Dr. S.S. Sathappan

Dr. S.S. Sathappan
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Experience: 27 years of experience
Hospital: Farrer Park Hospital, Singapore

About

About Dr. S.S. Sathappan Dr. S.S. Sathappan is an orthopedic surgeon having more than 27 years of expertise. Services provided by him includes adult reconstructive surgery (joint replacement, primary and revision), and management of complex pelvic and acetabular trauma and sports surgery. In 1995, he earned his MBChB from the University of Bristol in the United Kingdom. In 1999, he earned his FRCS in general surgery from the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh (RCSE), and in 2003, he earned his FRCS in trauma & orthopaedic surgery from the same institution. He has received accreditation from Parkway East Hospital, Mount Elizabeth Novena Hospital, Mount Elizabeth Hospital, and Gleneagles Hospital. All orthopaedic/sports injury medications as well as physiotherapy services are provided at his clinic. Dr. S.S. Sathappan is a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh since 2004 and a Fellow of the Alumni of Surgeons at the Hospital for Joint Diseases-New York University. He has been a member of the Singapore Orthopaedic Association since 1995 and the General Medical Council of the United Kingdom since 2004. Dean’s Awards for Teaching Excellence, EXSA 2009 Superstar Award Recipient in 2010, NHG Quality Pillar Award (2007/2008), Hip & Knee Arthritis and Reconstruction Scholarship (AAOS/AAHKS), USA, 2005, and HMDP Fellowship Award National Healthcare Group Health Manpower Development Program: Fellowship in Adult Reconstructive Surgery, Hospital for Joint Diseases, New York, 2005, are just a few of the honours he has received. Dr. S.S. Sathappan is fluent in English, Mandarin, and Tamil.

List of Treatments

  • Total Hip Replacement
  • Acetabular Fixation
  • Cemented Total Hip Replacement
  • Cementless Total Hip Replacement (THR) Surgery
  • Revision Hip Replacement
  • Hip Replacement with Computer Navigation
  • Minimally Invasive Hip Replacement
  • Bilateral Hip Replacement Surgery
  • Both Hip Replacement together
  • Birmingham Hip Resurfacing BHR
  • BHR with stem
  • BMHR
  • Minimally Invasive Hip Resurfacing
  • Hip Resurfacing with computer navigation
  • ACL Reconstruction
  • Revision ACL Reconstruction Surgery
  • Patello Femoral Replacement
  • High Tibial Osteotomy
  • Lower femoral Osteotomy
  • Posterior Cruciate Ligament (PCL) Reconstruction
  • Arthrodesis
  • Septic Arthritis Treatment
  • Lateral Retinacular Release Surgery
  • Arthroscopic Menisectomy
  • Autologous Chondrocyte Implantation (ACI)
  • Meniscal Repair
  • Osteochondral Autografting – Mosaicplasty Surgery
  • Knee Replacement Surgery
  • Unicondylar Knee Replacement
  • High Flex Knee Replacement
  • Minimally Invasive Knee Replacement Surgery
  • Revision Single Knee Replacement
  • Arthrotomy
  • Arthroscopic surgery
  • Reduction of fractures open
  • Closed Reduction for Fracture
  • Arthroplasty
  • Carpal Tunnel Release (CTR) Open or Endoscopic
  • Palmar Fasciectomy
  • Tendon Repair Surgery: Flexor Extensor
  • Thumb Arthroplasty
  • Tendon Transfer
  • Internal Fixation of Fractures
  • Pollicization Surgery
  • Syndactyly (Webbing) Treatment
  • Repair of Digital Nerves
  • Synovectomy of Hand
  • Tenodesis tenolysis and tendon transfers and grafts
  • Boutonniere Deformity Treatment
  • Wrist Joint Replacement (Wrist Arthroplasty)
  • Neurolysis Procedure
  • Ganglion Cyst Excision
  • Shoulder Replacement Surgery
  • Open Reduction of Fracture
  • Knee Arthroscopy
  • Repair of Shoulder Rotator Cuff
  • Acromioclavicular Joint Repair
  • Repair of dislocations
  • Shoulder Labral Tears Surgery
  • Surgical decompression
  • Extensor mechanism realignment
  • Elbow Replacement Surgery
  • Elbow Arthroscopy
  • Lateral Epicondyle Release (Tennis Elbow)
  • Fracture reduction and fixation
  • Osteotomy
  • Arthrolysis
  • Limb Lengthening
  • Sports Related Injuries
  • Trigger Point Injection (TPI)
  • Knee Meniscectomy
  • Ankle Arthroscopy
  • Shoulder Arthroscopy
  • Tibial Tubercle Transfer for Patellofemoral Arthritis
  • Arthroscopic Debridement of Calcium Deposits
  • Leg Injury
  • Paget’s Disease
  • Partial Hip Replacement Surgery – Unilateral Hip Replacement
  • Foot and Ankle Deformity Correction
  • Arthritis
  • Triple arthrodesis and internal fixation
  • Corrective Osteotomy and fixation and bone graft
  • Corrective osteotomy, fixation and ligament reconstruction surgery
  • Knee replacement – Bilateral
  • Knock knee surgery
  • Single Hip Replacement

Work Experience

Senior Consultant, Farrer Park Hospital, Singapore

Consultant, Gleneagles Hospital

Consultant, Mount Alvernia Hospital

Consultant, Mount Elizabeth Hospital, Singapore

, Clinical tutor, NUS

Special Interest

Hip Joint Disorder
Adult Reconstructive Surgery (Joint Replacement, Primary and Revision)
Management of Complex Pelvic and Acetabular Trauma
Sports Surgery