Dr. Manoj Kumar A N

Dr. Manoj Kumar A N is Consultant - Orthopaedic Surgery at Manipal Hospital, Old Airport Road, Bengaluru, with more than 23 years of experience listed by Manipal. He holds MBBS and MS qualifications in Orthopaedics and has completed fellowship training in trauma in Belgium and in hip and knee arthroplasty at UZ Leuven.

His principal areas are knee and hip joint replacement, minimally invasive trauma surgery and adult reconstruction. Manipal also lists knee and shoulder arthroscopy within his practice. His experience includes assisting in more than 600 joint-replacement cases involving the knee, shoulder and elbow, together with management of complex trauma and reconstructive problems.

Dr. Kumar has experience applying AO trauma principles to difficult fractures and using JESS external-fixation techniques for selected open fractures and crush injuries of the hand. His clinical work therefore spans elective arthroplasty and arthroscopy as well as urgent or staged reconstruction after injury. He has also been involved in teaching and surgical education.

He speaks Kannada, English, Hindi and Telugu. For patients being considered for replacement, arthroscopy or reconstruction, useful records include weight-bearing X-rays, CT or MRI when indicated, previous operative notes and details of prior physiotherapy or injections. The procedure is selected according to joint damage, alignment, fracture pattern, soft-tissue condition, previous surgery and functional goals, rather than using the same approach for every orthopaedic problem.