Fellowship in Spine Surgery
Duration: 06 or 12 Months
Number of Seats: 4 candidates per year
Date of Commencement: Jan - July
Eligibility: The ideal candidate should be 2 years Post MCh Neurosurgery or MS/DNB in Orthopaedics and less than 40 years of age. Candidates should have a definite interest in the specialty chosen and preferably have publications/presentations in the area. Candidates should also have some basic experience in the discipline and preferably be sponsored by a parent institute to utilize the training effectively.

Fellowship in Joint Replacement
Duration: 12 Months
Number of Seats: 2 candidates per year
Date of Commencement: Jan - July
Eligibility: The ideal candidate should be 2 years after MS Orth/Dip NB Orth and less than 40 years of age. Candidates should have a definite interest in the specialty chosen and preferably have publications/presentations in the area. Candidates should also have some basic experience in the discipline and preferably be sponsored by a parent institute to utilize the training effectively.

Fellowship secretary at ortho@aims.amrita.edu
Diplomate of National Board Training Programmes

• Tibial plateau fractures treated with percutaneously introduced synthetic porous Hydroxyapatite granules.Menon K V , Varma H K ;European Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology. Vol15:3..2005.205-213.
• Arthroscopic Management of TFCC Injuries. Jayachandran, Jai Thilak, Jacob Varghese. J of Orthopaedic Asso of S Indian States. Vol 2, 53-55; 2005.
• Arthroscopic Fracture Fragment removal from the Hip. Jai Thilak, Jacob Varughese. Indian Journal of Orthopaedics; Vol39:3: 191-192; July 2005
• Management of Infected TKR. AV Ghosh, N Rao, Jai Thilak, J Varghese. The Journal of KOA; Vol 20:1 April 2006
• Early Results of Uncemented Revision Hip Arthroplasty. U Pawar, Jai Thilak, J Varughese. The Journal of KOA; Vol 20:1 April 2006
• Scintigraphic Assessment of Patellar viability in TKR following lateral release. K N Rao, J Varughese, Jai Thilak, Shanmughasundaram. The Journal of KOA; Vol 20:1 April 2006
• Arthroscopic Treatment of Acute Traumatic Posterior Glenohumeral dislocation and Anatomic Neck fracture. Varghese j, Thilak J, Mahajan CV. Arthroscopy  2006 ; 22:676.
• Early Changes in pulmonary function test following thoracotomy for scoliosis correction. S. Namboothiri, Renjit Kumar, K. V. Menon.  –European Spine Journal 2005:14(2):144-148
• Vertebral osteochondroma – an unusual cause of compressive myelopathy – a case report of failed decompressive laminectomy. Kumar Renjit J, K V Menon, Bhaskaran V K, Jayachandran D.  – Journal of Orthopaedic Association of South Indian States 2005:2;44-46
• Morphological study of rib regeneration following costectomy in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis. Satheesh J Philip, Renjit Kumar, K. V. Menon.  – European Spine Journal 2005: 14, (8):772-776
• Treatment of Degenerative Lumbar Stenosis. Renjit Kumar J.  – Physicians Digest 2005:13(4);84-92