Yu-Cheng Yao, M.D.

Orthopedic surgery, Spine

Taipei Veterans General Hospital

Current position

Attending staff, Department of Orthopedics, Taipei Veterans General Hospital

Education

MD, National Yang-Ming University, 2009

Residency

Department of Orthopedics, Taipei Veterans General hospital, 2011-2016

Fellowship

Division of Spine Surgery, Department of Orthopedics, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, 2016-2018.

Membership

AO Spine, Taiwan Orthopedic Association (TOA), Taiwan Spine Society (TWSS)

Publications

1. Yao, Yu-Cheng, Hsi-Hsien Lin, and Ming-Chau Chang. "Bracing Following Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion is not Necessary for Patients With Degenerative Lumbar Spine Disease: A Prospective, Randomized Trial." Clinical spine surgery (2018) Jul 17. Epub ahead of print.
2. Yao YC, Wang JP, Huang TF, Chang MC, Huang YC, Lunocapitate fusion with scaphoid excision for the treatment of scaphoid nonunion advanced collapse or scapho-lunate advanced collapse wrist, J Chin Med Assoc.2017 Feb;80(2):117-120.

Selected Presentations

1. Yao YC, ST Wang, PH Chou, CL Liu. Does local vancomycin powder mixed with autogenous bone graft and bone substitute decrease the risk of deep surgical site infection in degenerative lumbar spines fusion surgery? An ambispective study (American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgery, Annual Meeting, New Orleans, March 2018)
2. Yao YC, ST Wang, PH Chou, CL Liu, HH Lin, MC Chang. Predicting factors for residual neurologic deficit in the patients with spinal epidural abscess after surgical intervention of the thoracic and lumbar spine (Global Spine Congress, Singapore, May 2018)
3. Yao YC, ST Wang, PH Chou, CL Liu, HH Lin, MC Chang. Predicting factors for residual neurologic deficit in the patients with spinal epidural abscess after surgical intervention of the thoracic and lumbar spine (World Spine Summit Hong Kong, Jan. 2018)
4. Yao YC, ST Wang, PH Chou, CL Liu. The risk factors of radiographic adjacent segment degeneration in patients with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis received posterior spinal fusion: A minimum of 10-year follow-up (Taiwan Orthopedics Association, Annual Meeting, Taipei, April 2018)
5. Yao YC, ST Wang, PH Chou, CL Liu. The risk factors of radiographic adjacent segment degeneration in patients with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis received posterior spinal fusion: A minimum of 10-year follow-up (13^th international Congress of Chinese Orthopedic Association, Xiamen, China, November 21-24 2018)