Dr Sivaraman B

MS(Ortho), MRCS (Ed), FRCS(T&O)UK, CCT/CESR ORTHO UK, PG Diploma in Ortho (UCLAN-UK) British (BOA) Shoulder & Elbow Fellowship - Teeside, UK British (BOA) fellowship in Upper Limb & Major Trauma- Stoke on Trent UK

Work Experience

17 yrs+

Registration No

65164

Language

English, தமிழ்

Location

Apollo Hospitals Greams Road Chennai

I was working as Lead Consultant for Shoulder & Elbow. Done lot of Arthroscopic Bankart repair, Cuff repair, Graft jacket for shoulder, Sub acromial decompression, Mumford procedure (ACJ excision), ACJ reconstruction, Elbow arthroscopy OK procedure, Elbow arthroscopic capsular release, Elbow arthroscopic debridement. Total shoulder replacement, Reverse Shoulder replacement, Short stem replacement, Total elbow replacement. Distal and proximal biceps tenodesis. Tendon transfer. Did plenty of complex upper limb Shoulder & Elbow Trauma.
Trained orthopaedic registrars in Shoulder & Elbow.

Speciality And Areas Of Interest

Sports Injuries
Shoulder Arthritis
Elbow Arthritis
Shoulder dislocation
Elbow dislocation – simple and complex
Shoulder and Elbow replacements
Shoulder and Elbow Arthroscopic procedures

Work Experience

Detailed Experience

Dr Sivaraman B is a fellowship trained Shoulder & Elbow surgeon who has extensive experience in the management of Shoulder & Elbow problems. He worked as Shoulder Elbow Consultant in Doncaster & Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS FoundationTrust.
With 13 years of experience at National Health Service (NHS) in UK. Dr Sivaraman B has proved to be an expert in Shoulder elbow & complex trauma surgery delivering high quality of care through evidence based practice.
His practice involves all aspects of Shoulder and Elbow care like Arthroscopy, Joint replacements and Trauma.
He specialized in Shoulder and Elbow Arthroscopic procedures like Bankart repair, SLAP repair, Remplissage, Posterior Labral repair, Labral cyst decompression and repair, AC joint excision/ Mumford procedure, Capsular release, Hydrodilation of shoulder. He is specialized in upperlimb joint replacements like short stem shoulder replacement, resurfacing of shoulder, total shoulder replacement, reverse shoulder replacement and total elbow replacement. He gives very good results in complex upper limb fractures like scapula fractures, proximal humeral fractures, AC joint dislocation, Shoulder fracture dislocation, floating shoulder, terrible triad in elbow, complex fractures in radial head, capitellum.
He is an academic upperlimb surgeon and active participant in workshops and conferences around the world. He is Advanced Trauma life support (ATLS) instructor in UK and India. This experience and learning provides him with immense knowledge, skills, and insights about the domain he is serving as a specialist.
o Organised and conducted Chennai shoulder course in 2018 June. Well received by delegates from all over India.
o Organised and taught - Basic Shoulder Arthroscopy course – Simulation course with Hands on workshop in Chennai. April 2018.
o Conducted Plaster and Splint course for Ortho PGs in 2019.
o Conducted Shoulder tapping and rehab course for Physios in 2019.
o Faculty in national and international Shoulder and Elbow courses Vizag Shoulder Course in 2018, TNOA, Advanced and Basic Shoulder course by IAS in SRMC.

Research and Publications

Research :

Study of prominence of greater tuberosity and association with cuff tear. In this study we found there is no correlation between cuff tear and prominence of greater tuberosity. University Hospital of North Tees and Hartlepool. 2015.
Study of delayed distal biceps rupture with semitendinosis graft. Case series of 6 delayed biceps reconstruction using ST graft and calculating biceps strength with Biodex machine. University Hospital of North Tees and Hartlepool. 2015.
Hypothermia and venous lactate as prognostic indicator in patients with neck of femur fracture. We found positive correlation between high lactate level and mortality and negative correlation between body temperature and mortality in neck of femur fracture patients. Leicester Royal Infirmary, 2013.
The influence of obesity on presentation and outcome of Cauda Equina Syndrome. Leicester royal infirmary, M Venkatesan, S Balasubramanian, J Braybrooke, M Newey. 2011.
Relation of saphenous nerve branches to the medial patellofemoral ligament (MPFL) - Cadaveric Study, R Dharmarajan, S Balasubramanian, S Godsiff, Leicester General Hospital, Leicester. (2005) In this cadaveric study we dissected 10 lower limbs to see the relationship of the saphenous nerve branch to the MPFL.
Anomalies of Brachial Plexus in Axilla & arm– Cadaveric study, S Balasubramanian, Nitin Rao, Abinav Gulihar, University of Leicester, UK. (2005). 30 limbs were dissected to record the anomalies of the brachial plexus in arm.
The distance between the acromion and axillary nerve depends on the length of the arm: A cadaveric study. We found there was association between limb length and distance between acromion and axillary nerve. The distance is shorter when the arm in abduction than in adduction. S Balasubramanian, Nitin Rao, Abinav Gulihar, University of Leicester, UK (2005).
Analysis of various surgical methods in the management of subtrochanteric fractures of femur. S Balasubramanian, Prof N Saichandran. We compared the results of recon nail, biological fixation with DCS / 95 degree Blade plate. My Postgraduate Thesis at TN Dr MGR Medical University towards award of M.S. (Ortho) degree.

Publications :

Sivaraman B, Sathesh Kumar Murthy. Irreducible lateral patellar dislocation reduced using towel clip technique. A case report. International Journal of Orthopaedic sciences, 2019. 285-287.
Venkatesan M, Smith RP, Balasubramanian S, Khan A, Uzoigwe CE, Coats TJ, Godsiff S. Serum lactate as a marker of mortality in patients with hip fracture: A prospective study. Injury. 2015 Nov;46(11):2201-5
Morgan S, Balasubramanian S, Teanby D, Interesting clinical presentation of anterior knee pain causing diagnostic dilemma, Musculoskeletal surgery,Volume 93, Number 2/ September, 2009 71-73.
Gulihar Abhinav, Balasubramanian Sivaraman, Nixon Matthew, Taylor Grahame JS, A contribution to the calculation of a safe deltoid split, International Journal of Shoulder Surgery, Year 2008, Volume 2, Issue 3, 52-55

Professional Memberships and Certifications

RCSEd
Indian Shoulder & Elbow Society Membership
TNOA Membership
Indian Orthopaedic Association life membership
TNAS Membership
IMA (Indian Medical Association)
British Shoulder and Elbow Society
British Orthopedic Association

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