Dr. Rahul Chaudhari
Spine Specialist in PCMC
Spine surgeon in Pune
Dr. Rahul Chaudhari
Consultant Spine/Scoliosis Surgeon At 7 Orange Hospital
QUALIFICATION:
M.B.B.S. from University of Mumbai, Maharashtra (2001)
M.S. (Orthopaedic Surgery) from University of Mumbai, Maharashtra (2004)
ABOUT DR. RAHUL CHAUDHARI: EXPERTISE, SPECIALTIES & TRAINING
One of the best Orthopaedic-Spine Surgeon in PCMC or Spine Specialist in PCMC Dr. Rahul Chaudhari is available at 7 Orange Hospital near Pimpri- Chinchwad, Pune. He initially completed his MBBS and MS (Orthopaedic) from KEM Hospital (Mumbai) which followed by 3 years of specialized training in spine speciality from the USA. Dr. Rahul Chaudhari was trained in Adult and Paediatric Spine Surgery at Twin City Spine Center, Minneapolis and Hospital for Special Surgery, New York. Further, he enhanced his knowledge by receiving dedicated one year training in scoliosis surgery at Children’s Hospital, New Orleans, USA. Also, Dr. Chaudhari shared his research studies by publishing it in international journals and also did podium presentations in international spine conferences.
2002/02/007
MMC Registration No
SURGICAL PROCEDURES
Common Procedures
- Arthroscopy – Problems in a joint are visualized, diagnosed and treated using special cameras and equipment
- Fusion – It is like a “welding” process in which bone grafts and internal devices such as metal rods are used to fuse the broken bones together and to heal it into a single solid bone
- Internal Fixation – Metal plated, pins or screws are used to hold the broken pieces of bone in proper position while the bone is healing
- Joint replacement – An arthritic or damaged joint is replaced with an artificial joint
- Osteotomy – Bone deformities are corrected by cutting and repositioning the bone
- Soft Tissue Repair – Patching of soft tissue, such as torn tendons or ligaments
Scoliosis Surgery
- The modern instrumentation systems involves application of hooks and screws to the spine for anchoring long rods which are used to hold the spine while bone that is added fuses together with existing bone.
- Fusing of the bone does not allow the spine to move and therefore the curve cannot progress. In some cases the rod is removed if it causes irritation to the soft tissue around the spine.
FOCUS AREAS
DR. CHAUDHARI’S EXPERTISE
- ADULT SPINE SURGERY
- SCOLIOSIS SURGERY
- MINIMALLY INVASIVE SPINE SURGERY
- DISC REPLACEMENT SURGERY (NON FUSION TECHNOLOGY)
- JOINT REPLACEMENTS
- SHOULDER SURGERY
- SPINE SURGERY
- KNEE REPLACEMENT ACCIDENT SPECIALIST
- CERVICAL SPINE DISORDERS
- THORACIC SPINE DISORDERS
- LUMBAR SPINE DISORDERS
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DEGENERATIVE SPINE CONDITIONS
FRACTURES AND TUMOURS
DISC HERNIATIONS, DEGENERATIVE DISC DISEASE, SPINAL STENOSIS, SPONDYLOLISTHESIS
SPINAL DEFORMITIES (SCOLIOSIS, KYPHOSIS) -
NON-OPERATIVE TREATMENT
NERVE ROOT BLOCK
FACET INJECTIONS
EPIDURAL INJECTIONS - FRACTURE
- TRAUMA
- BACK MANAGEMENT
PODIUM PRESENTATIONS
- LSUHSC Research Conference 2011: Outcomes in cerebral palsy patients with neuromuscular scoliosis for correction of scoliosis and pelvic obliquity after instrumented posterior spinal fusion
- SAS (Spine Arthroplasty Society) 2011: The incidence of acute neurological complications following decancellation osteotomy for fixed sagittal deformity
- AO Spine Congress, June 2009: Effect of fusion levels of on lumbosacral fixation in long fusion construct
- Minnesota Orthopaedic Conference, May 2009: Pullout strength and screw removal safety of fenestrated screws with cement augmentation
- Conference of Association of Spine Surgeons of India (ASSICON), Jan 2008: Conservative disc- A disappearing act
- IOACON (The Indian Orthopaedic Association), Dec 2005: Analysis of clinical and radiological outcome of composite reconstruction in dorsal spine tuberculosis
- ICSC Instructional Course In Spine on Controversies in spine surgery jointly organized by Spine society of Europe and India in Mumbai July 2005: Analysis of clinical and radiological outcome of composite reconstruction in dorsal spine tuberculosis
Poster Presentations
- IMAST JULY 2009
- Effect of fusion levels of on lumbosacral fixation in long fusion Construct
- Biomechanical evaluation of a novel expandable meshed bag for lumbar interbody fusion
- Pullout strength and screw removal safety of fenestrated screws with cement augmentation
- Sub axial cervical pedicle screw insertion with a newly defined entry point and trajectory: Accuracy evaluation on cadaver cervical spine.
- NASS Nov 2009
- Effect of fusion levels of on lumbosacral fixation in long fusion Construct
- Pullout strength and screw removal safety of fenestrated screws with cement augmentation.
PUBLICATIONS
Long fusion construct: Effect of number of fusion levels on S1 screws” in Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2011 Apr 15;36(8):624-9
Subaxial cervical pedicle screw insertion with newly defined entry point: Accuracy evaluation in cadavers” in Eur Spine J. 2010 Jan; 19(1):105-12. Epub 2009 Nov 15
Repeatability test of C7 plumb line and gravity line on asymptomatic volunteers using an optical measurement technique” in Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2010 Aug 15; 35(18):E889-94
Repeatability test of C7 plumb line and gravity line on asymptomatic volunteers using an optical measurement technique” in Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2010 Aug 15; 35(18):E889-94
