Fellowship-trained in arthroscopic assessment and treatment of sports-related joint injuries, under Dr. Shirish Pathak at Deenanath Mangeshkar Hospital, Pune.
Arthroscopy is a minimally invasive technique that uses a small camera and instruments inserted through small incisions to examine and treat joint injuries — commonly the knee and shoulder — without the larger incisions open surgery requires. It's used both to diagnose the extent of an injury and, in the same procedure, to repair it.
Including ACL and PCL tears, common in sports involving pivoting, jumping, or sudden direction changes.
Cartilage injuries in the knee, from acute sports trauma or gradual wear.
Recurrent dislocation or looseness of the shoulder joint following injury.
Tears or inflammation of the shoulder's stabilising tendons.
Not every sports strain needs surgical treatment, and most soft-tissue injuries improve with rest and physiotherapy alone. It's generally worth an assessment when a joint injury involves a "pop" at the time of injury, ongoing instability or giving-way, persistent swelling, or pain that hasn't meaningfully improved after a few weeks of rest — an in-person examination (often alongside an MRI) is what actually determines whether surgery, physiotherapy, or simple rest is appropriate for a given injury.
