Name
Tatsuya Masuko, MD, PhD
Career
In 1999, graduate from Hokkaido University and become medical doctor
From 2003 to 2005, study at Johns Hopkins University in USA
In 2005, become PhD
From 2007 to 2010, work as Assistant professor at Hokkaido University
From 2019, open “Emerald Orthopedic & Pain clinic”
Speciality
Orthopedics
Rehabilitation Medicine
Sub-speciality
Upper extremity
Oriental medicine
Biofeedback
Neurofeedback
Recent Researches
-Neurofeedback treatment for chronic pain
-Neurofeedback treatment for brain fog from COVID-19
-performance-up for athletes or artists
-Oriental medicine for chronic pain
Book
[1] Tatsuya Masuko and Akio Minami. Chapter 10. Wrist Reconstructive Procedures (Fractures and Dislocations). In: Hand and Upper Extremty Reconstruction. Ed: Kevin C. Chung. Elsevier, p135-147, 2008.
Peer-reviewed journal
[1] Masuko, T.; Kato, H.; Minami, A.; Inoue, M.; and Hirayama, T.: Surgical treatment of acute elbow flexion contracture in patients with congenital proximal radioulnar synostosis. A report of two cases. J Bone Joint Surg Am, 86-A(7): 1528-33, 2004.
[2] Yamane, S.; Iwasaki, N.; Majima, T.; Funakoshi, T.; Masuko, T.; Harada, K.; Minami, A.; Monde, K.; and Nishimura, S.: Feasibility of chitosan-based hyaluronic acid hybrid biomaterial for a novel scaffold in cartilage tissue engineering. Biomaterials, 26(6): 611-9, 2005.
[3] Masuko, T.; Minami, A.; Iwasaki, N.; Majima, T.; Nishimura, S. -I.; Lee, Y. C.: Carbohydrate analysis by a phenol-sulfuric acid method in microplate format. Anal Biochem., 339(1):69-72, 2005.
[4] Masuko, T.; Minami, A.; Iwasaki, N.; Majima, T.; Nishimura, S. -I.; Lee, Y. C.: Thiolation of chitosan. Attachment of proteins via thioether formation. Biomacromolecules, 6(2):880-4, 2005.
[5] Masuko, T.; Iwasaki, N.; Yamane, S.; Funakoshi, T.; Majima, T.; Minami, A.; Ohsuga, N; Ohta, T.; Nishimura, S. –I.: Chitosan-RGDSGGC-Conjugate as a Scaffold Material for Musculoskeletal Tissue Engineering. Biomaterials, 26(26):5339-47, 2005.
[6] Funakoshi, T, Majima T, Iwasaki N, Yamane S, Masuko T, Minami A, Harada K, Tamura H, Tokura S, Nishimura SI.: Novel chitosan-based hyaluronan hybrid polymer fibers as a scaffold in ligament tissue engineering. J Biomed Mater Res A., Jul 12, 2005 Sep 1;74(3):338-46.
[7] Iwasaki N, Masuko T, Ishikawa J, Minami A.: Surgical Efficacy of Carpal Tunnel Release for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome in Acromegaly: Report of Four Patients. J Hand Surg [Br]. 2005 Dec;30(6):605-6. Epub 2005 Aug 10.
[8] Noriko Nishioka, Tamotsu Kamishima, Tatsuya Masuko, Kanako C. Kubota, Miki Komatsu, Norimasa Iwasaki, Takayuki Nojima, Tomoo Itoh, Ardene A. Harris, Akio Minami, Hiroki Shirato: Intra-articular nodular fasciitis in the elbow joint, with an emphasis on MR imaging findings. Journal of Radiology Extra 69 (2009) e33–e36.
[9] Iwasaki N, Masuko T, Minami A. Forearm fascial hernia after harvesting the palmaris longus tendon. J Hand Surg Eur Vol. 2009 Jun;34(3):408-9.
[10] Masuko T, Iwasaki N, Ishikawa J, Kato H, Minami A. Radiolunate fusion with distraction using corticocancellous bone graft for minimizing decrease of wrist motion in rheumatoid wrists. Hand Surg. 2009;14(1):15-21.
[11] Iwasaki N, Kato H, Ishikawa J, Masuko T, Funakoshi T, Minami A. Autologous osteochondral mosaicplasty for osteochondritis dissecans of the elbow in teenage athletes. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2009 Oct;91(10):2359-66.
[12] Iwasaki N, Masuko T, Funakoshi T, Minami A. Elderly kendo (Japanese fencing) player with Kienböck’s disease in one wrist and Preiser’s disease in the other wrist: a case report. Hand Surg. 2010;15(1):47-51.
[13] Iwasaki N, Yamane S, Nishida K, Masuko T, Funakoshi T, Kamishima T, Minami A. Transplantation of tissue-engineered cartilage for the treatment of osteochondritis dissecans in the elbow: outcomes over a four-year follow-up in two patients. J Shoulder Elbow Surg. 2010 Dec;19(8):e1-6. Epub 2010 Sep 20.
[14] Iwasaki N, Kato H, Ishikawa J, Masuko T, Funakoshi T, Minami A. Autologous osteochondral mosaicplasty for osteochondritis dissecans of the elbow in teenage athletes: surgical technique. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2010 Sep;92 Suppl 1 Pt 2:208-16.
[15] Yamada K, Masuko T, Iwasaki N. Rupture of the flexor digitorum profundus tendon after injections of insoluble steroid for a trigger finger. J Hand Surg Eur Vol. 2011 Jan;36(1):77-8.
[16] Masuko T, Masuko-Sasai H. Efficacy of Original Neurofeedback Treatment Method for Brain fog from COVID-19: A Case Report. Cureus 2024.16(3): e56519. DOI 10.7759/cureus.56519