Dr. Kalaivanan Kanniyan

Senior Consultant

Orthopedics

MBBS, M.S (Ortho) FIAA (Germany)

Overview

“Healing joints, Restoring movement, redefining orthopaedic excellence.”

Internationally acclaimed Senior Consultant in Orthopaedics, Dr. Kalaivanan Kanniyan is a pioneer in advanced joint preservation, replacement, and revision surgery. Renowned for his expertise in complex hip, knee, and shoulder replacements with robotic and AI‑driven health science, he has trained internationally and earned prestigious fellowships in Germany and with HUK‑SICOT. Based in Chennai, he now brings world‑class orthopaedic care closer to patients through online video consultations all over the globe beyond the borders.

Field of Expertise

ROBOTIC Hip, Knee & Shoulder Replacements
REVISION Hip Knee & Shoulder Replacements
Periprosthetic Joint Infection & Bone Tumor
Computer-Assisted & 3D Printed implant designing
Artificial Intelligence in Orthopaedics & Health Science

Awards & Achievements

2023 - TNOA BEST POSTER MEDAL Award
2021 - Young Researcher Award – InSc
2020 – Indian Arthroplasty Association IAA BEST POSTER MEDAL
2017 – HUK-SICOT Fellowship Award
2016 – International Visiting Fellowship Award - Germany
2014 – TNOA Prof. A.J. Selvapandian Travelling Fellowship Award

Talks & Publications

2024- Does robotic-assisted unicompartmental knee arthroplasty restore native joint line more accurately than with conventional instruments? Dr Kalaivanan Kanniyan, January 2024, Journal of Robotic Surgery
2022- Total Knee Replacement After High Tibial Osteotomy | Asian Journal of Arthroscopy | July-December 2021; 6(2): 54-57. Bose VC, Kalaivanan Kanniyan
Does Balancing a Total Hip Arthroplasty Require a New Paradigm? Functional 3-Dimensional Balancing in Total Hip Arthroplasty. Vijay C. Bose, Suryanarayan Pichai, P. S. Ashok Kumar, Kalaivanan Kanniyan, Subramanyam Yadlapalli & Shantanu Patil, Indian Journal of Orthopaedics (2021), SpringerLink
Is the Revision Rate Higher After Hip Arthroplasty in Teenage Patients? A Prospective Study with Long-Term Follow-Up of More Than 10 Years. Bose VC, Kalaivanan K, Manohar M, Kumar A, Patil S, Suryanarayan P. Indian J Orthop. 2021 Feb
Does the Femoral Head Size Influence Outcomes After Uncemented Total Hip Arthroplasty for Fused Hips? A Prospective Study in Ankylosing Spondylitis. Indian Journal of Orthopaedics. 2020 Nov. Kanniyan Kalaivanan, Patil S, Kumar PSA, Suryanarayan P, Bose VC
2020 Perspectives and Consensus among International Orthopaedic Surgeons during Initial and Mid-lockdown Phases of Coronavirus Disease, J Hand Microsurg 2020
2019 3D Printing and 3D Models as a part of Preplanning for Complex Total Hip Arthroplasty, Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Resesarch, volume6 issue 6, December 2019.
2018 Complications of Tranexamic acid in Arthroplasty – Asian Journal of Arthroplasty , supplementary issue Nov 2018.
A prospective study of surgical site infection of orthopaedic implant surgeries. Vol 4, No 1 (2018). Kalaivanan Kanniyan.
2017- A simple innovative Chennai handshake technique for reducing anterior dislocation of shoulder joint: a community study of 60 cases.
Pharamocological Thromboprophylaxis after Total Joint Arthroplasty - A short Review. Asian Journal of Arthroplasty, Jan 2017.
2016- 7 years follow-up, results and Functional outcome of Rotating Platform High Flexion Total Knee Arthroplasty - A Prospective study of 701 knees, Arthroplasty Today 2016 . PUBMED Indexed 2016
Guidelines for Diagnosis of PJI (Asian Journal of Arthroplasty | Volume 1 | Issue 1 | July-Sep 2016 | Page 29-32)
2013- High Flexion Posterior – Stabilized Total Knee Prosthesis: “ Is It Worth the Hype ?” Reviewarticle. KSRR (PUBMED) http: //www.jksrr.org/DOIx.php id=10.5792/ksrr.2013.25.3.100 2013
TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT IN OSTEOARTHRITIS KNEE WITH VARUS DEFORMITY- A STUDY OF 30 CASES. 28-05-2013, Prasoon Kamra, Kalaivanan. K. (JEMDS)
2010- Role of Interlock Nail in Tibial Diaphyseal Fractures under image intensifier – A Study of 25 Case. Pb. Journal of Orthopaedics,Vol. XI, No. - 1, December 2010. (punjaborthoassociation.com/files/2010/1-4.pdf‎ )
2022- Wedge episiotomy - A new surgical technique for Revision Hip Arthroplasty - A case report on failed bipolar following GCT - JOCR (PUBMED INDEXED)
2021- Synovial Hemangioma of the Adult Knee Joint: a Case Report with Three Year Follow-up and Review of Literature” MAR Case Reports 2.4 (2021)
2020- ''Role of intraoperative nerve stimulator? in a case of Ulnar nerve schwannoma. A case report with four year follow up and review of literature. Sep-Dec 2020 JBST
2018- Complex multiple Metacarpo phalangeal joint dislocation. Is closed reduction, a good treatment option? Int.J.Orthod.Sci., 2018;4(4):200-203, DOI: 10.22271/ortho.2018.v4.i4d.37
2016- Fungal Periprosthetic Joint Infection By Candida Glabrata – Two Stage Revision Is A Good Option. IOSR Journal of Dental and Medical Sciences. Volume 15, issue 12 ver. IV (December. 2016), PP 68-70.
2016- One stage Complex Total Hip Replacement in a failed infected pelvic support osteotomy with chronic hip insatbility – A Nightmare for the Hip surgeon. (Asian Journal of Arthroplasty | Volume 1 | Issue 1 | July-Sep 2016 | Page 41-42)
2014- A case of Alkaptonuria presenting with Low Backache – A one year follow up study with literature review [JOCR] (PUBMED) 2014 A case report on extruded disc acting as buttonhole preventing reduction in traumatic fracture and lateral dislocation of L1-L2 vertebrae [JOCR] (PUBMED)
A case report of scapho-lunate dissociation with literature review. ( JEMDS )
Spontaneous spinal epidural abcess following trauma to back in a healthy adult without predisposing factors – A rare case report.
Scapho – Capitate Fusion with Posterior Interosseous Nerve neurectomy for Advanced Kienbocks Disease: A case Report. JEMDS 2014; Vol. 3, Issue 14, April 07; page: 3589-3593 ( JEMDS)
2013- Vascular injury with fracture humerus in a case of double brachial and double axillary artery - A rare clinical case report. Sanjeev Jain, Kalaivanan K , Aditya Pathak, Amish P Matre (International Journal of Anatomical Variations- IJAV
Infantile scurvy masquerading as bone tumour. Haq RU, Dhammi IK, Jain AK, Mishra P, Kalivanan K. Ann Acad Med Singapore. 2013 Jul;42(7):363-5.
NewerBearing Surface Total Hip Arthroplasty in Developmental Dysplasia Of Hip – A case Followup and review literature. Sanjeev Jain, Kalaivanan K , Aditya Pathak (IOSRJ)
2011- GIANT CELL TUMOR OF TENDON SHEATH – RARE CASE REPORT. Dr. JPS Walia, Dr RL Mittal, Dr. AC Gupta, DrKalaivanan, Pb. Journal of Orthopaedics, Vol. XII, No. - I, 34-36, December 2011.
2010- HYDATID DISEASE OF FEMUR-A CASE REPORT, Dr.JPS Walia, Dr. AC Gupta, Dr. K. Kalaivanan
2008- Giant Cell Tumour of 5th metacarpal– A Case Report – Pb. Journal of Orthopaedics, Vol.IX, No.1.,December 008.(PJO)

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