Fellowship Program Information

Affiliation (Center Type): Dr. MGR Medical University, Chennai (Teaching, Academic, University)
Fellowship Training Session or Other Educational Opportunity Length: 12 months
Can the Center customize educational opportunities for participants?: Yes
Fellows Accepted Per Year: 8
Faculty Participating in Fellowship Education: Dr. David V Rajan - Arthroscopy knee and shoulder - sports medicine Dr. Santosh Sahanand - Arthroscopy trauma and sports medicine cartilage related works Dr. Shyam Sundar - Arthroscopy, Arthritis, Arthroplasty, trauma & shoulder surgeries Dr. Sreeramalingam - Spine surgeon Dr. Vidhya Sagar - Foot and Ankle surgeon & Paediatric Orthopaedics Dr. Jayendra - Knee arthrosplasty and cartilage preservation, procedures, sports medicine and trauma. Dr. Jerry - Trauma and orthopaedic oncology Dr. Manikandan Thandapandi - Spine surgery Dr. Nalanda - Joint replacement, deformity corrections and trauma Dr. Sashidhar Narra - Spine surgery Dr. Emil Cyril - Sports Medicine Dr. Girinivasan - Shoulder, Elbow and Trauma Dr. Yuvarajan - Joint Replacement
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Financial Support and Expenses

Types of Financial Support Available: Private
Other support that the Teaching Center can provide: On demand from program website
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Anticipated Fellowship Participation in Surgical Cases

Area(s) of Specialty: Ankle Arthroscopy Elbow/Wrist Arthroscopy Knee Arthroplasty Knee Arthroscopy Hip Arthroplasty Hip Arthroscopy Pediatrics Shoulder Arthroplasty Shoulder Arthroscopy Other
Role of the fellow with respect to Clinical, Surgical, Research, and other opportunities:
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Research projects, research facilities and resources, cadaver labs, publication opportunities, integration of the patient and public involvement, and the role of the fellow: S.No Title Author Journal 1 Arthroscopic Surgery of the Knee joint Dr. Kulkarni, 2 Arthroscopic treatment, septic arthritis, knee, irrigation distension David V. Rajan, K Vinodh, Indian Journal of Orthopaedics 3 Modified Marshal Macintosh technique, anterior cruciate ligament tear, substitution David V. Rajan, K Vinodh Indian Journal of Orthopaedics 4 Arthroscopic meniscus repair, inside out technique, Meniscal injury David V Rajan, KC Isiah, B Palanisamy Indian Journal of Orthopaedics 5 Alkaptonuric Arthritis A Dhandapani, D Rajan, A Sakthivel, M Ramanathan, Indian Journal of Orthopaedics 6 An unusual case of both anterior and posterior cruciate avulsion fracture at the insertional site in an isolated injury of skeletally mature knee: A case report Abhay H Kerketta, Parvez A Afzal, David V Rajan Journal of Dental and Medical Sciences 7 Contributed chapter on Meniscus Surgery and medical collateral ligament injuries. G.S.Kulkarni. Ed Upcoming edition, Text books of orthopaedics, 8 State of Art treatment of recurrent shoulder dislocation David V. Rajan, K Vinodh, MV Daniel, Indian Journal of Orthopaedics 9 Throwing injuries of the shoulder. Punjab journal of Orthopaedics, 10 Is ACL reconstruction only for athletes? C Joseph, SS Pathak, M Aravinda, D Rajan International orthopaedics 11 Cystic Lesion Of Acromion And Lateral End Of Clavicle,In a case of Post Traumatic Acromioclavicular Arthritis David V. Rajan Journal of Orthopaedics 12 Cystic lesions in acromion in case of post – traumatic AC joint arthritis. Shirish S.Pathak, Clement Joseph, M.Aravinda, David Rajan J. Orthopaedics 13 Biomechanical analysis of two different tibial fixation methods for anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction using soft tissue graft: an experimental study in sheep … D. Davidson Jebaseelan , Shirish S. Pathak , A.R .Acharya, Clement Joseph , David V Rajan Trends in Biomaterials & Artificial Organs 14 Bio mechanical analysis of two different tibial fixation methods for Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction using soft tissues grafts.An experimental study in sheep knees. Treads in bio materials and artificial organs, Davidson Jebaselan, Shirish S Pathak, Rithivika Acharya, Clement Joseph, David V Rajan Treads in bio materials and artificial organs, 15 Analysis of Lower Extremity Muscle Flexibility among Indian Classical Bharathnatyam Dancers V. Anbarasi , David V Rajan , K. Adalarasu International Journal of Medical, Health, Biomedical, Bioengineering and Pharmaceutical Engineering 16 Determinants of Femoral Tunnel Length in Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction: CT Analysis of the Influence of Tunnel Orientation on the Length "GeethanIyyampillai, MS, EaswarThirunellai Raman, MS, David VaithyalingamRajan, MS, AjithKrishnamoorthy, MS, SanthoshSahanand, MS" Knee SurgRelat Res. 17 Arthroscopy of the Knee Joint I Geethan, DV Rajan General Principles of Orthopedics and Trauma 18 19 Medial patellofemoral ligament reconstruction in patellar instability "M. S. Krishna Kumar SankarramRenganathan Clement J. Joseph T. R. Easwar David V. Rajan" Indian Journal of Orthopaedics 20 An unusual case of both anterior and posterior cruciate avulsion fracture at the insertional site in an isolated injury of skeletally mature knee: A case report Abhay H Kerketta, Parvez A Afzal, David V Rajan Journal of Dental and Medical Sciences 21 KNEE AND SHOULDER INJURY RISK ASSESSMENT IN SCHOOL LEVEL FEMALE BASKETBALL PLAYERS: A CROSS–SECTIONAL STUDY Deebak Kumar Srinivasan *, Santosh. K. Sahanand, Anoop Narayana Dev, David. V. Rajan, Karthik Chandrasekaran, Vinay Kumaraswamy,RohanGhanshyam Bansal. International journal of physiotheraphy and research science 22 Long-term follow up of single-stage anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction and high tibial osteotomy and its relation with posterior tibial slope "G. R. Arun, VinayKumaraswamy, David Rajan, K. Vinodh, Ashutosh Kumar Singh, Pradeep Kumar, KarthikChandrasekaran, SahanandSantosh & Chandan Kishore" Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery 23 Tibial Plateau Slopes in Indian Patients with or without Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury: A Magnetic Resonance Imaging Study " Shyam Sundar Sarthak Patnaik, Bobur Ubaydullaev, Vinodh Kolandavelu, David Rajan" " Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery" 24 Rehabilitation Postsurgical Stabilization for Shoulder Instability S Sundar, DV Rajan ASIAN Journal of Arthroscopy 25 Mucoid degenerated anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) managed by arthroscopic ACL reconstruction: A case series Dr. Dinesh Loganathan, Dr. Soma Sundar S, Dr.ShyamSundar, Dr.SanthoshSahanand and Dr. David V Rajan International Journal of orthopaedics science 26 Functional outcome of an early anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction in comparison to delayed: Are we waiting in vain? "Rajeev RajManandhara KarthikChandrashekharb VinayKumaraswamyc SantoshSahanandd David Rajan" Journal of Clinical Orthopaedics and Trauma 27 Implant Free Repair of Pediatric Patella Sleeve Avulsion Fracture GS Vignes, S Sahanand, JKOA DV Rajan 28 Mechanical assessment of tripled hamstring tendon graft when using suspensory fixation for cruciate ligament reconstruction I. Geethan, Journal of Experimental Orthopaedics K. SanthoshSahanand, P. R. Ashwin Vijay & David V. Rajan 29 A new scoring system for prediction of meniscal repair in traumatic meniscal tears Vinay Kumaraswamy, Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy Arun G. Ramaswamy, ShyamSundar, David V. Rajan, KarthikSelvaraj, SantoshSahanand & S. Deebak 30 Prevention of aerosol dissemination in Orthopaedics while reaming or drilling during COVID 19 pandemic-A technical note P Yuvarajan, SPN Paila, N Chalumuri, DV Rajan - researchsquare 31 All arthroscopic medial meniscus inside out repair- Technical note Vijay Shankar Balasubramaniam Journal of Clinical Orthopaedics and Trauma Ganesh Kumar Dhinakaran SanthoshSahanand David V.Rajan 32 History of arthroscopy in India: Origins and evolution David V. Rajan?1, Munis Ashraf1, JASSM Navya Challumuri1, S.K. Sahanand1 33 Fluoroscope-assisted arthroscopic retroarticular drilling for osteochondral lesions of talus with bone grafting – Clinical outcome analysis and review of literature Munis Ashraf1, JASSM Gopinath Duraiswamy2, Santosh K. Sahanand?1, David V. Rajan1 34 ACL Reconstruction With BPTB Graft Using an Oblique Incision Reduces the Incidence of Anterior Knee Pain-Mid Term Follow-up Study D Bandari, Asian DV Rajan, Journal of arthroscopy S Sahanand 35 Vertical ground reaction force while performing an Indian classical dance,“Bharatanatyam”-A biomechanical study comparing three different surfaces V Anbarasi, M Ashraf, H Prakash, DV Rajan International Journal of Orthopaedics and Physiotherapy 36 Peacock crown feather technique for Oblique flap tear of Meniscus- Technical note "Santos Sahanand Ganesh Kumar Munis Ashraf David V Rajan " Journal of Arthroscopy and Joint replacement 37 Management Guidelines for Infection After ACL Reconstruction: Expert Opinion Statement Based on the Modified Delphi Survey of Indian Arthroscopy Surgeons I. Geethan, Indian Journal of Orthopaedics RajuEaswaran, David V. Rajan 38 Lateral Epicondylitis-Narrative Review on Surgical Options for Recalcitrant Cases Jonathan Herald, Indian Journal of Orthopaedics Munis Ashraf, M. ShyamSundar & David V. Rajan 39 Open Classic Latarjet Procedure Performed Using Freehand Technique—Surgical Technique and Outcome M. KarthikSelvaraj, Indian Journal of Orthopaedics Tapan Kumar Das, Nikhil Joseph Martin, M. ShyamSundar & David V. Rajan 40 Technical note implant tech in ACL "Dr.Ajay Dr Santosh Sahanand" Jassam Journal 41 Technical note on meniscal tips and tricks "Dr.Deepak Dr Santosh Sahanand Dr Shyam Sundar" Jassam 42 Can ACL Tears be Restricted to Sports Injuries Alone? A Retrospective Analysis Shuaib Ahmed, Indian Journal of Orthopaedics Munis Ashraf, SantoshSahanand & David V. Rajan 43 Practice of Arthroscopy, is it any different in India? David V. Rajan Indian Journal of Orthopaedics 44 Extraarticular deformity of the right knee with b/I varus corrected in a sigle stage : A case report and review of literature "Dr. Sai Kumar Reddy Dr PYR" IJOS 45 Traumatic Dislocation (Cam jump) in a morbid obese post total knee replacement patient : A case report on a rare complivation in field of total knee Arthroplasty. "Dr. Sai Kumar Reddy Dr Yuvarajan" IJSR 46 "Isolated MPFL reconstruction for recurrent lateral patellar instability in patients with TT-TG distance <25 mm: A calculated safe risk!" "Dr Sumant Dr Santosh Sahanand Dr David V Rajan" Journal of Arthroscopic Surgery and Sports Medicine 47 "IS WEARING A N-95 MASK FOR LONG DURATIONS IN THE OUT-PATIENT DEPARTMENT AND OPERATING THEATRE HARMFUL TO THE SURGEONS?" "Dr Sumant Dr David V Rajan Dr Santosh Sahanand Dr Ajay Alex" IJAR 48 Implant free techniques in surgeries for sports related injuries of the knee " Dr Ajay Alex Dr Santosh Sahanand Dr David V Rajan" Jassam 49 THE INVERTED CYCLOPS LESION : A CASE REPORT Dr Pranav Machchhindra Shejul Dr Santosh K. Sahanand Dr David V Rajan JASSM 50 The Modified PROMPT Score : A Better Prognosticative Tool to Assess Traumatic Meniscal Tear Reparability Dr.Shyam Sundar, Dr.Prashanth Pandian, Dr.Girinivasan Chellamuthu, Dr.Prashanth Chalasani, Dr.Vinay Kumaraswamy, Dr.Santosh Sahanand, Dr. David V Rajan Indian Journal of Orthopaedics 51 Arthroscopy in a pre-school child: A case of bucket handle tear of medial meniscus in a 5 year old Dr.Mohammad maaz, Dr.Santosh Sahanand, Dr.David V Rajan IAS News letter 52 Effect of ascending and descending medial open wedge high tibial osteotomy on patella height and functional outcomes-a retrospective study Dr.K.Santosh Sahanand, Dr.Prashanth Pandian, Dr.Girinivasan chellamuthu, Dr.David V Rajan European Journal of orthopaedic surgery & Traumatology 53 "When to do Selective Patellar Resurfacing in Total Knee Arthroplasty : A decision making algorithm based on pre-operative and intra-operative findings. Dr.PYR, Dr.Surya Prakash naidu, Dr.Arjun Prasad, Dr.Sugumar natrajan,Dr.David v rajan IJO 54 Determinants of post-operative range of motion in Total knee Arthroplasty: A Retrospecive analysis Dr.Arjun, Dr.PYR, Dr.DVR IJO 55 "“Push and Park” Microdrilling Technique for Chondral Lesions of the Patella: A Technical Note " "Santosh Sahanand1 , Girinivasan Chellamuthu2,3,4, David V. Rajan1" Journal of Arthroscopy and Joint Surgery 56 Functional outcomes in single stage bilateral ACL reconstruction with a maximum follow up of 10 years Dr.Srujun Vadranapu, Dr.Santosh Sahanand, Dr.David V Rajan Journal of Orthopaedics 57 THE INVERTED CYCLOPS LESION : A CASE REPORT Dr.pranav Shejul, Dr.Santosh Sahanand, Dr.David V Rajan JASSM 58 "Coronal Plane Alignment Classifcation of Arthritic Knees in a South Indian Population and Functional Outcome Comparison Post-mechanical Alignment Total Knee Arthroplasty" "Dr.Yuvarajan Palanisamy Dr.Sugumar Natarajan Dr.Arjun R. Prasad Dr.David V. Rajan" IJO 59 A Direct Saphenous nerve block in TKA: A Surgeon friendly techniqueI Cadaveric study "Dr.Yuvarajan Palanisamy, Dr.Manmohan Shakya, Dr.Surya Prakash, Dr.David V. Rajan, Dr. Selvapriya sivaramalingam, Deepan Betly" Journal of Clinical Orthopaedics and Trauma 60 Analgesic eluting bone cement : A Novel approach for targeted pain management in Total Knee Arthroplasty - An In-Vitro Study 1.Dr.yuvarajan palanisamy, Dr.Arjun R. Prasad, Dr. karthik Seetharaman, Hemnath Elango, Dr.David V rajan The Knee 61 "Does Proprioception-Based Rehabilitation Enhance Functional Outcome in Total Knee Arthroplasty? A Prospective Randomised Study " "Dr.Yuvarajan Palanisamy Dr.Arjun R. Prasad Dr.Karthik Seetharaman Mr.K. Ganesan Mrs.M. Kavitha Dr.David V. Rajan" IJO 62 "Implant free techniques in surgeries for sports related injuries of the knee" "Dr Ajay Alex Varughese Dr Santosh K. Sahanand Dr David V. Rajan1" Journal of Arthroscopic Surgery and Sports Medicine 63 "Cost Mitigation Using Implant Minimizing Techniques in Multiligamentous Injuries of Knee" "Santosh K. Sahanand, Govind Karunakaran , Girinivasan Chellamuthu, David V. Rajan" IAO 64 "Estimation of adductor ratio in the Indian population: Is it a reliable indicator for recreating joint line of the knee?" "Dr.Yuvarajan Palanisamy Dr.Abhijit Jawali, Dr. Arjun R Prasad Dr David V Rajan" Journal of Clinical Orthopaedics and Trauma 65 "Pre-operative and Intra-operative Factors Affecting Post-operative Range of Motion in Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Prospective and Radiological Study" "Dr.Yuvarajan Palanisamy Dr Arjun R Prasad Dr Rajasekhar Kollar Dr Sugumar Natarajan Dr David V Rajan " Indian Journal of Orthopaedics
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