Profile
Dr Charles Kon is a Senior Consultant with the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at Changi General Hospital (CGH). He specialises in orthopaedic trauma and foot and ankle surgeries, ranging from joint preservation to foot and ankle reconstructive surgeries; with a special interest in minimally invasive surgery techniques.
Dr Kon obtained his medical degree from the University of Sheffield, United Kingdom in 2005 and completed his Orthopaedic training in Singapore in 2016. In 2017, he embarked on a foot and ankle attachment at St. Mary’s Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea. Two years later, he was awarded the Health Manpower Development Plan (HMDP) to pursue diabetic foot preservation and foot deformity correction with minimally invasive techniques in Bordeaux, France.
As an educator, Dr Kon is part of the clinical faculty for the SingHealth Orthopaedic Surgery Residency programme and has been a Clinical Assistant Professor at the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine since 2020 and a Clinical Teacher at the Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine since 2018. He is also actively involving in teaching at the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery in CGH and has chaired courses designed for Orthopaedic residents.
Dr Kon has a keen interest in research, particularly in foot and ankle conditions. In 2016, he received a CGH research grant to further the treatment of plantar fasciitis, and is currently researching on hindfoot and forefoot surgeries and minimally invasive surgeries of the foot and ankle.
Education
- FRCS(Ed), 2016
- MMEd (Surgery), Singapore, 2014
- MRCS(Ed), 2012
- MBBS, United Kingdom, 2005
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Professional Appointments and Committee Memberships
- Member, SingHealth Performance Review Subcommittee, 2023 – Present
- Member, CGH Diabetic Workgroup, 2022 – Present
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Awards
- The COVID-19 Resilience Medal, Prime Minister’s Office Singapore, 2023
- Long Service Award (10 Years), Changi General Hospital, 2018
- Enid Linder Foundation Elective Bursary, 2003
- Michael Frowen Memorial Essay Award, 2002
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Research Interests
- Minimally invasive foot and ankle surgery
- Joint preservation
- Plantar fascitiis
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Publications
- Don Koh, Charles Kon Kam King, Darshana Chandrakumara. Endoscopic Calcaneoplasty With Bony Debridement and Radiofrequency. Arthroscopy Technique, DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eats.2024.102912 (2024)
- Yong-Yao Tan, Yi-Mei Low, Raj Kumar Socklingam, SBM Darshana Chandrakumara, Charles Kon. Suspensory Device Fixation of Lisfranc Injuries in a Southeast Asian Urban Population: Patient-Reported Functional Outcomes. DOI: 10.7759/cureus.46629
- Don Koh, Darshana Chandrakumara, Raj Socklingam, Charles Kon Kam King. A Retrospective Study Assessing the Clinical Outcomes After Cheilectomy and Subchondroplasty for Hallux Rigidus. DOI: 10.7759/cureus.43446
- Don Koh, Darshana Chandrakumara, Raj Socklingam, Charles Kon Kam King. Clinical Outcomes After Joint-Preserving and Joint-Sacrificing Surgery for Hallux Rigidus. DOI: 10.7759/cureus.42155
- Don Koh, Darshana Chandrakumara, Charles Kon Kam King. Anteromedial Impingement in Chronic Lateral Ankle Instability: A Comparison of MRI and Arthroscopic Findings. DOI: 10.7759/cureus.41982
- Don Koh, Darshana Chandrakumara, Charles Kon Kam King. Incidence of Injuries Associated With Anterior Talofibular Ligament Injury Based on the Reporting of Magnetic Resonance Imaging. DOI:10.7759/cureus.41738
- Amarinda Tan, Mark Chan, Charles Kon Kam King, Darshana Chandrakumara, Raj Socklingam. The Outcome of Modified Mini-Open Brostrom Gould Ankle Surgery on Chronic Ankle Instability. DOI: 10.7759/cureus.40656
- Paul Yuen Wen Loong, Pei Ting Tan, Charles Kon Kam King. Surgical Treatment of Haglund’s Deformity: A systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Cureus 14(7):e27500. DOI: 10.7759/cureus.27500
- Beatrice Tan, Charles Kon, Seah Loh, Louis Ng, Vicent Lum. Rhabdomyolysis masquerading as cauda equina syndrome. Cureus. DOI : 10.7759/cureus.23048
- Jessica Thor, David Weijia Mao, Darshana Chandrakumara, Qishi Zheng, Tae Wook Yoo, Charles Kon Kam King. Radiofrequency microtenotomy for plantar fasciitis: A systematic review and meta-analysis. The Foot. Volume 50, March 2022, 101869
- Li Yi Tammy Chan, Hwee Yee Christian Heng, Charles Kon Kam King. Investigating the Radiological Outcomes of Syndesmosis Injuries in Ankle Fracture Patients After Suture Button Fixation. J Foot Ankle Surg. 2021 Sep 20;S1067-2516(21)00347-1. Doi: 10.1053/j.jfas.2021.09,013
- Beatrice Jun-Nian Tan, Eric Hernandez Pagkaliwagan, Raj Kumar Socklingam, SBM Darshana Chandrakumara, Charles Kon Kam King. The use of anatomical models in an Orthopaedic clinic aids in patient education. Hong Kong J Orthop Res 2021; 4(3): 74-77
- Jeremy Keng Meng Goh, Tien Jin Tan, Charles Kam King Kon, Sean Pien Ming Leo, Yee Han Dave Lee. All-inside repair of bucket handle meniscus tears – Mid-term outcomes with postoperative magnetic resonance imaging. The Knee. 30 (2021) 195–204
- J Thor, E Pagkaliwagan, A Yeo, J Loh, C Kon. Roadmap Out of COVID-19. Malays Orthop J. 2020 Nov; 14(3): 4–9
- David Weijia Mao, Jessica Thor, Eric Hernandez Pagkaliwagan, Charles Kon Kam King. Absence of SARS-CoV-2 in Synovial Fluid of COVID-19 Positive Patient: A Case Report. Hong Kong J Orthop Res 2020; 3(3): 49-51
- Ke Xin Magneline Ang, SBM Darshana Chandrakumara, Charles Kon Kam King, Sir Young James Loh. Orthopedic injuries related to personal mobility devices – A retrospective observational study. Ortho & Rheum Open Access J. Aug 2020 16 (5)
- Ke Xin Magneline Ang, SBM Darshana Chandrakumara, Charles Kon Kam King, Sir Young James Loh. The orthopedic injury burden of personal mobility devices in Singapore – Our experience in the East Coast. Journal of Clinic Orthopaedics and Trauma. Aug 2020. Doi:10.1016/j.jcot.2020.08.015
- Mao DW, Zheng C, Amatullah NN, Kam C, Kon Kam King C. Salvage arthrodesis for failed first metatarsophalangeal joint arthroplasty. A network meta-analysis. Foot Ankle Surg. 2019 Aug 7:S1268-7731(19)30130-4
- Mao DW, Chandrakumara D, Zheng Q, Kam C, Kon Kam King C. Endoscopic plantar fasciotomy for plantar fasciitis: A systematic review and network meta-analysis of the English literature. Foot (Edinb). 2019 Dec;41:63-73
- Kon Kam King C, Loh sy J, Zheng Q, et al. (January 20, 2017) Comprehensive Review of Non-Operative Management of Hallux Rigidus. Cureus 9(1): e987. Doi:10.7759/cureus.987
- King CKK, Yung A. Outcome of treatment of osteoarthritis with arthroscopic debridement and autologous conditioned plasma. Malays Orthop J. 2017;11(1)
- M. Davies, C.K.K. King, D. Stanley. Tension band wiring of olecranon fractures. Shoulder Elbow, 2009(1), 51–54. Doi:10.1111/j.1758-5740.2009.00013.x
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Research Trials
- A prospective study on outcome of surgically managed ankle fracture patients, 2023 – Present
- A prospective randomised controlled trial comparing physiotherapy and extracorporeal shockwave therapy in the treatment of plantar fasciitis, 2017 – 2019
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