Dr. Rajiv Thukral

Associate Director Orthopedics & Head, Joint Replacement Program, Asian Institute of Medical Sciences, Faridabad Visiting Sr Consultant, Apollo Group of Hospitals, Delhi & Delhi NCR Editor: Journal of Clinical Orthopedics & Trauma Section Editor: Indian Journal of Orthopedics Special interests: Pelviacetabular, Hip & Knee Trauma Surgery, primary/complex/revision MIS & Navigated Hip & Knee Joint Replacement Surgery, Arthroscopy & Sports Surgery Fellowships in 1. Primary & Revision Hip & Knee joint replacement (Germany, 2008; UK, 2011 & Italy, 2014) 2. Lower limb Complex trauma surgery, UW, Seattle, 2016 3. Shoulder & knee arthroscopic and sports surgery, Lisboa, 2014 4. Pelviacetabular trauma surgery, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, 2012

EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATION

• MBBS - GMC & JJ Hospital, Mumbai 1996    
• MS (Ortho) - LTMGH & Sion Hospital, Mumbai 2000    
• DNB (Ortho) - NBE, New Delhi 2000  

TREATMENT & SERVICES EXPERTISE

• Primary, complex primary & revision Hip/Knee/Shoulder Arthroplasty Arthroscopic Knee/Shoulder Surgery Complex Trauma

AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS

• SICOT-CCJR ORAL PRESENTATION AWARD for best Arthroplasty paper
• BEST FREE PAPER AWARD (>40 yrs) @ DOACON, New Delhi, Nov 2014

CERTIFICATIONS & PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

• Active Member of the SICOT – 17284
• Member AO Trauma Asia Pacific – 710862
• Full Member of the ESSKA – 100154
• Lifetime Member of the Indian Orthopedic Association (IOA) – LM6500
• Delhi & Mumbai Societies (DOA & BOS)
• Lifetime Member of the Indian Arthroplasty Association (IAA) – L202
• Associate Member of the Indian Society of Hip and Knee Surgeons (ISHKS) – T-01-009

RESEARCH & PUBLICATIONS

• Rajiv Thukral, SKS Marya, Chandeep Singh. Author’s reply. 49(6): 680-1, Nov-Dec 2015
• Rajiv Thukral, SKS Marya, Chandeep Singh. Management of implant-stable distal femoral periprosthetic fractures by distal femoral locking plate: A retrospective study. 49(2): 199-207, Mar-Apr 2015.
• Marya SKS, Thukral R. Outcome of unicompartmental knee arthroplasty in octogenarians with tricompartmental osteoarthritis: Longer follow-up of previously published report. 47(5): 459-68, Sep-Oct 2013.
• Marya SKS, Thukral R. Cementless bipolar hemi-arthroplasty for femoral neck fractures in the elderly with multiple comorbidity. 45(3): 236-42, May-Jun 2011.
• Marya SKS, Thukral R. Unicompartmental knee arthroplasty for tricompartment osteoarthritis in octogenarians. 43(4): 334-9, Oct-Dec 2009.
• Marya SKS, Thukral R, Chandeep Singh. Author’s reply. 42(4): 482-3, Oct-Dec 2008.
• Marya SKS, Thukral R. Extensively coated revision stems in proximally deficient femur: Early results in 15 patients. 42(3):287-93, Jul-Sep 2008.
• Marya SKS, Thukral R, Chandeep Singh. Prosthetic replacement in femoral neck fracture in the elderly: Results and review of literature. 42(1): 61-7, Jan-Mar 2008.
• Marya SKS, Thukral R. The Unipolar ASR: viable option in unsalvageable femoral head conditions in the young patient. 40(2): 70-3, Apr-Jun 2006.
• Marya SKS, Thukral R, Bawari R, Gupta R. Hip Arthroplasty Following Failed Dynamic Hip Screw Fixation for Pertrochanteric Femoral Fractures. 38(3): 147-50, Jul-Sep 2004.
• Marya SKS, Thukral R. Treatment of periprosthetic hip fractures with the Mennen plate. 37(2): 124-7, Apr-Jun 2003.

OTHER SPECIAL ACHIEVEMENTS

• Editor of ‘Journal of Clinical Orthopedics and Trauma’ Section Editor of ‘Indian Journal of Orthopedics’ Besides being a reviewer for many indexed medical journals, viz. ‘Bone & Joint Journal’, ‘Journal of Orthopedics and Traumatology’, ‘European Journal of Orthopedics & Traumatology’ & ‘Asian Journal of Medical Sciences