Dr. Karthikraj Kuberakani

Education and Training

MBBS: Sept 2008
MS Ortho: 2014
DNB ortho: National Board Of Examinations
SICOT Diploma: Canada
PG Dip – Sports Medicine: United Kingdom
MCH Trauma & Ortho: University Of Edinburgh

Work Experience

He is one of the best sports surgeon – practising in Coimbatore, India- known as the “Mecca of Orthopaedic Surgery”. He was practising in his own Hospital and was a visiting consultant in most of the renowned Corporate hospitals in Coimbatore till July 2021.

International Fellowships and Clinical Observerships

2018, Clinical Fellow – Shoulder
Prof.Eiji Itoi, MD,PhD, & his team, Tohoku University School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan.

2018, Clinical Observer – Upper Limb & Research Prof. Dr. Gregory Bain, Shoulder & Upper Limb Surgeon, Professor of Upper Limb & Research, Flinders Medical Centre, Flinders University, Adelaide, South Australia.

2014-2018, Arthroscopic Experience, Assistant to Eminent Arthroscopic Surgeon, Prof. Sudarshan Bhandary, AJIMS & private hospitals. Assisted around 300 arthroscopic surgeries (200 Knee; 100 Shoulder).

Memberships

International:
• Arthroscopy Association of North America (AANA).
• AO Trauma: Faculty Member .
• ISAKOS [International Society of Arthroscopy, Knee Surgery and Orthopaedic Sports Medicine], Associate member.
• SICOT [Société Internationale de Chirurgie Orthopédique et de Traumatologie (International Society of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology)], Associate member.
• RSM [The Royal Society of Medicine, U.K.].

National:
• IAS [Indian Arthroscopy Society].
• TNAS [Tamil Nadu Arthroscopy Society].
• IOA [Indian Orthopaedic Association].
• TNOA [Tamil Nadu Orthopaedic Association].
• KOA [Karnataka Orthopaedic Association].
• TNMC [Tamil Nadu Medical Council]. 18
• IMA [Indian Medical Association], New Delhi, Life member.

Awards/Recognitions

Post-Graduation
M.S. Orthopaedic Surgery College First – Orthopaedics.
Under Graduation
M.B.B.S. Gold medal in – Biochemistry, Physiology
University first in – Biochemistry
M.B.B.S. Gold medal in – Pathology, –
2nd prize in Microbiology
University first in – Microbiology
Final M.B.B.S. Part I Gold medal in – Ophthalmology,

Research papers/publications

He has authored various chapters in the field of sports injuries in prestigious Springer textbooks and published myriads of International and National journal articles. He is an active faculty in the prestigious Indian Arthroscopic Society and many national conferences and course instructor in many surgical skills courses. Also an active member in International bodies like ISAKOS, SICOT, AANA, AO Trauma, RSM and many other national bodies.

2021 Chapter. “Arthroscopic Arthrolysis of the Wrist”, for the book, “Arthroscopy and Endoscopy of the Elbow, Wrist and Hand: Surgical Anatomy and Techniques”.

2021 Chapter. “TRASH Elbow Lesions”, for the book, “Arthroscopy and Endoscopy of the Elbow, Wrist and Hand: Surgical Anatomy and Techniques”.

2021 “The Coracoacromial Arch Angle in Patients with Rotator Cuff Tendinitis or Tear”.

2020 March Kuberakani K, Aizawa K, Yamamoto N, Shinagawa K, Suzuki T, Hafa T, Kawakami J, Itoi E.
“Comparison of best-fit circle versus contralateral comparison methods to quantify glenoid bone defect”.

2019 October Kuberakani, K., Rawat, J., Bain, G., 2020. Trash Elbow Lesions, in: Bain, G., Eygendaal, D., van Riet, R.P. (Eds.), Surgical Techniques for Trauma and Sports Related Injuries of the Elbow.

2019 March “Longitudinal follow up of patients undergoing mini-open repair of rotator cuff tear.”

2019 Jan-April “Correlating Anthropometric Measurements with Length and Diameter of Hamstring Tendon Graft for Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction”

2019 Jan-April “Functional Outcomes after Triceps Sparing Surgery for Distal Humerus Fractures”

2018 July “Radiological follow up of volar locking plating of distal radius fracture.”

2018 July “Functional outcome after surgical treatment of ankle fracture using Baird Jackson score.”

2017 Sep.- Oct. “Clinico-epidemiological study of patients with lumbar intervertebral disc herniation treated by minimally invasive microdiscectomy”
And many more publications.

Speciality Areas/Interests:

He is specialised in Sports Arthroscopic surgeries with special interest in Shoulder. He is also specialised in
complex joint replacement Surgeries of the Shoulder/Elbow/Hip/Knee.

Languages Spoken

International: English, French, Arabic, Dhivehi (Maldives).

National: Tamil, Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, Telugu.