More than 30 years of extensive operative experience in India and the UK, tackling some of the most complex primary and revision total knee and hip joint replacements
Total Knee Replacement in difficult situations
Revision Knee Replacement
Uncemented and cemented hip replacements
Experience
A Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon based in Ahmedabad, India, specializing in Lower Limb Arthroplasty since November 1993.
Completed an AO Fellowship in Canada in April 1993.
Undertook an Observership in the United States in March 1993, focusing on Arthroscopic Knee Surgery. Also completed an Observership in the United States in February 1993, specializing in Total Joint Replacement Surgery.
Engaged in British Training through the Overseas Doctors Training Scheme of The Royal College of Surgeons of England from February 1989 to January 1993, which included holding a Senior Registrar position at a hospital in Bristol.
Awards and Recognition
Received second-best paper award for the paper in February 2004: Medium Term Results of Post. Cruciate Retaining Total Knee Arthroplasty-Gujarat Orthopaedic Association Annual Conference, Diu, Gujarat
Fellow Membership
Fully Registered Medical Practitioner as Orthopaedic Surgeon with Gujarat Medical Council [Reg. No. G 13788 (MBBS) G-3428 MS (Orthopaedics)]
Member – Indian Orthopaedic Association
Member – Indian Medical Association
Member – Gujarat Orthopaedic Association
Member – Ahmedabad Orthopaedic Society
Research & Publications
Published Articles
Fracture of Trochanteric Stabilization Plate Used for Fixation of Trochanteric Hip Fracture: Case Report of a Rare Complication. SN Comprehensive Clinical Medicine Volume 3, pages 726–730, (2021)
Is Achieving High Flexion Necessary for Satisfaction after Total Knee Arthroplasty in Indian Patients? Indian Journal of Orthopaedics, 2019, Vol. 53, Issue 2, P. 270-75
Case Note- “Bilateral Hip and Knee Arthroplasty in Ochronotic Arthritis” Journal of Indian Medical Association 2014; 112:124-126
Author’s Reply: Indian Journal of Orthopaedics, 2008 Apr-Jun; 42(2): 232–233
Routine Chemoprophylaxis for DVT in Indian patients: Is it Really Justified? Indian Journal of Orthopaedics, 2007, Vol. 41, Issue 3, P. 188-93
Clinical Audit
2000: Outcome of Fractures of the neck of the Femur treated at Dr. Jivraj Mehta Hospital
1998: Results of Arthroscopic Joint Debridement and washout – Dr. Jivraj Mehta Hospital
Patients who can benefit
Patients needing joint replacement surgeries
Individuals requiring total knee and hip joint replacements
Those with complex primary and revision joint replacements
Patients needing treatment for fractures and orthopedic trauma
