Hospital discovery · Orthopedics
Review 4 validated Orthopedics hospitals, 18 affiliated orthopaedic surgeons and 17 mapped orthopaedic procedures in Chennai, India.
“Best” reflects the hospital-discovery search phrase. Hospitals are ordered alphabetically and are not clinically ranked, scored or endorsed.
Quick answer
Orthopaedics treats joint degeneration, sports injury, trauma, non-union and limb conditions using non-operative care, arthroscopy, fixation, reconstruction or replacement. Selection depends on symptoms, examination, imaging, alignment, bone quality, activity goals and previous treatment. This Chennai page is limited to hospitals with a listed orthopaedic surgeon relationship.
4 validated hospital relationships currently match Orthopedics in Chennai, including Apollo Hospital, Chennai, Gleneagles HealthCity Chennai, MGM Healthcare, Chennai, Rela Hospital. Counts require a matching hospital specialty and affiliated orthopaedic surgeon; they are not rankings or claims about outcomes.
17 orthopaedic procedures have validated hospital and doctor relationships in Chennai, including Total Knee Replacement, Robotic Knee Replacement, Partial Knee Replacement, Revision Knee Replacement, Total Hip Replacement, Revision Hip Replacement, Hip Resurfacing, Shoulder Replacement. Open a procedure page for the exact hospitals and doctors connected to that procedure.
At a glance
Hospital inclusion requires a Orthopedics relationship and an affiliated orthopaedic surgeon. Procedure pages additionally require matching hospital-procedure and doctor-procedure relationships.
Hospitals
Cards use factual campus data and validated relationship counts. Ordering is alphabetical by city and hospital name, not a ranking.
Showing 1–4 of 4
Chennai, India
JCI Accredited
NABH AccreditedApollo Hospital, Chennai is listed for Orthopedics in Chennai because GAF's current data connects this campus with 5 affiliated orthopaedic surgeons. Validated hospital-and-doctor mappings include Total Knee Replacement, Revision Knee Replacement, Total Hip Replacement, Revision Hip Replacement and 7 more.
Chennai, India
JCI AccreditedNABH Accredited
NABL AccreditedGleneagles HealthCity Chennai is listed for Orthopedics in Chennai because GAF's current data connects this campus with 3 affiliated orthopaedic surgeons. Validated hospital-and-doctor mappings include Total Knee Replacement, Robotic Knee Replacement, Partial Knee Replacement, Revision Knee Replacement and 10 more.
Chennai, India
JCI AccreditedNABH AccreditedNABL AccreditedMGM Healthcare, Chennai is listed for Orthopedics in Chennai because GAF's current data connects this campus with 8 affiliated orthopaedic surgeons. Validated hospital-and-doctor mappings include Total Knee Replacement, Robotic Knee Replacement, Partial Knee Replacement, Revision Knee Replacement and 14 more.
Chennai, India
JCI AccreditedNABH AccreditedNABL AccreditedRela Hospital is listed for Orthopedics in Chennai because GAF's current data connects this campus with 2 affiliated orthopaedic surgeons. Validated hospital-and-doctor mappings include Total Knee Replacement, Robotic Knee Replacement, Partial Knee Replacement, Revision Knee Replacement and 12 more.
This table compares recorded attributes only. It does not score or rank hospitals.
| Hospital | City | Accreditation | Beds | Established | Validated procedures | Listed doctors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apollo Hospital, Chennai | Chennai | JCI · NABH | 745 | 1983 | 11 | 5 |
| Gleneagles HealthCity Chennai | Chennai | JCI · NABH · NABL | 1000 | 1999 | 14 | 3 |
| MGM Healthcare, Chennai | Chennai | JCI · NABH · NABL | 400 | 2016 | 18 | 8 |
| Rela Hospital | Chennai | JCI · NABH · NABL · DHA | 450 | 2018 | 16 | 2 |
Procedures
Doctors
Each doctor has a matching hospital and Orthopedics relationship. Procedure pages additionally require that exact doctor-procedure mapping.
Senior Consultant
Dr. Govindaraj AB is Senior Consultant at MGM Healthcare in Chennai, India. He has practised adult orthopaedics in India for 45+ years experience. Primary versus revision arthroplasty, robotic versus conventional knee,…
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Senior Consultant
Dr. Gopala Krishnan is a Senior Consultant at Apollo Hospital in Chennai, with more than 36 years of experience. His profile records orthopedics alongside sports medicine and sports injury evaluation and management. Tho…
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Clinical Director, Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon
Dr. Ram Chidambaram is Clinical Director and Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon at MGM Healthcare in Chennai, with more than 34 years of experience. The shoulder and elbow are the centre of his practice. He performs rotator…
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Senior Consultant
Dr. Ajit Yadav is Senior Consultant at Gleneagles HealthCity Chennai in Chennai, India. He has practised adult orthopaedics in India for 33+ years experience. Primary versus revision arthroplasty, robotic versus convent…
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Senior Consultant
Dr. A. Navaladi Shankar is a Senior Consultant at Apollo Hospital in Chennai, with more than 32 years of experience. His profile records orthopedics together with sports medicine. His list runs across both. Replacement…
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Senior Consultant
Dr. Jayaraman Jagadeesan is a Senior Consultant at MGM Healthcare in Chennai, with more than 26 years of experience. His profile records orthopedics together with pediatric orthopedics. Hip and knee replacement is the c…
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Clinical Lead & Senior Consultant
Dr. Kesavan A R is Clinical Lead & Senior Consultant at MGM Healthcare in Chennai, India. He has practised adult orthopaedics in India for 25+ years experience. Primary versus revision arthroplasty, robotic versus conve…
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Senior Consultant
Dr. Madan Mohan Reddy is Senior Consultant at Apollo Hospital in Chennai, India. He has practised adult orthopaedics in India for 25+ years experience. Primary versus revision arthroplasty, robotic versus conventional k…
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City context
Chennai has orthopaedic listings in the wider GAF directory, but this article does not infer that every listed institution performs total knee replacement. Only dynamically resolved procedure relationships should produce clinician or hospital cards, and a card is not a ranking, volume statement or capability guarantee.
Chennai has orthopaedic listings in the wider GAF directory, but this article does not infer that every listed institution performs robotic knee replacement. Only dynamically resolved procedure relationships should produce clinician or hospital cards, and a card is not a ranking, volume statement or capability guarantee.
Clinician and hospital cards for Chennai appear only when live directory relationships currently tag Total Knee Replacement. An empty section is a catalog fact, not a hidden ranking. Neighbouring procedure tags must not be reused, and placement is not a volume, robotic-capability or outcome claim.
Confirm the actual operating campus, implant or graft plan, venous-thromboembolism prevention, inpatient physiotherapy and the first post-discharge review in writing. A general orthopaedic or accreditation label does not answer those case-specific questions.
Send imaging, clinical notes and the current walking or weight-bearing status before booking travel to Chennai.
Arrive with enough time for orthopaedic, anaesthetic and physiotherapy review; Patients using regional Gulf or South-Asian air links should still preserve time for repeat imaging, anaesthetic assessment and a rest interval before any planned procedure.
Chennai International Airport: Airport access can be comparatively direct for several hospital districts, but lodging should still follow the confirmed campus. Air-conditioned accommodation, hydration and reduced midday outdoor exposure matter during hotter, more humid months. Heat and humidity affect dressings, swelling and outdoor walking tolerance after arthroplasty or tendon repair. Indoor physiotherapy and wound checks should be planned rather than assumed as beach-hotel walks.
Arrive with enough time for orthopaedic, anaesthetic and physiotherapy review; Patients using regional Gulf or South-Asian air links should still preserve time for repeat imaging, anaesthetic assessment and a rest interval before any planned procedure.
Treatment guides
Total knee replacement resurfaces the worn femoral, tibial and usually patellar joint surfaces with a prosthesis when arthritis or another destructive process has exhausted reliable joint-preserving care. The surgeon prepares the distal femur and proximal tibia, balances the soft tissues and seats the components; the patella may be resurfaced according to wear and tracking.
Robotic knee replacement is still a knee arthroplasty: a planning scan or registration and a robotic arm or cutting guide are used to execute a surgeon-planned bone preparation. It is a technique applied to replacement, not a different disease. The surgeon remains responsible for indication, soft-tissue balance and implant choice; the robot constrains bone cuts to a plan. This article does not claim tighter cuts produce a better result.
Partial knee replacement resurfaces only the worn compartment — most often the medial side — while leaving intact ligaments and the remaining cartilage in place when those structures are still honest. Through a more limited exposure than a total replacement, the surgeon prepares only the affected femoral and tibial — or patellofemoral — surfaces and balances that compartment.
Revision knee replacement removes and replaces a failed knee implant — in one or more stages — to treat loosening, infection, instability, wear, stiffness or periprosthetic fracture. The surgeon removes failed components, manages bone loss and infection, and rebuilds stability with revision implants. Scope can range from an isolated liner exchange to a hinge, which is not one product.
Total hip replacement replaces the femoral head and the acetabular socket with a prosthesis to treat a destroyed hip when joint-preserving care is no longer a durable option. The femoral head is removed, the socket is prepared for a cup, and a stem is seated in the femur. Bearing couple and head size are chosen for stability and wear, not from a brochure upgrade list.
Revision hip replacement exchanges a failed femoral stem, acetabular cup or both to treat loosening, infection, instability, wear, osteolysis or periprosthetic fracture. Failed parts are removed, bone loss is classified, and revision cups, cages, stems or proximal femoral replacements are used as anatomy demands. This is not a longer version of a primary hip.
Hip resurfacing caps the femoral head and replaces the acetabular socket, preserving the femoral neck and canal, when bone quality and anatomy make a conventional stem less appropriate. The femoral head is shaped for a cap and the socket is reamed for a monoblock or modular cup, preserving the neck. Neck notching and cup inclination are technical concerns specific to this operation.
Shoulder replacement substitutes the destroyed glenohumeral joint with an anatomic or reverse prosthesis, chosen after the rotator cuff, glenoid bone and fracture pattern are understood. Through a deltopectoral or other chosen interval, the humeral head is prepared for a stem or stemless implant and the glenoid is prepared for an anatomic or reverse baseplate as planned.
ACL reconstruction replaces a torn anterior cruciate ligament with a graft to restore rotational stability of the knee when the native ligament cannot be repaired or has already failed non-operative care. Tunnels are placed arthroscopically, the chosen graft is harvested or thawed, and it is fixed with screws, buttons or a hybrid construct. Repair of an avulsion in a child is a different specialty product.
PCL reconstruction replaces a torn posterior cruciate ligament with a graft to control posterior tibial sag when the injury is complete, combined or still unstable after protected rehabilitation. Arthroscopic or open tunnels are placed to avoid the so-called killer turn as the team prefers, and the graft is tensioned in a way that does not over-constrain the knee. Avulsion repair with screws is a different trauma product.
Meniscus repair sutures a tear that still has healing potential, aiming to keep the shock-absorbing cartilage rather than remove it, when tissue quality and tear pattern can hold a stitch. Through arthroscopy the surgeon inspects the tear, prepares the rim and places sutures or anchors. Weight-bearing and flexion limits follow the repair type, not a generic arthroscopy brochure.
Rotator cuff repair reattaches torn tendons of the shoulder to bone so that lifting the arm can again be powered by those tendons, when MRI and examination still show repairable tissue. The tendon edge is prepared, bone is prepared at the footprint, and anchors secure the tendon. Biceps or acromial work may be added only if planned in the letter.
Arthroscopic surgery uses a camera and small instruments through portals to inspect and treat a joint when the planned work is a scope-based procedure rather than a named ligament reconstruction, cuff repair or replacement. Saline distends the joint, the camera maps the problem, and instruments treat only the planned lesion. Conversion to open surgery or a named reconstruction should be discussed in consent.
Fracture fixation holds broken bone fragments in a stable position with plates, screws, nails or wires so healing can occur in acceptable alignment when a cast alone is not enough. The surgeon reduces the fragments — closed or open — and applies hardware that matches the bone. ORIF is the named open-reduction product on a neighbouring sheet.
Non-union repair treats a fracture that has not united in the expected time by improving stability, biology or both — often with revision hardware and bone graft. Old hardware may be removed, the non-union is freshened, graft or substitute is added if planned, and a more stable construct is applied.
Carpal tunnel release divides the ligament over the median nerve at the wrist so that night pain, numbness and weakness from compression may improve. Under local or regional anaesthesia the ligament is divided under direct or endoscopic vision, taking care of the nerve and palmar structures.
Tendon repair sutures a lacerated or ruptured tendon so that the muscle can again move the finger, wrist or other joint the tendon serves. The tendon ends are retrieved and sutured with a core-and-epitendinous technique, then the pulley system is protected. Associated nerve or artery injuries should be listed if treated.
Cost guides
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City-specific planning guide; a hospital quotation is still required
City-specific planning guide; a hospital quotation is still required
City-specific planning guide; a hospital quotation is still required
City-specific planning guide; a hospital quotation is still required
City-specific planning guide; a hospital quotation is still required
City-specific planning guide; a hospital quotation is still required
City-specific planning guide; a hospital quotation is still required
City-specific planning guide; a hospital quotation is still required
City-specific planning guide; a hospital quotation is still required
City-specific planning guide; a hospital quotation is still required
City-specific planning guide; a hospital quotation is still required
City-specific planning guide; a hospital quotation is still required
City-specific planning guide; a hospital quotation is still required
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India planning ranges are not city tariffs, hospital quotations or patient-specific prices. A named hospital must confirm the written estimate.
Conditions
Conditions appear only when the controlled specialty profile or canonical procedure content records the relationship.
The appropriate orthopaedic procedure depends on the confirmed diagnosis, severity, patient factors and whether it will change treatment or function.
The appropriate orthopaedic procedure depends on the confirmed diagnosis, severity, patient factors and whether it will change treatment or function.
The appropriate orthopaedic procedure depends on the confirmed diagnosis, severity, patient factors and whether it will change treatment or function.
The appropriate orthopaedic procedure depends on the confirmed diagnosis, severity, patient factors and whether it will change treatment or function.
Questions
4 hospitals currently meet the validated specialty and affiliated-doctor rules shown on this page.
17 controlled orthopaedic procedures currently have both hospital and doctor relationship evidence in Chennai.
18 listed orthopaedic surgeons are affiliated with the validated hospitals on this page.
Compare factual details such as city, accreditation, beds, established year, validated procedures and affiliated doctors. GAF does not assign an overall score or clinical ranking.
Use linked GAF cost guides as indicative India planning ranges. Technique, fractions, planning, imaging, admission and patient-specific requirements must be confirmed in a written hospital quotation.
Dr. Shabnam Choudhary, BDS, is a dental professional who graduated from Al-Ameen Medical College, Bijapur, Karnataka. She contributes to the curation and development of medically informative healthcare content, helping ensure that information is structured clearly and presented in a patient-friendly manner.
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Al-Ameen Medical College, Bijapur, Karnataka
Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences (RGUHS), Bengaluru
Dr. Saffiyyah Chaudhary, BDS, is a dental professional who graduated from Al-Ameen Medical College, Bijapur, Karnataka. She provides medical review of healthcare content to help ensure that clinical information is accurate, understandable, and appropriately presented for patients and their families.
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