+65 6443 7713
Farrer Park Hospital, #12-03,
Singapore 217562
+65 6443 7713
Farrer Park Hospital, #12-03,
Singapore 217562
+65 6443 7713
Farrer Park Hospital, #12-03,
Singapore 217562
+65 6443 7713
Farrer Park Hospital, #12-03,
Singapore 217562
Dr Sathappan has his clinic practice in Farrer Park Hospital. He is also accredited in all the private hospitals in Singapore including Mount Elizabeth Orchard, Mount Elizabeth Novena, Parkway East and Mount Alvernia Hospital. He has experience in Orthopaedic Surgery for more then 20 years and was a specialist practicing in Tan Tock Seng Hospital for 15 years. He also continues to provides his expertise as a visiting consultant in Tan Tock Seng Hospital.
His fellowship experience in joint replacement and revision surgery was based in New York and completed in 2004. He has extensive experience in complex pelvic and acetabular trauma as well as performing customized joint replacement procedures. He was the first surgeon to perform the customized joint replacement in Asia Pacific. He also performs bi-compartmental and uni-compartmental robotic hip and knee procedures. Other procedures that he performs include live-fibula graft surgery in avascular necrosis (AVN) of the hip and hip resurfacing procedures, key-hole meniscal and ligament reconstruction procedures around the hip and joints.
Hip and knee osteoarthritis can affect both young and old individuals. Such condition can affect the mobility and optimal clinical assessment and treatment must be done. In young patients it often involves keyhold (arthroscopic) procedure to address the soft tissue and cartilage injury. In patients with advance osteoarthritis optimal choice of joint bearings can facilitate in full return of function including running; cross legged sitting and all other sporting activities.
In this current era sports is becoming a very increasingly popular feature among all patients regardless of age. As a result there is also an increasing number of sports injuries. Getting the patient back to active sports includes optimising their clinical function; sports rehabilitation and appropriate surgical intervention when necessary. In our clinic there is also a physiotherapist who works in close partnership with Dr S S Sathappan to optimise the patients recovery to the fullest.
Robotic surgery is an upcoming trend in orthopaedics. Facilitating optimal alignment and precision cuts are achieved by the use of robots. Conventional joint replacement procedures are increasingly now replaced by robotic technology such that it facilitates in minimally invasive (“keyhole”) as well as optimising surgical kenematics surgical outcomes by optimising joint kinematics. In our clinic there is a detailed clinical assessment of the patient’s joint conditions and their suitability towards joint replacement using robotic technology such as makoplasty.
In patients joint arthritis can affect the shoulder; elbow; knee; hip and ankle. Assessment of patients suitability via appropriate imaging and clinical assessment facilitates in optimal functional outcome and recovery. In younger patients bearing options need to be optimised such as the use of ceramic such as the longevity can be access of 20 to 30 years. By appropriate clinical assessment with imaging patients will undergo joint replacement with the aid of robotics or computer guided surgery resulting in early return to function.
He has vast experience beyond clinical practice including being Adjunct Assistant Professor in NUS; Speciality Board Member for the chapter of orthopaedic surgeons; Program Director and in-charge of specialist in training in Orthopaedics in the National Healthcare Group. He has written numerous publications in peer reviewed channels and book chapters in several orthopaedics textbook. On a annual basis he is actively involved in multiple international and asia pacific orthopaedics meeting as a faculty to lecture on various specialties of orthopaedics especially hip and knee surgery. He is also being trained in acupuncture and provides treatment to patients with chronic joint and back pain.
Through his training years as well as his practice in restructured hospital he has been awarded multiple awards including the EXSA Superstar Award (2009); Yahya Cohen Surgical award (2008), NUS teaching excellence award (2007/08), NHG Quality Pillar Award (2007/08); Best Clinical Practice Improvement Program award (2007); Young Orthopaedic Investigator award (2007); Hip & Knee Arthritis and Reconstruction Scholarship (Hip & Knee Society, USA 2005); and Suple best student in medicine award (1995).
Bone and Joint Specialist Clinic
1 Farrer Park Station Road,
#12-03, Connexion,
Singapore 217562
+65 6443 7713
+65 9666 1268
