Dr. Vijaykumar D is a highly skilled orthopedic surgeon specializing in lower limb and shoulder joint conditions. With an impressive educational background and extensive fellowship training from esteemed institutions worldwide, he brings expertise in ankle-foot surgery, sports medicine, joint replacement, and arthroscopy. He has further honed his skills through specialized fellowships in the USA, Japan, Singapore, Austria, Germany, and France.
Dr. Vijay is also a recognized researcher who has made a substantial contribution to the orthopedic area through numerous case studies and publications. Among his many distinguished honors are the K T Dholakia Award from the Ranawat Orthopaedic Conference and the EMEQ Award from the Department of Science and Technology, Government of India.
His areas of interest include joint replacement, ankle-foot surgery, sports surgery, and robotic arthroplasty. He is also an active member of several professional organizations, such as the Indian Orthopaedic Association and the Indian Arthroscopic Society.
- Ankle & Foot surgery
- Sports Surgery
- Knee Preservation and Cartilage Repair
- Arthroscopy of Shoulder, Hip, Knee & Ankle
- Paediatric Ortho & Deformity Correction
- Robotic Orthopaedic Surgery
- Fellowship in Ankle Foot and Sports Surgery at University of Texas (UTMB), USA
- Clinical Fellowship in Ankle Foot & Sprots Surgery at Nara Medical University, Japan
- Clinical Fellowship in Hip Arthroscopy & Sprots Surgery at Wakamtsu Hospital, Japan
- Fellowship in Sports Medicine and Arthroscopy at Singapore General Hospital (SGH), Singapore
- Fellowship in Sports Medicine & Arthroplasty (Jan. 2015 – Mar 2015) Vienna, Austria
- Fellowship in Navigated Knee Arthroplasty (Germany) § Fellowship in Shoulder Surgery at Annecy, France
- Fellowship in Ankle Foot and Sports Surgery at University of Texas (UTMB), USA
- Clinical Fellowship in Ankle Foot & Sprots Surgery at Nara Medical University, Japan
- Clinical Fellowship in Hip Arthroscopy & Sprots Surgery at Wakamtsu Hospital, Japan
- Fellowship in Sports Medicine and Arthroscopy at Singapore General Hospital (SGH), Singapore
- Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS) course at New Delhi
- Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS) course at SGH, Singapore
- AO Basic Course held at Agra
- AO Master Course held at Kolkata
- Received EMEQ Award from DST, Govt of India
- Received K T Dholakia Award by Ranawat Research Foundation at Ranawat Orthopaedic Conference (ROC) held at New Delhi in February 2019
- Received Early career (Young Scientist) Research Award by the Department of Science and Technology (DST), Government of India
- Awarded International Travel Grant Award for Young Scientist from DST for the year 2013
- Awarded International Travel Grant Award from DST for the year 2017
- SICOT Fellowship Award for the year 2018
- Sports Surgery
- Shoulder, Hip, Knee Ankle Foot Surgery
- Pediatric Ortho Surgery
- Robotic Joint Replacement Surgery
- Mittal R, Digge VK, Nayak T. Chronic Osteochondral Fractures of the Patella Managed with Open Reduction and Internal Fixation Yields Excellent Knee Function. J Knee Surg. 2023 Jul;36(8):894-899. doi: 10.1055/s-0042-1744222.
- Sai Krishna MLV, Kar S, Kumar R, Singh H, Mittal R, Digge VK. The Role of Conservative Management in the Avascular Necrosis of the Femoral Head: A Review of Systematic Reviews. Indian J Orthop. 2023 Feb 3;57(3):410-420.
- Mahmood A, Mlv SK, Garika SS, Mittal R, Digge VK, Gamanagatti S. Ramp Lesions in Chronic Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries. Cureus. 2022 Aug 26;14(8):e28450.
- Digge VK, Chauhan N, Chattopadhyay A, Mlv SK. A Minimally Invasive Surgical Technique for Hallux Valgus Deformity Correction Using an Ultrasonic Bone Scalpel (All India Institute of Medical Sciences Technique). Cureus. 2022 Nov 15;14(11):e31524.
- Digge V, Kar S, Sugumar PAA, Saurabh S, Ansari MT, Jeyaraman M. Management of Neglected Peroneal Tendon Dislocation of Iatrogenic Etiology: A Case Report. J Orthop Case Rep. 2021 Sep;11(9):67-71.
- Mittal R, Digge V, Jain S. Judet’s Quadricepsplasty Technique Offers Excellent Functional Outcome Without an Extension Lag for Extension Contracture of the Knee: A Retrospective Cohort of 33 Patients. Indian J Orthop. 2022 Aug 3;56(11):1913-1917.
- D VK, Kar S, Mittal R, Saurabh S, Sharma PK, Meena P. Transfibular ankle arthrodesis with use of sagitally split fibula as a biological plate leads to excellent outcome: A retrospective analysis. J Clin Orthop Trauma. 2023 Feb 11;38:102-125.
- Santanu Kar, Suman Sauarbh, Vijay kumar Digge Double row reconstruction of achilles tendon (speedbridge technique) for haglund syndrome results in early weight bearing. J Orthop. 2023 may 14;39:70-74
- Digge Vijay, Mlv Sai, Kar Santanu, Sahoo Bismaya, Kumar Vijay, Nag HiraLal. (2022). The outcome of debridement in massive and irreparable rotator cuff tear – A systematic review. Journal of Arthroscopy and Joint Surgery. 9. 144-152. 10.4103/jajs.jajs_98_22.
- Vijay Kumar Digge, SAI KRISHNA M L V, Anmol Anand, Sumit Kumar. Recurrent Synovial Chondromatosis Of The Fifth Metatarsophalangeal Joint Of The Foot- A Case Report. Published Online
- Mittal R, Digge V, Selvanayagam R. Subintermeniscal Ligament Pullout Suture Technique for Anterior Cruciate Ligament Avulsion Fracture Fixation-AIIMS Technique. J Knee Surg. 2021;34(12):1355-1358.
- Mittal R, Digge VK, Nayak T. Chronic Osteochondral Fractures of the Patella Managed with Open Reduction and Internal Fixation Yields Excellent Knee Function. J Knee Surg. 2022 Apr 18. doi: 10.1055/s-0042-1744222. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 35436804.
- Digge VK, Kumar V, Kar S, Sai Krishna MLV, Chaudhury B, Jain VK, Desai J. Is there evidence to recommend transcatheter arterial embolisation in adhesive capsulitis: A review of literature. J Orthop. 2022 Feb 11;30:77-82
- Swamy AM, Malhotra R, Digge V, Manhas V, Gautam D, Srivastava DN. Accelerometer-based portable navigation, a faster guide compared to computerassisted navigation in bilateral total knee arthroplasty-a randomized controlled study. Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc. 2022;786-792; doi:10.1007/s00167-021
- Swamy AM, Goyal A, Digge VK, Manhas V, Gautam D, Malhotra R. Accelerometer-based, hand-held navigation for improved knee alignment in total knee arthroplasty: An observational study. J Clin Orthop Trauma. 2021 Nov 10;24:101689.
- Goyal D, Shriwastav R, Mittal R, Sharma A, Sharma V, Kumar VD, Sharma MC, Kumar R. Role of 18F-FDG PET/CT in the assessment of response to antitubercular chemotherapy and identification of treatment endpoint in patients with tuberculosis of joints: A pilot study.(449-455) Clinical Nuclear Medicine. 2021 Jan 28.
- Chouhan D, Behera P, Ansari MT, Digge VK. Posterior hip dislocation associated with concomitant ipsilateral femoral head and shaft fractures: an unusual combination of injuries. BMJ Case Rep. 2021;14(8):e244453. Published 2021 Aug 26.
- Sharma PK, Kundu ZS, Tiwari V, Digge VK, Sharma J. Intraosseous Lipoma of the Calcaneum. Cureus. 2021;13(8):e16929. Published 2021 Aug 6. doi:10.7759/cureus.16929
- Jain G, Datt R, Nag H, Digge V. Cadaveric dissection to demonstrate the segment of the axillary nerve at risk during the latarjet procedure. J Clin Diagn Res. 2021
- Jain S, Mittal R, Digge VK, Shukla A, Ganesh V. Arthroscopic repair of a “U” shaped rotator cuff tear: modified margin convergence with a single triple loaded anchor. Cureus 2020 Jan 17; 12(1): e6690. doi: 10.7759/cureus.6690
- Nayak M, Nag HL, Nag TC, Digge V, Yadav R. Ultrastructural and histological changes in tibial remnant of ruptured anterior cruciate ligament stumps: a transmission electron microscopy and immunochemistry-based observational study. (67-74) Musculoskelet Surg. 2019 Apr 1.
- Nayak Mayur, Rahul Yadav, Ganesh V, Digge VK. An unusual case of femoral head perforation following fixation with proximal femoral nail antirotation (PFNA-II) for an unstable intertrochanteric fracture: Case report and literature review. Trauma Case Rep. 2019 Apr; 20: 100178.
- Sadiq M, Nayak Mayur, Farheen Ayesha, Digge VK. “An unusual case of huge tophaceous pseudogout mimicking as tumor like lesion around the ankle joint: A case report and literature review. Case Rep Orthop. 2019 Feb 25;2019:9617184
- Marieswaran, Nasim Mansoori, Vijay Kumar Digge, Saroj Kaler Jhajhria, Chittaranjan Behera, Sanjeev Lalwani, Dinesh Kalyanasundaram. Effect of preservation methods on tensile properties of human femur-ACL-tibial complex (FATC) – A cadaveric study on male subjects. Acta Bioeng Biomech 2018;20(4):31-42
- Digge Vijaykumar, Jagannath, Das Saubhik. Expanded Age Indication of Ponseti Method for Correction of Congenital Idiopathic Talipes Equinovarus (CTEV): A Systematic Review. J Foot Ankle Surg.2018 Jan – Feb;57(1):155-158.
- Desai J, Digge Vijaykumar, Das Shaubhik, Mukul Mohinder. comparison of conventional head and large head in total hip arthroplasty. Indian J. Sci. Res. 8 (1), 71-76, 2017
- Malhotra R, Kiran Kumar GN, Digge VK (corresponding author), Kumar V. The clinical and radiological evaluation of the use of an allograft-prosthesis composite in the treatment of proximal femoral giant cell tumours. Bone Joint J. 2014 Aug;96-B(8):1106-10. doi: 10.1302/0301-620X.96B8.33611
- Digge VK, Malhotra rajesh, Meena S. Tensile type of stress fracture neck of femur: role of teripartide in the process of healing in a high risk for impaired healing of fracture. Clin Cases Miner Bone Metab. 2013 Sep-Dec; 10(3): 210–212.
- Meena S, Digge VK. In-out-in technique for acetabular fractures: is it really good? Int Orthop. 2013 Jan;37(1):167-8
- Meena S, Digge VK, Nag HL, Mittal S. A new technique in double-bundle anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: some concerns. Int Orthop. 2012 Aug; 36(8):1755-6. doi: 10.1007/s00264-012-1581-y. PMID:2264379
- Meena Sanjay, Digge Vijaykumar, Khan Shah, Mittal Ravi. Spontaneous atraumatic dislocation of sterno-clavicular joint in Reiter’s syndrome. Chinese Journal of Traumatology 2012;15(4): 251-53
- Malhotra R, Digge VK, Kiran Kumar GN, Kumar V. Allo-Prosthetic-Composite for distal femoral giant cell tumours: An Excellent Midterm Results. Sent for Publication in International Orthopaedics
- Digge Vijaykumar, Arvind Kumar, Deepak Gautam. Neglected Medial Swivel Talonavicular dislocation treated with arthrodesis: A case report and literature review. Accepted for Publication in The Journal of Clinical Orthopaedics and Trauma. (474-478)
- S Rajkumar, Vijaykumar, Malhotra R, Shrivastav D. Digge Vijaykumar. “A Prospective Randomised Study Comparing Navigation Versus Conventional Total Knee Arthroplasty” has been accepted for publication in Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery.
- Mayur Nayak, Hira Lal Nag, Tapas Chandra Nag, Rahul Yadav, Vishwajeet singh, Vijay Digge. Ultrastructural characterization of cells in the tibial stump of ruputured human anterior cruciate ligament, their changes and significance with duration of injury. Accepted for Publication in Journal of Molecular Histology (86-93)
- Sai Krishna MLV, Siva Srivastava Garika, Ravi Mittal, Vijay Kumar Digge. Tuberculous tibial osteomyelitis with ankle joint arthritis in an immunocompetent patient: An atypical case presentation. Int J Case Rep Orthop 2022;4(1):87-89.
- Ansari MT, Digge VK, Mahmood A. Giant Cell Tumor of Triquetrum: A Case Report with Literature Review. J Wrist Surg. 2021 Apr;10(2):158-163. doi: 10.1055/s-0040-1713903. Epub 2020 Jul 13. PMID: 33815953; PMCID: PMC8012084.
- Chapters in Book: Arthroscopic Meniscectomy in Mastering Techniques in Orthopedics – Knee Reconstruction (Jaypee Publishers)
- Life Membership of Orthopaedic Research Society (2009)
- Registered Member of Delhi Medical Council (2012)
- Life Membership of Indian Arthroscopic Society (2012)
- Member of AO Trauma (2012)
- Permanent Membership of Indian Orthopaedic Association (2014)
- Life Membership of Indian Federation of Sports Medicine (2014)
- Member of SICOT (2015)
- Member of APKASS (2015)
- Life Member of ISKASS (2015)
- Life Membership of Delhi Orthopaedic Association (2016)
- Life Member of Indian Foot and Ankle Society (2016)
- Member of AADO, Hong Kong (2018)
