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Dr. Sunil Dachepalli Senior Consultant Orthopedic Joint replacement & Arthroscopic Surgeon
Dr. Sunil Dachepalli
Department: Arthroscopy & Sports Medicine, Orthopaedics
Designation: Senior Consultant Orthopedic Joint replacement & Arthroscopic Surgeon
Years Of Experience: 22
Location: Somajiguda
Languages: English, Hindi, Telugu and Kannada
Med Reg No: 39827
Education Qualifications
- MS ( Ortho), MBBS, MRCS, CCBST, MSc (Tr & Ortho), MCH (Ortho), FRCS ( Tr & Ortho)
Experience
- 2014 - To Present - Consultant Orthopaedic surgeon - Yashoda Hospitals
- April 2013 to Feb 2014 - Senior consultant Orthopaedic surgeon, Continental Hospitals Hyderabad
- June 2009 to March 2013 Senior Registrar - South London Healthcare NHS Trust
- June 2008 to June 2009 - Lower limb Arthroplasty fellow, Bradford University Hospital, Bradford Mr W. Kluge and Mr. D Shaw
- Feb 2008 to June 2008 Orthopaedics Registrar - Rochdale infirmary, Rochdale Mr.V Devadoss
- Aug 2007 to Feb 2008 - Orthopaedics Registrar(clinical fellow) Lower limb, Rochdale infirmary, Rochdale, UK
- April 2007 - July 2007 - LAS registrar in Orthopaedics Sandwell General Hospital, West Bromwich, UK
Services offered
- OP consultation for first and second opinions
- Medical management of cases including Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Surgical management for orthopaedic cases
- Rehabilitation
- Pain management
- Fast tracking after joint replacement (walking in 4hrs post surgery)
- Computer guided surgeries
- Minimally invasive surgeries
- Minimally invasive trauma surgery
- Complex Orthopaedic trauma surgery
- Primary and revision joint replacements of Hip, Knee, Shoulder and Elbow
- Surgical expertise in robotics and computer navigation
- Minimal access joint replacement
- Partial Knee replacement
- Treatment of painful, unstable/failed (loosened and infected) joint replacements
- Arthroscopic surgeries of Knee, Hip, Shoulder and Elbow
- Knee multi ligament repair
- Stem cell therapy
- Cartilage regeneration surgery
- Frozen shoulder treatment
- Specialist in sports injuries
Special Interest and Expertise
- Joint replacements including revision surgeries. Specialist in performing computer guided replacements,minimally invasive surgeries and making patient walk in 4hrs
- At Wrightington Hospital, UK where the first successful joint replacement was performed in the world. He revised some of the replacements performed by the pioneers, that lasted almost 40 years.
- Specialist in all inside anatomical ACL reconstructions, Multi ligament reconstructions & Meniscus repairs
- Shoulder, Hip & Knee arthroscopies (Keyhole surgeries) and Joint replacements. Specialize in performing computer guided joint replacements. Sports injuries. Complex trauma cases.
- Sports surgeries
- Arthroscopy of Shoulder, Hip and Knee.
- Specialist in ACL reconstruction and meniscal repairs
- Sports Surgeries
- Frequently tours middle east, Africa and north India as a visiting consultant
- Certified ATLS Instructor
Professional Membership
- Indian Medical Association
- Indian Orthopaedic Association
- British Medical Association
Research & Publications
- esearch & Publications Title: Closed fractures of Radius and/ or Ulna in adults treated by plating or intra medullary nailing Authors: Dr.V.S Dachepally, Dr. P.Kotian, Prof B. Seetharama Rao
- Title: Clinical trial comparing the safety, efficacy and effectiveness of a course of intra articular Knee injection of synthetic versus avian Hyaluronic acid Authors: Dr. V.S Dachepalli, Mr. D.N Teanby
- Title: Systematic review of functional outcome following computer assisted versus conventional total knee replacement/arthroplasty Authors: Mr.V.S Dachepalli
- Jalgaonkar AA, Dachepalli S, AI-Wattar Z, Rao S, Kochhar T. Atypical tibial tuberosity fracture in an adolescence. Orthopedics. 2011 Jun 14:34(6):215
- Jalgaonkar A, Dachepally S, Farid M, Rao S. Angioleiomyoma of the knee:case series and an unusual cause of knee pain. J knee Surg. 2011 Mar:24(1):33-7
- Dachepalli VS, Prabhakar M, Ali SA, Teanby D.comparing the efficacy and safety of a single course of intraarticular injection of natural Vs synthetic Hyaluronic acid, for knee OA-Abstract publication in J Bone Joint Surg proceedings
- Dachepalli VS, Shah A, Jeys L, Purbach B. Bone grafting for acetabular protrusio.Does it affect the long-term stability of the implant?Abstract publication in J Bone joint surg proceedings
- Sharma Hemant, Jain Vikas, Dachepalli Sunil, Prabhakar Makarahalli, Chaudhary Baber. In laparoscopic appendectomy a contraindication for mucocele appendix? Indian J Gastroenterol 2007:26:4
Awards and Achievements
- First surgeon in Telangana and AP to perform successful total elbow replacement
- Presentation in the August 2010 South East Thames Circuit meeting was awarded the best presentation award
- Selected to become the ATLS instructor
- Won the Christmas Orthopaedic Quiz 2007 conducted at Rochdale Infirmary
- Runner-up in a national level orthopaedic quiz in 2000
Media
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Testimonial for Dr. Sunil Dachepalli
Mr. & Mrs. Abdin Mohammad
Procedure: Bilateral Knee Replacement
Patient Location: Bangladesh
Bilateral knee replacement by Dr. Sunil Dachepalli, The patient experience: I...
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Mrs. Hadsan Ahmed Yusuf
Procedure: Bilateral Knee Replacement
Patient Location: Sudan
Bilateral Knee Replacement: At Yashoda, I never felt like I was away from home....
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Mr. Mikhail Andreichenka
Procedure: Bone tumour removal
Patient Location: Kazakhstan
In a first of its kind in Hyderabad, doctors at Yashoda Hospitals have...
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Mrs. Usha Prasad
Procedure: Knee Replacement Surgery
Patient Location: Chhattisgarh
I received unbelievable support at Yashoda Hospitals. Unlike other places, they...
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Mr. Patrick
Procedure: Hip Replacement Surgery
Patient Location: Zambia
After expensive but completely ineffective treatment in Zambia, I made the...
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Case Studies by Dr. Sunil Dachepalli
Arthroscopic Revision ACL (Anterior Cruciate Ligament) Reconstruction
Oct 08, 2020 15:33
Background A 30 year old male patient presented with pain and giving away of the left knee. He sustained a twisting injury 2 years ago for which he underwent index arthroscopic.ACL
Distal Femoral Replacement for Severe Osteoarthritis Knee With Osteoporotic Distal Femoral Fracture
Oct 07, 2020 14:39
Background A 65-year old known rheumatoid female patient presented with severe pain in the left knee, difficulty in walking and performing daily activities. Clinical examination revealed severe