Mr Padmanabh Phaltankar

Mr Padmanabh Phaltankar is an Orthopaedic surgeon with a special interest in hip and knee surgery, hip and knee replacement and sports knee injury. He holds an NHS Consultant post at North Manchester General Hospital. Mr Phaltankar qualified from the University of Bombay, India in 1992. He undertook postgraduate orthopaedic training in a leading teaching hospital in Bombay. In the UK, he has trained at St. George's Hospital, London as well as other hospitals in Surrey and West Sussex. He gained extensive training in all aspects of knee surgery and knee replacement while undertaking knee fellowships in Freeman Hospital, Newcastle upon Tyne and Edinburgh Royal Infirmary. He has been working as a specialist hip and knee surgeon in Manchester since 2005. He undertakes a large number of surgical procedures related to the hip and knee in his NHS and private practice. He undertakes total as well as partial knee replacements. A large part of his surgical practice involves arthroscopic or keyhole knee surgery including arthroscopic anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction and cartilage surgery for torn knee cartilage. He performs surgery for recurrent dislocation of the knee cap. He offers injections as well as total hip replacement for arthritic hips His research interest focuses on various aspects of ACL reconstruction. He is a member of the British Association for Surgery of the Knee (BASK) as well as British Orthopaedic Association. He has a keen interest in cricket and enjoys swimming.

Sports knee injury Anterior Cruciate Ligament ( ACL) reconstruction Knee ligament injury Total knee replacement Partial knee replacement Total hip replacement Patellar stabilisation procedure Knee arthroscopy Knee cartilage injury Knee arthritis Hip arthritis Knee pain Hip pain Knee injection Hip injection