Mr Ravindran Ranjith : Trauma & orthopaedic surgery

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Mr Ravindran Ranjith

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Overview

Specialises in

Foot & Ankle

Hip

Knee

Offers

Face-to-face consultations
Video and telephone consultations

About me

Mr Ranjith has experience of dealing with most conditions of the lower limb, with a special interest in knee surgery.

Professional interests: Knee Surgery - Knee replacement surgery including patient specific replacements, robotic surgery, partial replacements and revision knee surgery, Arthroscopy, sports injury, ACL reconstruction.

Mr Ranjith did his postgraduate training in England (Liverpool, Bournemouth, Harrogate), Ireland and USA. He was awarded fellowships in Adult Spine at the Cleveland Clinic, USA and Knee Surgery at the Royal Bournemouth Hospital as well as Basildon & Thurrock University Hospitals. Mr Ranjith was awarded a travelling fellowship which took him to centres of excellence in Germany in 2008.

Areas of interest

Joint replacements including bespoke replacement, robotic surgery, partial replacements and revision knee surgery, Arthroscopy, sports injury.
Ligament reconstruction including anterior cruciate ligament; Arthroscopy of Hip, Knee and Ankle, Foot surgery; Ankle surgery; Lower limb trauma

Medical secretaries

Kerry Crowder
07759 191730
07901 693162
01702 597676
kerrycrowder@ymail.com

Anaesthetists worked with

Dr Gangani Yakandawala Fee Assured

About me

Current NHS consultant posts held

Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon,
Basildon and Thurrock University Hospitals
Nethermayne,
Basildon
SS16 5NL

Research interests

â€¢ Use of stem cells to treat osteochondral defects.

â€¢ Cartilage Regeneration Techniques

â€¢ PRP Injections for tendinopathy and acute Achilles ruptures

â€¢ Exogen treatment for delayed union of fractures.

â€¢ Comparative analysis of lateral retinacular release rates and flexion gap symmetry using different methods of Total Knee Arthroplasty

Personal interests

Photography, Painting, Angling, Table Tennis.

Awards received

German Orthopaedic Fellowship awarded for being the highest scoring candidate in the SICOT Examination 2007-2008.

Staff Recognition Award 2014, Certificate of Excellence for Postgraduate Education and Training 2014 for being voted as Postgraduate Trainer of the Year

(Additional) Languages spoken

Publications

CHAPTERS

1. •Vertebral Corpectomy for Thoracic Tumour/ Infection by Robert.F.McLain , Ranjith.R.Kuzhupilly
Chapter (20, Section II) in Surgical Techniques of the Spine (Ed.- Thomas.R.Haher & Andrew Merola), published by Thieme Medical Publishers Inc.

2. •Developmental Spinal Anatomy by Ranjith.R.Kuzhupilly, Gordon.R.Bell
Chapter in Principles and Practice of Spine Surgery (Ed.- Vaccaro, Betz & Ziedman), published by Mosby (Elsevier)

PAPERS PUBLISHED

1. • 3D-CT volume rendering techniques in Endoscopic Thoracoplasty by Isador Lieberman, Ranjith.R.Kuzhupilly, William Davros, Mary Kay Reinhardt, The Spine Journal 1(2001) pp 390-394

2. •In vitro stability of FRA spacers with integrated crossed screws for anterior lumbar interbody fusion by Ranjith.R.Kuzhupilly, I.H.Lieberman, R.F.McLain, A.Valdevit, H.Kambic, published in The Spine May 1, 2002; Vol 27, No 9, pp 923-928

3. •Hangman's fracture caused by suspected child abuse: a case report by Ranjith.R.K, J.H.Mullett, T.Burke, published in the Journal of Paediatric Orthpaedics B Oct 2002;11(4), pp 329-32

4. •Total knee replacement following high tibial osteotomy by Madan.S, Ranjith.R.K, Fiddian.N.J, published in the Bull Hosp Jt Dis. 2002-2003;61(1-2),pp 5-10

5. •Intermediate follow-up of high tibial osteotomy: a comparison of two techniques by Madan.S, Ranjith.R.K, Fiddian.N.J, published in the Bull Hosp Jt Dis. 2002-2003;61(1-2), pp 11-6

6. •Optimising femoral component rotation using Equiflex instrumentation – a clinical review by Ranjith.R.Kuzhupilly, Ilias Seferiadis, Iain.A.C.Lennox in Int Orthopaedics (electronically pub March,2007,paperJune 2008,Vol.32,No.345-53)

7. •Restarting Elective Orthopaedic Surgery During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Lessons Learned by Anuhya Vusirikala, Marwan Saleh, Edward Laurent, Tessa del Castillo, Ranjith R Kuzhupilly, Amr Fahmy, Dimitrios Tsekes in Cureus. 2021 Jul; 13(7): e16343. Published online 2021 Jul 12. doi: 10.7759/cureus.16343

THESIS
1. •Impaction Grafting - A look at the initial structural integrity: an in vitro analysis of two techniques by R.K.Ranjith
Published as a thesis for the MSc. In Orthopaedic Engineering at Cardiff University.

2. •Comparative analysis of lateral retinacular release rates and felxion gap symmetry using different methods of Total Knee Arthroplasty by R.K.Ranjith published as thesis for the MCh Orthopaedics at Edge Hill University

Courses offered to GPs

1) GP Learning Programme

Inflammatory and osteoarthritis â€“ Lower Limb

2) Knee pain in general practice

3) Examination and Injection techniques in the Lower Limb

My qualifications & training

Qualifications

FRCS Trauma and Orthopaedics Royal College of Surgeons of England 2007
MSc Orthopaedic Engineering Cardiff University 1997
FRCS Royal College of Surgeons of England 1994
MBBS Calcutta University 1990
MSc Health Science and Clinical Practice (Orthopaedics) University of Central Lancashire 2009
Fellow European Board of Orthopaedics and Traumatology European Board of Orthopaedics and Traumatology 2009
Dip SICOT Societe Internationale de Chirurgie Orthopaedique et de Traumatologie 2007
MCh Orthopaedics Edge Hill University 2012

Additional training

Knee Fellowship Basildon and Thurrock University Hospital 2005
Knee Fellowship Royal Bournemouth Hospital 1998

GMC registration

Reference number 4244662

Professional bodies (positions held - last 3 yrs)

Member BASK 2022
Member British Orthopaedic Association 2016
Associate Clinical Advisor Parliamentary Health Service Ombudsman 2012

Details of entry to specialist register

Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery , 2010

My private practice

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

Procedures completed

W9040
Injection(s) +/- aspiration, into joint, cyst, bursa - unilateral - (1-5)

Spire Hartswood Hospital (1-5)
W4200
Complex primary total knee replacement (i.e. including bone graft, augmentation or osteotomy) - (1-5)

Spire Hartswood Hospital (1-5)

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