Dr. Ruthiramurthy Sankar

MBBS, Diploma - Orthopaedics, FRCS - Orthopaedics

Consultant - Orthopaedics

Orthopedist

27 Years of Experience

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About Dr. Ruthiramurthy Sankar

Dr. Ruthiramurthy is a Consultant in Orthopaedics. He has rich experience in this field.

Education

Medical School & Fellowships

MBBS - Stanley Medical College, University of Madras, 1987
Diploma - Orthopaedics - JJM Medical College, University of Mysore, 1991
FRCS - Orthopaedics - Ireland, 1999
FRCS - Trauma & Orthopaedic Surgery - ----, 2003
Clinical Fellowship - Adult Spine Surgery - Adelaide & Meath Hospital, incorporating the National Children’s Hospital, Tallaght, Dublin, 2004
Clinical Fellowship - Paediatric Orthopaedic Surgery - Our Lady’s Hospital for Sick Children, Crumlin, Dublin, 2005

Experience

Orthopaedics, Consultant- Chennai Meenakshi Multispeciality Hospital, Mylapore , currently working
Orthopaedics, Consultant- St. Isabel's Hospital, Mylapore , currently working

If you were a candidate for kyphoplasty and you have breast cancer that has metastisized close to the fracture would you have the procedure done?

Kanishka Pandey

It completely depends on the situation. In Kyphoplasty, either a spine surgeon or an interventional radiologist tries to treat a vertebral fracture using surgical cement. It effectively reduces the pain. In case of a cancer patient, the process accompanies radiofrequency ablation to remove cancer ti....