Dr. Nijith O Govindan

MBBS, MS (Ortho)

Sr. Consultant Joint Replacement, Arthroscopy and Sports Surgeon

Overview

Dr. Nijith is a Senior Consultant in Orthopaedics with more than 12 years of experience.

• Trained at COXA Hospital, Finland for Joint Replacement
• Trained at MAX Hospital, Saket, Delhi for Joint Replacement
• Trained at QRG Hospital, Faridabad for Computer Assisted Navigation Joint Replacement
• Vattukutti Scholarship for Robotic Assisted Joint Replacement
• Trained at Ganga Hospital, Coimbatore, for Advanced Arthroscopy and Sports Medicine
• Trained in Knee & Shoulder Arthroscopy at AASH Arthroscopic Centre, Gujarat
• Advanced Knee & Shoulder Arthroscopy training at ArthroLab, Singapore
• Associate Editor and Editorial Board Member for PubMed Indexed Journals in Orthopaedics
• Reviewer for various PubMed indexed international publications in Orthopaedics.
• Elsevier Reviewer Recognition ‘Certificate of Outstanding Contribution in Reviewing’.
• Author of numerous articles in peer-reviewed indexed National & International Journals
• Faculty for National & International Orthopaedic scientific meetings.
• Life Member Indian Orthopaedic Association
• Life Member Indian Medical Association
• Life Member Indian Arthroscopy Association
• Member of ISAKOS (International Society of Arthroscopy, Knee Surgery and Orthopaedic Sports Medicine)
• Member of SICOT (International Society of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology)
• Executive Secretary General, Indo Korean Orthopaedic Foundation

Education

• MS Orthopaedics, Academy of Medical Sciences, Pariyaram, Kerala; Kerala University of Health Sciences (KUHS)
• Senior Residency, Govt Medical College, Calicut, Kerala
• MBBS Gold Medalist, Basaveswara Medical College, Karnataka; Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences (RGUHS)

Skills

• Hip: Hip Joint Replacement (Primary, Complex primary & Revision Arthroplasty), Hip Arthroscopy
• Knee: Primary Unilateral Knee replacement, Single stage bilateral Total Knee Replacement, complex primary total knee Joint Replacement, Revision Arthroplasty, Unicondylar Knee
• Arthroplasty, Computer Assisted Navigation Joint Replacement
• Arthroscopic ACL and PCL Reconstruction, Multi-ligament injury, Arthroscopic Meniscal Root Repairs, Arthroscopic Meniscus Repair, Arthroscopic debridement, Arthroscopic meniscal balancing, Cartilage Procedures- OATS, ACI.
• Shoulder: Arthroscopic Rotator Cuff repair, Tendon transfer and superior capsular reconstruction for massive cuff tear, Arthroscopic Bankart and Remplisage, Open Latarjet, Arthroscopic SLAP repair, Arthroscopic capsular release, Arthroscopic subacromial decompression
• Shoulder Joint Replacement - Anatomical, Reverse Shoulder Replacement, Hemiarthroplasty
• Spine Instrumentation - Pedicle Screw and Hook, PLIF & TLIF
• Complex Trauma: Clavicle fracture lateral end and shaft - Open reduction and internal fixation Scapular Fracture fixation, Fracture Fixation Proximal Humerus, Both Column Extra Articular Intra Articular Fixation of Distal Humerus, Both Bone Forearm Plating and nailing, Distal Radius Plating,Bimalleolar/ Trimalleolar, Pilon fracture Open Reduction Internal Fixation, Peri Trochanteric Fracture fixation with PFN/PFLP/DHS/DCS, Distal femoral fracture fixation - ORIF with plate and MIPPO with LCP, Proximal/Distal Tibia Plating- MIPPO, Bicondylar fracture fixation, Calcaneum Open Reduction Internal Fixation.