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Curriculum Vitae
Dr.S.Rajasekaran
M.S.(Orth)., D.Orth., D.N.B, F.R.C.S(Ed)., M.Ch. (Liverpool)., FACS, Ph.D.
Director & Head , Dept of Orthopaedics, Trauma & Spine Surgery
Ganga Hospital, Coimbatore
Official Address: Residential Address:
Director & Head No.10, Second Street
Dept of Orthopaedic & Spine Surgery Sivananda Colony
Ganga Hospital Coimbatore:641 012
313 Mettupalayam Road Tamilnadu, INDIA
Coimbatore:641 043 Tel No.91-422-2498433
Tamilnadu, INDIA
Tel No. 91-422-2485000
Fax No.91-422-2451444
Email: sr@gangahospital.com
Web: www.gangahospital.com
Dr S Rajasekaran
M.S.(Orth)., D.Orth., D.N.B, F.R.C.S(Ed)., M.Ch. (Liverpool)., FACS, Ph.D.
Director & Head
Dept of Orthopaedics, Trauma & Spine Surgery
Ganga Hospital, Coimbatore.
Date of Birth: 30th June 1958
Current Positions
President - World Orthopaedic Concern
United Kingdom.
Chairman - Trauma Section
Asia Pacific Orthopaedic Association
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Regional Council - Asia Pacific Orthopaedic Association.
Representative (representing India)
Executive Committee - International Society for the Study
Member (representing of Lumbar Spine, Canada.
Asia)
Vice President - Association of Spine Surgeons of India.
President - Association of British Scholars,
Coimbatore Chapter
British High Commission New Delhi, India.
Examiner for Orthopaedic - National Board of Examinations, New Delhi
Surgery
Doctoral Committee - Karunya Institute of Technology and Sciences
Member Deemed University, Coimbatore
Editorial Board Member - Journal of Orthopaedic Science, Japan
Orthopaedics, Hong Kong
Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery (Indian
Edition)
Scientific Reviewer - Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery (British)
SPINE, USA
Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research
INJURY
Positions Previously Held
Secretary General - World Orthopaedic Concern,
1999-2002.
Vice-President - Indo German Orthopaedic Foundation,
1996-1999.
Executive Committee - Paediatric Orthopaedic Society of India.
Member
Executive Committee - Tamilnadu Orthopaedic Association.
Member
Organizing Chairman - Instructional Course on Spine Surgery,
on ‘Low Back Pain’, 2002.
Conference Chairman - International Course on Knee Surgery,
2001
Conference Chairman - Indo-German Orthopaedic Foundation,
Annual Meet, 2000.
Organizing Chairman - International Course on Spine Surgery,
2000.
Organizing Chairman - Instructional Course on Spine Surgery,
on ‘Spinal Deformities’.
Organizing Chairman - International Course on Spine Surgery,
1998.
Organizing Chairman - International Course on Spine Surgery,
1996.
Organizing Chairman - International Course on Spine Surgery,
1994.
Distinguished Awards
Harvard Wockhardt Award for Medical Excellence’ by Harvard Medical International, Boston, USA
for the year 2007 for his research in the field of low back pain and for documenting the nutritional pathways to the lumbar disc.
Awarded by Shri Kamal Nath, Union Minister of Commerce and Industry at New Delhi
Hari Om Ashram Alembic Research Award of the Medical Council of India
for the year 2004 in the category of “BASIC RESEARCH IN MEDICAL SCIENCES “
‘A study on Diffusion in Human Lumbar Discs”
Dr S Rajasekaran
Awarded by The President, Shri, Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam at Rashtrapati Bhawan,
Silver Jubilee Research Award of the Medical Council of India for the year 2002
Original Research Work done on “Spinal Tuberculosis”
Dr S Rajasekaran
Awarded by The President, Shri, Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam at Rashtrapati Bhawan,
New Delhi on 3rd August 2004.
“ Tamilnadu Government Scientist Award” for the year 2000.
Presented By Honourable Education Minister of Tamil Nadu
Mr.Thambi Durai for ‘Outstanding Research Work’ on
“ Spinal Tuberculosis”.
Dr S Rajasekaran
FIFTH Dr. Rajammal P. Devadas Annual Oration, The Avinashilingam Education Trust and Avinashilingam University for Women , 30th March,07.
Topic: Bone and Joint Disorders in Women – Their Etiology and Prevention
Dr S Rajasekaran
Awards and Distinctions - International
“ISSLS Prize for Best Lumbar Spine Research 2004
A Study of Diffusion in Human Lumbar Discs – A serial MRI study documenting the influence of the endplate on diffusion in normal and degenerate discs”
Dr S Rajasekaran, Dr J Naresh Babu, Dr.BRW. Armstrong, Dr R Arun,
Dr Ajoy Prasad Shetty, Dr Murugan
Macnab LaRocca Research Award for the year 2005 on
the collaborative spinal research with Rush University, Chicago, Ilionois on
“A Finite Element Model analysis of the alterations in load pathways following destructive lesions of the growing spine”.
Dr S Rajasekaran Dr Ajoy Prasad Shetty, Dr Naresh Babu and Dr Thomas J. Kishen
International Society for Study on Lumbar Spine (ISSLS) Canada
“Brit-Spine Award” – Best Basic Science Research Presentation Award of British Spine Society
Normal diffusion pattern on human lumber Discs.
Dr.R.Arun, Dr.S.Rajasekaran, Dr.J. Naresh Babu,
Dr.BRW. Armstrong, Dr. Ajoy Prasad Shetty, Dr.K.S.Murugan
Annual Conference of Britspine, Nottingham, England, The third Combined Meeting of British Scoliosis Society, British Cervical Spine Society, Society for Back Pain Research, British Association of Spinal Surgeons, British Association for Spinal Cord Injury., Nottingham, England
“Clinical Excellence Award” for excellence and innovation in
Navigation Surgery by BrainLAB
American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) held in Ilinois, Chicago,
Mar 22-26, 2006
Sofamor-Danek Award” for the best research presentation for the paper on
‘ Diffusion of human lumbar intravertebral discs can be enhanced pharmacologically with oral nimodipine’
Dr S Rajasekaran, Dr J Naresh Babu, Dr K Murugan, Dr Ajoy Prasad Shetty
ISSLS (International Society for the Study of Lumbar Spine) Annual meeting in Bergen Norway, 13-17 June 2006.
6. “SICOT Best Paper Award” for Best Research Paper presentation on
“Immediate Total Reconstruction of limbs in open injuries”
Dr S Rajasekaran, Dr S Rajasabapathy, Dr J Dheenadhayalan
SICOT Meeting, San Diego, USA. Aug 23-30, 2002.
7. ‘ISSLS- Sofamer Danek Award’ for “Best Clinical Research Paper”
“Biomechanical analysis of buckling collapse in childhood spinal Tuberculosis”
Dr S Rajasekaran, Dr J Dheenadhayalan, Dr Ajoy Prasad Shetty
International Society for the Study of Lumbar Spine, Annual meeting at
Cleveland, USA. May 14-18, 2002
8. ‘ISSLS- Sofamer Danek Award’ for “Best Clinical Research Paper”
“Tuberculosis Lesions Of The Lumbosacral Region - A 15 Year Follow Up Of Patients Treated By Ambulant Chemotherapy“.
Dr S Rajasekaran, Dr J Dheenadhayalan, Dr Ajoy Prasad Shetty
International Society for the Study of Lumbar Spine.Annual meeting, Singapore. 1996.
9. International Fellowship Award of International Society for Study
of Lumbar Spine -
“The Problem Of Deformity In Spinal Tuberculosis”
Dr S Rajasekaran
Marseilles, France May 1993
“KHAZENIFER Gold Medal” for
Best Outgoing Student of University of Liverpool in MCh (Orth)Course,
University of Liverpool, UK 1990
11.. “NORMAN ROBERTS Medal” For Best MCh (Orth) Thesis,
“A Study on the problem of deformity in spinal tuberculosis”
University of Liverpool, UK, 1990
Awards and Distinctions - National
1. ASSI Depuy Best Spine Research Award- 2007
Topic: Growth Modulation Changes in Kyphotic Deformity in Children As a Clinical
Model for Mechanostat Theory and Chondral Growth Force Response Curve
Dr S Rajasekaran, Dr Raghu Natarajan
ASSICON 2007, Ahmedabad , Jan 26-28 2007 .
2. Gold Medal for ASSI Depuy Publication Award- 2007
Dr S Rajasekaran
ASSICON 2007, Ahmedabad , Jan 26-28 2007 .
3 ASSI Depuy Best Spine Research Award- 2005
A study of effect of mechanical forces on endplates of lumbar vertebrae - “Scoliotic disc as a biological model”
Dr S Rajasekaran, Dr S Vidyadhara.
ASSICON 2006, Chandigarh ,February 2006 .
4 Dr. Ingalhalikar Gold Medal for Best Paper presentation 2005,
A randomized control clinical study to compare the accuracy of navigated and non-navigated thoracic pedicle screw insertion in deformity correction surgeries.
Dr S Rajasekaran, Dr S Vidyadhara, Dr P Ramesh, Dr Ajoy P Shetty.
ASSICON 2006. Chandigarh ,February 2006
5. Dr. Ingalhalikar Best Paper presentation Award - 2005
”Hemivertebra excision in congenital scoliosis - A Study of 10 cases”
Dr S Rajasekaran, Dr Y.K. Pithwa
ASSICON 2005, Bangalore,February 2005.
6 Dr. M Natarajan Gold Medal for Best paper presentation - 2005
Single Bone forearm – Report of five cases
Dr S Rajasekaran, Dr Devendra, Dr Dheenadhayalan, Dr S Rajasabapathy.
TNOACON, Chennai, March 2006
7. Dr Shantharam Shetty Gold Medal paper 2005 -
Pre-emptive analgesia for pain relief in lumbosacral spine surgery
Dr Rajasekaran, Dr S Vidyadhara
Karnataka Orthopaedic Association Annual Meeting, Feb 5 2005
8 Association of Spine Surgeons of India-Depuy Best Spine Research Award- 2004
Is single stage posterior column shortening a safe and reliable procedure in Active spinal tuberculosis.
Dr S Rajasekaran, Dr Thomas Kishen, Dr J Naresh Babu
ASSICON 2005, Bangalore,February 2005.
9. Best Paper of the Session Award , Trauma Session
Primary Closure in Open Injuries of the Limbs-The Role and Safety.
Dr. J. Naresh Babu, Dr.S. Rajasekaran, Dr.Krishna Kumar,
Dr.J. Dheenadhayalan, Dr.Ajoy Prasad Shetty, Dr.S.Raja Sabapathy.
IOACON, 2004, Agra
10. K. P. Shrivatsava Gold Medal for best poster presentation
Outcome of skeletal fixation in major upper limb replantation
Dr. B. C Bhanuprakash, Dr. S. Rajasekaran, Dr. Ajoy Prasad Shetty,
Dr. Harivenkataramani, Dr. S. Raja Sabapathy.
IOACON, 2004, Agra
11. Best Poster award
Resection Arthodesis of knee with long intramedullary nail and turn plasty
Dr. S.Rajasekaran, Dr.Dhanasekara Raja Dr. J. Dheenadhayalan,
Dr.Ajoy Prasad Shetty.
TNOACON, 2004, Kanyakumari.
12 ASSI Depuy Publication Award -2003
for Maximum number of publications in peer reviewed Journals in the field of
Spine Surgery
Dr S Rajasekaran
13. ASSI - Depuy Best Spine Research Award 2003
Influence of the Endplate Characteristics on Diffusion of Human Lumbar Intervertebral Discs.
Dr.S.Rajasekaran Dr.J. Naresh Babu, , Dr.R.Arun, Dr.BRW. Armstrong, Dr.K.S.Murugan
14. Best Poster Award
Use of Gadodiamide to assess Solute transport across human lumbar intervertebral Discs.
Dr. Arun, Dr. S. Rajasekaran, Dr. K. S. Murugan.
ASSICON, 2003
15. Prof. A. Subramaniam Gold Medal
A study of solute transport across human lumbar intervertebral discs
Dr.R. Arun, Dr. S. Rajasekaran, Dr. K. S. Murugan.
TNOACON
16. TOBIP Achievers award - Coimbatore Cosmo Junior Chamber
For Excellency in “ Profession”
Dr. S Rajasekaran.
17. “Prof.A.Subramaniam Gold Medal” for “Best Basic Science Research Award”
“Biomechanical analysis of buckling collapse in childhood spinal Tuberculosis by the creation of a Finite Element Model (FEM) of a paediatric spine.”
Dr S Rajasekaran
TNOACON, Chennai- Feb 2001
18. “A K Talwalker Oration”
Maharashtra Orthopaedic Association , Aurangabad, October, 1999
“Spinal Instability–Understanding and Clinical Applications -”
Dr S Rajasekaran
19. “ PROF.VYAGESWARUDU GOLD MEDAL” for the Best Paper on
“ Surgical Strategy For primary vertebral Tumours”
Dr S Rajasekaran
Tamilnadu State Orthopaedic Annual Conference, Chennai, 1998
20. ORMED Indo-German Orthopaedic Foundation Award
For Best Orthopaedic Research presentation, Hyderabad, 1997.
“ How far can we go on Day One reconstruction in Open injuries ?”
Dr S Rajasekaran
21. “Prof. A Mehta Gold Medal” for the Best Paper Presentation on,
“Primary Internal Fixation in Open Injuries”
Dr S Rajasekaran
Indian Orthopaedic Association Conference - Kochi - November 1997
22. “PROF. M. Natarajan GOLD MEDAL” for the best paper on
“Interlocking Nail in Difficult situations ”
Dr S Rajasekaran
Tamilnadu State Orthopaedic Annual Conference, Erode 1995
23. “Annual Award for the Best Treatise in Orthopaedics”
“ Multiple Level Rotational Analysis In Idiopathic Scoliosis Following Harrington– Luque Instrumentation “
Dr S Rajasekaran
Bombay Orthopaedics Association, 1988
24. “Annual Award for the Best Treatise in Orthopaedics” on
“Role And Fate Of Bone Grafts In Modified Hong Kong Surgery”
Dr S Rajasekaran
Bombay Orthopaedic Association, 1988
25 “PROF.VYAGESWARUDU GOLD MEDAL” for the best paper on
“Role And Fate Of Bone Grafts In Modified Hongkong Surgery”
Dr S Rajasekaran
Tamilnadu State Orthopaedic Annual Conference,1986
26. FIRST RANK IN MADRAS UNIVERSITY, in Diploma in Orthopaedics, 1984
27 “ PROF.VYAGESWARUDU GOLD MEDAL” for the best paper on
“Radical Resection Of Bone Tumours And Reconstruction By Bone Grafting”.
Dr S Rajasekaran
Tamilnadu State Orthopaedic Annual Conference,1983
28. State Award For Best Dissertation of society of Anatomists, 1980 on
“Corneo-Scleral Junction”
Dr S Rajasekaran
29 State Award For Best Dissertation of Society of Anatomists, 1976 on
“Gastro – Oesophageal Junction “
Dr S Rajasekaran
Awards in Undergraduate Period
1. Best Outgoing Student of the year Coimbatore Medical College, 1980
2. Dr T V Sivanandam Gold Medal for Best Outgoing Student, 1981
3. Dr Y P Vasudevan Gold Medal for Best Outgoing Student, 1981
4. Dr Sengaliappan Gold Medal for Surgery, 1981
5. Sundarambal Gold Medal for Community Medicine, 1981
6. Dr Kalyanaraman Gold Medal for Obstetris and Gynaecology, 1981
7. Dr Kalyanaraman Gold Medal for Medicine, 1981
8. Dr Vasudevan Gold Medal for Surgery, 1981
9. Dr Sarojini Gold Medal for Obstetris and Gynaecology, 1981
10. Proficiency Certificate in for Physiology, 1977
11. Proficiency Certificate in for Pharmacology, 1978
12. Proficiency Certificate in for Microbiology,1978
13. Proficiency Certificate in for Pathology,1978
14. Proficiency Certificate in for Forensic Medicine, 1980
15. Proficiency Certificate in for Ophthalmology, 1979
16. Proficiency Certificate in for E N T, 1979
Publications International
Rajasekaran S, Vidyadhara S, Shetty AP. Intra-operative Iso-C3D navigation for pedicle screw instrumentation of hangman’s fracture: a case report. Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery 2007;15(1):73-7.
Rajasekaran S, Vidyadhara S, Shetty AP. ISO-C3D Flouroscopy based navigation in direct pedicle screw fixation of Hangman’s fracture: a case report. Journal of Spinal Disorders and Technique.
Rajasekaran S. Buckling collapse of spine in childhood spinal tuberculosis. Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research.
Rajasekaran S. Debate – Early Vs Delayed closure of open fractures. INJURY 2007
Rajasekaran S, Durga Nagaraju K, Vidhyadhara S, Raja D. Congenital pseudarthrosis of the ulna. INJURY, 2007.
Rajasekaran S, Naresh Babu J, Murugan. A review of post-contrast MRI Studies on Diffusion of Human lumbar discs. JMRI 2007: Volume 25, 410-418.
Rajasekaran S, Vidyadhara S, Perumal Ramesh, Ajoy P. Shetty. Randomized Clinical Study to Compare the Accuracy of Navigated and Non-Navigated Thoracic Pedicle Screws in Deformity Correction Surgeries. SPINE Vol 32, No.2, 2007
Vidyadhara, Shetty AP, Rajasekaran S. Widespread metastases from acinic cell carcinoma of parotid gland. Singapore Med J 2007; 48(1): 1
Rajasekaran S, Ajoy Prasad Shetty, Dheenadhayalan J, Shashidhar Reddy J, Naresh Babu J, Thomas Kishen. Morphological Changes During Growth in Healed Childhood Spinal Tuberculosis: A 15-year Prospective Study of 61 Children Treated With Ambulatory Chemotherapy. J Pediatr Orthop Vol 26, No.5, Nov/December 2006.
Rajasekaran S, Dheenadhayalan J, Shetty A.P, Sundararajan SR, Kumar M, Raja Sabapathy S. A Score for predicting salvage and outcome in Gustilo type III-A & type III-B open tibial fractures. JBJS 2006: Volume 88-B, No.10, October 2006.
Rajasekaran S, Raja Sabapathy S. A philosophy of care of open injuries based on the Ganga hospital score. Injury, Int. J. Care Injured (2006), doi:10.1016/j.injury.2006.04.135
Rajasekaran S, Kishen T J, Shetty A.P. Variant of a lumbar disc cyst in a 13-year old girl: a case report. J Orthop Surg (Hong Kong) 2006 Aug; 14(2); 184-6.
Khurjekar K S, Vidyadhara S, Dheenadhayalan J, Rajasekaran S. Spontaneous Rapid Osteolysis in Paget’s disease after internal fixation of subtrochanteric femoral fracture. Singapore Med J 2006; 47(10): 897.
Harsha CK, Shetty AP, Rajasekaran S. Intradural spinal tuberculosis in the absence of vertebral or meningeal tuberculosis: a case report. J Orthop Surg (Hong Kong) 2006 Apr; 14(1); 71-5.
Rajasekaran S, SreeHarsha CK, Dhanasekar Raja P. Spontaneous complete recovery of paraplegia caused by epidural hematoma complicating epidural anesthesia: a case report and review of literature. Spinal Cord 2005 .
Rajasekaran S, J. Naresh Babu J, Arun R, Roy Wilson Armstrong B, Ajoy Prasad Shetty, Subramaniam Murugan. ISSLS Prize Winner: A Study of Diffusion in Human Lumbar Discs: A Serial Magnetic Resonance Imaging Study Documenting the Influence of the Endplate on Diffusion in Normal and Degenerate Discs. SPINE 2004: Volume 29, No.23: 2654-2667.
S. Rajasekaran, Yogesh K. Pithwa. Phantom-Limb Pain due to Cervical Spinal Tuberculosis-A Case Report. JBJS 2004.
Rajasekaran S, Sekar C, Rajesh Kannan, Shashidhar Reddy, Ajoy Prasad Shetty T, Yogesh K. Pithwa. Preemptive Analgesia for Postoperative Pain Relief in Lumbosacral Spine Surgeries: A Randomized Controlled Trial. The Spine Journal 2004.
Rajasekaran S. Inflammatory Disorders of Spine” I st Edition. Chapter 10. “Childhood Spinal Tuberculosis”. Edited by S. Govender; J. C. Y. Leong. TTG Asia Media Pte Ltd Singapore. Pages 10-01 to 11.
Rajasekaran S. Tuberculosis of Spine .Edited by N.Herkowitz,Jiri Dvorak,Gordon Bell, Margareta Nordin And Dieter grob., Text Book The Lumbar Spine, 3rd edition, Chapter 79 Pages 755. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
Rajasekaran S, Manoj Kumar RV. Spontaneous tendon ruptures in alkaptonuria. J Bone Joint Surg Br. 2003 Aug; 85(6):883-6.
Rajasekaran S, Yogesh K Pithwa. Baastrup's Disease as a Cause of Neurogenic Claudication A Case Report. SPINE 2003 Volume 28, Number 14, pp E273 E275.
Rajasekaran S. The Problem Of Deformity In Spinal Tuberculosis. Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research. Number 398, pp.85-92,2002.
Rajasekaran S. Chapter On “Spinal Tuberculosis" in Oxford Text book of Orthopaedics & Trauma - Oxford University Press, UK. Volume 2: Pg No: 1545 –1561,2002.
Rajasekaran S. Chapter On "Tuberculosis Of Bone And Joint" in Oxford Text book of Orthopaedics & Trauma - Oxford University Press, UK. Volume 2: Pg No: 1532-1545,2002.
Rajasekaran S. Chapter On " Poliomyelitis ". Oxford Text book of Orthopaedics & Trauma - Oxford University Press, UK. Volume 2: Pg No: 1511-1532,2002.
Rajasekaran S. Chapter On “Miscellenerus Orthopaedic Infections” . Oxford Text book of Orthopaedics & Trauma - Oxford University Press, UK. Volume 2: Pg No: 1561 –1571,2002.
Rajasekaran S. The Natural History Of Post- Tubercular Kyphosis In Children And The Patterns Of Progress Under The Period Of Growth. J Bone Joint Surg [Br] 2001;83-B:954-62.
Rajasekaran S. Chapter On “Childhood Spinal Tuberculosis ” in “Inflamatory Disorders of Spine” From Natal University Press South Africa.
Rajasekaran S. Tuberculous Lesions Of The Lumbosacral Region - A 15 Years Follow Up Of Patients Treated By Ambulant Chemotherapy, SPINE Volume 23, Number 10, pp 1163-1167, 1998.
Rajasekaran S, Dorgan JC, Taylor JF and Dangerfield PH. Eighteen Level Analysis of vertebral rotation following Harrington-Luque Instrumentation In Idiopathic Scoliosis. J.Bone Joint Surg.Am.76:104-109, 1994.
Rajasekaran S. Locked Finger due to Foreign Body in the Flexor Sheath. The Journal of Hand Surgery, Vol 16B:4:460-461, 1991.
Rajasekaran S, Soundrapandian S. The Progression Of Kyphosis In Tuberculosis Of The Spine Treated By Anterior Arthrodesis. J Bone and Joint Surg. 71A,1314-1323,Oct 1989.
Rajasekaran S, Shanmugasundaram T.K. Prediction of The Angle Of Gibbus Deformity In Tuberculosis Of The Spine. J Bone and Joint Surg 69A,503-508,1987.
Other International Abstracts
Rajasekaran S, Dheenadhayalan J, Reddy S, Ramakanth Rao I, Naresh Babu J, Ajoy Prasad Shetty. Childhood spinal tuberculosis as a clinical model of Euler’s theory of Buckling Collapse’ of a structural column. Abstract book of Spine week Porto Portugal
Rajasekaran S, Naresh Babu J, Arun R, Armstrong BRW, Ajoy Prasad Shetty, Murugan K S. A study of diffusion in human lumbar discs: A serial MRI study documenting the influence of the endplate on diffusion in normal and degenerate discs. Abstract book of Spine week Porto Portugal.
Rajasekaran S, Ajoy Prasad Shetty, Ramakanth Rao I, Naresh Babu J, Thomas Kishen, Yogesh K Pithwa. Resection and reconstruction of primary vertebral tumors of cervical spine. Abstract book of Spine week, Porto, Portugal.
Rajasekaran S, Naresh Babu J, Sekar C, Reddy S, Ajoy Prasad Shetty, Yogesh K Pithwa. Pre-emptive analgesia for post-operative pain relief in lumbosacral spine surgeries. A randomized controlled trial. Abstract book of Spine week, Porto, Portugal.
Rajasekaran S, Arun R, Naresh Babu J, Ajoy Prasad Shetty, Ramakanth Rao I, Thomas Kishen. Clinical outcome does not match radiological fusion in bone-only anterior cervical fusion following discectomy. Abstract book of Spine week Porto Portugal.
Rajasekaran S, Naresh Babu J, Arun R, Armstrong BRW, Ajoy Prasad Shetty, Murugan KS. Endplate damage in lumbar discs can be identified in-vivo by post-contrast MRI studies. Abstract book of Spine week Porto Portugal.
Rajasekaran S, Ajoy Prasad Shetty, Yogesh K Pithwa. Naresh Babu J, Thomas Kishen, Ramakanth Rao I. Single stage correction of post-tubercular kyphosis by posterior column shortening. Abstract book of Spine week Porto Portugal.
Rajasekaran S, Raja Sabapathy S, Kumar, Manoj P V, Naresh Babu J, Dheenadhayalan J, Ajoy Shetty Prasad, Maheshwar Conjeevaram. A Comprehensive Trauma Score to Prognosticate Outcome in Grade III B Open Tibial Fractures. .American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons 71st Annual Meeting Proceedings.
Rajasekaran S. Biomechanical Analysis Of Buckling Collapse In Childhood Tuberculosis Spinal Tuberculosis. ISSLS Abstracts, Cleveland USA,2002.
Rajasekaran S, Dorgan J, Dangerfield PH, Taylor J. The Effect Of Instrumentation On The Cobb Angle, Perdriolle Rotation And The Rib Hump In Idiopathic Scoliosis. Clinical Anatomy 4: 73-77 1991.
Rajasekaran S, Dangerfield PH, Dorgan J, Gustav Fischer. Multiple Spinal Level Measurement Of Body Surface Deformity In Scoliosis In Surface Topography And Spinal Deformity. Stuttgart New York 1992
Dangerfield PH, Dorgan J, Rajasekaran S. The Effect Of Body Position On The Three Dimensional Surface Deformity of Scioliosis. J Bone and Joint Surg.307,74-B:Supp III;1992.
Rajasekaran S. The problem of deformity in spinal tuberculosis. ISSLS ,Marseilles France, Abstracts 1993 .
Publications - National
Vidyadhara S, Ajoy P Shetty, Rajasekaran S, M.B. Pranesh. Cervical Laminectomy – revisited – its role in myelopathy secondary to multilevelspondylosis and ossified posterior longitudinal ligament (OPLL). Journal of Tamilnadu Orthopaedic Association, Volume 32, 2006.
Vidyadhara S, Ramesh Perumal, Ajoy P.Shetty, Rajasekaran S. Randomised clinical study to compare the accuracy of navigated and non-navigated thoracic pedicle screws in deformity correction surgeries.
Rajasekaran S, Naresh Babu J. Translaminar facetal screw (Magerl’s) fixation. Neurology India, Dec 2005.
Santhosh B, Chimmanakatti, Rajasekaran S., Dheenadhayalan J. Ajoy.Prasad Shetty. Study of bacterial flora in long bone open fractures at the time of admission, post-debridement and prior to soft tissue procedures: Are they of any value? Journal of Tamil Nadu Orthopaedic Association- 2004; 30:20.
Sundarrajan S R., Rajasekaran S, Santosh B, Chimmanakatti. Intra-articular osteochondral loose fragment as a cause for non-congruent hip following reduction of a hip joint. Journal of Tamil Nadu Orthopaedic Association 2004; 30:23-25.
Rajasekaran S. Invited Article Childhood Spinal Tuberculosis. North East Orthoscan Volume 3,No.1,January 2004.
Rajasekaran S. A Prospective Validation of a Comprehensive Score Assessing Injury to all Components of Limb and Associated Co-Morbid Factors. Silver Jubilee Oration Award, IOACON 2003, Chennai.
Naresh Babu J, Divakar Raju K, Bhanu Prakash, B.C. Rajasekaran S. Prospective Audit of Adverse events During Hospitalisation in a busy Orthopaedic Unit. Journal of Tamil Nadu Orthopaedic Association Vol:29-2003 Page 2.
Yogesh K. Pithwa,.Rajasekaran S, Ajoy Prasad Shetty.. Posterior pedicular Instrumentation In Tuberculosis. Journal of Tamil Nadu Orthopaedic Association Vol:29-2003 Page 65-68.
Arun R, Rajasekaran S, Murugan K S. A Study of Diffusion Pattern in Human Lumbar Inter Vertebral Discs.An MRI Evaluation in Normal Volunteers and Low Backache Patients. Journal of Tamil Nadu Orthopaedic Association Vol:29-2003 Page 75-79.
Arun R, Rajasekaran S. Two Rare Cases of Tarsal Tunnel Syndrome. Journal of Tamil Nadu Orthopaedic Association Vol:29-2003 Page 96-97.
Bhanu Prakash B.C, Ajoy Prasad Shetty, Hari Venkataramani, Rajasekaran S, Rajasabapathy S. Functional Outcome in Major Upper Limb Replantations. Journal of Tamil Nadu Orthopaedic Association Vol:29-2003. Page 98-102.
Dhanasekara Raja P., Ajoy Prasad Shetty, Dheenadhayalan J, Rajasekaran S. Turn Graft Arthrodesis of Knee with Long Intramedullary Nail. Journal of Tamil Nadu Orthopaedic Association Vol:29-2003 Page 106-110.
Rajasekaran S. Orthopaedic Management In a Polytrauma Patient. Journal Of International Trauma and Critical Care Society of India.Vol:2,No:1, Feb 2003.
Rajasekaran S. Surgical Treatment of Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy. SPINE Continuing Orthopaedic Education-2003 Page 95-102.
Rajasekaran S. Kyphus Behavior in TB of the Spine. SPINE Continuing Orthopaedic Education-2003 Page 141-148.
Rajasekaran S, Naveen Kumar B, Sekar C. Analysis Of Changes In Compartment Pressure In Reamed Interlocking Nailing Of Closed Tibial Fractures. Journal of Tamilnadu Orthopaedic Association Volume 28 Pg: No: 35-39, 2002.
Rajasekaran S, Rajendra Babu, Rajasabapathy. Primary Bone Grafting In Open Injuries Of Limbs With Bone Deficit: A Prospective Study In 60 Patients. Journal of Tamilnadu Orthopaedic Association, Volume 28 Pg: No: 50-54, 2002.
Krishna Kumar R, Rajasekaran S, Dheenadhayalan J. Primary Closure In Open Fractures – A Prospective Study. Journal of Tamilnadu Orthopaedic Association, Volume 28 Pg: No: 55-62, 2002.
Sundararajan S.R, Rajasekaran S. A Study On Surgical Management Of Segmental Fractures Of Forearm In 20 Cases. Journal of Tamilnadu Orthopaedic Association, Volume 28 Pg: No: 89-93, 2002.
Rajasekaran S. Postoperative Implant Failures And Nonunions- Where Lies The Fault?. Edited by Dr.D.K. Taneja, 2001., Recent Trends in Fracture Management.
Rajasekaran S. Spondylolysis And Spondylolisthesis. Instructional Courses lectures, Association of Spine Surgeons of India. Edited by Prof.H.K.T. Raza, September 2001.
Rajasekaran S. Tibial Plateau Fractures. Edited by Dr.D.K. Taneja, Recent Trends in Fracture Management, 2001.
Rajasekaran S. Interlocked Nailing Controversies. Edited by Dr.D.K. Taneja, Recent Trends in Fracture Management, 2001.
Rajasekaran S. Orthopaedic Management In Polytrauma Situation. Edited by Dr.D.K. Taneja, Recent Trends in Fracture Management, 2001.
Rajasekaran S. Thesis On ‘A Longitudinal Study On The Progress Of Deformity In Children With Spinal Tuberculosis’. Submitted to the Tamilnadu Dr.MGR Medical University in October, 2000.
Rajasekaran S. Prediction Of Gibbus Angle” in Current Concepts In Bone And Joint Tuberculosis International Bone and Joint Club, Madras, India 1985. Edited by T.K. Shanmugasundaram.
Scientific Meetings Organised
First International Spine Conference was held on January, 11, 12 & 13, 1994.
Organising Chairman : Dr S Rajasekaran
Faculty participated: Dr Gordon Findlay, UK, Prof. J.Y. Lazennec, Paris,
Dr S .S. Upadhyay, Hong Kong, Mr. Neil.W. Valentine, UK
Second International Spine Conference was held on January, 16, 17 & 18, 1996.
Organising Chairman : Dr S Rajasekaran
Faculty participated: Mr.Jeremy Fairbank, Oxford, U.K , Dr.Lazennec, Paris, France Mr.A.J.B.Fogg, U.K, Prof.Suparto Sapardan, Indonesia and Dr.Bang Bang Darwano, Indonesia
Third International Spine Surgery Conference was held on
14, 15 & 16th August, 1998
Organising Chairman : Dr S Rajasekaran
Faculty participated: Prof. Henry Halm, Germany, Prof.Wong Hee Kit, Singapore, Dr.Manohar M Panjabi, USA , Dr.Tushar Patel, USA , Dr.Orso Lorenzo Osti, Australia ,Dr.Katsuro Tomita, Japan , Dr.Antony T. Yeung, USA , Dr.Setti S.Rangachary, USA ,Dr.K.S.Sivanandan, Malaysia
Fourth International Spine Surgery Conference was held on 4, 5 & 6th August, 2000
Organising Chairman : Dr S Rajasekaran
Faculty participated: Prof. Jeurgen Harms, Germany, Prof. John Y Leong, Hong Kong,
Mr. Gordon Findlay, UK, Dr. Dilip K sengupta, USA, Dr. Richard Guyer, Texas, Dr. John
J Regan, USA, Prof.J.Y. Chung, Korea
Instructional Course on Knee Surgery, July 27-29th , 2001
Organising Chairman : Dr S Rajasekaran
Faculty participated:Dr.K.M. Samuelson,USA,Prof. Wui K Chung,Australia,Drr.Craig Waller
Instructional Course on Low Back Pain – ICS 1, April 6-7th 2002
Organising Chairman : Dr S Rajasekaran
Faculty participated: Dr.Tan Seang Beng Singapore , Prof.V.T. Ingalhalikar, Mumbai,
Dr. Shekar Y Bhojraj, Mumbai,Dr.S.Murugan Coimbatore,Dr.Ajoy P Shetty, Coimbatore
Instructional Course on Spine – ICS 2, December 7th -8th 2002
Organising Chairman : Dr S Rajasekaran
Faculty participated: Prof.Dr.Wong Hee Kit Singapore,Dr.Shekar Y Bhojraj, Mumbai,
Dr.Ashok N Johari,.Mumbai ,Dr.Ajoy P Shetty, Coimbatore.
8. APOA Trauma Section Meet, Coimbatore 26 April 2003.
Organising Chairman : Dr S Rajasekaran.
9. National Trauma Management Course - Coimbatore April 2003.
Organising Chairman : Dr S Rajasekaran.
10. Ganga Spine Course on Low Back Pain - 7th to 11th May 2005.
Organising Chairman : Dr S Rajasekaran.
11. Continuing Orthopaedic Education, Coimbatore – 15th to 18th Sep 2005
Organising Chairman: Dr S Rajasekaran
12. Ganga Intelligent Knee Course – 29th June 2006
Organising Chairman: Dr S Rajasekaran
13. 13th Operative Spine course of Asia Pacific Orthopaedic Association(APOA)
8th to 11th March 2007, Ganga Hospital, Coimbatore
Organising Chairman: Dr S Rajasekaran
14. Ganga Shouler & Elbow course
27th to 29th April 2007, Ganga Hospital, Coimbatore
Organising Chairman: Dr S Rajasekaran
Presentation - International
Presentation 2006
Spinal Trauma & non-fusion techniques, Spine Society of Malaysia Inaugural Scientific Meeting, Malysia - Dec 9, 2006
Topic: Approach to the Cervico Thoracic junction
Dr S Rajasekaran
Spinal Trauma & non-fusion techniques, Spine Society of Malaysia Inaugural Scientific Meeting, Malysia - Dec 9, 2006
Topic: Case Discussion – Spinal fracture
Dr S Rajasekaran
Spinal Trauma & non-fusion techniques, Spine Society of Malaysia Inaugural Scientific Meeting, Malysia - Dec 9, 2006
Topic: Navigation technology in Spinal Surgery
Dr S Rajasekaran
XIII Brussels International Spine Symposium, 2006, Brussels, Belgium
Nov 17 & 18, 2006
Topic: Long term results of conservative Vs short-segment posterior fusion for burst fractures
Dr S Rajasekaran
XIII Brussels International Spine Symposium, 2006, Brussels, Belgium
Nov 17 & 18, 2006
Topic: Role of ISO-C Intra-operative navigation in spine tumors
Dr S Rajasekaran
29th Singapore Orthopaedic Association Annual Scientific Meeting, 2006, Singapore
Nov 8-11, 2006
Topic: Image guidance and its role in challenging spine surgeries
Dr S Rajasekaran
29th Singapore Orthopaedic Association Annual Scientific Meeting, 2006, Singapore
Nov 8-11, 2006
Topic: Single stage correction of kyphotic deformities
Dr S Rajasekaran
AAOS (American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons) 2006, Ilinois, Chicago, USA
Mar 22-26, 2006
Topic: The Safety of Primary Closure in Open Injuries of Limbs.
Dr S Rajasekaran
AAOS 2006, Ilinois, Chicago, USA, Mar 22-26, 2006
Topic: In-vivo Identification of Endplate Damage in Human Lumbar Discs by
Post-contrast MRI studies
Dr S Rajasekaran
AAOS 2006, Ilinois, Chicago, USA, Mar 22-26, 2006
Topic: Preemptive analgesia for post-operative pain relief in lumbosacral spine
Surgeries
Dr S Rajasekaran
AAOS 2006, Ilinois, Chicago, USA, Mar 22-26, 2006
Topic: The Normal diffusion pattern of Human Lumbar Intervertebral Discs
Dr S Rajasekaran
Preservation of Motion in Spine, Florida, USA, April 5-7, 2006
Topic: A study on the diffusion in Human Lumbar Discs and its clinical applications
Dr S Rajasekaran
AO SPINE New Concepts on Spine Surgery and Navigation, 18-20 May 2006,
Murnau/Heimstetten
Topic: Closing-opening osteotomy for correction of severe deformities.
Dr S Rajasekaran
AO SPINE New Concepts on Spine Surgery and Navigation, 18-20 May 2006,
Murnau/Heimstetten
Topic: Principles of image guidance for spine surgery.
Dr S Rajasekaran
MOA-APOA Trauma Conference , 1-4 Jun 2006, Malaysia
Topic: Is Surgery always required for thoracolumbar fractures
Dr S Rajasekaran
MOA-APOA Trauma Conference , 1-4 Jun 2006, Malaysia
Topic: Management of Post Traumatic Bone Loss in Femoral fractures
Dr S Rajasekaran
MOA-APOA Trauma Conference , 1-4 Jun 2006, Malaysia
Topic: Ganga Hospital Score in Assessment of Complex Open Tibial fractures
Dr S Rajasekaran
MOA-APOA Trauma Conference , 1-4 Jun 2006, Malaysia
Workshop on CAS by Dr S Rajasekaran
Topic: Improvement of limb and prosthetic alignment by computer navigation
in TKA
Topic: Role of Navigation in TKA for severe deformities
MOA-APOA Trauma Conference , 1-4 Jun 2006, Malaysia
Workshop on Navigation in TKR and Spinal Surgeries by Dr S Rajasekaran
Topic: Rationale and results of knee navigation surgery in simple
and difficult Total Knee replacements
Topic: Role of intra-operative ISO-C-3D Navigation for difficult spine surgery
ISSLS (International Society for the Study of Lumbar Spine) Annual Meeting ,
13-17 Jun 2006, Bergen, Norway
Topic: Diffusion of human lumbar intravertebral discs can be enhanced pharmacologically with oral nimodipine’ during the ISSLS (International Society for the Study of Lumbar Spine) Annual meeting in Bergen Norway, 13-17 June 2006.
Dr S Rajasekaran, Dr J Naresh Babu, Dr K Murugan, Dr Ajoy Prasad Shetty
SRS (Scoliosis Research Society) Meeting
13-16 Sep 2006, Monterey, California, USA
Topic: Randomised clinical study to compare the accuracy of navigated & non-navigated thoracic pedicle screws in deformity correction surgeries
Dr S Rajasekaran, Dr Ajoy Prasad Shetty, Dr S Vidyadhara,
Dr Ramesh Perumal
SRS (Scoliosis Research Society) Meeting
13-16 Sep 2006, Monterey, California, USA
Topic: Closing opening wedge osteotomy of spine to correct severe post tubercular kyphotic deformity – A three year follow up of 13 patients
Dr S Rajasekaran, Dr Ajoy Prasad Shetty, Dr Naresh Babu, Dr Vidyadhara S,
Dr Thomas Kishen
SRS (Scoliosis Research Society) Meeting
13-16 Sep 2006, Monterey, California, USA
Topic: ‘Spine at risk’ signs to predict progression of deformity – A study of the natural history of healed spinal tuberculosis
Dr S Rajasekaran
AO Spine Course, Switzerland, 19th March 2005
Topic: Recurrent disc herniation.
Dr S Rajasekaran
AO Basic Spine Course 2005, Singapore & Malaysia, 26th April 2005
Topic: Spinal Cord anatomy and WRD Syndrome.
Dr S Rajasekaran
AO Basic Spine Course 2005, Singapore & Malaysia, 26th April 2005
Topic: Role on Non-operative treatment.
Dr S Rajasekaran
AO Basic Spine Course 2005, Singapore & Malaysia, 26th April 2005
Topic: Cervical Radiculopathy and Myleopathy
Dr S Rajasekaran
AO Basic Spine Course 2005, Singapore & Malaysia, 26th April 2005
Topic: Lumbar disc herniation Natural History and treatment
Dr S Rajasekaran
AO Basic Spine Course 2005, Singapore & Malaysia, 26th April 2005
Topic: Role on Non-operative treatment
Dr S Rajasekaran
AO Basic Spine Course 2005, Singapore & Malaysia, 26th April 2005
Topic: Patho anatomy and physiology of cervical radiculopathy
Dr S Rajasekaran
AO Basic Spine Course 2005, Singapore & Malaysia, 26th April 2005
Topic: Anterior Vs Posterior Surgery in Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy
Dr S Rajasekaran
XXIII SICOT/SIROT Trieenial World Congress, Istanbul, 02-09 Sep’05
Topic: Global Reconstruction of Bone and Soft tissue Defects in Open injuries of Limbs
Dr S Rajasekaran
XXIII SICOT/SIROT Trieenial World Congress, Istanbul, 02-09 Sep’05
Topic: A Comprehensive Score to Prognosticate Limb Salvage and Outcome Measures
In Grade IIIB Open Tibial Fractures
Dr S Rajasekaran
XXIII SICOT/SIROT Triennial World Congress, Istanbul, 02-09 Sep’05
Topic: Analysis of Compartment Pressure Changes in Reamed Interlocking Nailing
of Closed Tibial Fractures - Prospective Experimental Study
Dr S Rajasekaran
XXIII SICOT/SIROT Triennial World Congress, Istanbul, 02-09 Sep’05
Topic: Analysis of Compartment Pressure Changes in Reamed Interlocking Nailing
of Closed Tibial Fractures - Prospective experimental Study
Dr S Rajasekaran
St Luke’s International Symposium, Philipinnes, 22-24 September 2005
Topic: Transpedicular Thoracic Screws, General Concepts and Insertion Technique
using fluoroscopic guidance.
Dr S Rajasekaran.
11th March 2004, AAOS Course, U.S.A.
Topic-A comprehensive trauma score to prognosticate outcome in Grade IIIB open
tibial fractures
Dr. S. Rajasekaran.
25th – 27th April 2004, AO Advanced Spine Course, Hong Kong
Topic-Natural history of childhood spinal tuberculosis
Dr. S. Rajasekaran
25th – 27th April 2004, AO Advanced Spine Course, Hong Kong
Topic-Percutaneous stabilization with pedicle screw rod system for unstable fractures
Dr.S.Rajasekaran
25th – 27th April 2004, AO Advanced Spine Course, Hong Kong
Topic-Correction of severe kyphotic deformity in spinal tuberculosis.
Dr. S. Rajasekaran
22nd May 2004, Japanese Orthoapedic Association 2004, Kobe, Japan
Topic-A comprehensive score to prognosticate salvage and outcome in Grade III B
open injuries of tibia
Dr. S. Rajasekaran
29th – 06th June 2004, Spine Week 2004, Portugal, Porto
Topic-Resection and reconstruction of primary vertebral tumours of cervical spine
Dr. S. Rajasekaran, Dr. Ajoy Prasad Shetty , Dr. I. Ramakanth Rao,
Dr. J. Naresh Babu, Dr. Thomas J. Kishen and Dr. Yogesh K. Pithwa
29th – 06th June 2004, Spine Week 2004, Portugal, Porto
Topic-Pre-emptive analgesia for post operative pain relief in lumbosacral spine
surgeries. A randomized controlled trial.
Dr. S. Rajasekaran, Dr. J. Naresh Babu, Dr. C. Sekar, Dr. Shashidhar Reddy,
Dr. Ajoy Prasad Shetty T. and Dr. Yogesh K. Pithwa
29th – 06th June 2004, Spine Week 2004, Portugal, Porto
Topic-A study of diffusion in human lumbar discs: A serial MRI study documenting
the influence of the endplate on diffusion in normal and degenerate discs.
Dr. S. Rajasekaran, Dr. J. Naresh Babu, Dr. B.R.W. Armstrong,
Dr. Ajoy Prasad Shetty T. and Dr. K.S. Murugan
29th – 06th June 2004, Spine Week 2004, Portugal, Porto
Topic-Clinical outcome does not match radiological fusion in bone – Only anterior
cervical fusion following discectomy
Dr. S. Rajasekaran, Dr. R. Arun, Dr. J. Naresh Babu, Dr. Ajoy Prasad Shetty T, Dr. I. Ramakanth Rao and Dr. Thomas J. Kishen
29th – 06th June 2004, Spine Week 2004, Portugal, Porto
Topic-Endplate damage in lumbar discs can be identified invivo by post-contrast
MRI studies
Dr. S. Rajasekaran, Dr. J. Naresh Babu, Dr. R. Arun, Dr. B.R.W. Armstrong,
Dr. Ajoy Prasad Shetty T. and Dr. K.S. Murugan.
29th – 06th June 2004, Spine Week 2004, Portugal, Porto
Topic-Endplate damage in lumbar discs can be identified invivo by post-contrast
MRI studies
Dr. S. Rajasekaran, Dr. J. Naresh Babu, Dr. R. Arun, Dr. B.R.W. Armstrong,
Dr. Ajoy Prasad Shetty T. and Dr. K.S. Murugan
29th – 06th June 2004, Spine Week 2004, Portugal, Porto
Topic-Single stage correction of post-tubercular kyphosis by posterior column shortening
Dr. S. Rajasekaran, Dr. Ajoy Prasad Shetty, Dr. J. Naresh Babu,
Dr. Thomas J. Kishen and Dr. I. Ramakanth Rao
29th – 06th June 2004, Spine Week 2004, Portugal, Porto
Topic-Childhood spinal tuberculosis as a clinical model of Euler’s theory of
buckling collapse of a structural column
Dr. S. Rajasekaran, Dr. J. Dheenadhayalan, Dr. Shashidhar Reddy, Dr. I. Ramakanth Rao, Dr. J. Naresh Babu and Dr. Ajoy Prasad Shetty T.
5th – 10th September 2004, APOA 2004 (14th Triennial Congress), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Topic-Childhood spinal tuberculosis
Dr. S. Rajasekaran
5th – 10th September 2004, APOA 2004 (14th Triennial Congress), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Topic-A comprehensive trauma score to prognosticate outcome in type III B open fracture
Dr. S. Rajasekaran
5th – 10th September 2004, APOA 2004 (14th Triennial Congress), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Topic- The indications and safety measures in the primary closure in open injuries of limb
Dr. S. Rajasekaran
5th – 10th September 2004, APOA 2004 (14th Triennial Congress), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Topic-A surgical correction in severe kyphosis by spinal shortening
Dr. S. Rajasekaran
5th – 10th September 2004, APOA 2004 (14th Triennial Congress), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Topic-Endplate damage in lumbar discs can be identified in-vivo by post-contrast
MRI studies
Dr. S. Rajasekaran
5th – 10th September 2004, APOA 2004 (14th Triennial Congress), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Topic-Single stage correction of post tubercular kyphosis by posterior column shortening
Dr. S. Rajasekaran
14th – 19th September 2004, BOA Meeting, Manchester, UK
Topic-New score to prognosticate salvage and outcome in open injuries
Dr. S. Rajasekaran
14th – 19th September 2004, BOA Meeting, Manchester, UK
Topic-Spine at risk – Radiological signs for late deformity in spinal tuberculosis
Dr. S. Rajasekaran
14th – 19th September 2004, BOA Meeting, Manchester, UK
Topic- Global reconstruction – New frontier in open injuries
Dr. S. Rajasekaran
British Association of Clinical Anatomists, Manchester, 1990.
Topic-“The Effect Of Instrumentation On The Cobb Angle Perdriolle Rotation,
And The Rib Hump In Idiopathic Scoliosis”
Dr S Rajasekaran
Orthopaedic Registrar’s Presentation Meeting, Royal Liverpool Hospital,
September, 1990
Topic- “Rib Hump - The Unsolved Problem”
Dr S Rajasekaran
International Society for Study of Lumbar Spine, Singapore, June 1997.
Topic- “Tuberculous Lesions Of The Lumbosacral Region - Long Term Follow Up
Of 15 Years”
Dr S Rajasekaran
American Academy Of Orthopaedic Surgeons,Illinois,Usa - March 1998
Topic -“Tuberculosis Lesions Of The Lumbosacral Region Long Term Followup
Of 15 Years”
Dr S Rajasekaran
12th Congress Western Pacific Orthopaedic ssociation, Fukuoka Japan
November 1998
Topic – “Innovative Management Of Trauma And Fracture Of Lower Extremities”
Dr S Rajasekaran
12th Congress Western Pacific Orthopaedic association, Fukuoka Japan
November 1998
Topic: “Early Vs Staged Reconstruction Of Soft Tissue And Bone Defects In Open
Injuries Of Limbs A 4 Year Prospective -Study In 107 Fractures”
Dr S Rajasekaran
12th Congress Western Pacific Orthopaedic association, Fukuoka Japan
November 1998
Topic: ”Resection And Reconstruction Of Vertebral Tumours - A 3-Year Follow Up”
Dr S Rajasekaran
Asian Federation of Orthopaedics and Trauma, February 1999 Moderator
Topic -“Early Vs Staged Reconstruction Of Open Injuries To Limbs”
Dr S Rajasekaran
World Spine –Berlin, Germany, August 27 – 01 September 2000
Topic: “The Natural History Of Childhood Spinal Tuberculosis- A 15 Year
Prospective Study”
Dr S Rajasekaran
SICOT, Syndey, Australia, April, 1999.
Topic -“Day One Reconstruction Of Soft Tissue And Bony Defect In
Mangled Extremities - A 4 Year Prospective Study”
Dr S Rajasekaran
SICOT, Syndey, Australia, April, 1999.
Topic- “Hybrid Fixation Of Complex Tibial Plateau Fractures”
Dr S Rajasekaran
International Society for the Study Of Lumbar Spine, Adelaide, Australia,
April 9th-13th
Topic- “Growth Related Changes In Kyphotic Deformity In Healed Childhood
Spinal Tuberculosis”
Dr S Rajasekaran
World Spine –Berlin, Germany, August 27 – 01 September 2000
Topic-“Spine At Risk Radiological Signs To Predict Late Collapse In Childhood
Spinal Tuberculosis”.
Dr S Rajasekaran
Asia Pacific Orthopaedic Association 13th Triennial Congress, April 1st – 6th at Adelaide,Australia
Topic : “Primary Closure Of Open Injuries”
Dr S Rajasekaran
Asia Pacific Orthopaedic Association 13th Triennial Congress, April 1st – 6th at
Adelaide, Australia
Topic: “Outcome Of Surgical Treatment In Non-Traumatic Compressive Myelopathy –
A Study In 66 Cases With 4 Years Follow Up”.
Dr S Rajasekaran
Asia Pacific Orthopaedic Association - 13th Triennial Congress, April 1st – 6th at
Adelaide, Australia
Topic: “Spine At Risk Radiological Signs To Predict Late Collapse In Childhood
Spinal Tuberculosis”
Dr S Rajasekaran
Asia Pacific Orthopaedic Association - 13th Triennial Congress, April 1st – 6th at
Adelaide, Australia
Topic: “Day One Reconstruction Of Soft Tissue & Bony Defects In Mangled
extremities –A 4 Year Prospective Study”
Dr S Rajasekaran
Operative Spine Course – Asia Pacific Orthopaedic Association at Kuala
Lumpur, Malaysia 2nd- 7th September 2001 –Faculty member.
Topic : “Natural History Of Post Tubercular Kyphosis In Children And The Patterns
Of Progress During The Period Of Growth”.
Dr S Rajasekaran
Asia Pacific Orthopaedic Association 13th Triennial Congress, April 1st – 6th
at Adelaide, Australia
Topic: “Primary Vertebral Tumours – Surgical Strategy”
Dr S Rajasekaran
Bangladesh Orthopaedic Society , Annual meeting Dacca, February 15th – 17th
Topic: Guest Lecture: “Management Of Open Injuries”
Dr S Rajasekaran
Bangladesh Orthopaedic Society , Annual meeting Dacca, February 15th – 17th
Topic: Guest Lecture: “Avoiding Pitfalls In Interlocking Nailing”
Dr S Rajasekaran
Bangladesh Orthopaedic Society , Annual meeting Dacca, February 15th – 17th
Topic: Guest Lecture: “Management Of Primary Vertebral Tumours””
Dr S Rajasekaran
Bangladesh Orthopaedic Society , Annual meeting Dacca, February 15th – 17th
Topic: Guest Lecture: “Childhood Spinal Tuberculosis”
Dr S Rajasekaran
International Society for the Lumbar Study annual meeting at Cleveland,
USA, May 14-18, 2002
Topic: “Biomechanical Analysis Of Buckling Collapse In Childhood Spinal Tuberculosis”
Dr S Rajasekaran
SICOT Meeting at San Diego, USA. August 25-30, 2002
Topic: “ Pre Emptive Analgesia For Post Operative Pain Relief In Lumbo- Sacral
Spine Surgeries”
Dr S Rajasekaran
SICOT Meeting at San Diego, USA. August 25-30, 2002
Topic: “ Immediate Total Reconstruction Of Limbs In Open Injuries”
Dr S Rajasekaran
225th Combined Meeting of the Singapore Orthopaedic Association Meeting,
Singapore, October 13- 17th, 2002
Topic: “ The Natural History Of Childhood Spinal Tuberculosis”
Dr S Rajasekaran
225th Combined Meeting of the Singapore Orthopaedic Association Meeting,
Singapore, October 13- 17th, 2002
Topic: “Buckling Collapse Of The Spine In Childhood Spinal Tuberculosis
And Its Implications In Late Onset Paraplegia”
Dr S Rajasekaran
225th Combined Meeting of the Singapore Orthopaedic Association Meeting,
Singapore, October 13- 17th, 2002
Topic: ““ Surgical Strategy In Primary Vertebral Tumours” ”
Dr S Rajasekaran
MCh Orth Guest Lecture of University of Liverpool
Delivered at “ Royal National Liverpool Hospital” May 19,1994
Topic: “Management of Mangled Injure Limbs”
Dr S Rajasekaran
MCh Orth Guest Lecture of University of Liverpool
Delivered at “ Royal National Liverpool Hospital” May 19,1994
Topic: “Spinal Tuberculosis”
Dr S Rajasekaran
MCh Orth Guest Lecture of University of Liverpool
Delivered at “ Royal National Liverpool Hospital” June 1995
Topic: “ Lysis and Listhesis of Lumber Vertrbra “
Dr S Rajasekaran
Guest Lecture in “KLEINERT INSTITUTE OF HAND AND MICROSURGERY”
Louisuillie Kentucky, USA. June 1997
Topic: “One Stage Reconstruction of Open Injures of Limbs”
Dr S Rajasekaran
Guest Lecture “Oxford University”
Delivered at Nuffield Orthopaedic Center, June 1997.
Topic: “Difficult Reconstruction Options in Mangled Extremities”
Dr S Rajasekaran
Presentation - National
Presentation 2007
IORAS Update Series 2007- Club Foot , Madurai, 22 July’07
Topics presented:
Manipulative Treatment
Relapsed, Resistant and Recurrent Club Foot
Dr S Rajasekaran
First Instructional Course in Plastic Surgery, TANPAPS 2007 (Tamilnadu & Pondicherry Association of Plastic Surgeons) - CME – Lower Limb Reconstruction, 7th and 8th July’07 – Ganga Hospital, Coimbatore
Topics presented:
Available Scoring Systems and their relevance
Dr S Rajasekaran
12th CME, Dept of Orthopaedics & Traumatology, Rangaraya Medical College, Government General Hospital, Kakinada, Andhra Pradesh, 30th Jun-1st July’07
Topic: Open Injuries of Lower Limbs
Dr S Rajasekaran
12th CME, Dept of Orthopaedics & Traumatology, Rangaraya Medical College, Government General Hospital, Kakinada, Andhra Pradesh, 30th Jun-1st July’07
Topic: Decision Options in Spine fractures
Dr S Rajasekaran
12th CME, Dept of Orthopaedics & Traumatology, Rangaraya Medical College, Government General Hospital, Kakinada, Andhra Pradesh, 30th Jun-1st July’07
Live Demonstration:
Case 1: Fractures Spine Fixation
Case 2: PIVD Disc Excision
Dr S Rajasekaran
FIFTH Dr. Rajammal P. Devadas Annual Oration, The Avinashilingam Education Trust and Avinashilingam University for Women , 30th March,07.
Topic: Bone and Joint Disorders in Women – Their Etiology and Prevention
Dr S Rajasekaran
ASSICON (Association of Spine Surgeons of India Conference) 2007, Ahmedabad,
Jan 26-28.
Topic: Is disc degeneration preventable
Dr S Rajasekaran
ASSICON 2007, Ahmedabad, Jan 26-28.
Topic: Growth Modulation Changes in Kyphotic Deformity in Children As a Clinical
Model for Mechanostat Theory and Chondral Growth Force Response Curve
Dr S Rajasekaran
TNOACON 2007, (Tamilnadu Orthopaedic Association Conference) Ahmedabad,
Feb 9-11, Erode
Topic: Posterior lip acetabular fracture
Dr S Rajasekaran
TNOACON 2007, (Tamilnadu Orthopaedic Association Conference) Ahmedabad,
Feb 9-11, Erode
Worskhop: Total Knee Replacement
Dr S Rajasekaran
TNOACON 2007, (Tamilnadu Orthopaedic Association Conference) Ahmedabad,
Feb 9-11, Erode
Topic: Growth Modulation Changes in Kyphotic Deformity in Children As a Clinical
Model for Mechanostat Theory and Chondral Growth Force Response Curve
Dr S Rajasekaran
TNOACON 2007, (Tamilnadu Orthopaedic Association Conference) Ahmedabad,
Feb 9-11, Erode
Guest Lecture: Clinical approach to failed disc
Dr S Rajasekaran
Presentation-2006
1. Kerala Orthopaedic Association, Thrissur , Jan 27-29, 2006
Topic: Evidence based medicine in Orthopaedics
Dr. S. Rajasekaran
2. Kerala Orthopaedic Association, Thrissur , Jan 27-29, 2006
Topic: Failed Back Syndrome
Dr. S. Rajasekaran
3. ASSICON (Association of Spine Surgeons of India Conference) 2006,
Chandigarh, Feb 17-19, 2006
Topic: Correction of kyphotic deformities by navigated assisted opening-closing
wedge osteotomy
Dr. S. Rajasekaran
4. ASSICON 2006,Chandigarh, Feb 17-19, 2006
Topic: Research Methodology
Dr. S. Rajasekaran
5. ASSICON 2006,Chandigarh, Feb 17-19, 2006
Topic: Achieving excellence through Six Sigma
Dr. S. Rajasekaran
6. ASSICON 2006,Chandigarh, Feb 17-19, 2006
Topic: Management of infected spinal implants
Dr. S. Rajasekaran
7. TNOACON 2006, Kilpauk Medical College, Chennai, Mar 3-5, 2006
Topic: Management of Grade IIIB Compound fracture tibia – What is new?
Dr. S. Rajasekaran
8. TNOACON 2006, Kilpauk Medical College, Chennai, Mar 3-5, 2006
Topic: Spine Navigation
Dr. S. Rajasekaran
9. Master techniques in Spine Surgery, PSG Institute of Medical Sciences & Research
Coimbatore, Apr 16, 2006
Topic: Pedicle substraction of Osteotomy
Dr. S. Rajasekaran
10. Master techniques in Spine Surgery, PSG Institute of Medical Sciences & Research
Coimbatore, Apr 16, 2006
Topic: Anterior approach to cervical spine and dorsal C3 – C7
Dr. S. Rajasekaran
11. International Nailscon-2006 organised by Richmond Hospital at Jenny Residency Club, Coimbatore, 21 April 2006
Topic: Non-Union following interlocking Surgery
Dr S Rajasekaran
12. International Nailscon-2006 organised by Richmond Hospital at Jenny Residency Club, Coimbatore, 21 April 2006
Topic: Interlocking Nailing in Proximal Tibial Fractures
Dr S Rajasekaran
13. 24th Mangalore Orthopaedic Course 2006, Mangalore, 29 April 2006
Topic: Open fracture and soft tissue injury
Dr S Rajasekaran
14. 24th Mangalore Orthopaedic Course 2006, Mangalore, 29 April 2006
Topic: How to analyse a scientific paper
Dr S Rajasekaran
15. 5th Bangalore Orthopaedic Society Meeting, Bangalore, 30 July 2006
Topic: Guest lecture on Lumbar degenerative spinal canal stenosis
Dr S Rajasekaran
16. APOA Infection Meeting, Khajuraho, 25-27 August 2006
Guest lecture: Anterior Surgery-Preference & limitations – How do I do it/Tips & Pearls
Dr S Rajasekaran
17. APOA Infection Meeting, Khajuraho, 25-27 August 2006
Guest lecture: Kyphus prevention & correction
Dr S Rajasekaran
18. APOA Infection Meeting, Khajuraho, 25-27 August 2006
Guest lecture: Is there a role for posterior only surgery in spinal tuberculosis
Dr S Rajasekaran
19. APOA Infection Meeting, Khajuraho, 25-27 August 2006
Guest lecture: Antibiotic protocol – which antibiotics-what is the rationale
Dr S Rajasekaran
20. Professor Einhorn’s Oration 2005, Coimbatore, Feb 27th 2005
Topic: Childhood spinal infections
Dr S Rajasekaran
21. Ganga Spine Course, 2005, Coimbatore, 7th to 11th May 2005
Topic: Lumbar Spine Anatomy in Health
Dr S Rajasekaran
22. Ganga Spine Course, 2005, Coimbatore, 7th to 11th May 2005
Topic: Lumbar Spine Anatomy in Disease
Dr S Rajasekaran
23 Ganga Spine Course, 2005, Coimbatore, 7th to 11th May 2005
Topic: Fenestration Discectomy
Dr S Rajasekaran
24. Ganga Spine Course, 2005, Coimbatore, 7th to 11th May 2005
Topic: Lumbar Micro Discectomy
Dr S Rajasekaran
25. Ganga Spine Course, 2005, Coimbatore, 7th to 11th May 2005
Topic: Approach to a patient with failed disc surgery
Dr S Rajasekaran
26. Ganga Spine Course, 2005, Coimbatore, 7th to 11th May 2005
Topic: Lumbar Spine Anatomy in Health
Dr S Rajasekaran
27. Ganga Spine Course, 2005, Coimbatore, 7th to 11th May 2005
Topic: Decompression for lumbar canal stenosis – Buck’s fusion
Dr S Rajasekaran
28. Ganga Spine Course, 2005, Coimbatore, 7th to 11th May 2005
Topic: Clinical and Radiological evolution of instability
Dr S Rajasekaran
29. Ganga Spine Course, 2005, Coimbatore, 7th to 11th May 2005
Topic: Understanding spinal instability
Dr S Rajasekaran
30. Ganga Spine Course, 2005, Coimbatore, 7th to 11th May 2005
Topic: Future of Treatment of Low Back Pain
Dr S Rajasekaran
31. Bangalore Orthopaedic Society Meeting, 30th July 2005
Topic: Idiopathic Scoliosis
Dr S Rajasekaran
32. Bangalore Orthopaedic Society Meeting, 30th July 2005
Topic: Spinal Tuberculosis
Dr S Rajasekaran
33. Instructional Course in Spine, Mumbai, 19-21 August 2005
Topic: Role of hallow in correction of complex spinal deformity
Dr S Rajasekaran
34. Instructional Course in Spine, Mumbai, 19-21 August 2005
Topic: One level cervical disc prolapse with myelopathy – debate-
Dr S Rajasekaran
35. Instructional Course in Spine, Mumbai, 19-21 August 2005
Topic: Made in India
Dr S Rajasekaran
36. Instructional Course in Spine, Mumbai, 19-21 August 2005
Topic: Unstable burst thoraco lumbar fracture – Management options –
debate – Conservative management
Dr S Rajasekaran
37. Instructional Course in Spine, Mumbai, 19-21 August 2005
Topic: Unstable burst thoraco lumbar fracture – Management options
– debate – Conservative management
Dr S Rajasekaran
38. Continuing Orthopaedic Education , Coimbatore, 15-18 September 2005
Topic: Primary Closure in Open Fractures - There is a role
Dr S Rajasekaran
39. Continuing Orthopaedic Education , Coimbatore, 15-18 September 2005
Topic: Beyond the Golden Hour …"The Silver Day"
Dr S Rajasekaran
40. Continuing Orthopaedic Education , Coimbatore, 15-18 September 2005
Topic: Assessment of Open Injuries
Dr S Rajasekaran
41. Continuing Orthopaedic Education , Coimbatore, 15-18 September 2005
Topic: Newer Trends in treatment of Open Injuries.
Dr S Rajasekaran
42. Continuing Orthopaedic Education , Coimbatore, 15-18 September 2005
Topic: Role of Navigation in Trauma
Dr S Rajasekaran
43. 9th National Conference of International Trauma Anaesthesia &
Critical Care Society (Indian Chapter) – ITACCS Chennai 2005, Chennai 21-23
October 2005
Topic: Frontiers in the management of severely injured limb
Dr S Rajasekaran
44. 35th AP.IOA.Conference Guntur-2005, Guntur,22-23 October 2005,
Topic: Guest lecture on Management of Open injuries
Dr S Rajasekaran
45. 35th AP.IOA.Conference Guntur-2005, Guntur, 22-23 October 2005,
Topic: Debate on Orthofix Vs Ilizarov
Dr S Rajasekaran
46. IOACON 2005, Mumbai on Dec 27th 2005
Chair-person for the Symposium on “Open Injuries”
Dr S Rajasekaran.
47. IOACON2005, Mumbai, Symposium on Open injuries Dec 28th 2005
Guest Lecture: Initial assessment of the patient with open injury
Dr. S Rajasekaran
48 ASSI Subspecialty Meeting of IOACON 2006 at Mumbai on 29th Dec 2005.
Guest Lecture: “Navigation in Spinal Trauma”
Dr S.Rajasekaran
49. 13th February 2004, TNOA-CME-2004, Kanyakumari, Tamil Nadu
Topic- Anatomy of lumbar motion segment and its relevance to degeneration
Dr. S. Rajasekaran
50. 13th February 2004, TNOA CME 2004, Kanyakumari, Tamil Nadu
Topic- Anterior cervical decompression and fusion CALDF – Technique and Pitfalls
Dr. S. Rajasekaran
51. 13th February 2004, TNOA-CME-2004, Kanyakumari, Tamil Nadu
Topic-Posterior surgery (Laminectomy or Laminoplasty)
Dr. S. Rajasekaran
52. 30th July 2004, Hotel CAG Pride, Coimbatore
Topic-Lecture on Vector Vision to the General Practioners (GPs)
Dr. S. Rajasekaran
53. 21st August 2004, OASISCON 2004, Thrissur
Topic-How to conduct clinical research?
Dr. S. Rajasekaran
54. 8th – 10th October 2004, Combined Instructional Spine Course,
ASSI and SSE, New Delhi
Topic-Spinal cord regeneration
Dr. S. Rajasekaran
55. 14th – 19th December 2004, IOACON 2004, Agra Guest Lecture:
Topic-Management of complication of diaphyseal fractures
Dr. S. Rajasekaran
56. 14th – 19th December 2004, IOACON 2004, Agra
Topic-How to organize and conduct clinical research in Orthopaedics symposia
Dr. S. Rajasekaran
57. 14th – 19th December 2004, IOACON 2004, Agra - White Paper Presentation
Topic-Open fractures of tibia
Dr. S. Rajasekaran
58 ASSICON 2003, Varanasi 24 January 2003
Topic: Rationale of Internal Fixation in Spinal Trauma
Dr. S. Rajasekaran
59 ASSICON 2003, Varanasi 25 January 2003
Topic: Principles of Management of Injuries of Dorso Lumbar Spine
Dr. S. Rajasekaran
60. Indo German Orthopaedic Foundation, Hyderabad 26 & 27 March 2003
Topic: Global Reconstruction on Open injuries.
Dr. S. Rajasekaran
61. Indo German Orthopaedic Foundation, New Delhi 28-March 2003
Topic: Global Reconstruction in Open Injuries
Dr. S. Rajasekaran
62. APOA Trauma Section Meet, Coimbatore 26 April 2003
Topic: Assessment and Prognostication in Grade IIIB Open Injuries
Dr. S. Rajasekaran
63. APOA Trauma Section Meet, Coimbatore 26 April 2003
Topic: New Frontiers in Management of Open Injuries
Dr. S. Rajasekaran
64. Dr. M.S. Ramakrishnan Endowment Memorial Oration, Chennai 4 May 2003
Topic: Open Fractures of Long Bone in Children
Dr. S. Rajasekaran
65. Public Forum, Periyar EVR Mission, Chennai 30 May 2003
Topic: Care of the Spine and Prevention of Spinal Problems
Dr. S. Rajasekaran
66. Combined Instructional Course of IORAS Madurai th and Ganga Hospital 8 June 2003
Topic: A New Scoring System for Prognostication of Grade III Open Injuries
Dr. S. Rajasekaran
67. Public Forum on Joint Pain and Arthritis 22 June 2003
Topic: Arthritis and Joint Pain
Dr. S. Rajasekaran
68. First Combined Instructional Course on Spinal Surgery, Coimbatore 1 to 3 August 2003
Topic: Spinal Deformity Basics
Dr. S. Rajasekaran
69. First Combined Instructional Course on Spinal Surgery, Coimbatore 1 to 3 August 2003
Topic: Anterior Cervical Microdiscectomy
Dr. S. Rajasekaran
70. First Combined Instructional Course on Spinal Surgery,
Coimbatore 1 to 3 August 2003
Topic: Role of Surgery in Tuberculosis - Current Trends
Dr. S. Rajasekaran
71. IOARS, Madurai 17 August 2003
Topic: Scoliosis Basics and Logics
Dr. S. Rajasekaran
72. XXI COE Spine New Delhi, Salem - 18 to 21 September 2003
Topic: Kyphus Behavior in TB Spine
Dr. S. Rajasekaran
73. Annual Conference of Indian Orthopaedic Association Dec 19 2003, Chennai.
Sliver Jubilee Commemoration Lecture.
Topic: Ganga Hospital Open Injury Severity Score
Dr. S. Rajasekaran
74. Annual Conference of Indian Orthopaedic Association -ASSI section -
Dec 20 2003, Chennai.
Topic: Low back pain in children
Dr. S Rajasekaran.
75. Annual Conference of Indian Orthopaedic Association Dec 19 2003, Chennai.
Continuing Medical Education.
Topic: Fusion Following lumbar discectomy necessity or OverKill ?
Dr. S Rajasekaran
76. Tamilnadu Orthopaedic State Conference, Madras, 1983.
Topic:Radical Excision Of Bone Tumours And Reconstruction By Bone Grafting
Dr S Rajasekaran
77. International Bone and Joint Tuberculosis Club Conference, Madras, 1983
Topic: “Progress Of Gibbus Deformity In Tuberculosis Of The Spine”
Dr S Rajasekaran
78. In Tamilnadu Orthopaedic Association State Conference, Ooty 1984
Topic: “Prediction Of Gibbus Angle In Tuberculosis Of The Spine”
Dr S Rajasekaran
79. Regional South Indian Orthopaedic Conference, Mangalore, 1985
Topic: Femoral Neck Fractures-Is It Still Unsolved
Dr S Rajasekaran
80. Regional South Indian Orthopaedic Conference,Mangalore,1985"
Topic: “ Discogenic Pain”
Dr S Rajasekaran
81. Tamilnadu Orthopaedic State Conference,1986
Topic: “ Role And Fate Of Bone Grafts In Modified Hongkong Surgery ”
Dr S Rajasekaran
82.. International Bone and Joint Tuberculosis Club Conference, Agra, 1985
Topic: “The Role And Fate Of Bone Grafts In Anterior Spinal Fusion
In Tuberculosis Of The Spine”
Dr S Rajasekaran
83. Golden Jubilee Conference of Bombay Orthopaedic Society, December 1989
Topic: “Progression Of Kyphosis In Tuberculosis Of The Spine Treated
By Modified Hong Kong Surgery”
Dr S Rajasekaran
84. Indian Orthopaedic Annual Conference, Madras 1992
Topic: “Problem Of Deformity In Spinal Tuberculosis”
Dr S Rajasekaran
85. ORTHOCON ’94, Coimbatore. November 1992
Topic: “Limb Salvage In Grade III B & C Open Limb Injuries”
Dr S Rajasekaran
86. Tamilnadu Orthopaedic Association, February 1993
Topic: “Team Approach To Management Of Limb Threatening Open Injuries”
Dr S Rajasekaran
87. Guest Lecture Orthopaedic Course - Mangalore - April 1994
Topic: “ Spine Injuries –Management “
Dr S Rajasekaran
88 Guest Lecture Orthopaedic Course - Mangalore - April 1994
Topic: “Developmental Hip Dysplasias”
Dr S Rajasekaran
89. Moderator, Association of Spinal Surgeons of India - Annual Meeting, Coimbatore, August 1994.
Topic: “Difficult Spinal Surgical Problems”
Dr S Rajasekaran
90. Guest Lecture, ORTHOCON October 1994
Topic: “ Symposium On Polytrauma : Surgery For Spinal Fractures”
Dr S Rajasekaran
91. Moderator, ORTHOCON October 1994
Topic: “Immediate Management Of Open Fractures”
Dr S Rajasekaran
92. ORTHOCON September,1995 SPINE - Panel discussion
Guest Lecture, Kerala Orthopaedic Association, Annual Meeting in 1995.
Topic: “Aggressive Management Of Open Injuries To Limbs”
Dr S Rajasekaran
93. Guest Lecture, Tamilnadu Orthopaedic Association, Annual Meeting 1995.
Topic: ”Lysis & Lysthesis Of Lumbar Vertebra”
Dr S Rajasekaran
94. Indian Orthopaedic Association, 1995 Pune, India
Topic: “ Costectomy For Cosmetic Correction in Scoliosis”
Dr S Rajasekaran
95. Tamilnadu Orthopaedic Association, 1995 Erode India
Topic: “Modern Techniques in Polio Surgery”
Dr S Rajasekaran
96.. Tamilnadu Orthopaedic Association, 1995 Erode India
Topic: “ Interlocking Nailing in Demanding situations”
Dr S Rajasekaran
97. Guest Lecture, Association of Spinal Surgeons of India, Annual Meeting,
Jabalpur-August 1996.
Topic: “Costectomy For Cosmetic Correction In Idiopathic Scoliosis”
Dr S Rajasekaran
98. Guest Lecture, Association of Spinal Surgeons of India, Annual Meeting,
Jabalpur-August 1996.
Topic: “ Immediate Management Of Spinal Injuries”
Dr S Rajasekaran
99. Symposium ORTHOCON September 1996
Topic: “Complications In Spinal Surgery”
Dr S Rajasekaran
100. Symposium ORTHOCON September 1996
Topic: “Avoiding Complication/Pitfalls In The Management Of Compound Injuries”.
Dr S Rajasekaran
101. Guest Lecture - Association of Spinal Surgeons of India- Speciality meeting of
Indian Orthopaedic Association Annual Meeting, Calcutta December 1996.
Topic: “Spinal Fixation Techniques”
Dr S Rajasekaran
102. Tamilnadu Orthopaedic Association, 1996 Madras
Topic: “Management of Upper Limb Monomelic polytrauma with
Neurovascular Problems”
Dr S Rajasekaran
103. Tamilnadu Orthopaedic Association, 1996 Madras
Topic: “Hybrid Fixation of Tibial Plateau Factures”
Dr S Rajasekaran
104. Guest Lecture, Kerala Orthopaedic Association, Calicut, February 1997.
Topic: “Lumbar Instability”
Dr S Rajasekaran
105. Guest Lecture, Tamilnadu Orthopaedic Association, Annual Meeting,Thanjavur,
February 1997.
Topic: “Giant Cell Tumours Of Spine”
` Dr S Rajasekaran
106. Moderator, Orthopaedic Course, Mangalore; April 1997
Topic: “Open Injuries Of Limbs”
Dr S Rajasekaran
107 Moderator, Orthopaedic Course, Mangalore; April 1997
Topic: “Spinal Tuberculosis”
Dr S Rajasekaran
108. Indo German Orthopaedic Association, July 1997
Topic: Can Reconstructive Procedures For Soft Tissue And Bony Defect
Be Safely Performed On Day One In Open Injuries?- A Four Year
Prospective Study In 107 Fractures”
Dr S Rajasekaran
109 Second International Symposium on Oncology,Chennai - October,1997
Topic: “Giant Cell Tumours of the Spine”
Dr S Rajasekaran
110. Indian Orthopaedic Association Conference - Kochi - November 1997
Topic: “Primary Internal Fixation Compound Injuries”
Dr S Rajasekaran
111. Guest Lecture :Tamilnadu Orthopaedic Association 1997, Thanjavur.
Topic: “Primary Vertebral Tumours”
Dr S Rajasekaran
112. Guest Lecture : Karnataka Orthopaedic Association, Bangalore February 1998.
Topic: “The Problem Of Deformity In Spinal Tuberculosis In Children”
Dr S Rajasekaran
113. Guest Lecture: Indian Orthopaedic Association Conference, Jabalpur - December 1998
Topic: “Surgical Strategy For Complete Excision of Vertebral Tumours”
Dr S Rajasekaran
114. Guest Lecture: Indian Orthopaedic Association Conference, Jabalpur -
December 1998
Topic - “The Principles In Surgical Management Of Spinal Deformities
In Growing Children”
Dr S Rajasekaran
115. POSI 1998 Pune India
Topic: “Treatment of Facture Shaft of Femur in Pediatric Age Group
By External Fixation”
Dr S Rajasekaran
116. Guest Lecture Kerala Orthopaedic Associations, February 1999
Topic: “Thoracolumbar Fractures And Their Management”
Dr S Rajasekaran
117. MOACON 99, Aurangabad, October, 1999
Topic: “Spinal Instability - A K Talwalker Oration”
Dr S Rajasekaran
118. Indian Orthopaedic Association- 44th Annual Conference, December, 1999
Topic: “Outcome Of Surgical Treatment In Non Traumatic Compressive
Cervical Myelopathy - A Study In 36 Cases With Three Years Follow-up”
Dr S Rajasekaran
119. Indian Orthopaedic Association - 44th Annual Conference Hyderabad,
December. 1999
Topic: - “Tuberculosis Of Spine”. Co-Chairman for this session
Dr S Rajasekaran
120 Tamilnadu Orthopaedic Association- Annual Conference, Chennai- Feb 2001
Topic: “Biomechanical Analysis Of Buckling Collapse In Childhood Tuberculosis
Spinal Tuberculosis By The Creation Of A Finite Element Model(Fem)
of A Paediatric Spine”
Dr S Rajasekaran
121 Guest Lecture in Paediatric Orthopaedic Society Of India
Annual Meeting, Mumbai, March 2000
Topic: “Skeletal Tuberculosis In Children”.
Dr S Rajasekaran
122 Guest Lecture in Paediatric Orthopaedic Society Of India,
Annual Meeting, Mumbai, March 2000
Topic: “Tb Spine In Children - Changing Concepts In Management”.
Dr S Rajasekaran
123. Guest Lecture in Paediatric Orthopaedic Society Of India, Mumbai, March 2000
Topic: “Indications And Instrumentation For Spinal Tuberculosis In Children”.
Dr S Rajasekaran
124 Tamilnadu Orthopaedic State Conference, 1983
Topic: “Radical Excision Of Bone Tumours And Reconstruction By Bone Grafting”.
Dr S Rajasekaran
125. American Academy of Orthopaedic surgery and Indian Orthopaedic Association, Instructional Course Lecture at Jaipur October 31st 2000
Topic: “Spinal Instability – Its Understanding And Applications”
Dr S Rajasekaran
126. American Academy of Orthopaedic surgery and Indian Orthopaedic Association, Instructional Course Lecture at Jaipur October 31st 2000.
Topic: “Current Concepts In The Management Of Spinal Tuberculosis”
Dr S Rajasekaran
127. Annual Conference of association of spine surgeons of India at New Delhi January 19th-21st 2001 – Symposium.
Topic: “My Worst Failures And What I Learnt From It”
Dr S Rajasekaran
128. Annual Conference of association of spine surgeons of India at New Delhi
January 19th- 21st 2001 – Symposium
Topic: “Rationale For Surgical Tratment On Spinal Tuberculosis”
Dr S Rajasekaran
129 Paediatric Orthopaedic Society of India, Madurai, March, 2nd 2001
Plenary Session
Topic: “ Spinal Tuberculosis In Children”
Dr S Rajasekaran
130. Insight 2001– The Residency, Coimbatore March ,3rd 2001
Topic: “Osteoporosis”
Dr S Rajasekaran
131. Orthopaedic Research & Education Foundation , Patna September 17th – 20th 2001
Topic: “Proximal Tibial Fractures”
Dr S Rajasekaran
132. Orthopaedic Research & Education Foundation , Patna September 17th – 20th 2001
Topic : “Controversy And Pitfalls Of Interlocking Nail”
Dr S Rajasekaran
133. Orthopaedic Research & Education Foundation , Patna September 17th – 20th 2001
Topic: “Analysis Of Poor Outcome Following Internal Fixation”
Dr S Rajasekaran
134 Orthopaedic Research & Education Foundation , Patna September 17th – 20th 2001
Topic : “Initial Management Of Patients With Multiple Fractures”
Dr S Rajasekaran
135 Orthopaedic Research & Education Foundation , Patna September 17th – 20th 2001
Topic: “Percutaneous Reduction And Hybrid Fixation Of Complete Tibial Plateau
Fracture – A 4 Year Follow Up In 120 Patients”
Dr S Rajasekaran
136. Spine Speciality convention at IOACON 2001, Ahmedabad December 17th
Topic : “Instrumentation In Tuberculosis Of Spine”
Dr S Rajasekaran
137. National Post Graduate Lecture Course at IOACON 2001, Ahmedabad December 17th
Topic : “Intra-Medullary Nailing –Femur”
Dr S Rajasekaran
138 National Post Graduate Lecture Course at IOACON 2001, Ahmedabad December 18th
Topic: “ Tuberculosis Of Spine”
Dr S Rajasekaran
139. IOACON 2001, Ahmedabad December 18th
Topic “ Indian Experience – Sirus Nail Femur”
Dr S Rajasekaran
140. IOACON 2001, Ahmedabad December 18th
Topic “INDIAN EXPERIENCE – Sirus Nail TIBIA”
Dr S Rajasekaran
141. Controversies in fracture management, IOACON 2001, Ahmedabad December 20th
Topic: CME: “Unstable Fractures Of Dorsolumbar Spine Without Neurological
Deficit In A Young Patient”
Dr S Rajasekaran
142. Symposium:Locking nails in proximal Femoral fractures, IOACON, Ahmedabad December 22nd 2001.
Topic: “Sirus Nail”
Dr S Rajasekaran
143. Guest Lecture : Kerala Orthopaedic Association, Alappuzha, Jan 2002
Topic: “Childhood Spinal Tuberculosis”
Dr S Rajasekaran
144. Guest Lecture at , Kerala Orthopaedic Association, Alappuzha, Jan 2002
Topic: “Surgical Startegy In Primary Bone Tumours”
Dr S Rajasekaran
145. Depuy Spine Course, ASSICON, Kolkutta , January 18th – 20th 2002
Topic: Guest Lecture on “Understanding Spinal Instability”
Dr S Rajasekaran
146. Guest Lecture, ASSICON, Kolkutta , January 18th – 20th 2002
Topic: “A Comparison Of Imported & Indigenous Spinal Implants”
Dr S Rajasekaran
147. Guest Lecture, ASSICON, Kolkutta, January 18th – 20th 2002
Topic:“Prediction Of The Angle Of Gibbus Deformity In
Tuberculosis Of The Spine”
Dr S Rajasekaran
148. Guest Lecture, ASSICON, Kolkutta , January 18th – 20th 2002
Topic: “Surgical Startegy In Primary Bone Tumours”
Dr S Rajasekaran
149. Guest Lecture, Tamilnadu Orthopaedic Association of India, Coimbatore,
February 8th-10th 2002
Topic: “Avoiding Pitfalls In Management Of Open Injuries”
Dr S Rajasekaran
150. Tamilnadu Orthopaedic Association of India, Coimbatore, February 8th–10th 2002
Topic: “Spinal Workshop On Interpedicular Systems”
Dr S Rajasekaran
151. Tamilnadu Orthopaedic Association of India, Coimbatore, February 8th-10th 2002
Topic: “Video Demonstration Of Microsugical Disectomy”
Dr S Rajasekaran
152. Guest Lecture Instructional Course Lectures – IOAICL 2002, Madurai, April 21-22. 2002
Topic: “Decision Making In Open Fractures Of Limbs”
Dr S Rajasekaran
153. Indian Orthopaedic Association Instructional Course Lectures IOAICL 2002,
Madurai, Apr 21 ‘02
Topic : “ Difficult Decisions In Spinal Injuries”
Dr S Rajasekaran
154. Guest Lecture XX Continuing Orthopaedic Education Course at Goa,
September 19-22 2002
Topic: “Cervical Myelopthy”
Dr S Rajasekaran
155. Guest Lecture XX Continuing Orthopaedic Education Course at Goa,
September 19-22 ,2002
Topic: “Tumours Of The Spine In Geriatric Population”
Dr S Rajasekaran
156. State Indian Medical Association Conference, Tirupur, 28th September, 2002
Topic: “Low Back Pain For General Practitioners”
Dr S Rajasekaran
157. State Indian Medical Association Conference, Tirupur, 28th September, 2002
Topic: “ Advances In Spine Surgery”
Dr S Rajasekaran
158. Howrah Orthopaedic Society Meeting, Howrah, Kolkutta October 25-26th 2002. ,
Topic: “Sirus Nail- Techniques”
Dr S Rajasekaran
159. Howrah Orthopaedic Society Meeting, Howrah, Kolkutta October 25-26th 2002.
Topic: “Hands On Sirus”
Dr S Rajasekaran
160. Guest Lecture Indian Orthopaedic Association – Annual Meeting at Patna,
November 12th, 2002
Topic: “Interlocking Nail For Compound Tibial Shaft Fractures”
Dr S Rajasekaran
161 Guest Lecture Indian Orthopaedic Association – Annual Meeting at Patna,
November 13th, 2002
Topic: “Decision Making In Open Injuries” In Soft Tissue Coverage
In Orthopaedics Workshop”
Dr S Rajasekaran
162. Guest Lecture Indian Orthopaedic Association – Annual Meeting at Patna,
Trauma Society of India Sub-speciality meeting – November 15, 2002
Topic: “Use of Intramedullary Nail in Proximal Femoral Fratures”
Dr S Rajasekaran
163. Guest Lecture in Indian Orthopaedic Association – Annual Meeting at Patna,
ASSI subspeciality meeting, 6th Nov, 2002.
Topic: “Management Of Cervical Vertebral Tumors”
Dr S Rajasekaran
164. Guest Lecture in Indian Orthopaedic Association – Annual Meeting at Patna,
17th November, 2002 Symposium on Cervico Brachial Pain presentation
Topic: “Indications And Rational For Surgical Interference In Cervical Disc Disease”
Dr S Rajasekaran
165. Guest Lecture Update on Hip and Knee Arthroplasty 2002 at Madurai,
November 30th 2002.
Topic: “Varus Knee And Total knee Replacement”
Dr S Rajasekaran
166. Guest Lecture Update on Hip and Knee Arthroplasty 2002 at Madurai,
November 30th 2002.
Topic: “Adjustments After Trial Prosthesis In Total knee Replacement”
Dr S Rajasekaran
167. Update on Hip and Knee Arthroplasty 2002 at Madurai, November 30th 2002.
Debate on : “ Should PCL be preserved?”
Dr S Rajasekaran
168. Instructional Course on Spine Low Back pain-1 at Coimbatore ,April ,6th-7th 2002
Topic: “Surgical Anatomy of Lumbar Spine”
Dr S Rajasekaran
169. Instructional Course on Spine Low Back pain-1 at Coimbatore ,April ,6th-7th 2002
Topic: “Natural History of Disc Degeneration and its Varied Clinical Presentation”
Dr S Rajasekaran
170 Instructional Course on Spine-2 at Coimbatore ,December ,7th -8th 2002
Topic: “Spinal Deformity Introduction and Basics”
Dr S Rajasekaran
171. Instructional Course on Spine-2 at Coimbatore ,December ,7th -8th 2002
Topic: “Costectomy For Cosmetic Correction”
Dr S Rajasekaran
172 Instructional Course on Spine-2 at Coimbatore ,December ,7th -8th 2002
Topic: “Post Tubercular Kyphosis”
Dr S Rajasekaran
173. Indian Orthopaedic Association (Sliver Jubilee Commemoration Lecture) Dec 19th 2003
Topic: Ganga Hospital Open Injury Severity Score
174. Indian Orthopaedic Association IOA – ASSI Session – Dec 20th 2003,
Topic: Low back pain in children
Dr S Rajasekaran
175. Indian Orthopaedic Association CME – Dec 19th 2003
Topic: Fusion Following lumbar discectomy necessity or Over-Kill ?
Dr S Rajasekaran
Professional Career
Period Post Held Hospital
Jun 91 to date Director & Head of the Dept Ganga Medical Centre & Hospitals
Orthopaedics & Spine Surgery Coimbatore, India
Jan 91 to May 91 Senior Registrar Royal Liverpool Hospital
Liverpool, U.K.
Jan 90 to Dec 90 Orthopaedic Registrar Alder Hey Children’s Hospital,
Liverpool, U.K.
Jan 89 to Dec 89 Orthopaedic Registrar Princess Margaret Hospital,
Swindon, U.K.
May 84 to Apr 85 Assistant Surgeon Tamilnadu Govt Service, India
Jun 82 to Apr 84 Post Graduate Madras Medical College &
Orthopaedic Dept govt
general Hospital
Mar 82 to May 82 Special Trainee General Surgery Coimbatore Medical College
Feb 81 to Feb 82 Rotary House Surgeon Coimbatore Medical College
Educational Details
Sl No. Institution
Place
Degree
Awarded
Year Field of Study
1 Madras Medical College, Chennai M.S. 1987 Orthopaedic surgery
2 Royal College of Sciences, Edinburgh. FRCS 1989 Orthopaedic surgery
3 University of Liverpool. MCh 1990 Orthopaedic surgery
4 Tamilnadu Medical University PhD 2000 Spine surgery
Membership In Professional Bodies
1. World Orthopaedic Concern – President
2. International Study for the Study of the Lumbar Spine, Canada – Executive Committee Member
3. Indo German Orthopaedic Foundation – Vice President-Past
4. Asia Pacific Orthopaedic Association – National member
4. Association of Spine Surgeons of India – Secretary
5. Indian Orthopaedic Association – Life Member
6. International Trauma, Anaesthesia and Critical Care Society – Executive Council Member of Indian Chapter.
7. Paediatric Orthopaedic Society of India - Executive Committee Member-Past
8. Association of British Scholars, Coimbatore Chapter – President, Coimbatore Chapter
9. Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, United Kingdom – Member
10. International Bone and Joint Tuberculosis Club – Member
11. Tamilnadu Orthopaedic Association – Member
12. ASAMI - Member
13. MCh Orthian Club, Liverpool, United Kingdom
14. Trauma Society of India – Life Member
15. Orthopaedic Research & Education Foundation – Tenure Trustee
16. Indian Medical Association – Member
Other Interests and Distinctions
Captain, Debating Team in School and Collegeate level
“Outstanding Youth Award”, Jaycees 1974
Founder Member, “Voluntary Blood Donors Club” Coimbatore Rotaract
Vocational Service Director, Coimbatore Rotaract Club, 1979
Member, ”Group Study Exchange Team” of Rotary Club to International District 505 of Washington State, USA and British New Columbia, Canada 1988
Member “Round Table India”
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‘Swasam’
Caring for life.
Community outreach Programmes
of Ganga Hospital, Coimbatore.
“Swasam”
Caring for life.
The corporate social responsibility programmes of Ganga Hospital will be consolidated under the theme ‘ Swasam’ which will breathe new life to the injured and disabled through ten ‘ Community out-reach social service programmes’.
Project Helpline – “Help for the helpless”
Free deformity correction surgeries for poor children
The aim of this project is to treat deformities due to a variety of causes such as congenital, birth deformities, post infective deformities. These deformities are more common among the poor and socially underprivileged and hence often go without appropriate treatment. The Project has been functioning from 1998 and this will be enhanced in the coming years.
Free deformity correction surgeries were done to a value of Rs.33.6 lacs in the last five years. The number of children who were benefited from the programme is 259.
“Help for the Hands in Need” Project
This project enables poor patients who deserve complicated hand surgical procedures free of cost. The surgeries range from management of hand injuries in poor industrial workers to children with congenital anomalies and cerebral palsy. Under this project, free surgeries were performed worth Rs.3,64,690 in 2004 and Rs.6,88,715 in 2005.
UYIR – People’s Movement against road accidents.
You cannot create life but you can save one
There is one death on the Indian roads every six minutes. While enforcement is necessary, accidents cannot be reduced without public participation. This project is to increase the public awareness and compliance to road safety rules. Special emphasis is placed on programmes for school children in order to teach them young.
Road Safety & First aid awareness programmes for School Children and college students
To enlighten the children on immediate measures that have to be taken after an accident so that a ‘ second accident’ is avoided due to improper mobilization and transport. Special mock shows were done at school premises.
To date, more than 4000 children have been covered in the programme. It will be our endeavour to bring this target to 10,000 in the next two years.
Ganga Hospital Accident Helpline Centres
Ganga Hospital in association with Rotary is handling three Accident Helpline Centres at Mavuthampathy, Kanjikode and Madukkarai. Ambulances are stationed at all these centres and manned by the paramedical staff of Ganga Hospital. The approximate cost of the maintenance of the three booths is about Rs.8 lacs a year.
Till date, 650 high way road traffic accident victims have been resuscitated by these centres and transported for immediate care.
Ganga Free First Aid Centre with St John’s Ambulance, Tirupur
Ganga Hospital along with St. John’s Ambulance Services started a centre for emergency care and ambulance services to transport accident victims to the nearest centre at the earliest. It is an ongoing project and nearly 41593 patients have been benefited.
Project ‘Smile train’
Cleft lip and palate deformities are devastating as they produce major costmetic blemish and also serious impairment to normal speech and hearing . Ganga Hospital in association with Smile Train International provides free surgeries for people with cleft lip and palate deformities.
Ganga Hand Injury Support Group
It was formed to provide information related to hand injuries, their treatment, rehabilitation, Government aids and any other information that a hand injury patient would require.
Ganga Orthopaedic Research and Education Foundation
This foundation has been created to support various academic activities like training of doctors and nurses, holding international scientific meetings and conferences, funding for research activities of the department, providing funds for ‘Project Helpline’ and primary education to deserving under-priveleged children.
To date, more than Rs.26 lacs has been spent for the above activities from the time of its inception.
10) Rural Health programmes.
We propose to create a mobile van with well-equipped basic medical facilities and reach out to the rural people – immediate accessibility to basic health care. Special emphasis will be to identify and help patients with physical deformities like cleft lip, limb deformities and arthritis in the elderly.
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Case 1
Progressive hunch back deformity of the spine leading to slow paralysis of legs – correction of deformity performed by a single staged complex spine operation.
Shanti (name changed) was a 16-year old girl but unfortunately suffered from disease called achondroplastia where the growth of the spine and the legs are affected due to growth abnormalities. Normally these children do not grow to the normal height and are dwarfed throughout their lives. Unfortunately, she had an additional problem where the spine growth was also altered in such a way that she was rapidly developing hunchback in the middle of the spine. This deformity has resulted in stretching of the spinal cord which was giving rise to progressive weakness in her legs. Left alone, she was in the risk for the following:
Hunch-back deformity would have become very severe and this would have resulted in more severe stretching and pressure on the spinal cord. As a result, she would have become completely paraplegic and would have also lost control in her bladder and bowels.
The deformity would have resulted in progressive construction of the chest and there would have been secondary failure of the heart and lungs causing great risk to life.
Problem:
Treatment of these deformities are very challenging and are performed only in very few centres as the risk of complications are very very high. They also require very expensive and sophisticated instruments and equipments. In many centres in the world, the surgery is performed in two stages:
In the first instance, the operation is done from the front where the spinal cord is decompressed and all the bones that are pressing on the nerves are removed. The gap will be filled with bones from the leg or by titanium cages.
In the second instance, the operation will be done from behind and further correction of the deformity will be done and the corrected position will be maintained by titanium screws and rods. The disadvantage of this procedure is that the patient has to have two major surgeries and also operating from the front. In these cases, children are at a little risk because their heart and lung functions are already compromised.
A new procedure – Single staged closing-opening osteotomy. To treat this complex procedure – we have devised a new surgical procedure where the deformity can be corrected in one single staged surgery. The patient needs to stay for a very little time in the hospital and the risks of surgery are very much reduced. Here, the spine is approached from behind and by special dissection manouevers, the entire spine in the front and back are exposed. The wedge is removed from the spine without any damage to the spinal cord. Special expertise is required to monitor that the blood supply to the cord is not reduced during the entire procedure. The spinal bone above and below the wedge correction are secured by titanium screws and rods and the correction is maintained by special instruments. The gap in the anterior column of the spine is filled by a specially designed titanium cage which is filled with bone chips. The patient is maintained in a brace for a period of six months till the bone heals and consolidates in the correct position.
Special features of this procedure;
The entire course of the severe deformity is performed in one single operation.
In patient stay is reduced from 30 to 10 days.
The entire procedure is done from behind and hence chest or abdomen need not be opened. This reduces the complication rate considerably.
The entire spinal cord is decompressed and is held in vision throughout. So, the chances of spinal cord damage is very very less.
Recognition:
This special procedure has been presented in many national and international meetings.
This was awarded the ASSI Best Research Award in Bangalore in 2004 and also the prestigious APOA Award in Korea in Seoul in 2007
Legends for the photo
Preoperative photograph of the patient showing the hunch-back deformity.
X-ray shows kyphotic (hunch-back) deformity at the twelfth thoracic vertebral level.
Post operative X-ray showing good correction of the deformity.
Post operative photograph of the patient-deformity no longer seen
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paid much for this propaganda, Mr. Murali??
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