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Dr (Mr) Kirti Moholkar

Knee Surgeon

Degrees: FRCSI, FRCSI (Tr &Orth), Dip Sport Med, MCh

Particular expertise: Knee replacement, ACL ligament surgery, Arthroscopies, Robotic knee replacement, Shoulder Arthroscopy, Frozen shoulder, Impingement, shoulder dislocation treatment and tendon surgery

Website: https://roh.nhs.uk/our-team/knee/kirti-moholkar

Location: BMI The Droitwich Spa Hospital, St Andrews Road, Droitwich Spa, WOR, WR9 8DN, United Kingdom

After training on the North Western & West Midlands Specialist Registrar training programme, Mr Moholkar took up the post of Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon at the Royal Orthopaedic Hospital in December 2004. He has completed a fellowship from the United States of America and a Sports Fellowship from Australia . He has a broad base of various aspects of Knee and Shoulder surgery (Arthroscopy and Arthroplasty) and a special interest in Total, Unicompartmental & Patello-Femoral Knee Replacement using Computer Assisted Minimally invasive approach.

Contributions

Potential complications of knee replacement

No surgical procedure is without risk, including knee replacements.

The actual knee replacement surgery process

Steps that the knee surgeon will take when performing a knee replacement on a patient.

Preparing for knee replacement

Advice to patients who are soon to have a knee replacement.

My preferences as a knee replacement surgeon

Every knee surgeon has their own preferences when undertaking knee replacement surgery.

Making the decision for knee replacement

The decision to undertake a knee replacement involves both patient and surgeon. Mr Moholkar explains...