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Fellowship/Residency Information

4th floor, Spectrum Business Spaces, Office number 401-402-403
4th floor, Spectrum Business Spaces, Office number 401-402-403
Pune, Maharashtra 411005
INDIA


Fellowship Programme — The Orthopaedic Speciality Clinic The Orthopaedic Speciality Clinic, headed by Dr. Sachin Tapasvi, is one of the pioneering centres for advanced orthopaedic training in India. With a strong academic and clinical legacy, the fellowship programme offers comprehensive exposure to arthroscopy, sports medicine, joint preservation and arthroplasty, having trained numerous fellows who have gone on to excel in their respective fields.

Involved ISAKOS Member(s): DR SACHIN TAPASVI, M.S ORTHO, DNB (ORTH), FRCS, AFAOA DR PRATHIK HEGDE, M.S ORTHO, FASM, FIJR (ISAKOS), DIP SPORTS MEDICINE. DR NEEL SHARMA, M.S ORTHO

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DR PRATHIK HEGDE, CONSULTANT SURGEON

Fellowship Program Information

Affiliation (Center Type): Private Clinic - The Orthopaedic Speciality Clinic (Teaching, Academic, University)
Fellowship Training Session or Other Educational Opportunity Length: 6 months
Can the Center customize educational opportunities for participants?: No
Fellows Accepted Per Year: 8
Faculty Participating in Fellowship Education: DR SACHIN TAPASVI, M.S ORTHO, DNB (ORTH), FRCS, AFAOA DR PRATHIK HEGDE, M.S ORTHO, FASM, FIJR (ISAKOS), DIP SPORTS MEDICINE. DR NEEL SHARMA, M.S ORTHO
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Financial Support and Expenses

Types of Financial Support Available: Private
Other support that the Teaching Center can provide: Direct Application
Estimate of Living Expenses (Housing and other major costs):

Anticipated Fellowship Participation in Surgical Cases

Area(s) of Specialty: Knee Arthroplasty Knee Arthroscopy
Role of the fellow with respect to Clinical, Surgical, Research, and other opportunities:
Types of Educational Opportunities:
Research projects, research facilities and resources, cadaver labs, publication opportunities, integration of the patient and public involvement, and the role of the fellow: Rates of Return to Sport after Surgical Management of Multiligament Knee Injuries are Higher than previously described yet highly heterogenous: A systematic Review Joshua Dworsky-Fried B.H.Sc, Satyavenkata Kotipalli B.M.Sc, Prushoth Vivekanantha M.D, Meshal Alomari M.D, Sachin Tapasvi M.B.B.S., M.S.(Orth), F.R.C.S., Gilbert Moatshe M.D., Ph.D., Ryan Martin M.D., Darren deSA M.D., M.B.A., F.R.C.S.C. in the Arthroscopy: The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery. How statistically fragile are randomized controlled trials comparing quadriceps tendon autografts with hamstring or bone-patellar tendon-bone autografts in anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction? Joshua Dworsky-Fried, Luca Bernardini, Prushoth Vivekanantha, Sachin Tapasvi, Cristian Fink, Darren de SA in the Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy / Volume 33, Issue 8 https://doi.org/10.1002/ksa.12535 Accounting for anatomical and functional differences: a closer look at high-flexion demands and posterior tibial slope in the Indian population at the The Knee Journal Amit Meena, Manish Attri, Darren de SA, Sachin Tapasvi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.knee.2025.10.009 Approach to the Neglected Multiligament Knee Injury:A Systematic Review at the Indian Journal of Orthopaedics Prushoth Vivekanantha, Aurneen Ashur, Sebastian Kolde, Amit Meena, Anshu Shekar, Darren de SA, Sachin Tapasvi https://doi.org/10.1007/s43465-025-01674-1 Indications for Lateral Extra-articular Procedures in the Anterior Cruciate Ligament-Reconstructed Knee: Part 1 of an International Consensus Statement at Pubmend indexed journal doi: 10.1016/j.arthro.2025.06.012. Current trends in anterior cruciate ligament surgery. A worldwide benchmark study. Tuca M, Valderrama I, Erikkson K, Tapasvi S. J of ISAKOS 2023 8(1) : 2-10 Short graft anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction. Current concepts. Thor J, Lee D, Tapasvi S, Bayzadeoglu T. 2023 J of ISAKOS 8(1) 29-36 The anterior cruciate ligament. Chronicles of a legend. Tapasvi S, Shekhar A. J of ISAKOS 2023 8 : 135-136 No difference in patient reported outcomes, laxity and failure rate after revision ACL reconstruction with quadriceps tendon compared with hamstring graft: a systematic review and meta analysis. Meena A, Di Paolo S, Grassi A, Raj A, Farinelli L, Tapasvi S, Zaffagini S, Fink C. KSSTA 2023 31(8) : 3316-3329 Role of Rosehip, Devil’s Claw and Boswellia serrata in Osteoarthritis. Tapasvi S. Int J of Ortho Sciences 2023 9(1) 587-593 Distal Kaplan fibres and anterolateral ligament injuries are associated with greater intra articular internal tibial rotation in ACL injured knees based on magnetic resonance imaging. Farinelli L, Meena A, Sonnery-Cottet B, Vieira T. Pioger C, Tapasvi S, Abermann E, Hoser C, Fink C. J Exp Orthopedics 2023 10(1) 113-122 Specific considerations in female patients with patellar instability. Current concepts. Figueroa F, Guiloff R, Bolton S, Figueroa D, Tapasvi S, Stocker E. J of ISAKOS 2024 (3) : 457-463 Revision ACL reconstruction in female athletes. Current Concepts. Meena A, Das S, Runer A, Tapasvi K, Hegde P, D’Ambrosi R, Hiemstra L. J of ISAKOS 2024 (3) : 464-470 Should I add Orthobiologics to my knee osteotomy practice? A systematic review. J of ISAKOS 2024 online publication Partial subscapularis tear: State-of-the-art. Garg A, Meena A, Farinelli L, D’Ambrosi R, Tapasvi S, Braun S. J of ISAKOS 2024 online publication Meniscus extrusion consensus statement: A collaborative survey within the Meniscus International Network (MenIN) Study Group. Familiari F, Chahla J, Compagnoni R, DePhillipo N, Moatshe G, LaPrade R, Tapasvi S, MenIN Group. KSSTA 2024 online publication Failure rate of isolated meniscus repair in the stable knee: systematic review and meta analysis. Farinelli L, Meena A, Montini D, Patralekh M, Piritore G, Grassi M, Gigante A, Hoser C, Fink C, Tapasvi S. KSSTA 2024 online publication Double needle technique for temporary stabilisation of unstable meniscus tear during All inside meniscal repair. Farinelli L, Meena A, Tapasvi S, Abermann E, Fink C, Hoser C. Arthroscopy Techniques 2024 13(5) : online publication Both Hamstrings and Quadriceps tendon autografts offer similar functional outcomes after arthroscopic Anterior Cruciate Ligament reconstruction in patients aged 50 years and older. Meena A, farinelli L, D’Ambrosi R, Runer A, Rudraraju R, Tapasvi S, Hoser C, Fink C. Arthroscopy 2024 online publication Combined knee osteotomy and cartilage procedure for varus knees: Friend or Foe? A narrative review of the literature. Mabrouk A, jae-Sung A, Kley K, Tapasvi K, Tapasvi S, Ollivier M. EFFORT Open reviews 2024 9 : 173-180 Outcomes following gel-based autologous chondrocyte implantation for articular cartilage defects of the knee. Pardiwala D, Tapasvi S, Chaudhary D, Babhulkar A, Varghese J, rajan D, Narvekar A, Sancheti P. Knee 2024 49 : 70-78 Medial Meniscus Ramp Tears: State of the art. Journal of JISAKOS Luke V. Tollesfon, BS, Maria Jesus Tuca, MD, Sachin Tapasvi, MD, Robert F . LaPrade, MD PhD 2024. 100380. Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction with six and eight-strand hamstring tendon autografts procedures adequate graft dimensions and functional outcomes: A systematic review Bryan Sun, Boss Lee, Justin Grad, Dan Cohen, Jihad Abouali, Sachin Tapasvi, Adit Maniar, Darren de Sa Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc. 2024 10.1002/ksa.12556 How statistically fragile are randomized controlled trials comparing quadriceps tendon autografts with hamstring or bone-patellar tendon-bone autografts in anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction? Joshua Dworsky-Fried, Luca Bernardini, Prushoth Vivekanantha, Lauren Gyemi, Amit Meena, Sachin Tapasvi, Christian Fink, Darren de Sa Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc. 10.1002/ksa.12535 Should Femoral Nerve Blocks and Adductor Canal Blocks Be Used in Pediatric or Adolescent Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction?: A Systematic Review Prushoth Vivekanantha, Bryan Sun, Sachin Tapasvi, Isabella Jaramillo, Yuichi Hoshino, Darren de Sa J Pediatr Orthop. 2024 10.1097 Anterolateral corner of knee: Current concepts Amit Meena, Manish Attri, Luca Farinelli, Vincente Campos, Karan Rajpal, Riccardo D’Ambrosi, Shahbaz Malik, Darren de Sa, Christian Fink, Sachin Tapasvi Journal of Experimental Orthopaedics/ Volume 12, Issue 1 10.1002/jeo2.70172 Peroneus Longus to Peroneus Brevis Tenodesis Does Not Improve Ankle Functional Outcomes: A Prospective Cohort Study Manit Arora, Sachin Tapasvi, Jay Shah India Journal of Orthopaedics March 2025.
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