ISAKOS Approved Teaching Center

Center Information

Sarjapura Road, Bangalore - 560034
Bangalore, Karnataka 560034
INDIA
https://www.stjohns.in/

PROGRAMME - GOAL & OBJECTIVES: At the end of the course the candidate should have acquired knowledge, skills & attitude to be able to function as an independent clinician / consultant and a teacher. At the end of the course, the candidate should be able to: • Provide comprehensive and integrated health care services with a focus on sports medicine and physical activity • Demonstrate in-depth knowledge and skill in sports medicine • Analyze, construct and conduct research in the field of sports medicine with an emphasis on interdisciplinary collaboration • Develop teaching methods and demonstrate high quality teaching to medical personnel in the areas of sports medicine or physical activity • Should be able to do perform basic arthroscopy procedures The training of the candidate shall be competency based. The competencies shall be divided into 4 broad domains: 1. Clinical 2. Public Health 3. Managerial 4.Education & Research

Primary Language Spoken: English
Sponosoring ISAKOS Member(s): David Rajan, Sachin Tapasvi

Contact Information

Rajkumar S Amaravathi, Professor of the Dept. of Orthopaedics and Head of the Division of Arthroscopy and Sports Surgery

Fellowship Program Information

Affiliation (Center Type): rajiv gandhi university of health sciences (Teaching, Academic, University)
Fellowship Training Session or Other Educational Opportunity Length: 18 months
Can the Center customize educational opportunities for participants?: Yes
Fellows Accepted Per Year: 4
Faculty Participating in Fellowship Education: Rajkumar S Amaravathi-Knee ,Shoulder ,Ankle Sandesh Manohar-Knee,Shoulder,Hip Anoop P -Knee,Shoulder,wrist Madan Ballal -Knee,Shoulder,wrist Hemanth Kumar-Knee,Shoulder
Recent activity of Teaching Center: Meet the masters shoulder workshop July 2022 Faculty- Dean Dr Mac Donald Visit from University of Pittsburgh continued research in acl surgery, orthobiologics,instability of shoulder and ac joint 5 NOV 2022: BNAGALORE KNEE COURSE 12-13 NOV 2022: 13TH SISA COURSE-meniscus repair and meniscus allograft trans plantation@ Hyderabad 16-17 Dec 2022: Madurai shoulder-knee course 28-30 Oct 2022: 6th biennial National conference of shoulder and elbow society of India @ Cochin 23-24 Dec 2022:8th ARTHROSCOPY ACADEMY MEETING @ MUMBAI 19 FEB 2023: 2ND KNEE PRESERVATION COURSE ISIC New Delhi 24-25 FEB 2023: SUSPENSORYCON @ GOA 9 MARCH: KNEE ARTHROSSCOPY AND CADAVER COURSE @ KAMINENI HOSPITAL HYDERABAD 11-12 MARCH 2023 BOSCON @ BANGALORE 24-25 MARCH 2023: PUNE SHOULDER COURSE 1-2 APRIL 2023:6TH KNEEE ARTHROSCOPY AND OSTEOTOMY COURSE BIHAR-PATNA 8-9 APRIL 2023: CHANDIGARH ARTHROSCOPY MEETING visit by dean university of Pittsburg and faculty of anatomy from tubingen university and faculty from edge hill university uk -24-25 state and national arthroscopy meeting 24-25 st johns arthroscopy masterclass and arthroscopy meeting in mumbai and Bangalore 25

Financial Support and Expenses

Types of Financial Support Available: A stipend is provided, Monthly Stipend of Around50000indian rupees
Other support that the Teaching Center can provide: Cadaver training Local state and national meetings concession n participation
Estimate of Living Expenses (Housing and other major costs): food and accommodation in annex-15000 rupees concessional registration to cadaver workshops, state and national arthroscopy meetings

Anticipated Fellowship Participation in Surgical Cases

Arthroscopy 50%
Knee Surgery 20%
Sports Medicine 10%
clinical research 15%
outreach programs 5%
Area(s) of Specialty: Ankle Arthroscopy Biologics Elbow/Wrist Arthroscopy Knee Arthroplasty Knee Arthroscopy Hip Arthroplasty Hip Arthroscopy Pediatrics Shoulder Arthroplasty Shoulder Arthroscopy
Role of the fellow with respect to Clinical, Surgical, Research, and other opportunities: clinical,research,teaching, hands on experience,outreach programs, mentoring the undergraduates and physiotherapy students who take exercise physiology and sports medicine as elective subject PUBLICATION: 1.Abraham MJ, Amaravathi RS, Tamboowalla KB, Pilar A, Kany J, Krishnamurthy SL, Sekaran P, Luke DI. The Proximity of the Axillary Nerve During Keyhole Tenodesis of the Long Head of the Biceps Tendon: A Cadaveric Study. Indian J Orthop. 2022 Dec 23;57(2):284-289. doi: 10.1007/s43465-022-00783-5. PMID: 36777123; PMCID: PMC9880098. 2. Addressing Failed Surgical Reconstruction of the Medial Side of the Knee: A Case Illustration ISAKOS Newsletter 2023 VOLUME 1 Rajkumar S. Amaravathi, MBBS, DNB, MNAMS, FRCS, INDIA Rinju Krishnan, MS,DNB,MNAMS , INDIA Rahul Shah, M.S. Ortho, D. Ortho, INDIA Sunil Lakshmipura Krishnamurthy, MS ORTHOPEDICS, INDIA Abhey Wasdev, MS, INDIA Jaya Vaishnavi Lal, MBBS, INDIA 3.Desai T, Babu SS, Lal JV, Kaushik YS, Lukose AM, Sandesh GM, Amaravathi RS. Fibrin Clot Augmented Repair of Longitudinal Tear of Medial Meniscus. Arthrosc Tech. 2021 Oct 6;10(11):e2449-e2455. doi: 10.1016/j.eats.2021.07.024. PMID: 34868847; PMCID: PMC8626618. 4.Pandey V, Madi S, Thonse C, Joseph C, Rajan D, Varughese J, Thilak J, Jayaprasad PS, Acharya K, Ramamurthy KG, Reddy R. Trends in Primary Anatomical Single-Bundle Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction Practice in Adult Patients Prevalent Among Arthroscopy Surgeons of Six Southern States of India. Indian Journal of Orthopaedics. 2022 Oct;56(10):1703-16. 5.Amaravathi RS. Functional Outcome Following Concurrent Medial Meniscus Posterior Horn Root Repair during High Tibial Osteotomy in Early Medial Compartment Osteoarthritis. development. 2022;4:7. 6.Srinivasalu, S., Pilar, A., Manohar, S.G., Joseph, J., Mohan, M.M. and Amaravathi, R.S., 2022. The effect of preoperative rehabilitation on the outcome of anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction. Journal of Orthopaedic Diseases and Traumatology, 5(3), p.167. 7.Sood, M., Kulshrestha, V., Kumar, S., Kumar, P., Amaravati, R.S. and Singh, S., 2023. Trends and beliefs in ACL reconstruction surgery: Indian perspectives. Journal of Clinical Orthopaedics and Trauma, p.102148. 8.Raj, J.P., Venkatachalam, S. and S. Amaravati, R., 2023. Safety and Efficacy of Moderately-High Dose Turmacin®(Turmerosaccharide> 10% w/w) Supplementation on Joint Discomfort in Healthy Adults-A Pilot Proof-of-Concept Single Arm Study. Journal of Dietary Supplements, pp.1-10. 9.Raj, J.P., Venkatachalam, S., Amaravati, R., Baburajan, R., Oommen, A.M., Jose, J.E., George, M., Ramraj, B., Gopalakrishnan, B., Kumar, T.S. and Saleem, A.K., 2022. Extent of knowledge and attitudes on plagiarism among undergraduate medical students in South India-a multicentre, cross-sectional study to determine the need for incorporating research ethics in medical undergraduate curriculum. BMC Medical Education, 22(1), pp.1-10. 10.Wasdev A, Anoop P, Krishnan R, Thomas A, Amaravathi RS. Anatomical landmark technique for femoral tunnel placement of lateral extra-articular tenodesis. Arthroscopy Techniques. 2023 May 1;12(5):e779-86. 11.Pinto AA, Krishnan R, Shekar KY, Amaravathi RS. A novel technique of resecting localized pigmented villonodular synovitis of the knee joint. Journal of Orthopaedic Case Reports. 2023 Sep;13(9):18. 12.Lal JV, Krishnan R, George AJ, Krishnamurthy SL, Pilar A, Amaravathi RS. Functional outcome of intra-articular distal radius fractures treated with volar variable angled locking compression plate at a tertiary care center. Journal of Orthopaedic Association of South Indian States. 2023 Jul 1;20(2):75-80. 13.Abraham MJ, Amaravathi RS, Tamboowalla KB, Pilar A, Kany J, Krishnamurthy SL, Sekaran P, Luke DI. The Proximity of the Axillary Nerve During Keyhole Tenodesis of the Long Head of the Biceps Tendon: A Cadaveric Study. Indian Journal of Orthopaedics. 2023 Feb;57(2):284-9. 14.Krishnan R, Krishnamurthy SL, Shah R, Wasdev A, Theodore L, Amaravathi RS. Revision of Failed Medial Meniscus Posterior Root Repair: A Case Report. Journal of Orthopaedic Case Reports. 2023 Sep;13(9):42. 15.Armstrong E, Rogers K, Li CS, Jagnoor J, Moroz P, Oguzie GC, Hailu S, Miclau T, de la Huerta F, de Jesus Martinez-Ruiz J, Bidolegui F. Time from injury to hip-fracture surgery in low-income and middle-income regions: a secondary analysis of data from the International Orthopaedic Multicentre Study in Fracture Care (INORMUS). The Lancet Healthy Longevity. 2024 Aug 1;5(8):e552-62. 16.Sood M, Kulshrestha V, Kumar S, Kumar P, Amaravati RS, Singh S. Trends and beliefs in ACL reconstruction surgery: Indian perspectives. Journal of Clinical Orthopaedics and Trauma. 2023 Apr 1;39:102148. 17.Jeevo J, Rajagopal HP, George AJ, Pilar A, Muniswamy MM, Kurian B, Basappa M, Amaravati R, Adarsh J, Thomas M, Rajagopal HP. A Dilemma in the Management of Distal Tibia Fractures Solved by Minimally Invasive Percutaneous Plate Osteosynthesis Technique: A Prospective Study. Cureus. 2024 Jun 20;16(6). 18.Raj JP, Venkatachalam S, S. Amaravati R. Safety and Efficacy of Moderately-High Dose Turmacin®(Turmerosaccharide> 10% w/w) Supplementation on Joint Discomfort in Healthy Adults-A Pilot Proof-of-Concept Single Arm Study. Journal of Dietary Supplements. 2024 Jan 2;21(1):28-37. 19.Choukimath SK, Kodi H, Nedumparampil MM, Pilar A, Pruthviraj PA, Krishnan R, George C, Amaravathi RS. Mucoid Degeneration of Anterior Cruciate Ligament—A Systematic Approach for Debulking. Arthroscopy Techniques. 2024 Sep 1;13(9):103053. 20.Krishnan R, Shekoba M, Fathima FN, Nedumparampil MM, Pilar A, Venkatachalam S, Amravathi R. Epidemiology of Chronic Shoulder Pain Among Adult Patients in a Tertiary Care Hospital in South India. Cureus. 2024 Aug 27;16(8). 21.Pilar A, Sandesh GM, Nedumparampil MM, Kodi H, Amravathi R, Muniswamy MM. Evaluating the Efficacy of Peroneus Longus Tendon as an Autograft for Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction in Indian Female Patients: A Prospective Cohort Study. Cureus. 2024 Oct 16;16(10). 22.Jeevo J, Rajagopal HP, George AJ, Pilar A, Muniswamy MM, Kurian B, Basappa M, Amaravati R, Adarsh J, Thomas M, Rajagopal HP. A Dilemma in the Management of Distal Tibia Fractures Solved by Minimally Invasive Percutaneous Plate Osteosynthesis Technique: A Prospective Study. Cureus. 2024 Jun 20;16(6). 23.Krishnamurthy SL, Shah R, Krishnan R, Wasdev A, Kaushik YS, Nedumparampil MM, Amaravathi RS. Bailout Options for Intra-operative Implant and Instrumentation Related Incidents and Complications During Arthroscopic Knee Surgery—A Retrospective Study. Indian Journal of Orthopaedics. 2024 Mar;58(3):289-97. 24.Desai T, Babu S, Nedumparampil MM, George AJ, Sekaran P, Pilar A, Amaravathi RS. Periosteum-Augmented Soft-Tissue Graft for Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction. Arthroscopy Techniques. 2024 Jan 1;13(1):102809. 25.Kaushik YS, Mohan MM, Krishnan R, Hugh C, Sekaran P, Amaravathi RS. Functional Outcome of Chronic Ankle Instability Treated by Modified Open Brostrom-Gould Procedure. Journal of Orthopaedic Diseases and Traumatology. 2024 Jan 1;7(1):77-83. 26.Raj PA, Mohan M, Pilar A, Kodi H, Amaravathi RS. Iatrogenic femoral nerve palsy after a routine knee ligament surgery. International Journal of Research in Orthopaedics. 2024 Jan;10(1):196. 27.Shakeel MA, Balla VK, Amaravathi RS, John A. Anterior Cruciate Ligament With Anterolateral Ligament Reconstruction Using Hamstring Autograft With Preserved Distal Attachment. Arthroscopy Techniques. 2025 Jun 7:103580. 28.erin J, Sandesh GM, Anoop P, Amaravathi RS, Mohan MM, Bibin S, Amith TA, Megha AM. A Comparative Study of the Management of Anterolateral Instability by Modified Lemaire's Technique Versus Modified Andrews Technique of Lateral Extra-Articular Tenodesis. Cureus. 2025;17(5).
Types of Educational Opportunities: Manage patients directly, Participate as an observer only, Scrub in for surgery, Assist in clinics under supervision, Work on cadavers, Receive hands-on training, Assist with research, Pediatrics, Didactic sessions, Publishing opportunities
Research projects, research facilities and resources, cadaver labs, publication opportunities, integration of the patient and public involvement, and the role of the fellow: -all with Aclr -epidemiology of ankle sprain -role of extracorporeal shock wave in bone edema and Avn -modified Lemaire with Aclr vs all with aclr -comparative study between two different methods of treatment for PASTA and its outcome -long term outcome of Aclr with peroneous longs graft -radiological evaluation of cartilage of knee following ACLR and LET -outcome study of bursal repair in cuff tear -ossgrow in AVN head of femur-outcome study -biceps keyhole tenodesis - functional outcome of Aclr with LET USING MODIFIED LEMAIRE TECHNIQUE - functional outcome of ASA with bankarts repair and remplissage in anterior shoulder instability - Comparative study of rotator cuff repair versus bursa augmented cuff repair - Lateral meniscus tears -epidemiology,patterns and management
Related Conference/Lecture Schedule: weekly outpatient,sports clinic,teaching rounds ,theatre days, research meetings weekly and monthly observership programs local, state and national meeting,cadaver workshop school and college visits team physician for sporting bodies COLLABORATION WITH EDGE HILL UNIVERSITY -UK, EWHA WOMENS UNIVERSITY SEOUL HOSPITAL, FIFA CENTRE OF MEDICAL EXCELLENCE PORTO
Athletic Team Coverage: affiliated to Abhinav Bindra foundation all sports events for Rajiv gandhi university of health sciences Local school and college sports events