About
Dr. Gopinath Duraiswamy
Clinical Lead-Senior Consultant Orthopaedics
- M.B.B.S. Sree Balaji Medical College and Hospital, Chennai. 2003-2009
- Diploma in Orthopaedics, Kirupanandha Vaariyar Medical College, Salem. 2011-2013
- DNB Orthopaedics K.G.Hospital and PG Medical Institute. 2014-2016
- Fellowship in Arthroscopy & sports medicine Ortho One Orthopaedic speciality centre, Coimbatore 2018-2019
- Certifeid in Sports nutrition Hyderabad 2019
- Fellowship in Orthopaedic Rehabilitation Hyderabad 2019
- Fellowship in Sports Rehabilitation Hyderabad 2019
Licence and Membership in Professional Bodies
- License - Tamilnadu medical council registration-86172
- Memberships - Indian medical association (IMA) life member.
- Associate member of SICOT International Orthopaedics.
- Associate member of Singapore Orthpaedic Association 2015
- Indian Orthopaedic association (IOA) life member
- Tamil Nadu Orthopaedic association (TNOA) life member
- Indian Arthroscopic Society (IAS)
- Indian cartilage society (ICS)
Professional Experience
13+ years of experience in Orthopaedics and worked as an expert Orthopaedician in different cities of India
- Senior Resident (D’Ortho) at Kirupanandha Variyar Medical College, Salem from 2011-2013 under Prof .K.Prakasam HOD of Orthopaedics
- Arupadaiveedu Medical College , Pondycherry from 2013-2014 under Prof. Kannan HOD of Orthopaedics
- Senior Resident (DNB’Ortho) at 2014-2016 KG Hospital & PG Medical Surgeon Centre, Coimbatore under Dr. Senthil Nathan Joint Replacement (USA)
- Tagore Medical College, Chennai from 2016- 2017 under Prof. A. Sakthivel & Prof Ganesan HOD of Orthopaedics
- Associate Consultant at Ortho One Orthopaedic centre, Coimbatore from 2018-2019 under Prof . David V Rajan, Managing Director & Chairman Ortho One Hospital
- Assistant professor in orthopaedics at Karpaga Vinayaka institute of medical science and research from 2019- till date under Prof. Selvaraj HOD
- Consultant Arthroscopy & Sports Medicine at Apollo Hospitals OMR & Tambaram
Specializations
Basic and advanced knee and shoulder arthroscopic procedures involving ACL reconstruction, PCL reconstruction, Meniscal repairs ( all inside, inside out & outside in), Meniscal root repair, Revision ACL reconstruction, ACL repair, augmentation and remnant preservation techniques, single stage multiligament reconstruction, cartilage procedures like micro fracture, Mosaicplasty, BMAC, Arthroscopic assisted mini open MPFL reconstruction, Arthroscopic and mini open shoulder rotator cuff repair and capsular release, Arthroscopic Biceps tenotomy and tenodesis, Arthroscopic Bankart and Remplissage and inferior capsular shift, Open Latarejet, and few training in Arthroscopic ankle procedures for OCD.
Brief Description of Speciality Training
D.ORTHO (2011-2013)
I received my training at Vinayaga Mission University, Salem, Tamil Nadu. I have received my training in basic and advanced trauma care. I graduated with university second rank and silver medal.
DNB.ORTHO (2014-2016)
I received my secondary DNB training from KG hospital and post graduate medical institute, Coimbatore which is a 200 bedded tertiary care centre. I was trained under Dr. Senthil Nathan Sambandam a Joint replacement surgeon from Clarksburg, West Virginia, USA.
FELLOWSHIP IN ARTHROSCOPY AND SPORTS MEDICINE (2018-2019)
I received my training in Arthroscopy and sports medicine training at Ortho One Orthopaedic speciality centre from Prof. David V Rajan, the senior most Arthroscopic surgeon in India
Expertise and Experience in specific Surgical Procedures
- Diagnostic Arthroscopy
- Spine Surgery
- Osteotomy
- Amputation
- ACL Reconstruction Surgery
- PCL Reconstruction Surgery
- Meniscus Repair Surgery
- Shoulder Arthroscopy
- Knee Arthroscopy
- Ankle Arthroscopy
- Hip Arthroscopy
- Disc Prolapse Treatment
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List of Journals Authored or Co-Authored by the Doctors
- Hajdu-Cheney Syndrome: A Report on Successful Halting of Acro-osteolysis (May 2021)
- Choice of surgical approach influences the combined anteversion needed for a stable and impingement-free total hip arthroplasty (Aug 2021)
- Fluoroscope-assisted arthroscopic retroarticular drilling for osteochondral lesions of talus with bone grafting -Clinical outcome analysis and review of literature (Oct 2020)
- Volar hook plate stabilization of volar marginal fragments in intra-articular distal radius fractures (Oct 2020)
- Posterior Subacromial Injections Are Superior In Differentiating A Rotator Cuff From A Biceps Pathology: A Cadaveric Study (Nov 2019)
- Extended trochanteric osteotomy: current concepts review (Apr 2016)
Conferences and Workshops Attended
- IGOF 2011 at Bangalore
- TNOA conference 2013 at Tanjore
- TNOA conference 2012 at Vellore
- TNOA 2012 midterm at Erode.
- Sparsh bone school training program for spine, hip-joint, kneejoint.
- Attended monthly Coimbatore Orthopaedic Society meetings, Coimbatore from 2014-15
- IOACON 2014 at Hyderabad.
- SICOT ORTHOPAEDIC WORLD CONGRESS - 2015 atCHINA
- Attended monthly CME in Mid-west ortho society, Salem for 2years.
- Ganga arthroscopic course 2016.
- IOACON 2018 at Coimbatore
- TNOA conference 2019at Madurai
- SESICON 2019 at Coimbatore.
- APOA sports meet 2019 at Kuala Lumpur,Malasia.
- IASCON 2019 at Indore.
- ICS 6th congress 2019 at Mumbai.
- TNOA conference 2020 atVellore.
- SESI Shoulder Meet- 2021 at Chennai.
National and International Conference Presentations
- 2012 – VELLORE- Presented Management of bilateral congenital dislocation of patella .
- 2014 – HYDERABAD- Presented “Arthroscopic assisted ACL reconstruction with RIGIDFIX” at IOACON
- 2015 – CHINA. -Short oral presentation on “Subacromial injections in combined shoulder – pathologies –preferred route? A cadaveric study” at 36th SICOT ORTHOPAEDIC WORLD CONGRESS.
- 2016 – SINGAPORE. -5 Presentations at SINGAPORE ORTHOPAEDIC ASSOCIATION 38th ASM,
- Factors predicting the failure of Non-Steriodal Anti-inflammatory Drugs (NSAIDs) treatment in the management of Shoulder pain- Amultivariate Analysis.
- Infection Risk Stratification In Total Joint Patients Using A New Scoring System: A Validation Study.
- Tunnel widening after ACL reconstruction: A MRI study of BTB Rigid fix versus BTB Endo button.
- Why do we keep doing routine Inpatient Pre-discharge Radiographs After Simple Primary Total Knee Replacement? Time for a practice change.
- Over-Diagnosis of Primary idiopathic Frozen shoulder by Non Orthopaedic Practitioners and General Orthopaedic Surgeons.
- 2019 – MADURAI- Oral presentation on “Confluent femoral tunnel technique in multi ligament reconstruction of knee- A workhorse approach” at TNOACON.
- 2019 – MALASIA – Oral presentation on “ Multi ligament femoral tunnel management in a retrograde nail constrained knee- A technical note.” At APOA sports meet 2019 at Kuala Lumpur.
- 2019 – INDORE -National level- Second prize in poster presentation “Trends in infra patellar branch of saphenous nerve during hamstring graft harvest – a prospective comparative study of three incision” at Indian arthroscopic society national conference( IASCON 2019)
- 2019 – MUMBAI- Best Oral presentation on “ Retrograde bone grafting on cystic type OCLT-case series “ at Indian Cartilage Society 6th congress.
- 2020 VELLORE – Oral presentation on “ Anatomy of infra patellar branch of sphenous nerve needs scrutiny – an observation made from 118 patients in a prospective comparative study” at TNOACON.
- 2021 MELMARUVATHUR – Faculty lecture on “ Biomechanics of total knee replacement “ at MAPIMS.
- 2021 PONDYCHERRY – Faculty lecture on “ Arthrosocpic PCL reconstruction”.- CME basic knee arthroscopy at SLIMS.
- 2021 CHENNAI – invited Panelist in “Chennai’s Master meet in Knee Arthroscopy” at Hyatt.
- 2022 INDIA – BANGLADESH – MALAYSIA- Invited Faculty in Knee Scopy Symposium. Presented a case of Hybrid ACL reconstruction in Adolescent.
- 2022 – SEOUL – SOUTH KOREA- Training program on complex shoulder Arthroscopy surgeries with Prof. Sang Jin Shin (President of shoulder & elbow society, South Korea).
- 2022 – KOTTAYAM- KERALA – National Faculty lecture on Shoulder Arthroscopy- 1. Patient positioning in shoulder Arthroscopy. 2. Latarjet- current concepts.
- 2022- PUNE – National Faculty talk on Meniscal Preservation Techniques.
- 2022 – CHENNAI- Faculty lecture on 1. Are Thicker Grafts better in ACL Reconstruction.
- 2022 – KURNOOL- AP – OASISCON – THREE PAPERS PRESENTED. 1. Mechanistic Approach to Complex Elbow Dislocation- A rare Case Report. 2. Functional outcome of Medial Meniscus Root Repair by Arthroscopic trans tibial technique- A case series. 3.Arthroscopic Hybrid ACL Reconstruction in Adolescent
- 2022- CHENNAI- webinar – Faculty lecture on Intra operative and post operative responsibilities of nurse and para medics.
Publications
- Extended trochanteric osteotomy: current concepts review. European J Orthop Surg Traumatol. 2016 AprIL 26(3):231-45.
- Posterior SubacromialInjections Are Superior In Differentiating A Rotator Cuff From A Biceps Pathology: A Cadaveric Study. Journal of orthopaedics 2019 Nov 14 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jor.2019.11.015
- Choice of surgical approach influences the combined anteversionneeded for a stable and impingement-free total hip arthroplasty European Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery & Traumatology November 2020 DOI: 10.1007/s00590-020-02837-6
- Volar hook plate stabilization of volar marginal fragments in intraarticular distal radius fracture Injury journal October 2020 DOI:10.1016/j.injury.2020.10.004
- Fluoroscope-assisted arthroscopic retroarticular drilling for osteochondral lesions of talus with bone grafting -Clinical outcome analysis and review of literature Journal of Arthroscopic Surgery and Sports Medicine October 2020 DOI: 10.25259/JASSM_39_2020
- Hajdu-Cheney Syndrome: A Report on Successful Halting of Acroosteolysis. JBJS Case Connect. 2021 May 21;11(2). doi: 10.2106/JBJS.CC. 20.00711. PMID: 34019492.
Articles Under Review
- Relishing the journey on the way to destiny: Patellar resurfaced TKRpatients have comparable outcome as non resurfaced patients at six months but recovery is smoother and faster.Malaysian orthopaedicjournal.
- Crutiate retaining versus posterior stabilized total knee replacement in rheumatoid arthritis: Current concepts review.Archives of bone andjoint surgery.
- Trends in infra patellar branch of saphenous nerve injury duringhamstring graft harvest: a prospective comparative study of there incision. KSRR journal.
- Multi ligament reconstruction in a retrograde femoral nail constrainedkneeA technical note. KSRR journal.
- Technique for a novel Mini open transosseous rotator cuff repair-Atechnical note . EJOST
On Going Research
- Functional outcome of Arthroscopic ACL Reconstruction in Hamstring Vs Peroneus Longus Graft.- A Prospective Comparitive Analysis.
- Donor site Morbidity in the Ankle after Peroneus Longus Graft in Arthrosocpic ACL Reconstruction.
Patient Reviews
Arshad Ahamed
Took up ACL repair surgery and discharged today .. Dr Gopinath sir was very friendly and has lot of patience to explain and clarify all my doubts.. Surgery was well planned and executed in very facile manner. Nurse Esakiammal and one more (Lean nurse) from 2nd floor and Anbuarasan took good care of me, they were very helpful and attentive all the time.. housekeeping are doing a brilliant job.. Canteen not available at the hospital (Heard that still getting ready). Wishing the team all the very best and successful on serving and saving lives 
Arshad Ahamed
Took up ACL repair surgery and discharged today .. Dr Gopinath sir was very friendly and has lot of patience to explain and clarify all my doubts.. Surgery was well planned and executed in very facile manner. Nurse Esakiammal and one more (Lean nurse) from 2nd floor and Anbuarasan took good care of me, they were very helpful and attentive all the time.. housekeeping are doing a brilliant job.. Canteen not available at the hospital (Heard that still getting ready). Wishing the team all the very best and successful on serving and saving lives
