Dr. Rajiv Thukral

Dr Rajiv Thukral is an exceptionally skilled, highly precise, and fiercely dedicated Senior Orthopaedic and Joint Replacement Surgeon. With a monumental 29 years of rigorous clinical expertise, he is widely regarded as a supreme global authority in advanced musculoskeletal care, massive pelvic trauma, and complex joint reconstructions.

He currently serves as the esteemed Director of Orthopaedics and Joint Replacement at the premier Yatharth Super Speciality Hospital (Faridabad) and as a Senior Consultant at Apollo Hospitals (Noida).

Backed by a formidable academic foundation with an MS and DNB in Orthopaedics, Dr Thukral is a pioneering force in modern orthopaedic sciences.

Armed with six highly elite international fellowships from Germany, USA, UK, Portugal, and Italy, he brings absolute world-class surgical precision to India.

Demonstrating unparalleled clinical mastery, he is highly renowned for executing flawlessly aligned primary and revision joint replacements, performing complex pelviacetabular trauma fixations, and pioneering rapid-recovery unicompartmental knee arthroplasties.

He consults fluently in English and Hindi.

Specialty Areas and Treatments

Dr Rajiv Thukral provides highly precise, life-changing, and technologically advanced medical interventions for patients battling severe arthritis, debilitating sports injuries, and massive bone trauma across Delhi/NCR.

Arthroplasty and Joint Replacement

Patients suffering from severe, bone-on-bone osteoarthritis of the hip, knee, or shoulder causing debilitating chronic pain demand elite, precision-driven surgical execution. Dr Thukral provides world-class joint restoration:

• Highly precise Primary and Complex Revision Joint Replacements of the Hip, Knee, and Shoulder
• Advanced surgical protocols for heavily damaged, previously failed, or infected joint implants
• Protocol-driven, rapid-recovery surgical techniques designed to restore absolute mobility and relieve pain

Sports Surgery and Complex Arthroscopy

Athletes and individuals battling massive ligament tears, severe meniscus injuries, or debilitating shoulder instability require highly decisive, minimally invasive surgical oversight. Dr Thukral offers expert sports medicine interventions:

• Minimally invasive Arthroscopy of the Shoulder and Knee for rapid joint inspection and repair
• Precision-driven Meniscus Repair Surgery and complex ligament reconstructions for severe sports injuries
• Advanced Fasciotomy and expert cartilage restoration techniques to completely restore athletic function

Complex Pelviacetabular and Geriatric Trauma

Patients suffering from life-threatening pelvic fractures, severe acetabular trauma, or high-impact geriatric fragility fractures demand highly specialised, split-second orthopaedic execution. Dr Thukral is an absolute expert in complex trauma:

• Precision-driven surgical fixation of highly complex Pelviacetabular (pelvis and hip socket) trauma
• Expert surgical management of Geriatric Trauma, focusing on safe, rapid mobilization in elderly patients
• Comprehensive, constructive management of severe, high-impact accidental bone fractures

Unicompartmental and Reconstructive Surgery

Elderly patients facing highly localized knee osteoarthritis or severe femoral neck fractures require expert surgical interventions that are highly tailored to their specific anatomy. Dr Thukral provides elite reconstructive care:

• Advanced Unicompartmental Knee Arthroplasty (Partial Knee Replacement) for isolated joint damage
• Expert Cementless Bipolar Hemi-arthroplasty for rapid recovery in elderly patients with femoral neck fractures
• Precision-driven implementation of extensively coated revision stems in proximally deficient femurs

Credentials and Academic Foundation

Showcasing his supreme medical dedication, Dr Rajiv Thukral possesses an incredibly robust academic foundation representing the absolute highest echelons of global orthopaedic training:

• MBBS from Grant Medical College and Sir JJ Hospital, Mumbai (1997)
• MS in Orthopaedics from Lokmanya Tilak Municipal Medical College (LTMMC), Sion, Mumbai (2000)
• DNB in Orthopaedics from the National Board of Examinations (NBE), New Delhi (2000)
• FCPS (Orthopedic Surgery)

Elite International Fellowships:

• JR Fellowship (Arthroplasty) – Knappschaftskrankenhaus, Puttlingen, Germany
• AO Trauma Fellowship – Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, USA
• ESSKA Arthroscopy Fellowship – Hospital CUF Descobertas, Lisboa, Portugal
• SICOT Arthroplasty Fellowship – Fondiazone IRCCS Policlinico, Pavia, Italy
• Zimmer Trauma Fellowship – Harborview Medical Center, UW, Seattle, USA
• IOSUK Fellowship – Cambridge, London, Kent, UK

Professional Medical Journey

With nearly three decades of an intensely rigorous clinical background, Dr Thukral has independently managed thousands of the most challenging orthopaedic traumas and complex joint replacements. His professional journey includes highly esteemed leadership roles at India's top medical institutes:

• Director and Head (Orthopaedics and Joint Replacement): Yatharth Super Speciality Hospital, Faridabad.
• Director and Head (Orthopaedics): Metro Heart Institute with Multispeciality, Faridabad.
• Director and Head / Associate Director: Asian Institute of Medical Sciences, Faridabad.
• Principal Consultant and Head (Hip and Pelviacetabular Surgery): Max Super Specialty Hospitals, New Delhi/NCR.
• Senior Registrar: Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals, New Delhi.
• Post-Grad Resident: LTMGH and LTMMC, Mumbai.

Current Hospital Affiliations

He currently leads, consults, and operates exclusively at the following premier locations:

• Yatharth Super Speciality Hospital, Sector 88, Faridabad. (Consultation Fee: ₹800)
• Yatharth Super Speciality Hospital, Sector 20, Faridabad. (Consultation Fee: ₹800)
• Apollo Hospitals, Sector 26, Noida.

Prestigious Awards and Recognitions

Demonstrating his profound dedication to supreme clinical excellence and advanced surgical precision, Dr Rajiv Thukral is a heavily decorated and highly recognised expert. His elite accolades include:

• Being awarded the highly prestigious Gold Medal in Anatomy, highlighting his supreme academic brilliance.
• Securing the Best Paper Presentation Award by SICOT in 2015.
• Holding active, highly respected lifetime memberships with the Indian Orthopaedic Association (IOA) and the Indian Arthroplasty Association (IAA).
• Serving as a Full Member of the European Society of Sports Traumatology, Knee Surgery and Arthroscopy (ESSKA).
• Holding active memberships with the AO Trauma Asia Pacific, SICOT, and the Indian Society of Hip and Knee Surgeons (ISHKS).

Medical Research and Publications

Dr Thukral maintains an incredibly robust commitment to the academic advancement of Orthopaedics. With a massive portfolio of published clinical research, he has actively authored:

• Outcome of unicompartmental knee arthroplasty in octogenarians with tricompartmental osteoarthritis (2013).
• Management of implant-stable distal femoral periprosthetic fractures by distal femoral locking plate (2015).
• Cementless bipolar hemi-arthroplasty for femoral neck fractures in the elderly with multiple co-morbidity (2011).
• Extensively coated revision stems in proximally deficient femur: Early results in 15 patients (2008).
• The Unipolar ASR: viable option in unsalvageable femoral head conditions in the young patient (2006).
• Hip Arthroplasty Following Failed Dynamic Hip Screw Fixation for Pertrochanteric Femoral Fractures (2004).
• Instability in Unicondylar Knee Arthroplasty - Asian Journal of Arthroplasty (2018).

Book an Appointment with Dr Rajiv Thukral, Orthopaedic Surgeon

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