Orthopaedics
The Department of Orthopaedics at GIMSR is one of the busiest, oldest and well-established departments. What started off as a modest single-unit department in 2014, when the GIMSR hospital was established, is now a fully fledged three-unit department with sub-speciality clinics. The workload of the department has increased by over three times in the 6 years of its existence.
Orthopaedics sub-specialisation allows an intense focus of our faculty in the areas of hand surgery, paediatric orthopaedics, spine surgery, and reconstructive orthopaedic surgery, arthroscopy surgery for sports injuries, joint replacement (arthroplasty) surgery and trauma, providing outstanding treatment to all.
The department was started with a mandate to create knowledge, advance learning, and improve the musculoskeletal health at the community, provincial, and national levels and at the same time providing a holistic curriculum to teach undergraduate and postgraduate students of GIMSR. A career in orthopaedics at GIMSR is an extraordinary opportunity, offering world-class education to both medical students from across the country in our undergraduate program, to faculty through providing excellent research facilities, organising regular seminars, journal clubs, etc and beyond.
The faculty comprises good clinicians, teachers, and researchers who choose to contribute large blocks of their time to increase knowledge in the areas of clinical orthopaedics and musculoskeletal science. This focus allows the department to be at the forefront of undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and exciting new developments in the areas of hand, improved paediatric musculoskeletal care, advanced techniques in spinal surgery, innovative arthroscopic techniques, improved joint replacement surgery outcomes and trauma surgery.
We are striving to achieve excellence in serving our communities by offering to render orthopaedic services at a very low cost, not compromising on the quality of the care. NAVAJEEVAN PADHAKAM (scheme) is one such program to serve the poor and middle-class patients, who cannot afford complex joint replacement surgeries elsewhere, one of its kind in the entire Andhra Pradesh.
Facilities:
Department Library, Museum, Seminar Room for teaching UGs and PGs
Services offered in the Department
- Trauma
- Arthroplasty
- Arthroscopy
- Paediatric Orthopaedics
- Spine surgeries
- Hand Surgeries
- Foot and Ankle Surgeries
- Deformity correction, Ilizarov Surgeries
- Complex Trauma
- Orthopaedic Oncology
- Joint preserving procedures, PRP, Stem cells, Viscosupplementation and BMP interventions
Academics in the Department
Both UGs and PGs.
Post Graduate admissions started from the academic year 2021 with the strength of 04 students per year. At present totally 12 PG students in the Department of Orthopaedics (i.e. 2022-23 – 04, 2023-24 – 04 and 2024-25 – 04)
Conferences & Workshops
- National Bone and Joint Day – 04th August 2024- Free Bone Mineral Density(BMD) Checkup camp at Orthopaedics OPD at GIMSR hospital on 05th August 2024
- World Osteoporosis Day – Free Bone Mineral Density(BMD) check up camp held at Orthopaedics OPD at GIMSR hospital on 21st October 2024
- Saw bone workshop for Total Knee Replacement conducted in the Department of Orthopaedics held on 08.03.2025 at GIMSR hospital
Research Publications
| S.No. | Faculty Name | Publication details | Pubmed central index Yes/ no | Scopus Yes/No | Other Indexing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Dr PV Shyam Prasad | Mukherjee AN, Londhe S, Prasad PVS, Shetty N, Shetty S, Kumar N. Specific collagen peptides in osteoporosis management: Unraveling therapeutic potential through expert perspectives and scientific insights. International Journal of Orthopaedics Sciences 2024; 10(1): 165-171 | NO | NO | Copernicus |
| 02 | Mada Sai Krishna, Y.K rishna Chaitanya Reddy, Y.Siva Sai Kumar Reddy, G.Madhusu dhana Yadav | M Sai Krishna,Y.krishna Chaitanya Reddy,Y.Siva Sai Kumar Reddy, G.Madhusudhana Yadav. Surgical management of bimalleolar fracture of ankle in adults: a prospective study and functional evaluation. global journal of medicine and public health [Internet]. 13(2). Available from: https://www.gjmedph.com//Uploads/O6_ Vol13_No2_2024.pdf | NO | NO | DOAJ |
| 03 | M.Sai Krishna, Pasupalate Nagarjuna, Vonna Charan Kumar, Krishna Chaitanya Reddy Yerraguntla | Pasupalate Nagarjuna, Vonna Charan Kumar, Krishna Chaitanya Reddy Yerraguntla and Mada Sai Krishna, 2024. Efficacy of Cemented Bipolar Hemiarthroplasty in Fracture Neck of Femur Patients. Res. J. Med. Sci., 18: 44‐49, doi: 10.59218/makrjms.2024.3.44.49 | --- | --- | EMBASSE |
| 04 | Mada Sai Krishna , Y Krishna Chaitanya Reddy , Y Siva Sai Kumar Reddy Adduri Anirwinna | Ulnar nerve injury following fracture of distal radius: A case report. International Journal of Orthopaedics Sciences. 2024; 10(4): 16-18. | YES | YES | NO |
| 05 | Vamsi Karanam, Meeravali Shaik | Revolutionizing Knee Surgery: Unveiling the Potential of Robotic Precision in Total Knee Replacement. (2024). African Journal of Biomedical Research, 27(3S), 3844-3850. https://doi.org/10.53555/AJBR.v27i3S.3057 | ---- | YES | ---- |
| 06 | Meeravali Shaik, Vamsi Karanam, T. Rajashekhar | Comparative Study of Platelet-Rich Plasma (PRP) versus Corticosteroid Injections in the Management of Chronic Knee Osteoarthritis. (2024). African Journal of Biomedical Research, 27(4S), 2170- 2176. https://doi.org/10.53555/AJBR.v27i4S.4014 | ---- | YES | ---- |
Achievements / Awards in the Department:
- 2nd prize in Quiz competition for postgraduates in ZONAL CME – ‘SHOULDER CONCLAVE’ organized by Great Eastern Medical School and Hospital(GEMS) in Ragolu, Srikakulam on 09th June 2024
- 3rd Prize in Quiz competition for postgraduates in OSSAP (Orthopaedic Surgeons Society of Andhra Pradesh) 54th Annual State conference held in Visakhapatnam on 31st Jan, 1st Feb and 2nd Feb 2025 – State level quiz held between all medical colleges of Andhra Pradesh
- Talk given by Faculty Dr Harish Kodi on Distal Femur Anatomy on 11th May 2025 in CME on Distal Femur Fractures organized by KIMS Hospital, Team SRS, North Andhra Orthopaedic Association (NAOA) and Dept of Orthopaedics , King George Hospital at Park Hotel, Visakhapatnam
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