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Mr Sanjeev Lakshaman Chitnis

Mr Sanjeev Lakshaman Chitnis

Trauma & orthopaedic surgery 02907271

 

  • Bupa Platinum consultant
  • Fee assured
  • Open Referral network
Overview
Bupa Platinum consultant
Fee assured
Open Referral network

Specialises in

  • Hand & Wrist
  • Knee

Offers

  • Face-to-face consultations
  • Video and telephone consultations

About me

I AM A CONSULTANT ORTHOPAEDIC SURGEON WITH SPECIAL INTERESTS IN HAND, WRIST AND KNEE SURGERY. I SEE, ASSESS AND TREAT PATIENTS WITH A WIDE VARIETY OF CONDITIONS IN MY SPECIALISMS, WITH OR WITHOUT SURGERY AS DEEMED APPROPRIATE
I HAVE BEEN A CONSULTANT FOR OVER THIRTY YEARS AND HAVE HAD A WIDE AND EXTENSIVE EXPERIENCE IN ALMOST ALL ASPECTS OF ORTHOPAEDICS, IN THE LAST NEARLY FIFTEEN YEARS, I HAVE PRACTISED MAINLY IN THE FIELDS OF HAND AND KNEE SURGERY, I HAVE SUCCESSFULLY DEALT WITH WIDE RANGE OF PROBLEMS WITHIN MY FIELDS OF SPECIALISM.

I AM INVOLVED IN TEACHING, TRAINING AND I HAVE BEEN AN EXAMINER FOR MBBS, MRCS AND FRCS EXAMS. I AM ALSO AN ACTIVE MEMBER OF THE ROYAL COLLEGE IN GLASGOW AND SIT ON VARIOUS COMMITTEES.

Areas of interest

I DEAL WITH FOLLOWING CONDITIONS WITHIN MY TWO SUB SPECIALITIES:

KNEE

Meniscal (Cartilage) tears with Key Hole surgery (Arthroscopy); Ligament tears including Cruciate (ACL) tears with Reconstruction; Arthritis with Injections and Joint Replacements; Patellar
(Knee cap) problems with Key hole surgery, Lateral Release and Realignment procedures; Articular Cartilage damage needing operations including Chondroplasty, Micro fracture, and Mosaicplasty, Amic and cartilage transplantation.

HAND

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome; Trigger Fingers: Dupuytren's disease both primary and for Recurrence, Ganglion; Arthritis of Hand joints and Joint Replacements, Trapeziectomy with ligament reconstruction; Tendon surgery include release, repair and Reconstructions; Arthroscopy of wrists and treatment of torn wrist cartilage and arthritis;; Nerve Repairs and releases; Ulnar nerve release and transposition, Fusion of finger and wrist joints, Fractures of Scaphoid and treatment including internal fixation.

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Procedures completed

  • W8500

    Multiple arthroscopic operations on knee (including meniscectomy, chondroplasty, drilling or microfracture) - unilateral - (5-50)

    Ross Hall Hospital (5-50) Nuffield Health Glasgow Hospital (1-5)

  • T7231

    Open release of constriction of sheath of tendon (e.g. trigger finger) - (5-50)

    Ross Hall Hospital (5-50) Nuffield Health Glasgow Hospital (1-5)

  • T5900

    Excision of ganglion - (5-50)

    Ross Hall Hospital (5-50)

  • X4822

    Change of cast under general anaesthetic (as sole procedure) - (1-5)

    Ross Hall Hospital (1-5)

  • T7290

    Trigger point injection/Enthesis - 1 injection - (1-5)

    Ross Hall Hospital (1-5) Nuffield Health Glasgow Hospital (1-5)

  • W0850

    Partial excision of bone (including exostoses) - (1-5)

    Ross Hall Hospital (1-5)

  • A6810

    Neurolysis and transposition of peripheral nerve (excludes carpal tunnel release) - (1-5)

    Ross Hall Hospital (1-5)

  • W0512

    Interpositional silastic arthroplasty of mcp/pip joint- single - (1-5)

    Ross Hall Hospital (1-5)

  • BB906

    ExCon - Further Discretionary Payment - (1-5)

  • W1641

    Osteotomy of short bone of hand (including fixation and bone grafting) - (1-5)

  • S7010

    Wedge excision or avulsion of nail (including chemical ablation of nail bed) - (1-5)

    Ross Hall Hospital (1-5)

  • W3032

    Removal of fixator/frame/pins/wires and change of plaster (as sole procedure) - (1-5)

    Ross Hall Hospital (1-5)

  • T6820

    Secondary repair or reconstruction of extensor of hand/forearm - (1-5)

    Ross Hall Hospital (1-5)

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