Dr Moo Ing How

Consultant

Changi General Hospital

Specialty: Orthopaedic Surgery

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About

Education and Training

Professional Appointments and Committee Memberships

Awards

Research Interests

Publications

Conditions Treated By This Doctor

Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) Reconstruction Femoroacetabular Impingement Hip Osteoarthritis Hip Surgery Joint Preserving Osteotomy for Knee Osteoarthritis Knee Cap Injury Knee Cartilage Injuries Knee Ligament Injuries (ACL, PCL, Multiligament) Knee Meniscal Injury Knee Osteoarthritis Minimally Invasive Surgery (MIS) Procedures in Orthopaedics Osteoarthritis Osteoarthritis of the Knee Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome Snapping Hip Syndrome Sports Related Injury – ACL Injury Sports Related Injury – Hip Osteoarthritis Tendon Injuries and Disorders Total Hip Replacement (Direct Anterior Approach) Total Knee Replacement Treatment for Knee Injuries

Clinical Appointments

Consultant

Orthopaedic Surgery

Academic Appointments

Clinical Instructor, Duke-NUS Medical School

Clinical Lecturer, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore

Clinical Teacher, Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, Nanyang Technological University

About

Dr Moo Ing How is a Consultant with the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at Changi General Hospital (CGH). He specializes in primary, complex and revision joint replacement surgery, partial knee replacement, knee osteotomies, computer and robotic-assisted joint surgery.

He is also actively involved in clinical research and education. He is a strong proponent of outcomes research and evidence-based surgery. He has published many papers in reputed journals and has been invited to speak at multiple international orthopaedic conferences. He also serves as a reviewer for international Orthopaedic journals.

Education and Training

Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons (Edinburgh) (Orthopaedic Surgery) 2021
Master of Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) 2017
Member of the Royal College of Surgeons (Ireland) 2013
Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (UNSW, Australia) 2011

Professional Appointments and Committee Memberships

Member, Singapore Orthopaedic Association
Member, AO Trauma, AO Foundation

Awards

Outstanding Faculty Award SingHealth 2022
SingHealth Best Medical Officer Award 2015

Research Interests

Revision Joint Arthroplasty
Minimally invasive surgery in Hip and Knee Replacement
Early Recovery after Joint Replacement

Publications

Moo IH, Clarke MJ, Goo TT, Lim KW. Superior mesenteric artery syndrome: A rare case of bowel obstruction in schizophrenic patient. International Journal of Case Reports and Images 2013;4(11):597–601
Moo IH, Tan SW, Kasat N, Thng LK. 3-Level Degenerative Spondylolisthesis with Spinal Canal Stenosis. Journal of Case Report July 2014
Ye X, Wong SW, Zhang J, Moo IH, Lee CC. Catheter Related Upper Limb Venous Thrombosis In A Tertiary Hospital Setting. ANZ Journal of Surgery. 2014 Oct 7
Moo IH, Lee YH, Lim KK, Mehta KV. Bilateral femoral neck stress fractures in military recruits with unilateral hip pain. J R Army Med Corps. 2016;162(5):387-390
Moo IH, Puah KL, Tan SW, Chua TC. Delayed presentation of compartment syndrome of the thigh secondary to quadriceps trauma and vascular injury in a soccer athlete. International Journal of Surgery Case Reports , Volume 11 , 56 – 58, April 2015
Chen JY, Chin PL, Moo IH, et al. Intravenous versus intra-articular tranexamic acid in total knee arthroplasty: A double-blinded randomised controlled noninferiority trial. Knee. 2016;23(1):152-156.
Chen JY, Chin PL, Moo IH, Pang HN, Tay DKJ, Chia SL, Lo NN, Yeo SJ. Reply to letter to the editor on "Intravenous versus intra-articular tranexamic acid in total knee arthroplasty: A double-blinded randomised controlled noninferiority trial". Knee. 2017 Jun;24(3):700-701. doi: 10.1016/j.knee.2016.07.006. Epub 2017 Feb 16. PMID: 28215979.
Ing How Moo, Jerry Yong Qiang Chen, Eric Hernandez Pagkaliwaga, See Wei Tan, Kein Boon Poon. Bone Wax Is Effective in Reducing Blood Loss after Total Knee Arthroplasty. Journal of Arthroplasty. 32(5):1483-1487, May 2017
Ing How M, Chen JYQ, Chau DHH, Tan SW, Lau ACK, Teo YS. Similar radiological results with accelerometer-based navigation versus conventional technique in total knee arthroplasty. Journal of Orthopedic Surgery. May-Aug;26(2), 2018
Tan SM, Ing How Moo, Sitampalam K, Koh JSB, Howe TS. Isolated Synovial Osteochondromatosis in a Completely Enclosed Suprapatellar Pouch: A Rare Case Report. J Orthop Case Rep. 2020;10(2):17-20.
Cher EWL, Allen JC, Moo IH, Lo EC, Peh B, Howe TS, Koh JSB. Sub-optimal serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D level affects 2-year survival after hip fracture surgery. J Bone Miner Metab. 2020 Jul;38(4):555-562.
Moo IH, Kam CJW, Lai MWS, Yeo W, Soh RCC. A comparison of contiguous two-level anterior cervical discectomy and fusion using a structural allograft versus a Polyetheretherketone (PEEK) cage: the results of a three-year follow-up. BMC Musculoskelet Disord. 2020;21(1):331. Published 2020 May 28. doi:10.1186/s12891-020-03325-y
Moo IH, Kam CJW, Cher EWL, et al. The effect of the comorbidity burden on vitamin D levels in geriatric hip fracture. BMC Musculoskelet Disord. 2020;21(1):524. Published 2020 Aug 8. doi:10.1186/s12891-020-03554-1
Poon G, Moo IH, Poon KB. A Modified Surgical Technique of Patellar Tendon Reconstruction in Total Knee Arthroplasty Using Achilles Tendon Allograft. Arthroplast Today. 2022 Jan 20;14:22-28. doi: 10.1016/j.artd.2021.10.003. PMID: 35106354; PMCID: PMC8789511.