Dr. A M Shantha kumar
Dedicated consultant orthopaedic surgeon and sports medicine specialist at Kauvery Hospital in Hosur, Tamil Nadu. With qualifications including MS Ortho, DNB Ortho, and Fellowship in Arthroscopy & Sports Medicine (FASM), he brings over 12 years of experience in advanced orthopaedic care.
He excels in complex fracture fixation, arthroscopy for shoulder, knee, hip, wrist & ankle joints, and sports injury management. His expertise extends to minimally invasive replacements of hip, knee, shoulder, and elbow, along with robotic joint replacement surgery.
Educational Qualifications
- MBBS – Madras Medical College, Chennai
- MS Ortho – Gov. Mohan Kumaramangalam Medical College, Salem
- DNB Ortho – National Board of Examinations, New Delhi
- FASM – ISAOS Fellowship, (International Society of Arthroscopy, Knee Surgery and Orthopaedic Sports Medicine), Coimbatore
Awards & Recognitions
- Best Outgoing Post Graduate from Government Medical College, Salem 2017.
- Best Doctor Award 2020 from Government Medical College, Villupuram.
Research
Functional outcome of ACL reconstruction using quadrupled hamstring graft.
Knee Surgery
- Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction
- Posterior cruciate ligament (PCL) reconstruction
- Meniscal repair
- Medial collateral ligament (MCL), lateral collateral ligament (LCL), postero lateral corner (PLC) injuries
- Knee preservation cartilage procedure like BMAC, PRP, OATS, Autologus Chondrocyte implantation
- High tibial osteotomies
- Patella dislocation
- Multiple ligament knee injuries
- Partial knee replacement
- Total knee replacement
- Minimally invasive knee replacement
- Robotic partial knee & total knee replacement
Shoulder Surgery
- Shoulder dislocation
- Rotator cuff repair
- Superior capsular reconstruction
- Tendon transfers
- SLAP / labrum repair
- Biceps tenodesis
- Frozen shoulder/ stiff shoulder
- Arthritis of shoulder
- Hemiarthroplasty
- Total shoulder replacement (Minimally invasive)
- Reverse shoulder replacement (Minimally invasive)
- Acromioclavicular joint injuries
Wrist & Elbow Surgery
- TFCC repair
- DRUJ instability
- MCL / LCL repair and reconstruction
- Osteochondritis dissecans
- Minimally invasive Total elbow replacement
Ankle Surgery
- ATFL repair
- Deltoid ligament repair
- OCD of talus
- Arthroscopic ankle fusion
- Ankle impingement
- Retro Calcaneum bursitis
Hip Surgery
- Hemiarthroplasty
- Minimally invasive Total hip replacement
- Core decompression
- Society of Knee Surgeons of India
- Indian Society of Hip & Knee Surgeons
- Shoulder & Elbow Society of India
- Indian Arthroscopy Society
- Indian Orthopedic Association
- Tamilnadu Orthopeadic Association
- Member of International of Arthroscopy Knee Surgery and Sports Medicine
- Indian Arthoscopic Association
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