Department of Orthopaedics

Overview

Saveetha Medical Hospital Orthopedics offers patients access to some of the finest orthopedic surgeons, musculoskeletal physicians and rehabilitation doctors in and around Chennai, Kanchipuram. Our team specializes in innovative treatment options for orthopedic injuries including various fractures and dislocations, spine, shoulder, elbow, wrist, hand, hip, knee, foot and ankle.

Facilities

  • Speciality Care

    The Department of Orthopaedics use both surgical and nonsurgical means to treat musculoskeletal trauma, sports injuries, degenerative diseases,revision surgeries,paediatric ortho surgeries, deformity correction, joint replacements-Hip, Knee, Shoulder, Elbow, Revision joint replacement, Arthroscopy-Key hole surgery, infections, tumors and congenital disorders.

  • Student Facilities

    • 150 Bed IPD

    • Departmental library cum seminar room

    • Overhead projector seminar room

    • Internet facility in library

  • Emergency OT

    There are 2 O.T. dedicated to Orthopaedics and one emergency OT. These are state-of-the-art O.T.s with laminar flow with automatic door, facilities for Arthroscopy, Arthroplasty, Pneumatic drill, Trauma and Spinal surgery under C-Arm Image Intensifier Control Unit.

Team Orthopedics

  • Dr. S Natarajan (MS ORTHO)

    PROFESSOR AND HOD DEPARTMENT OF ORTHOPAEDICS

  • Dr. Nitesh Kumar Rathi (MS ORTHO)

    PROFESSOR DEPARTMENT OF ORTHOPAEDICS

  • Dr. Shanmuga Sundaram P (MS ORTHO)

    PROFESSOR DEPARTMENT OF ORTHOPAEDICS

  • Dr. Ram Kumar G (MS ORTHO)

    PROFESSOR DEPARTMENT OF ORTHOPAEDICS

  • Dr. Navin Balasubramanian (MS ortho, MCh, DNB)

    PROFESSOR DEPARTMENT OF ORTHOPAEDICS

  • Dr. Yeshwanth S (DNB (ortho)

    PROFESSOR DEPARTMENT OF ORTHOPAEDICS

  • Dr. Niranjanan M Raghavn (MBBS, MS,FRCS,DNB, MCh)

    PROFESSOR DEPARTMENT OF ORTHOPAEDICS

  • Dr. Gunalan K (MS,DNB)

    ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR DEPARTMENT OF ORTHOPAEDICS

  • Dr. Ashok Kumar M (MS ORTHO,DNB)

    ASSISTANT PROFESSOR DEPARTMENT OF ORTHOPAEDICS

  • Dr. B. JAGADEESH (MS ORTHO)

    ASSISTANT PROFESSOR DEPARTMENT OF ORTHOPAEDICS

  • Dr. Sathesh Kumar M (MS ORTHO)

    ASSISTANT PROFESSOR DEPARTMENT OF ORTHOPAEDICS

  • Dr. Gandra Abhinav (MS ORTHO)

    ASSISTANT PROFESSOR DEPARTMENT OF ORTHOPAEDICS

  • Dr. Sanjay R (MS ORTHO)

    ASSISTANT PROFESSOR DEPARTMENT OF ORTHOPAEDICS

  • Dr. Benjamin Vinodh J (MS ORTHO)

    ASSISTANT PROFESSOR DEPARTMENT OF ORTHOPAEDICS

  • DR. S. SATHIYA (MS ORTHO)

    ASSISTANT PROFESSOR DEPARTMENT OF ORTHOPAEDICS

  • Dr. Surya Teja Malasani (MS ORTHO)

    ASSISTANT PROFESSOR DEPARTMENT OF ORTHOPAEDICS

  • Dr. Kalanithi R (MBBS, D (ortho)

    SENIOR RESIDENT DEPARTMENT OF ORTHOPAEDICS

  • Dr. Subitchan P (MS ORTHO)

    SENIOR RESIDENT DEPARTMENT OF ORTHOPAEDICS

  • Dr Munis (MS ORTHO)

    SENIOR RESIDENT DEPARTMENT OF ORTHOPAEDICS

  • Dr. Jaganath K (MS ORTHO)

    SENIOR RESIDENT DEPARTMENT OF ORTHOPAEDICS

  • Dr. Sugumar N (MS ORTHO)

    SENIOR RESIDENT DEPARTMENT OF ORTHOPAEDICS

Major Equipments

  • Hip Arthroplasty

  • Interlocking Nailing

  • Arthroscopy

  • Arthroscopy Tower

  • High Speed Burr

  • Knee Arthroplasty

  • Spine Surgery

  • Broken Screw Removal

Golden Moments

  • Got selected for Robert Bucholz Resident Journal Club Support Program of $1500 for residents to actively participate in Journal club for the year 2021 - 2022

  • Our PG received best Poster Award in MOSCON 2022

  • Our PG’s presenting in JBJS Journal Club Support Program

  • Meet with the international delegate Dr. Kartik Hariharan - 2021

  • NDRF Training

  • Department of Orthopedics received “Higest Hospital Revenue” for year 2019 in year 2020.

  • Disaster Management CME - 2019

  • Ortho Medical Canmp in Nagapattinam District during cyclone “Gaja 2019”

  • Our Otho team in Camp

  • Free Medical Camp conducted on “Tuberculosis Day”, Faculties from Ortho department participated on 2022.

  • WORKSHOP ON CERVICAL SPINE TRAUMA

  • SPINE BONE MODEL WORKSHOP

  • SUTURE WORKSHOP

  • WORKSHOP ON PLASTER APPLICATION

  • WORKSHOP ON PROXIMAL FEMORAL NAILING

  • OUR PG’S PRESENTING AT IOACON

  • OUR PG’S PRESENTING AT TNOACON

  • OUR PG’S PRESENTING AT MOSCON

Publications

  • 2017

    1) Dr. Niranianan. M.Raghavn «Functional outcomes of platelet rich plasma injections in plantar fasciitis" (iuly 2017)

    2) Dr.Gunalan, Dr.Yeshwanth subash "An evaluation of functional outcome following minimally invasive plate osteosynthesis in fractures of the distal tibia" (Nov 2017)

    3) Dr. Gunalan, Dr. Yeshwanth subash "Operative management of tibial plateau fractures: an assessment of functional and radiological outcomes with Rasmusssens scoring system" (no 2017)

    4) Dr. Nataraian "Study on the functional outcome of fluoroscopically guided transforaminal epidural steroid injections in patients suffering from lumbar disc herniation"(may 2017)

    5)Dr. Nataraian, Dr.R.Kalanithi «Comparison between of fracture shaft of humerus: an outcome analvsis" (may 201 7)

    6)Dr. Natarajan, Dr.R.Kalanithi Outcome analysis humerus fractures treated with locking plates" (may 2017)

    7)Dr. Navin balasubramanivam "functional and radiological outcome following operative skeletal stabilisation with bone grafting in distal femur non-unions: a study of 21 patients" (mar 2017)

    8)Dr Navin halasuhramanivam "Salvage of infected proximal tibial tumour orosthesis using vacuum assisted closure in seven patients" (mar 2017)

    9)ProfS Subbaiah "Duranain in sumntomatic treatment acute pain. a post-marketing, prospective,multicentric, observational study - PRIME study" (May 2017)

    10. Dr. Nitesh kumar rathi "Analysis of extra articular proximal third tibial fractures treated with interlocked intramedullary nailing" (2017)

    11)Dr.Shammuga sundaram "Transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion versus instrumented posterolateral fusion in Grade I/II spondylolisthesis(Nov 2017)

    12. DR.G.Ramkumar "retrospective study of ilizarov, fixation in infected non-union tibia" (sep 2016

    13. Dr G Ramkumar "Cross pinning versus lateral pinning in type III supracondylar tracture: a retrospective analysis" (sep 2016)

    14. Dr.G.Ramkumar "Locking compression plate in humeral shaft nonunion: a retrospective study of 18 cases" (sep 2016)

    15. Dr G Ramkumar "Proximal femur locking compression plate in complex proximal femoral fractures: a retrospective analysis" (sep 2016)

    16. Dr.Natarajan "haglund deformity - surgical resection by the lateral approach" (feb 2015)

    17. Dr. Nitesh kumar rathi "Analysis of SNRB in patients with lumbar radiculopathy resistant to conservative treatment'(jan 2015)

    18. Endoprosthetic Reconstruction of distal Humerus following Resection of distal Humeral Giant Cell Tumours in Six Patients in Rural India. Balasubramanian N, MS, Gnanasundaram R, MS, Prakasam S, GO Malaysian Orthopedic Journal 2017 Vol 11

  • 2018

    1. Dilemas In Management of Plantar Fascitis -International Journal Of Orthopaedics-2018

    2. The role of Valgus Osteotomy with DHS fixation in the management of fracture non-union of the neck of femur - International Journal Of Research in Orthopaedics-2018.

    3.Our expectation with Percutaneous autologous bone marrow injection in the management of delayed and non-union of long bone fractures - - International Journal Of Research in Orthopaedics-2018.

    4.An Evaluation of functional outcome following surgical management of fractures of the proximal

    Humerus with Neer's, scoring system - International Journal Of Research in Orthopaedics-2018.

    5.The role of Primary cemented total hip Arthroplasty in the management of fractures of the neck of femur in the elderly Population - - International Journal Of Research in Orthopaedics-2018,

    6.The role of Platelet rich Plasma injection in the management of early Osteoarthritis of the Knee - - International Journal Of Research in Orthopaedics-2018.

    7.An Analysis Of functional Outcome following conservative versus surgical management in fractures of the distal radius - - International Journal Of Research in Orthopaedics-2018

    8.Operative Management of tibial plateau fractures: an assessment of functional and radiological outcomes with Rasmussen Scoring system - - International Journal Of Research in Orthopaedics-2017

    9. Narayanan VL, Balasubramanian N. Complex proximal humeral fracture fixation using PHILOS plate using minimally invasive percutaneous plate osteosynthesis (MIPPO) technique : A series of 30 cases/ Malaysian Orthopedic Journal. 2018 Vol 12 No.2

    10. Picard F, Deakin A, Balasubramanian N, Gregor A. Minimally invasive total knee replacement : Techniques and results. Eur, J Orthop Surg Traumatol (2018) 28:781

  • 2019

    1. Thoraco lumbar spinal tuberculosis-assessment of functional outcome following posterior decompression and posterior instrumentation Shanmuga Sundaram Rooswamy, Niranianan Raghavn Muralidharaogpalan*-2019

    2. Intra sheath corticosteroid injection for De Quervain's tenosynovitis Shanmuga Sundaram Pooswamy, Niranianan Raghavn Muralidharaogpalan-2019

    3. Transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion versus Instrumented posterolateral fusion in Grade I/II Spondylolisthesis Shanmugasundaram Pooswamy, Niranianan Raghavn Muralidharagopalan, Sivasubramaniam Subbaiah-2019

    4. Unilateral percutaneous vertebroplasty for symptomatic osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures -evaluation of radiological and clinical outcomes Shanmuga, Sundaram Pooswamy, Niranianan Raghavn Muralidharagopalan-2019

    5. Idiopathic Eosinophilic Synovitis of the Knee Joint with Peripheral Eosinophilia - A Rare Case Report-2019 Niranianan raghavn muralidharagopalan1, volga harikrishnan2, sivasubramanian subbaiah3, chitra, srinivasan4

    6. Functional outcomes of platelet rich plasma injections in plantar fascitis Niranianan Raghavn Muralidharagopalan1 *, Dinesh Loganathan2, Krithika Meenakshi Janakiram Iyer3, Kavin Kumar Boopathikumar4-2019

  • 2020

    1) Prevalence of intraoperative and postoperative complications occurred in trochanteric fractures .Prof. Natarajan, Dr. Anvesh

    2) Parasuraman, M., Karunakaran, J., Duvvuru, A., & Shanmugam, N. (2020). Role of transforaminal epidural steroid injection in chronic disc pain. Journal of Orthopaedics and Spine, 8(1), 12.

    3) Retrospective analysis of the complications of surgically treated intertrochanteric fractures. Prof. Natarajan, Dr. Anvesh

    4) A simple cost - effective way to reduce wound complications following the open reduction and internal fixation of intra - articular calcaneal fractures. Prof. Nitesh kumar rathi

    5) Functional outcome of treatment of intertrochanteric fractures using proximal femoral nail in lateral decubitus versus supine position on fracture table. Prof. G. Ramkumar, Dr. Jaganath

    6) A study of surgical management of fracture of humerus by philos plating in tertiary care hospital. Prof. G. Ramkumar

    7) Evaluation of functional outcome following open reduction and internal fixation of clavicle fractures with anatomical locking compression plate Prof. Yeshwanth

    8) A study comparing two different pinning techniques in supracondylarfractures, of the Humerus. YeshwanthSubash*, Sugumar Natarajan, Lydia

    9) Evaluation of functional outcome following ORIF of bimalleolarfractures of the ankle-A prospective study of 30 patients. Yeshwanthsubash*, Vishnu S, Damodharan

    10) ORIF with orthogonal plating in the management of complex distal humerusfractures -A prospective study of 30 patients. Yeshwanthsubash*, Vishnu S, Damodharan

    11) Valgus osteotomy withDHS fixation in the management of malunited intertrochanteric fractures in a rural population. Subash Y

    12) Distal radius measurements in Indian population - an comprehensive morphometrical analysis. Dr. Gunalan

    13) Comparison of functional outcome in early osteoarthritis after intra articular prp, and steroid.Dr. Dinesh

    14) Functional and radiological outcome of unstablepelvic fractures managed bvintemal fixation. Dr. Benjamin

    15. Effect of comorbidity on perioperative outcomes of hip fractures in elderly population. Dr. Kalanithi

  • 2021

    1.Yeshwanthsubash*, Vishnu S, Damodharan. ORIF with Tension band wiring in transverse fractures of the patella-A prospective study. Int. J. Res. Pharm. Sci., 2021, 12(1), 169-174.

    2.Yeshwanthsubash*, Vishnu S, Damodharan. Management of Unstable Intertrochanteric Fractures with Proximal Femoral Locking Plate- A Prospective Study of 30 Patients. Int. J. Res. Pharm. Sci., 2021, 12(1), 274-279.

    3.Yeshwanthsubash*, Vishnu S, Damodharan. Evaluation of functional outcome following ORIF with Distal femoral locking plate in Intraarticular fractures of the distal femur. Int. J. Res. Pharm. Sci., 2021, 12(1), 228-233.

    4. Dr. Nivaedhitha Mohan Kumar, Dr.YeshwanthSubash*. Evaluation of functional outcome following Open reduction and internal fixation of Clavicle fractures with Anatomical Locking compression plate. Research J. Pharm, and Tech, 2021, 14(2).

    5. Muhammed iris, YeshwanthSubash. Is TENS a Good Treatment Option in Midshaft Clavicle Fractures? A Prospective Study of 30 Patients. Annals of R..C.B., ISSN:1583-6258, Vol. 25, Issue 2, 2021, Pages. 4149 - 4155.

    6. Subash Y. Evaluation of Functional Outcome Following Hybrid External Fixation in The Management of Schatzkers Type V and VI Tibial Plateau Fractures - A Prospective Study of 30 patients. Malaysian Orthopedic Journal 2021 Vol 15 No 1

    7. Muralidharagopalan, N. R., Gopal, R., & Natarajan, S. Addition of Eccentric Elbow Exercises to Local Corticosteroid Injection for Tennis Elbow-A Prospective Randomized Study. Annals of the Romanian Society for Cell Biology, 2021, 99-108.

    8. Priyavadhana, S., Ashraf, M., Sakthivelan, V., Purudappa, P. P., Mounasamy, V., & Sambandam, S. Non-acute rotator cuff tear: Repair augmented with reconstituted absorbable collagen scaffold (RACS)-Systematic review. Archives of Bone and Joint Surgery, 9(2), 135.

    9. Herald, J., Ashraf, M., Sundar, M. S., & Raian, D. V. Lateral Epicondylitis-Narrative Review on Surgical Options for Recalcitrant Cases. Indian Journal of Orthopaedics, 1-7.

    10. Ahmed, S., Ashraf, M., Sahanand, S., & Raian, D. V. Can ACL Tears be Restricted to Sports Injuries Alone? A Retrospective Analysis. Indian Journal of Orthopaedics, 1-7.

    11. Duraiswamy, G., Ashraf, M., Sambandam, S. N., & Shanmugasundaram, S. Hajdu-Cheney Syndrome: A Report on Successful Halting of Acro-osteolysis. BJS Case Connector, 11(2), e20.

    12. Sahanand, S., Kumar, G., Ashraf, M., & Raian, D. V. Peacock Crown feather technique for oblique flap tear of the meniscus-Technical Note. Journal of Arthroscopy and Joint Surgery.

    13. Sanjay R, Aakash V, Sreva Reddy M, Ram Kumar G. A Retrospective Study on Management of the Distal End of the Radius Fractures.