Dr. Sajan K Hegde — Best Scoliosis Surgeon in India
Dr. Sajan K. Hegde is the consultant spine surgeon in Apollo Hospital in Chennai. Dr. Hegde is very renowned and most experienced spine surgeon in India. Along with serving people with various spine related surgeries, he has also set some milestones and introduced numbers of innovative techniques in the spinal surgery field. Dr. Hegde has done his MBBS from Maharaja Sayaji Rao University, Baroda and from the same university also completed his MS. In addition to medical degrees he has undergone many fellowship programs which include Cotrel Spine fellowship from France, A.O. Spine fellowship from Switzerland, Harms spine fellowship from Germany.
Currently he is serving the people at Apollo Hospital Chennai as the chief spine surgeon. He has performed many surgeries in India as well as in abroad, and considered as one of the top most spine surgeon in the world. In addition to surgery, he also has a credit of introducing and using very modern instruments for spine surgery for very first time in India, such as The Moss Miami, The BAK cages, The Cotrel-Dubousset, The Harsh Mesh System and The Ray Cages (PILF) in India.
He is currently serving for all kind of spinal disorders which includes, low back problems, deformities, trauma, tumor, cervical spine surgery and Infections. He is pioneer in introducing the cervical and lumber discs’ arthroplastic reconstruction with the utilization of artificial discs in India. He is the first Indian spine surgeon who is in the team for designing a comprehensive spinal instrumentation system in collaboration with MSD (Medtronic Sofamor Danek) for anterior fixation for different types spine related disorders which includes tumors, spinal deformities, injuries and infections. The device is named as The Pegasus and will be marketed by MSD after clearance by FDA.
What is Scoliosis?
Scoliosis is a type of physical disorder which leads to the abnormal sideways curve of the spine. This disorder of spine is considered as disabling disorder which directly affects the life style and quality of life of the individual affected with Scoliosis. This disorder causes the spinal bone to bend from the upper back portion and causes certain degrees of inward curvature from the portion of lower back.
Treatment option for Scoliosis
For treatment of scoliosis there are different methods of treatment available:
Braces: Braces are the best options for the kids in which the spinal curvature is of 25–40 degrees and it is suggested to especially those individuals whose bones are still in the development phase and they at the least have 2 more years for complete bone development. This method is proved successful in halting the degree of the spine curve and it is best temporary method for scoliosis.
Surgery: The people with the severe scoliosis condition who are experiencing the curve in the spine region of up to 40–50 degree are recommended to undergo spine surgery for scoliosis treatment. The main goal of the surgery is to see that the condition of the spine due to curve does not get worsen. The surgery needs to have a metal-prosthetics implant to correct the curve of the spine and hold it at the new position until it fixed the bone graft adequately. This surgery in general cases usually followed by spinal fusion surgery to treat the affected vertebras all along which helps to reduce the risk of recurrence of scoliosis in future.
Spine Surgery for Scoliosis Treatment in India
Many foreign patient who visit India for the spine surgery for scoliosis treatment, has made the demand of having the surgery by Dr. Sajan Hegde is the best Scoliosis Surgeon in India, he has years of experience and has pioneer in many new technologies in medical field to treat various patients who are experiencing the scoliosis disorder. India is a hub of various hospital and medical facilities for scoliosis treatment at very affordable cost under the expert spine surgeon with the availability of full facilities and new technologies.
