Vel Sakthivel is a Consultant Orthopaedic Knee Surgeon offering a bespoke service in Southampton and Poole for sports injuries in children and young adults, knee surgery and treatments such as: diagnostic arthroscopy, meniscal injury, osteochondral injury, anterior cruciate ligament, trochleoplasty, fractures and soft tissue injury.
Mr Vel Sakthivel is a Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon with experience in musculoskeletal trauma, children's orthopaedics, sports injuries and knee surgery. He works in a busy university hospital, which is a major level I trauma centre. It is also a regional referral centre for paediatric orthopaedics. Vel is the Regional Surgical Advisor for the Wessex Region appointed by the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh.
A highly qualified and experienced orthopaedic surgeon
Mr Vel Sakthivel has over 14 years of global experience in trauma and orthopaedics (T&Omp;O).
His current posts are:
He trained at the universities of Madras and Cardiff and the Royal college of Surgeons of Edinburgh. His previous posts include:
An orthopaedic specialist in children's sports injuries and knee problems
Vel specialise in children’s orthopaedics such as cerebral palsy, hip dysplasia, foot and ankle problems as well as adult and children’s knee problems and injuries in and around the Southampton and Poole area.
Within the paediatrics field, he is very passionate about diagnosing problems early on using techniques such as ultrasound. His paediatric anterior crucial ligament (ACL) reconstruction and knee cap (patella) dislocation work uses techniques that do not damage your child’s knee growth plate.
He also treats adult knee pain and knee problems with a particular interest in sports knee injuries such as dislocated knee cap (patella), meniscus tears (torn cartilage) and chondromalacia (runner’s knee). He offers pioneering surgical techniques such as trochleoplasty to prevent repeated patellar (knee) dislocations.
Professional memberships
Vel is a member of the following professional bodies:
Research interests
Vel has published a number of papers for The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery and the European Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery & Traumatology. He is currently writing a Current Concepts Review on ‘The Feet in Children and Adolescents’.
Orthopaedic treatments available in Southampton and Poole
Vel specialises in the following:
- Sports injuries in children and young adults
- Knee surgery - children
- Knee surgery - adults
- Children's orthopaedics
Treatments available:
- ACL reconstruction
- Achilles repair and reconstruction
- Chondroplasty
- Knee arthroscopy
- Knee injury
- Knee ligament injury
- Knee osteoarthritis
- Knee replacement
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- Knee surgery (ACL repair)
- Meniscal tear
- Meniscectomy
- PCL reconstruction
- Patella stabilisation
- Patello-femoral joint replacement
- Unicompartmental knee replacement (UKR)
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Medico-legal work
Vel's areas of expertise as an expert witness are:
- Musculoskeletal trauma
- Children's orthopaedics
- Sports injuries and knee surgery
Read more about Vel's medico-legal expertise.
Where can I get treatment with private orthopaedic surgeon Mr Vel Sakthivel
Wessex Nuffield Health Hospital
Winchester road
Chandlers ford, Eastleigh
Hampshire
SO53 2DW
Tel: 02380 266377
The Harbour BMI Healthcare
St Marys road
Poole
Dorset
BH15 2BH
Tel: 01202 244200
BMI Sarum Road Hospital
Sarum Road
Winchester
SO22 5HA
Tel: 01962 844555
For Private consultations, treatment and enquiries, please contact Mandy
Tel: 07949 926249
Email: vel810@hotmail.com
Web: www.sportsknees.co.uk
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