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ASSOCIATE PROF. DR. NOR FAISSAL BIN YASIN

Department of Orthopaedic Surgery

Faculty of Medicine

drfaissal76um.edu.my
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Dr. Faissal completed his medical degree from University of Wales College of Medicine, Cardiff, United Kingdom in the year 2001. Following which he completed his housemanship and worked as a senior house officer (SHO) in Wales, United Kingdom. He returned to Malaysia in 2005 as a trainee lecturer under the Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) at Selayang Campus. He joined the Masters in Orthopaedic Surgery at University of Malaya (UM) in 2006. During his training, he was appointed as the Chief Resident and completed his clinical masters successfully in the year 2010. He practised orthopaedic surgery at Selayang Hospital and UiTM Sungai Buloh Campus. He was involved in the management of general orthopaedic, advanced trauma cases, arthroplasty and arthroscopy surgery. He then joined the Orthopaedic Oncology Fellowship programme at University Malaya Medical Centre for two years (2013-2015). He passed the National Board of Orthopaedic Oncology examination under the Malaysian Ministry of Health in 2018. After completion of his fellowship, he was appointed as the Head of Orthopaedic Surgery at the Faculty of Medicine, UiTM, Sungai Buloh Campus.   

Dr Faissal joined the Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya as a senior lecturer and consultant orthopaedic surgeon in 2015. He is currently practicing in University Malaya Medical Centre (UMMC) and UM Specialist Centre (UMSC). He is well experienced in general orthopaedic conditions, trauma (fractures), arthroplasty surgery and orthopaedic oncology surgery. He is active in teaching, research and has authored scientific articles in peer-reviewed journals, presented free paper and posters at national and international conferences, such as Malaysian Orthopaedic Association (MOA) Annual Scientific Meeting, International Society of Limb Salvage (ISOLS) and Asia Pacific Musculoskeletal Tumour Society (APMSTS).  

He is experience in managing these clinical conditions:  
  1. General orthopaedic conditions
  2. Degenerative joints (shoulder, elbow, wrist, hip and knee osteoarthritis)
  3. Traumatic fractures (Upper limb, lower limb and pelvis)
  4. Lumps / swelling from bone or soft tissue (upper limb, trunk, pelvis and lower limb)
  5. Bone and soft tissue tumours from benign to malignant conditions in both adult and children (primary, recurrent and metastatic)
  6. Metastatic bone disease
  7. Pathological fractures.  

He is experience in performing these orthopaedic procedures:
  1. Internal and external fixation of upper limb and lower limb fractures. 
  2. Joint replacement surgery (shoulder, elbow, hip and knee joints) including revision surgery.  
  3. Tumour biopsy for bone and soft tissue tumours.  
  4. Excision and/or curettage of benign bone and soft tissue tumours.  
  5. Wide resection of bone and soft tissue tumours.  
  6. Limb salvage surgeries with skeletal reconstruction:  
    • Endoprosthesis reconstructions of upper limb, lower limb and pelvis.  
    • Allograft or autologous bone reconstruction.  
    • Joint arthrodesis / Fusion  
    • Local soft tissue transfer/ flaps / skin grafting  
    • Revision of failed limb reconstructions/ endoprosthesis including prosthetic joint infection  
  7. Fixation / Prophylactic fixation of pathological fractures & bone metastasis  
  8. Amputation of all levels in upper and lower limbs.

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Leveraging Knowledge Of Bone Donation And Procurement Skills Among Healthcare Communities
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Investigating The Role Of Hypoxia-inducible Factor Prolyl- And Asparaginyl-hydroxylases On Osteogenic Differentiation Of Human Adipose-derived Mesenchymal Stromal Cells
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2022

Functional outcome following excision of giant cell tumour of the distal radius and reconstruction by autologous non-vascularized osteoarticular fibula graft

2022

Functional outcome of infected endoprosthesis: A 20-year retrospective analysis

2022

The outcome of type 1 pelvic resection and reconstruction with pedicle screw-rod system without bone grafting in malignant pelvic tumour: A case series and short term review

2022

Functional outcome of infected endoprosthesis: A 20-year retrospective analysis

2023

Handbook on the practical approach of bone procurement