Dr. Raj Kanna

Qualifications

Achievements

• First in South India to perform Computer Assisted Revision Knee Replacement.
• First In South India to do Computer Assisted Rotating Platform (High Flexion) Knee Replacement Surgery.
• First In South India to Perform Computer Assisted Knee Replacement with Gap Balancing Method.
• First to write a Comprehensive review article on Modular Bi compartmental (Partial) Knee Replacement published in International Orthopaedic Journal (Octa Orthopaedica Belgica).

Life Member

1. Indian Medical Association Membership Number: 149/10736/2014,15
2. Tamil Nadu Orthopaedic Association Membership Number: LM/R/175
3. Indian Orthopaedic Association Membership Number: LM11123
4. Indian Society of Hip and Knee Surgeons Membership Number: S 01 094

Official registration:

Registered under The Tamil Nadu Medical Council as "Registered Medical Practitioner". Registration Number: 66043 / Date of Registration: 01: 06 : 2000.

Books

Have coauthored a chapter titled "Unicompartmental Knee Arthroplasty" for the second edition of the book titled "Textbook of Orthopaedics and Trauma" published by Indian Orthopaedic Association.

International Publications

Have authored/ coauthored the following scientific articles, which are published in international orthopaedic journals.

1. Modular bicompartmental knee arthroplasty: Indications, tech- nique, prosthetic design, and results. Accepted for publication in Acta Orthopaedica Belgica, 2017, 83.
2. Patello-Femoral Arthroplasty in a bilateral syme’s amputee - a case report. J Clin Orthop Trauma. 2016 Jan-Mar;7(1):40-4.
3. The influence of preoperative deformity on valgus correction angle: an analysis of 503 total knee arthroplasties. Journal of Arthroplasty Jan 2013, 28(1); 207.
4. Postoperative limb alignment and its determinants after minimally invasive Oxford medial unicompartmental knee arthroplasty. Journal of Arthroplasty Sep 2011, 26(6); 919 25.
5. Efficacy of periarticular injection of bupivacaine, fentanyl and methylprednisolone in tka : a prospective, randomized trial in patients undergoing simultaneous bilateral tka. Journal of Arthroplasty Sep 2010, 25(6); 8517.
6. Variability in the range of inter-anterior superior iliac spine distance and its correlation with femoral head centre. A prospective computed tomography study of 200 adults. Skeletal Radiol. 2010 Apr;39(4):3638.
7. Comparison of limb and component alignment using image intensifier guided conventional versu computer assisted total knee arthroplasty: a prospective, randomised, single-surgeon study of 467 knees. Journal of Arthroplasty Oct 2007, 22(7): 953-959.
8. Quantification of effect of sequential posteromedial release on flexion and extension gaps: a computer-assisted study in cadaveric knees using 2 different types of distractors. Journal of Arthroplasty Aug 2009, 24(5) 795, 805.
9. Bilateral Macrodactyly of Hands and Feet with post axial involvement: a case report. Journal of Hand Surgery British volume 2005, 30B;6: 618 - 20.

Invention:

I have designed two femur re-cutting blocks useful for primary and revision total knee arthroplasty and have developed a simple technique for re cutting the femur. This was funded by Depuy and is submitted to Journal of Arthroplasty.

Awards:

Best paper award for the year 2004 in the state conference, conducted by Karnataka Orthopaedic Association, Karnataka, India.

Scientific paper presentation:

• Presented the Scientific paper titled "Clinical Diagnosis of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: the Existing Scenario" in the 29th Annual Karnataka State Conference Feb 2005.
• Presented the Scientific paper titled "Incursion of Lumbricals into the Carpal Tunnel: a Cadaver Study" in the 28th Annual Conference of Indian Society for surgery of the hand Nov 2004.
• Presented the Scientific paper titled "Incursion of Lumbricals into the Carpal Tunnel: an intraoperative Study" in the 28th Annual Karnataka State Conference Feb 2004.

Poster presentation:

Presented the poster titled "Bilateral Macrodactyly of Hands and Feet" in the 27th Annual Karnataka State Conference Feb 2003.

Conferences, workshops and seminar programs attended:

• Participated in a debate “OA Knee - UNI Knee arthroplasty is better” con- ducted at TNOACON in February 2020.
• Guest Lecture on “ACL – Indications and techniques” at Madurai Shoulder Knee Con 2019.
• Presented a scientific paper “Navigation Achieves Excellent Clinical, Func- tional and Radiological Results in Obese as in Non-Obese Patients under- going TKA – A Prospective single surgeon study of 150 Knees” at IOA- CON in December 2018.
• Guest lecture on “Computer Navigation of Knee A brilliant tool to Cut, align & Balance” at the Tamil Nadu State Orthopaedic Conference 2018.
• Guest lecture on “Computer Assisted Knee Replacement What is Different, Interesting & Better” at the Tamil Nadu State Orthopaedic Conference 2017.
• Chaired a session “ACL Reconstruction using Hamstrings Graft” at the International Orthopaedic congress “Apollo Cosmic” on 28th February 2015, Chennai.
• Instructional Course : Partial Knee Replacement , Oxford Course on 4th and 5th Dec, 2012, Mumbai.
• APAS 2007 9th annual Asia Pacific Arthroplasty Society conference.
• IROC 2007 Advances & Techniques in Joint Replacement Surgery: 5th winter meeting a continuing medical education programme.