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DR. RAJKUMAR S. AMARAVATI

MBBS, DNB Ortho, MNAMS, FRCS

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Professor of Orthopaedics

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Senior consultant over 30 years of experience

Professor of Orthopaedics

Head Division of Arthroscopy & Sporty Injury, Joint Preservation & Regenerative Medicine

St. John's Medical College Hospital, Bengaluru - 560 034

amaravati.sr@stjohns

rajkumar_as@yahoo.co.in

website address : https://rajkumaramaravati.com 

Qualification/ Education

MBBS, DNB,MNAMS, FTSS(France), FRCS (Glassgow, UK) (Orthopaedics & Sports Surgery)

Experience

Regr/SR/Ad.Lect/Lect12/02/199601/07/2001
Asst. Prof.02/07/200115/04/2006
Assoc Prof.16/04/200631/12/2012
Addl. Prof01/01/201330/09/2015
Unit chief01/06/201514/12/2024
HOD05/04/202429/03/2025
Prof01/10/2015To date

Areas of interest

Arthroscopy 

Sports Injuries

Joint preservations

Regenerative Medicine

Joint replacement

Orthopaedic Trauma

Field of Expertise

Knee - ACL, PCL, MCL, PLC Ligament reconstructions, Meniscus surgery, cartilage regenerative surgery, deformity corrections, Joint replacements,  

Meniscal transplant 

Complex & revision knee surgeries

Shoulder - Bankart

Fellowship & Membership

Life Member
a. Asia Pacific Orthopaedic Association
b. Karnataka State Orthopaedic Association – A – 13
c. Indian Orthopaedic Association – LM – 2954
d. Indian Association of Sports Medicine
e. Indian Arthroscopy Society – LM – 0002
f. Shoulder & Elbow Society of India

Extramural portfolios/ Committees

Accredited Sports Injury. Joint Preservation and Regenerative Medicine consultant for Abhinav Bindra Foundation

Chair of Fellowship in Arthroscopy and Sports Injury-intake 4 fellows per 18 months recognised by Rajiv Gandhi University Health Sciences and ISAKOS

Institutional portfolios/ Committees

Visiting Professor Edge Hill University, UK
FIFA Centre of Medical Excellence, Porto, Portugal
Collaborations University of Pittsburg, USA
Edge Hill University, UK
FIFA Centre of Medical Excellence, Porto, Portugal
Ewha Womens University, Seoul Hospital
University of Tubingen, Germany

Membership of professional associations/bodies

Editorial Board of Indian Journal of Orthopaedics 2002 – 2004, 2011 – 2014
Editorial Board ISAKOS NEWS LETTER until 2025
Associate Member – 20385
International Society of Arthroscopy Knee Surgery and Orthopaedic Sports Medicine

 

Awards and Recognitions

Best Case Paper Award State or intramural awards Feb 1997
Metastatic Synovial Sarcoma with Spontaneous Pneumothorax Presenting as Popliteal Cyst - Best poster award
State or intramural awards - Feb 2000
Bow legs -the need for genetic evaluation, 1st place in quiz - National Awards May 2000
2nd national conference of emergency medicine, Member of national academy of medical sciences
National Awards,Oct 2001
National academy of medical sciences -New Delhi
Editorial board member
National Awards
Jan 2002
Indian Journal of Orthopaedics
Post graduate teacher, guide, paper setter and examiner
State or intramural awards
Jan 2003
Both in the state and national medical school
Research incentive award for publication
State or intramural awards
Mar 2008
St. John’s Medical College-Research Society
Reviewer
National Awards
Jan 2010
Indian Journal of Orthopaedics
Fellowship in trauma and sports surgery
International Awards
Dec 2011
Clinique De Union, Toulouse France
Best poster award
National Awards
Dec 2013
Effects of irrigation fluid in shoulder arthroscopy-National conference of anaesthesia -Assam India
Best paper award
State or intramural awards
Mar 2013
Anatomic ACL reconstruction -Remnant preservation way BOSCON 2013
2nd best paper
National Awards
Jan 2015
Massive cuff tear-3rd annual conference of Shoulder and elbow society of -India@ New Delhi
Sports speciality unit
State or intramural awards
Jan 2016
St. John’s Medical College
Fellow of royal college of physicians and surgeons -UK
International Awards
Aug 2017
RCPS-Glasgow-UK
Best faculty award
State or intramural awards
Jan 2017
Department of Orthopaedics -St. John’s Medical College
Fellowship in sports trauma, arthroscopy and knee surgery
International Awards
Dec 2018
Clinica do Dragao-Espregueira-MendesSports centre-FIFA medical centre of Excellence-Porto-Portugal
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Advanced shoulder surgery fellowship
International Awards
Jan 2019
Clinique De Union, Toulouse France
Honorary clinical senior lecturer
International Awards
Sep 2019
Edge Hill University UK
M.Ch Examiner
International Awards
Sept 2019
Edge Hill University UK
DNB Examiner, Appraiser
National Awards
Jan 2020
NBE New Delhi
Sports injury and arthroscopy fellowship affiliation to ISAKOS
International Awards
Nov 2020
International Society of Arthroscopy Knee surgery and Orthopaedic Sports Medicine -Fellowship directory
Sports injury clinic
State or intramural awards
Oct 2020
St. John’s Medical College
Sports injury and arthroscopy fellowship
State or intramural awards
Sep 2020
St. John’s Medical College and RGUHS
Ph.D Examiner
NITTE University
Aug 2021
NITTE University, Mangalore

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No project details available.

Management of Infection Following Arthroscopic Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction

Groups and Associations P Anoop¹, Mathew David¹, M. Madan Mohan¹, Rajkumar S Amaravati
Journal of Karnataka Orthopaedic Association 2018
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Functional Outcome Following Concurrent Medial Meniscus Posterior Horn Root Repair during High Tibial Osteotomy in Early Medial Compartment Osteoarthritis

Groups and Associations Anoop Pilar , Madan Mohan M , Sunil L K , Surendra Babu S , Padmanabhan Sekaran , 1 Rajkumar S. Amaravathi
Journal of Karnataka Orthopaedic Association 2022
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Periosteum-Augmented Soft-Tissue Graft for Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction

Groups and Associations Tarun Desai 1 2, Surendra Babu S 1 2, Kaushik Y S 1 2, Mevin Mathew Nedumparampil 1 2, Akhshay John George 2, Padmanaban Sekaran 3, Anoop Pilar 1 2, Rajkumar S Amaravathi
Arthrosc Tech . 2023
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Mucoid Degeneration of Anterior Cruciate Ligament-A Systematic Approach for Debulking

Groups and Associations Shivaprasad K Choukimath 1, Harish Kodi 1, Mevin Mathew Nedumparampil 1, Anoop Pilar 1, Prunav Adhav Pruthviraj 1, Rinju Krishnan 1, Cherian George 1, Rajkumar S Amaravathi
Arthrosc Tech 2024
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Arthroscopy-Assisted Anatomic Global Reconstruction of Acromioclavicular Joint Separation

Groups and Associations Gaurav Kumar Gupta a, Rajkumar S Amaravathi a,∗, Jerin Jeevo a, Velpula Mohan Babu a, Bibin Selvin a, Anoop Pilar a, Mahesh Shekoba a, Padmanaban Sekaran b
Arthrosc Tech. 2025
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The Proximity of the Axillary Nerve During Keyhole Tenodesis of the Long Head of the Biceps Tendon: A Cadaveric Study

Groups and Associations Manu Jacob Abraham 1, Rajkumar S Amaravathi 2, Keith Behram Tamboowalla 1, Anoop Pilar 1, Jean Kany 3, Sunil Lakshmipura Krishnamurthy 2, Padmanaban Sekaran 4, Dan Isaac Luke
Indian J Orthop . 2022
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Epidemiology of Chronic Shoulder Pain Among Adult Patients in a Tertiary Care Hospital in South India

Groups and Associations Rinju Krishnan 1, Mahesh Shekoba 1, Farah N Fathima 2, Mevin M Nedumparampil 1, Anoop Pilar 1, Shreeraam Venkatachalam 3, Rajkumar Amravathi 1
Cureus 2024
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A Dilemma in the Management of Distal Tibia Fractures Solved by Minimally Invasive Percutaneous Plate Osteosynthesis Technique: A Prospective Study

Groups and Associations Jerin Jeevo 1, Rajagopal Hp 1, Akhshay J George 1, Anoop Pilar 1, Madan Mohan Muniswamy 1, Binu Kurian 1, Mallikarjunaswamy Basappa 1, Rajkumar Amaravati 1, John Adarsh 1, Merwin Thomas
Cureus 2016
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Evaluating the Efficacy of Peroneus Longus Tendon as an Autograft for Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction in Indian Female Patients: A Prospective Cohort Study

Groups and Associations Anoop Pilar 1, Sandesh Gm 1, Mevin M Nedumparampil 1, Harish Kodi 1, Rajkumar Amravathi 2, Madan Mohan Muniswamy 3
Cureus 2024
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Conventional antidiabetic agents and bone health: A pilot case–control study

Groups and Associations Jeffrey Pradeep Raj, Shreeraam Venkatachalam1, Mahesh Shekoba1, Joshua Jonathan Norris2, Rajkumar S. Amaravati1
Perspect Clin Res. 2019
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Fibrin Clot Augmented Repair of Longitudinal Tear of Medial Meniscus

Groups and Associations Tarun Desai, , S. Surendra Babu, Jaya Vaishnavi Lal, Kaushik, Ann Mary Lukose,, G. M. Sandesh, Rajkumar S. Amaravathi,
Arthrosc Tech . 2021
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Arthroscopic management of neglected complex knee injury

Groups and Associations Rajkumar S. Amaravathi1, Anoop Pilar1*, Sandesh G. Manohar1, Madan Mohan Muniswamy1, Fazal R. Rehman1, Naveen J. Mathai2
International Journal of Research in Orthopaedics 2020
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A Comparative Study of the Management of Anterolateral Instability by Modified Lemaire's Technique Versus Modified Andrews Technique of Lateral Extra-Articular Tenodesis

Groups and Associations Jerin Jeevo , Sandesh GM , Anoop Pilar , Rajkumar S. Amaravathi , Madan Mohan Muniswamy , Bibin Selvin , T A Amith , Megha Ann Mathew
Cureus 2025
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Simultaneous ACL Reconstruction and MCL Reconstruction in Patients with High BMI using Modified Lind Technique

Groups and Associations J B Vadhiraj Krishna , Mohammed Aquib Shakeel , A G Rakshith , Rajkumar S Amaravathi , 1 1
Journal of Orthopaedic Case Reports 2025
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The Effect of Preoperative Rehabilitation on the Outcome of Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction

Groups and Associations S. Srinivasalu, Anoop Pilar, Sandesh G. Manohar, Jobin Joseph1, M. Madan Mohan, Rajkumar S. Amaravathi
Journal of Orthopaedic Diseases & Traumatology 2022
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Trans-osseous intraoperative limb length measurement in hip replacement surgery

Groups and Associations Anoop Pilar, Srivatsa Nagaraj Rao, Madan Mohan Muniswamy, Sandesh G. Manohar*, Rajkumar S. Amaravathi
International Journal of Research in Orthopaedics 2020
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