Mr Ramankutty Sreekumar: Trauma & orthopaedic surgery

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Mr Ramankutty Sreekumar

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Specialises in

Foot & Ankle

Hip

Knee

About me

After my basic training in India, I have trained in Orthopaedics at leading enters in England like University hospitals of Leicester and the University of Dundee. I have completed fellowships at the Wrightington Hospital in Lower Limb arthroplasty and also worked in the Foot and ankle unit in the same hospital.

Areas of interest

Hip and Knee replacements; Hip pain; knee pain; Bunion surgery; Lesser toe surgery; Mortons Neuroma; Management of arthritis foot; Rheumatoid foot; Arthroscopic surgery of the knee; Arthroscopy ankle; Ankle Arthroplasty

Medical secretaries

Lisa Jodrell
Spire Fylde Coast Hospital Fylde Coast Hospital St. Walburgas Road Blackpool FY3 8BP
01253 318824
07735 667266
lisajod@hotmail.co.uk

Anaesthetists worked with

Fylde Anaesthetists Not Fee Assured

About me

Current NHS consultant posts held

Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon
Blackpool Victoria Hospital
Whinney Heys Road
Blackpool
FY3 8NR

Research interests

Fusion versus replacement in the management of arthritic conditions of the foot and ankle.
I am interested in the management of musculoskeletal infection and am involved in a study of outpatient management of musculoskeletal infections along with the department of microbiology at the Blackpool Victoria hospital

Personal interests

I have great interest in trekking and am a regular visitor to the Lake district. Outside of England, I have been to Nepal and Tibet on long distance treks which have been fantastic experiences. I am very interested in travel especially to historical sites.

Awards received

Year prize for the M.Ch Orth course

Publications

'Primary Hip Arthroplasty" - chapter in Mercers textbook of Orthopaedic surgery- co-authored chapter with Mr. Peter Kay
• Sreekumar R, Gray J, Kay P, Grennan DM. ‘Methotrexate and postoperative complications in patients with Rheumatoid arthritis undergoing elective orthopaedic surgery- a ten year follow up. Acta Orthopaedica Belgica. Dec 2011.

• Subramanian S, Jain K, Sreekumar R, Fox U, Hemmady,M, Hodgkinson J P.. Early results of whole femoral head allograft with articular cartilage for acetabular impaction grafting in revision hip replacements. .Ann R Coll Surg Eng Vol 92, No 1, Jan 2010 pp 27- 30.

• Sreekumar R, Subramanian S, Mohammed A, ‘Patellar Button dislocation in a mobile bearing LCS Patello femoral Joint arthroplasty- Case report’. Journal of Knee Surgery.2009; 22: 275- 278.

• Desai A, Sreekumar Ramankutty, Tim Board, Videsh Raut. ‘Does intra- articular steroid infiltration increase the rate of infection in subsequent total knee replacements’. The Knee. August 2009. Vol 16, Issue 4, pp 262-264.

• Sreekumar R, Venkiteswaran V, Raut V, ‘Infection in primary hip arthroplasty after previous steroid infiltration’ Int. Orthopaedics. 2007 31: 125- 128.

• Horwitz M, Sreekumar R. ‘Unicompartmental knee replacements- selected internet viewings’. Ann R Coll Surg Eng 2005; 87: 477- 481.

My qualifications & training

My private practice

Information for healthcare professionals (Bupa patients only, last 12 months)

Procedures completed

W3712
Primary total hip replacement +/- cement - (1-5)

Spire Fylde Coast Hospital (1-5)
W8630
Therapeutic arthroscopy of ankle with either soft tissue procedure or bony +/or joint surface procedure (as sole procedure) - (1-5)
W0850
Partial excision of bone (including exostoses) - (1-5)

Spire Fylde Coast Hospital (1-5)
T6800
Delayed or secondary repair of tendon (including graft, transfer and/or prosthesis) (not otherwise specified) - (1-5)

Spire Fylde Coast Hospital (1-5)

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