Affiliated HospitalPeking University Third Hospital (PKU Third Affiliated Hospital)
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Research areas : knee osteoarthritis, unicompartmental knee replacement, articular cartilage damage; Cutting-edge technology: pioneered unicompartmental and patellofemoral joint replacement techniques in China, and established an early knee replacement system; Areas of expertise: knee osteoarthritis, knee cartilage defects; Academic highlights: a pioneer in joint surgery in China, founded the first knee replacement training course in the country, and won the second prize of the Chinese Medical Science and Technology Award; Core value: laid the foundation for the promotion of knee replacement technology in China, and took the lead in popularizing the concept of knee preservation surgery in China.
Professor Zhang Ke
Senior joint surgeon specializing in 3D-printed hip joints and compression bone grafting.
Research areas: Research on artificial joints suitable for Asians and Chinese people, 3D printing of orthopedic implants, and pressure bone grafting techniques.
Cutting-edge technology: Pioneered the application of compression bone grafting technology in China to treat hip joint defects, and mastered shoulder, elbow, and ankle joint replacement techniques. In 1999, pioneered arthroscopic anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction in China. Led a team that spent three years developing my country's first 3D-printed artificial hip joint product, which received CFDA registration approval in 2015, becoming the world's first 3D-printed artificial hip joint prosthesis to obtain registration after clinical validation.
Diseases specializing in: various types of arthritis, joint trauma, joint deformities and periarticular bone tumors, and geriatric diseases.
Academic Highlights and Core Values: Chief Physician, Postgraduate Supervisor, Head of the Joint Surgery Group of the Department of Orthopedics at Peking University Third Hospital, Deputy Director of the Department of Orthopedics and Director of the Joint Surgery Department at Peking University International Hospital. Member of the Joint Surgery Group of the Chinese Orthopaedics Society, Vice Chairman of the Spinal and Joint Disease Committee of the Chinese Geriatrics Society, and Director of the Chinese Branch of the Asia-Pacific Society for Artificial Joint Surgery. He played a pivotal role in the establishment and development of the Department of Joint Surgery at Peking University Third Hospital and has made internationally leading original contributions to the field of 3D-printed artificial joints.