Baskaran Komarasamy MS Ortho., FRCS (Edin)., FRCS Ortho

Senior consultant in Orthopaedics

Kovai Medical Center and Speciality Hospital

Distinction and awards

1. First rank in A level Exam at Government Higher Secondary School, T.Nadu, India, March 1987 (GCSE equivalent)

2. Distinction in Anatomy

3. First prize for best abstract submitted for International Foot and Ankle Congress, Toronto, Canada, 14-15 May 2005

4. One of the five best posters selected for podium presentation in British Orthopaedic Association meeting, Manchester, 25th-28th Sep 07

Present appointment

Senior consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon 15/07/10 till now

Kovai Medical center and Hospitals Coimbatore-14, India

Previous appointments

Dates Grade Speciality Hospital Consultants
16th May 10 – 31st June 10 Knee Fellow Orthopaedics Leicester General Hospital Mr SP Godsiff
1st Aug 09 – 15th May 10 Locum Consultant Trauma & Orthopaedics University Hospitals of Leicester
4th Feb 09 – 31st July 09 (6 months) Clinical Fellow (Registrar) Orthopaedics Leicester Royal Infirmary Mr R Pandey, Mr A Abraham
3rd Aug 08 – 3rd Feb 09 (6 months) Clinical Fellow (Registrar) Orthopaedics Leicester General Hospital Mr C Esler, Mr A Modi
4th Feb 08 – 2nd Aug 08 (6 months) SpR (LAT) Orthopaedics Kettering General Hospital Mr R Barrington
1st Aug 07 – 3rd Feb 08 (6 months) SpR (LAT) Orthopaedics Lincoln County Hospital Mr E Morris
5th March 07 – 4th July 07 (5 months) SpR (LAT) Orthopaedics Kettering General Hospital Mr B Shah
2nd July 06 – 4th March 07 (8 months) SpR (LAT) Orthopaedics Leicester Royal Infirmary Mr J Davison, Miss AL Armstrong, Mr AJ Best
7th Nov 05 – 1st July 06 (8 months) SpR (LAT) Orthopaedics Lincoln County Hospital Mr JM Wilkinson, Mr C Lee
3rd Aug 05 – 6th Nov 05 (3 months) Registrar (Trauma Fellow) Orthopaedics Leicester Royal Infirmary Prof WM Harper, Mr CN Esler, Mr G Taylor
5th Feb 04 – 2nd Aug 05 (18 months) Senior SHO (Clinical Fellow) Orthopaedics Leicester Royal Infirmary Mr TP Green, Mr R Pandey, Mr AJ Furlong, Mr B Bhowal, Mr SP Godsiff, Mr M Newey
1st Sep 03 – 4th Feb 04 (5 months) SHO Orthopaedics Leicester General Hospital Mr CJ Kershaw, Mr S Tandon, Miss P Allen
6th Aug 03 – 31st Aug 03 (1 month) Senior SHO Orthopaedics Stirling Royal Infirmary
7th Aug 02 – 5th Aug 03 (12 months) SHO Orthopaedics William Harvey Hospital Mr Dunnet, Mr P Shrivastava, Mr C Brooks
1st Sep 01 – 6th Aug 02 (11 months) SHO Orthopaedics Kent and Canterbury Hospital Mr R Wetherall, Mr P Housden, Mr L Louette
2nd April 01 – 31st July 01 (4 months) SHO Orthopaedics Hairmyres Hospital Mr Newton, Mr P Oroko
21st Dec 00 – 31st March 01 (4 1/2 months) Clinical Observer Orthopaedics Royal Liverpool Hospital Prof S Frostick
15th May 00 – 15th Sep 00 (4 months) Clinical Observer General Surgery Dumfries Royal Infirmary Mr I Muir

Basic surgical rotation (as a part of postgraduate training in Orthopaedics in B J Medical College)

4th July 95 – 31st Dec 98 (3 ½ years)
1st July 97 – 31st Dec 98 Senior Trainee in Trauma & Orthopaedics
1st April 97 – 30th June 97 (3 months) SHO in Plastic Surgery
1st Jan 97 – 31st March 97 (3 months) SHO in General Surgery
1st Oct 96 – 31st Dec 96 (3 months) SHO in Spinal Surgery
1st July 96 to 30th Sep 96 (3 months) SHO in Accident & emergency
4th July 95 – 31st June 96 Junior Trainee in Trauma & Orthopaedics
4th Sep 94 to 28th Feb 95 (6 months) Junior Trainee in Trauma & Orthopaedics Kilpauk Medical College Hospital, Madras Prof Ilangovan
1st June 94 – 31st Aug 94 SHO in Plastic Surgery Stanley Medical College Hospital, Madras
1st March 94 – 31st May 94 (3 months) SHO in Accident & Emergency Stanley Medical College Hospital, Madras
1st Sep 93 to 28th Feb 94 (6 months) SHO in General Surgery Stanley Medical College Hospital, Madras
1st March 93 – 31st Aug 93 (6 months) SHO in Orthopaedics Stanley Medical College Hospital, Madras
13th Feb 92 – 12th Feb 93 (12 months) Pre Registration House Officer Stanley Medical College Hospital, Madras

Publications

Full Text:

1. MC Forster, B Komarasamy, JN Davison Distal femoral fractures- Review of Fixation Methods - Injury Journal, Feb 06, p97-108

2. B Komarasamy, R Vadivelu, ASW Bruce, CJ Kershaw, JN Davison Clinical and Radiological outcome following Uncemented Tantalum Monoblock Metal Acetabular Cup - Acta Orthopaedica Belgica, Vol 72-3, 06

3. B Komarasamy, MC Forster, CN Esler, Prof WM Harper, A Hall Mortality following hip fracture surgery in patients with recent Myocardial Infarction- Annals of Royal College of surgeons of England, 89, 2007

4. B Komarasamy, R Vadivelu, CJ Kershaw Clinical outcome following a modified approach for psoas lengthening for coxa saltans in adults. Hip International Journal, 06, June 2007

Case Reports:

1. B Komarasamy, R Vadivelu A case report of “Painful foot in a young boy”- Student BMJ; 13:1-44 January 2004

2. V Leninbabu, Komarasamy B “Ipsilateral mid third clavicle fracture with Grade 5 Acromioclavicular Joint dislocation- A case report.-European Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery & Traumatology, Electronic Journal, 2nd March 2005

3. B Komarasamy, R Vadivelu, KT Boyd, R Pandey A concomitant combination of talar neck fracture and Tendo Achilles rupture – Journal of Foot and Ankle surgery, Vol 46(3), May/June 2007

Technical Tips

1. V Lenin Babu, B Komarasamy “Circumferential wiring of patella” -Technique tips-e-Journal of Royal Colleges of Edinburgh, 15th Nov 2004

2. Babu VL, B Komarasamy, A Kocialkowski External fixation of finger fractures made simple- Acta Orthopaedica Belgica, Oct 2005, 71(5), p347-348.

Abstracts

Published

1. B Komarasamy, R Vadivelu, ASW Bruce, CJ Kershaw, JN Davison “The First 145 Uncemented Tantalum Acetabular Cups-Short-Term clinical outcome and patient satisfaction from a single centre”- Hip International, Vol 14 No 2 April-June 2004

2. B Komarasamy, S Ahmed, A Aster, MC Forster “Reaming for Antegrade femoral nailing: Is it worth it?”- Injury Extra Vol 36: 2005 p131

3. B Komarasamy, V Leninbabu, R Thakur, R Shrivastava “Readmisssion of Orthopaedics Patients”- The Surgeon supplement, Vol 03(3), June 2005

4. V Leninbabu, B Komarasamy, S Muthusamy “Cancellations in Orthopaedic Preadmission Clinic”- The Surgeon supplement, Vol 03(3), June 2005

5. B Komarasamy, MC Forster, JN Davison Outcome following surgical fixation of Distal Femur fractures” - The Surgeon supplement, Vol 03(3), June 2005

6. B Komarasamy, A Best, RA Power “Tibiotalocalcaneal fusion with a retrograde intramedullary nailing” - JBJS (Br) supplement III 2005, p371

7. V Leninbabu, B Komarasamy, A Paul “Lymphatic spread and its significance in soft tissue sarcomas of the extremities”- 73rd AAOS Annual Meeting Proceedings book 2006, p-815

8. B Komarasamy, MC Forster, V Leninbabu Outcome following surgery for proximal femur fractures in patients with recent Myocardial Infarction- 73rd AAOS Annual Meeting Proceedings book 2006, p-778

9. B Komarasamy, D Osarumwense, S Balasubramanium, Prof WM Harper Outcome after different types of plaster treatment for TA Rupture - European Journal of Trauma, supplement 1, Vol-32, April 2006

10. B Komarasamy, M Acharya, AJ Furlong, GJ Taylor, Prof WM Harper Role of Biophysical methods on recalcitrant non union - European Journal of Trauma, supplement 1, Vol-32, April 2006.

11. B Komarasamy, AL Armstrong, R Pandey, B Bhowal Different methods of treatment of distal biceps repair- A comparative study–- European Journal of Trauma, supplement 1, Vol-32, April 2006

12. B Komarasamy, J Braybrook, V Lenin babu “Unusual presentation of Telangiectatic Osteosarcoma of distal femur in a preadolescent boy”- JBJS (Br) supplement-2, 2006 88-B: p301

13. B Komarasamy, R Vadivelu, CJ Kershaw, JN Davison, THA Minhas Radiological assessment of Uncemented Tantalum Monoblock Revision Acetabular cup at 2-5 years- Hip international, June 2006

14. B Komarasamy, R Vadivelu, CJ Kershaw Intra-muscular Psoas release- A new approach for treatment of internal clicking of hip- Hip international, June 2006

15. B Komarasamy, MC Forster, V Lenin babu “Does electromagnetic stimulation improve the healing of long bone delayed and non-unions?” - JBJS (Br) supplement.

16. B Komarasamy, RA Pandey, B Bhowal “Clinical outcome following use of Mitek anchor sutures in distal biceps repair” - Injury Extra

Presentations

International:

Podium:

1. B Komarasamy, A Best, RA Power “Outcome following Tibiotalocalcaneal fusion with a Retrograde Intramedullary Nailing”- EFORT Meeting, Lisbon, Portugal, 4th-7th June 2005

2. B Komarasamy, MC Forster, V Leninbabu Outcome following surgery for proximal femur fractures in patients with recent Myocardial Infarction- AAOS meeting, Chicago, Illinois, 22nd-26th March 2006

3. L Babu, B Komarasamy, A Paul “Lymphatic spread and its significance in soft tissue sarcomas of the extremities”- AAOS meeting, Chicago, Illinois, 22nd – 26th March 2006

4. B Komarasamy, AL Armstrong, R Pandey, B Bhowal: Different methods of treatment of distal biceps repair- A comparative study– European Trauma Congress, Slovenia, 14th-17th May, 2006

5. B Komarasamy, R Vadivelu, CJ Kershaw, JN Davison, THA Minhas Radiological assessment of Uncemented Tantalum Monoblock Revision Acetabular cup at 2-5 years – European Hip Society meeting, Antalya, Turkey, 21st -24th June 2006

6. B Komarasamy, R Vadivelu, CJ Kershaw Intra-muscular Psoas release- A new approach for treatment of internal clicking of hip - European Hip Society meeting, Antalya, Turkey, 21st -24th June 2006

Poster:

1. B Komarasamy, R Vadivelu, ASW Bruce, CJ Kershaw, JN Davison “The First 145 Uncemented Tantalum Acetabular Cups-Short-Term clinical outcome and patient satisfaction from a single centre” - European Hip Society Meeting, Innsbruck, Austria, 23rd –26th June-2004

2. B Komarasamy, R Vadivelu, KT Boyd, R Pandey An unusual combination of talar neck fracture and Tendo Achilles rupture –EFORT meeting, Florence, Italy, 11th – 15th May 07

3. M Anand, K Baskaran An interesting case of talar neck fracture and Dislocation with FHL interposition – EFFORT meeting, Berlin, Germany, 23rd-25th May 2012

National

Podium:

1. B Komarasamy, A Best, RA Power “Tibiotalocalcaneal fusion with a Retrograde Intramedullary Nailing”- BOFSS meeting, Cheshire, 4th–6th Nov 2004

2. B Komarasamy, MC Forster, A Aster, S Ahmed “Reaming for Antegrade femoral nailing: Is it worth it?”- British Trauma Society meeting, Leeds, 14th–15th Oct 2004

3. B Komarasamy, MC Forster, JN Davison “Outcome following surgical fixation of Distal Femur fracture”- RCSEd Quincentenary Congress meeting, 29th June – 1st July 2005

4. B Komarasamy, MC Forster, V Lenin babu “Does electromagnetic stimulation improve the healing of long bone delayed and non-unions?”- BOA meeting, Birmingham, 21st - 23rd Sep 2005.

5. B Komarasamy, RA Pandey, B Bhowal “Clinical outcome following use of Mitek anchor sutures in distal biceps repair”- British Trauma Society meeting, Athens, Greece, 12th -15th Oct 2005

6. B Komarasamy, MC Forster, M Newey Does Total Knee Replacement affect general health? - Audit symposia of Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, 10th March 2006

7. B Komarasamy, S Balasubramanian, R Vadivelu, S Tandon, TP Green Retrospective study of Microfracture in Osteoarthritis of Knee. BOA, Manchester, 25th-28th Sep 07

8. K Baskaran Ileosacral screw fixation of posterior instability of pelvic injuries. TNOACON, Chennai, 7th-9th Feb, 2014

9. A Manikandan, K Baskaran Outcome of arthroscopic stabilization of anterior Instability of shoulder, TNOACON, Ooty, Feb 2016

Poster:

1. B Komarasamy, J Braybrook, V Lenin babu “Unusual presentation of Telangiectatic Osteosarcoma of distal femur in a preadolescent boy” - British Orthopaedic Oncology Society meeting, Oxford, 17th June 2005

2. B Komarasamy, V Leninbabu, R Thakur, R Shrivastava “Readmisssion of Orthopaedics Patients” - RCSEd Quincentenary Congress meeting, 29th June – 1st July 2005

3. V Leninbabu, B Komarasamy “Cancellations in Orthopaedic Preadmission Clinic” - RCSEd Quincentenary Congress meeting, 29th June – 1st July 2005

4. B Komarasamy, AJ Furlong, Prof WM Harper “Results following use of EBI coil in Delayed and Recalcitrant Non union” - British Trauma Society meeting, Athens, Greece, 12th -15th Oct 2005

5. B Komarasamy, R Vadivelu, CJ Kershaw, JN Davison, THA Minhas Radiological assessment of Uncemented Tantalum Monoblock Revision Acetabular cup at 2-5 years, British Hip Society meeting, Edinburgh, 3rd -4th March 2006

6. B Komarasamy, R Vadivelu, CJ Kershaw Intra-muscular Psoas release- A new approach for treatment of internal clicking of hip - British Hip Society meeting, Edinburgh, 3rd -4th March 2006

7. B Komarasamy,. D Osarumwense, S Balasubramanium, Prof WM Harper: Does above or below knee plaster make any difference to outcome for Tendo Achilles rupture? Accepted for presentation in BOA, Manchester, 25th-28th Sep, 2007

8. B Komarasamy, M Acharya, AJ Furlong, GJ Taylor, Prof WM Harper: Do the biophysical methods have a role on recalcitrant non union of long bones?" Accepted for presentation in BOA, Manchester, 25th-28th Sep, 2007

Regional

Podium:

1. B Komarasamy, A Best, RA Power “Outcome following Tibiotalocalcaneal fusion with a Retrograde Intramedullary Nailing” - East Midlands Orthopaedic Meeting, Nottingham, 12th Nov 2004

2. B Komarasamy, MC Forster, CN Esler Outcome following surgery for proximal femur fractures in patients with recent Myocardial Infarction - East Midlands Orthopaedic Meeting, Leicester, 11th Nov 2005

3. D Osarumwense, B Komarasamy, E Nenne, AJ Furlong, Prof WM Harper: Outcome after different types of plaster treatment for TA Rupture - East Midlands Orthopaedic Meeting, Mansfield, 11th Nov 2006

4. L Monteith, B Komarasamy, EW Morris: Is there a place for non operative treatment of impacted intracapsular neck of femur fractures in current practice? - East Midlands Orthopaedic Meeting, Boston, 16th Nov 2007

Audit

1. B Komarasamy, R L Barrington Urinary catheterisation in Joint replacements Audit meeting, Glenfield Hospital, Leicester, Dec 2008

2. B Komarasamy, AJ Furlong, Prof WM Harper “Results following use of EBI coil in Delayed and Recalcitrant Non union” - Postgraduate Meeting, Leicester, 15th April-2005

3. B Komarasamy, G Taylor: Audit of Exogen use in Non union - Postgraduate Meeting, Leicester, 15th April-2005

4. B Komarasamy, V Leninbabu, R Thakur, R Shrivastava: Readmission Rate in Trauma and Orthopaedics across East Kent NHS Trust” - East Kent Orthopaedic Meeting, Ashford, 12th December-2003

5. V Leninbabu, B Komarasamy: Cancellations in Orthopaedic Preadmission Clinic, East Kent Orthopaedic Meeting, Ashford, 18th July-2003

6. B Komarasamy, V Leninbabu, B Rajesh, L Louette: Audit of Integrated care pathway for Management of Proximal Femoral Fractures, East Kent Orthopaedic meeting, Canterbury, Feb-2002

Thesis for MS:

“Results of Closed Intramedullary Nailing of Fracture Shaft Femur” - During my postgraduate training, I wrote and submitted a thesis to Gujarat University on Results of closed intra-medullary nailing of shaft femur

Courses

1. Personal & Interpersonal Skills 2, Nottingham, 20th & 21st July, 2009

2. Personal & Interpersonal Skills 1, Nottingham, 1st & 2nd July, 2009

3. FRCS Orth Exam course, Birmingham, Oct, 2008

4. FRCS Orth Exam course, Norwich, Oct, 2008

5. FRCS Orth Exam course, Oxford, Oct, 2008

6. Basic science course for FRCS orth, RNOH, Stanmore, 21st – 23rd April 08

7. The great Debate: Early intervention in hip and knee osteoarthritis, London, 18-19th January 08

8. Hip symposium, Exeter, 1-2nd October 07

9. Modern Techniques in Total Knee Arthroplasty, Harlow, 14-15th May 07

10. Basic Knee Arthroscopy course - Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital, Stanmore, 22nd May 2006

11. Basic Life Support Course - Leicester Royal Infirmary, Leicester, 29th July 05

12. Statistics course - Displaying and describing data, practice with SPSS worksheet, University of Leicester, Leicester, 13th, 20th, 27th April 05

13. Basic Biomechanical course in Orthopaedics, Bath, 29th Sep 04

14. Principles of Fracture Management -Glenfield Hospital, Leicester, 10th–14th Nov 03

15. Radiation Protection course-Kent & Canterbury Hospital, Canterbury, 11th Oct.02

16. Principles and Practice of Monoaxial, Circular and Hybrid frames at Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital, Stanmore, 17th -18th March 03

17. Basic Total Knee Arthroplasty Course at Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital, Stanmore, 29th -30th Oct.02

18. Basic Hip Arthroplasty Course at Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital, Stanmore, 18th -19th Nov 02

19. AO-Basic Internal Fixation Course at Leeds, 9th – 12th July 02

20. Indian Orthopaedic Association Instructional Course on Management of problems of foot & ankle, Ahmedabad, April 98

Conferences

1. 6th European Hip Society meeting, Austria, 23rd to 26th June 04

2. British Trauma Society Meeting in Leeds, 14th to 15th Oct 04

3. British Orthopaedic Foot Surgical Society meeting in Cheshire, 4th to 6th Nov 04

4. East Midlands Orthopaedic Meeting, Nottingham, 12th Nov 04

5. EFORT meeting, Lisbon, Portugal, 4th -6th June 05

6. British Orthopaedic Specialist Association meeting, Birmingham, 15th-16th June 05

7. British Orthopaedic Oncology Society meeting, Oxford, 17th June 05

8. RCS Edinburgh – Quincentenary Congress, Edinburgh, 29th June-1st July 05

9. British Orthopaedic Association, Birmingham, 21st -23rd Sep 05

10. Combined British Trauma Society and Hellenic Orthopaedics Association Meeting, Athens, 12th - 14th Oct 05

11. East Midlands Orthopaedic Meeting, Leicester, 11th Nov 05

12. British Hip Society meeting, Edinburgh, 3rd to 4th March 06

13. Audit Symposium, RCS, Edinburgh, 10th March 06

14. American Academy of Orthopaedic surgeons (AAOS) meeting, Chicago, Illinois, 22nd - 26th March 06

15. European Trauma Congress, Slovenia, 14th -17th May 06

16. European Hip Society, Antalya, Turkey, 21-24th June, 2006

17. East Midlands Orthopaedic Meeting, Mansfield, 11th Nov 06

18. EFORT meeting, Florence, Italy, 22nd - 27th May 07

19. British Orthopaedic Association, Manchester, 25th-28th Sep 07

20. East Midlands Orthopaedic Meeting, Boston, 16th Nov 07

21. XXVIII Annual Conference of Tamilnadu Orthopaedic Association, Madras, Feb 95

22. Indian Arthroplasty Association meeting, Hyderabad, 14th – 16th Oct 2011

23. Indian Orthopaedic Association (IOACON), Noida, New Delhi, 9th – 11th Dec 2011

24. Tamil Nadu Orthopaedic Association (TNOACON) meeting , Madurai, Feb 2011

25. Tamil Nadu Orthopaedic Association (TNOACON) meeting , CMC Vellore, Feb 2012

26. Indian Orthopaedic Association(IOACON) meeting, Chennai, Nov 2012

27. 34th Indian Association of Sports Medicine Congress, Coimbatore, 15th – 17th March 2013

28. International Congress of Indian Arthroscopy Society meeting (IIAS) , Mumbai, 20th – 22nd Sep, 2013

29. Tamil Nadu Orthopaedic Association(TNOACON) meeting , Chennai, Feb 2014

30. OASISCON-2015, Kodaikanal, Tamilnadu, 21st – 23rd Aug 2015

31. Shoulder conclave pune, 24th-25th Feb 2017

32. 9th Academic Congress of Asian Shoulder and Elbow Association (ACASEA), Mumbai, 10th – 12th Nov, 2017

33. Pune knee course, 19th – 21st April, 2018

34. IOACON-20018, Coimbatore, Tamilnadu, 26th Nov- 1st Dec , 2018

Academic And Teaching Activities

During my postgraduate period I was actively involved in teaching programme for the undergraduate students including lectures and clinical teaching sessions. I have given lectures to medical students about Basic principles of fracture management, Fracture neck of femur, Non unions, Osteomyelitis and Tuberculous spine.

I have conducted clinical discussion about examination of Hip and Knee, Neurological examination, Colle’s fracture and other common clinical topics. I have taught my junior colleagues and house officers to perform common operations like DHS, K wiring, Hemiarthroplasty, Plating of radius, ulna and humerus, Nailing of tibia and femur, and External fixator.

In the United Kingdom, I have been actively participating in the weekly orthopaedic teaching sessions and monthly audit meeting. I regularly present cases and have also given talk on “Biology of fracture healing”, “Antibiotic prophylaxis in Joint Replacement” and “Role of Femothrone injection in OA knee” in postgraduate meetings.

Talks

1. Shoulder pain and its management, CME programme, IMA, Tirupur, 14th April 2012

2. Shoulder Instability, CME, IMA, Erode, Jan 2012

3. Moderator for shoulder Instability session, 34th Indian Association of Sports Medicine Congress, Coimbatore, 15th – 17th March 2013

4. Shoulder Arthroscopic Stabilization and rotator cuff repair, Midwest Ortho society meeting, Salem, Tamilnadu, 20th Oct 2012

5. Modern Treatment for Orthopaedic problems, Rotary club, Coimbatore East, 3rd April 2012

6. Presentation on “Radial head fractures and Nailing of proximal humerus fractures” in IOACON-20014, Hyderabad, 23rd Nov 2014

7. Faculty in Ganga operative Arthroplasty course 2015, Coimbatore, Tamilnadu, 9th – 12th July 2015

8. Chairing a session in OASISCON-2015, Kodaikanal, Tamilnadu, 21st -23rd Aug 2015

9. Implants in Orthopaedic applications, Dept of Mechanical Engineering, Dr NGP Institute of Technology, Coimbatore, Tamilnadu, 16th Nov 2018

10. Mechanics and Manufacturing of Advanced composites for Bio-Medical applications -Seminar, SNS College of Technology, Coimbatore, Tamilnadu, 7th – 8th March 2019