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Dr. Praful Kilaru
Senior Consultant Joint Replacement and Complex Trauma Surgeon at Yashoda Hospitals, Malakpet, Hyderabad, with 18 years of orthopedic experience. His work focuses on joint replacement, revision surgery, complex fractures, and foot and ankle surgery.
At a glance
Dr. Praful Kilaru
MBBS, MS (Ortho), AO Fellow (Davos). Former Head of the Department of Trauma, Sunshine Hospital, Hyderabad. Consults in Telugu, English, Hindi and Kannada.
18 Years' ExperienceMed. Reg. No. 77839OPD: Mon – Sat, 9 AM – 4 PM
Qualifications
- MBBSKasturba Medical College, Mangalore · 2005
- MS (Orthopaedics)Dr. D.Y. Patil Medical College, Pune · 2011
- FellowshipAO Trauma Fellowship, AO Foundation, Davos, Switzerland
- RegistrationMedical Registration No. 77839
- MembershipsAO Trauma Society · SICOT · Asian Association of Dynamic Osteosynthesis (AADO)
Career
- PresentSenior Consultant Joint Replacement & Complex Trauma Surgeon, Yashoda Hospitals, Malakpet
- 2022 – 2024Senior Orthopaedic Consultant, Citizen American Oncology Institute & Hospital, Hyderabad
- 2018 – 2022Head of Department, Trauma – Sunshine Hospital, Hyderabad
- 2014 – 2018Senior Trauma & Joint Replacement Consultant – Sunshine Hospital
- 2013 – 2014Junior Consultant, Arthroplasty & Orthopaedic Trauma – Sunshine Hospital
- 2011 – 2013Registrar, Arthroplasty & Trauma – Sunshine Hospital
Special Interests & Expertise
- Revision joint replacement surgery
- Robotic and conventional knee joint replacement
- Hip joint replacement
- Primary complex knee joint replacement
- Complex trauma: pelvis and scapula fractures
- Polytrauma (multiple fractures)
- Redo surgery for fracture non-union / malunion
- Foot and ankle surgery and deformity correction
- Diabetic foot and ankle limb-salvage surgery
- Knee and shoulder ligament repair and reconstruction
- Foot and ankle ligament and tendon repair
- Regenerative therapy
2020
Times Healthcare Achievers – Best Emerging Orthopaedic Trauma Surgeon
2019
EFORT – Best Paper Presentation
2018
APAS Asia Pacific – Award for Revision Knee Surgery publication
2016
SICOT, Rome – Gold Medal for Paper Presentation in Trauma
Publications
- 2018Clinical outcomes in peri-articular knee fractures with flexible fixation using far cortical locking screws in locking plate – Musculoskeletal Surgery · DOI
- 2018Minimally invasive fixation for displaced intra-articular fractures of the calcaneum – Musculoskeletal Surgery · DOI
- 2018Post-operative cognitive dysfunction in Indian patients undergoing total knee replacement under spinal anaesthesia – Anesthesia: Essays and Researches
- 2010Osteochondroma of scapula: case report – Dr. D.Y. Patil Medical Journal
Presentations
- EFORT 2023Complex tibial pilon fractures managed by column-based fixation – Vienna
- EFORT 2019Distal femur fractures, MIPPO – Lisbon
- EFORT 2017Inverted C sign, a prognostic indicator for lateral third clavicle fracture union – Vienna
- SICOT 2016Inverted C sign in lateral third clavicle fractures – Rome
- ISKSAA 2016Periprosthetic fractures of femur with locking plate – Delhi
- IOACON 2010Proximal tibia fractures by mini external fixation (50 cases) – Jaipur
Talks & Articles
- VideoRobotic Knee Surgery: Precision, Speed & Faster Recovery – Yashoda Hospitals Health Talk
- VideoRoad Safety & the Golden Hour (Part 1) · Part 2 – Yashoda Hospitals Doctor Talks
- ArticleTendinitis: causes, symptoms and treatment (Telugu) – Yashoda Hospitals blog
Ready to Discuss Your Orthopedic Concern?
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