Sanjeev Lakshaman Chitnis

Trauma

GLASGOW

02907271

I AM A CONSULTANT ORTHOPAEDIC SURGEON WITH SPECIAL INTERESTS IN HAND, WRIST AND KNEE SURGERY. I SEE, ASSESS AND TREAT PATIENTS WITH A WIDE VARIETY OF CONDITIONS IN MY SPECIALISMS, WITH OR WITHOUT SURGERY AS DEEMED APPROPRIATE I HAVE BEEN A CONSULTANT FOR OVER THIRTY YEARS AND HAVE HAD A WIDE AND EXTENSIVE EXPERIENCE IN ALMOST ALL ASPECTS OF ORTHOPAEDICS, IN THE LAST NEARLY FIFTEEN YEARS, I HAVE PRACTISED MAINLY IN THE FIELDS OF HAND AND KNEE SURGERY, I HAVE SUCCESSFULLY DEALT WITH WIDE RANGE OF PROBLEMS WITHIN MY FIELDS OF SPECIALISM. I AM INVOLVED IN TEACHING, TRAINING AND I HAVE BEEN AN EXAMINER FOR MBBS, MRCS AND FRCS EXAMS. I AM ALSO AN ACTIVE MEMBER OF THE ROYAL COLLEGE IN GLASGOW AND SIT ON VARIOUS COMMITTEES.

I DEAL WITH FOLLOWING CONDITIONS WITHIN MY TWO SUB SPECIALITIES: KNEE Meniscal (Cartilage) tears with Key Hole surgery (Arthroscopy); Ligament tears including Cruciate (ACL) tears with Reconstruction; Arthritis with Injections and Joint Replacements; Patellar (Knee cap) problems with Key hole surgery, Lateral Release and Realignment procedures; Articular Cartilage damage needing operations including Chondroplasty, Micro fracture, and Mosaicplasty, Amic and cartilage transplantation. HAND Carpal Tunnel Syndrome; Trigger Fingers: Dupuytren's disease both primary and for Recurrence, Ganglion; Arthritis of Hand joints and Joint Replacements, Trapeziectomy with ligament reconstruction; Tendon surgery include release, repair and Reconstructions; Arthroscopy of wrists and treatment of torn wrist cartilage and arthritis;; Nerve Repairs and releases; Ulnar nerve release and transposition, Fusion of finger and wrist joints, Fractures of Scaphoid and treatment including internal fixation.

PHILOSOPHY, ACTING AND MUSIC.

ARTICULAR CARTILAGE DAMAGE TO THE KNEE. PARTICIPANT IN ACTIVE TRIAL.