Dr Praveen Sodavarapu

About Doctor :

Expertise :

• TKR-Total Knee replacement
• THR-Total Hip Replacement
• Robotic Assisted Knee Replacement
• Sports injuries
• Knee Arthroscopy (Keyhole surgery)
• ACL Reconstruction
• Knee Ligament Reconstruction
• Meniscus Repair
• Shoulder Arthroscopy (Keyhole surgery)
• Shoulder Replacement Surgery
• Rotator Cuff surgery
• Bankart Surgery
• Complex Trauma and Fracture Surgery
• Spine and Pediatric disorders

Awards & Achievements :

• Awarded Medal in International Best Poster Competition (DOACON, Delhi-2020)
• Awarded MNAMS (National Academy of Medical Sciences, New Delhi-2019)
• Awarded Diploma in Football Medicine (FIFA: Fédération Internationale de Football Association-2020)
• Distinction in Pathology & Microbiology in MBBS (OMC-Hyderabad)
• Achieved All India 24th Rank in PGIMER Entrance Exam (2015) and State 16th rank in MBBS Entrance Exam (AP-2008)

Publications :

• Kumar D, Sodavarapu P, Aggarwal A, Hooda A, Sajid M. Management and Outcome of a Complex Medial Tibial Plateau Fracture: A Case Report of a Rare Knee Varus Injury Variant. JBJS Case Connect. 2020 Oct 19;10(4):e19.00626. doi:10.2106/JBJS.CC.19.00626.
• Dhatt SS, Kumar V, Neradi D, Sodavarapu P, Meetei TT, Goni V. Need for Testing and Supplementation of Vitamin D3 After Release of COVID-19 Lockdown in Patients with Increased Musculoskeletal Pain. Indian J Orthop. 2021 Mar 6;55(4):1-4. doi: 10.1007/s43465-021-00376-8.  
• Verma S, Kumar D, Hooda A, Sodavarapu P, Kumar K, Goni VG. A Prospective Study Evaluating Factors Affecting Functional Outcome in Patients with Floating Elbow Injury. Indian J Orthop. Published online July 1, 2021. https://doi.org/10.1007/s43465-021-00448-9.  
• Sodavarapu P, Kumar D, Khan S, Kumar K, Hooda A, Guduru AV. Modified cerclage wiring in comminuted transolecranon fracture-dislocations of the elbow. Int J Burns Trauma. 2021 Dec 15;11(6):456-462.  
• Neradi, D., Sodavarapu, P., Jindal, K., Kumar, D., Kumar, V., Goni, V. (2022). Locked Plating Versus Retrograde Intramedullary Nailing for Distal Femur Fractures: a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. The Archives of Bone and Joint Surgery, 10(2), 141-152. doi: 10.22038/abjs.2021.53515.2656.  
• Kumar D, Sodavarapu P, Neradi D, Prabhakar S. Management and outcome of a variant of posadas fracture in an adolescent patient: A case report. Trauma Case Rep. 2019 Nov 26;24:100259. doi:10.1016/j.tcr.2019.100259.  
• Jindal K, Neradi D, Sodavarapu P, Kumar D, Shetty A, Goni V. Intramedullary Nailing Versus Plating for Proximal Tibia Fractures: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Indian J Orthop. 2020;55(3):582-594. Published 2020 Nov 21. doi:10.1007/s43465-020-00304-2  
• Sodavarapu, P, Sudesh P, Gopinathan NR, Jayashree M, Kumar P, Rangasamy K. Characteristics of Musculoskeletal Involvement in Pediatric Patients with Disseminated Sepsis in a Tertiary Care Center. Indian J Orthop. 2021 Aug 21:1-8. doi:10.1007/s43465-021-00488-1.  
• Guduru AV, Keerthi I, Sujir P, Jain MK, Sodavarapu P. Effect of pedicle screw placement into the fractured vertebra in management of unstable thoracolumbar and lumbar fractures. Int J Burns Trauma. 2022;12(4):139-148.Published 2022 Aug 15.  
• Kumar D, Rathod PM, Hooda A, Sodavarapu P. Flexion compression type of traumatic C7–T1 cervical spondyloptosis without neurological deficit. BMJ Case Reports CP 2020;13:e239388.http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bcr-2020-239388  

Memberships :

• Indian Orthopaedic Association (IOA)
• Société Internationale de Chirurgie Orthopédique et de Traumatologie (SICOT)
• International Society for Knowledge for Surgeons on Arthroscopy and Arthroplasty (ISKSAA)
• Indian Arthroscopy Society (IAS)
• Orthopedic Surgeons Society of Andhra Pradesh (OSSAP)

Languages :

• English
• తెలుగు
• हिन्दी