Mr Vel (Kulandaivel) Sakthivel

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Sakthivel, Kulandaivel

Knee Surgeon

Degrees:

MBBS, FRCSEd, FRCS (Tr & Ortho), Dip

Particular Expertise:

Arthroscopic knee surgery, Knee Replacement Surgery, Knee revision surgery

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Location

BMI The Lincoln Hospital

Nettleham Road

LN2 1QU Lincoln , LIN

United Kingdom

Phone: 01522 578000

53° 14' 17.2428" N, 0° 31' 59.538" W

Southampton Children's Hospital

119 Tremona Road

SO16 6HU Southampton , HAM

United Kingdom

Phone: 023 8120 4850

50° 56' 1.7592" N, 1° 26' 1.5252" W

CV:

GMC Registration

5172513 – Full

On the Specialist Register

Educational Qualifications

FRCS (T&O)

Intercollegiate Speciality Board, U.K.

Dip in Ortho Engineering,

University of Cardiff, U.K

FRCS

Royal college of Surgeons of Edinburgh. U.K.

MBBS

University of Madras, Madras, INDIA

Special Certificates

ATLS

Basic AO

AO Paediatric fracture fixation

Primary TKR

Monoaxial, Hybrid and Circular frames.

Foundation course on IM nailing

Basic Arthroscopy

Primary THR, TKR and Cadaveric dissection

Current Employment

Consultant in Trauma and Orthopaedics

Southampton University and Poole Foundation hospitals trusts

Aug 2010 - present

I specialise in Paediatric Orthopaedics and Knee surgery.

Publications

Publications:

Publications

‘Synovial Haemangioma of the Knee’ – abstract in JBJS supplement.

‘Selective screening for DDH – The Southampton experience’ – abstract published in the JBJS

‘A New provocative test for Carpal Tunnel syndrome- The Straight Arm Raise (SAR) test’ – published in EJOST.

‘Diagnosis and Management of CDH’ – published in ‘Paediatrics and Child Health’

Book Chapter:

‘Paediatric Orthopaedics’ in ‘Essential Revision Notes in Paediatrics for the MRCPCH’

Published by PASTEST publishers.

In preparation

‘The feet in Children and Adolescents’ – Current Concepts Review article being written for the JBJS on request.

Weblinks

Website

Country

Knee Guru