Dr. V.A. Senthil Kumar

Dr. V.A. Senthil Kumar

M.S. (ORTHOPEDICS)

Associate Director and Principal Consultant in the Department of Orthopedics & Head of the Orthospine Unit

Dr. V.A. Senthil Kumar is Associate Director and Principal Consultant in the Department of Orthopedics and specialised in Spine Surgery, Skeletal Trauma and Arthroscopy in Max Super Speciality Hospital, Vaishali, Ghaziabad, Delhi-NCR. He is also the Director & Chief Surgeon of DOSC (Delhi Ortho Spine Centre). He has 23 years of post M.S. experience in the field of Orthopedics.

His special interests are Spine Surgery, Joint Replacements, Arthroscopy and Surgical Management of Complex Skeletal Trauma He is adept and highly skilled in Minimally Invasive Surgery (MIS) of Spine like Microdiscectomy , Percutaneous Fixation of spine , PLIF(Fusion of Spine), Kyphoplasty and Nucleoplasty and Percutaneous Endoscopic Lumbar Discectomy (PELD)using small incisions.

Dr. V. A. Senthil Kumar has specially trained in France with none other than Dr. Thierry Marnay, who is the pioneer of Disc Replacement Surgery & the inventor of Prodisc. He also trained with Dr. Edgard De Rosa, an efficient and expert Surgeon in Minimally Invasive Surgery Techniques in spine. Dr. V.A. Senthil Kumar has worked with Dr.Philip Mazeau, who is expert in Pedicle screws long segment Fixation in the spine Scoliosis without C arm guidance and Robot.

Website: http://dosc.in

Pott’s spine L4/5 L5/S1 masquerading as Slipped disc and Sciatica

Tuberculosis infection can affect the bones especially the backbone without involvement of Chest ( Lungs). It is called as Pott’s Spine( TB infection of spine). All age groups are prone to this. It is fully curable, if diagnosed and treated promptly with the right management. A 29 year old young man was suffering from severe radiating pain in Rt leg with weakness in the foot, with Low back pain for 1 month was diagnosed to be TB Spine L4/5/S1 level( Posterior disease) by MRI and timely treatment was done by Decompression of Spine Surgery and by starting of Anti Tubercular Medications.Removing pus compressing the thecal sac and nerve roots and spinal cord ( see photos and video) gave him excellent relief. Moral of the story is that any back pain , not responding to medications and physiotherapy in 3-6 weeks, one should always suspect TB spine and get X rays and MRI done, to detect and treat this common problem at an early stage itself.

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Young lady doing squats after Arthroscopic ACL reconstruction

 ACL (Anterior Cruciate Ligament) is an important Ligament of our Knee, which is damaged/ Torn , due to SPORTS INJURY while playing games like FOOTBALL, TENNIS, SQUASH, BADMINTON,CRICKET etc.the young individuals may have a twisting injury to the Knee joint and fall leading to complete tear of this Ligament (ACL).After Arthrscopic ACL Reconstruction ( A KEY-HOLE SURGERY), this young lady is able to do squats, sit cross legged and able to run and participate in sports again. 

The photographs ( Arthrocopy pictures of before and after ACL reconstruction) and video are self explanatory.

Young lady suffering from Two level B/L Pars Interarticularis fracture, with Gr-1 SPONDYLOLYSTHESIS L5/S1 treated by TLIF and decompression and fixation walking comfortably 2 days after surgery!

Spondylolysthesis is in simple language unstable spine with slipping of One vertebra over other in the spinal column. Common site is L5/S1 and L4/5. This causes chronic back ache and when not treated progresses to increasing grades of slip with leg pains also. Affects young individuals due to Pars interarticularis fracture of vertebrae, causing unstable posterior elements and spinal column. See the Young lady suffering from Two level (L4 and L5 ) B/L Pars Interarticularis fracture, with Gr-1 SPONDYLOLYSTHESIS L5/S1 treated by TLIF and decompression and fixation walking comfortably 2 days after surgery!

[Part 2] Young girl with Genu Varum ( Bowing of Knee) deformity of one leg Rt leg...corrected by corrective osteotomy surgery- 3 months after operation.

 

[Part 1] Young girl with Genu Varum ( Bowing of Knee) deformity of one leg Rt leg.