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Research and Education

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Publications

All publications are available from Ritwik’s ResearchGate profile. You can access these from the link below.

  • Chan J, Kejriwal R. Predicted healing rates do not correlate with patient outcomes following rotator cuff repair – a minimum 2 year follow-up. Journal of ISAKOS. In-print.
  • Newton B, Waller B, Kejriwal R. MRI templating for Oxford partial knee replacement femoral component – a novel sizing method. The Knee. 2025 Sep
  • Outcomes of Revision total knee arthroplasty after Unicompartmental knee arthroplasty and Periarticular osteotomy. Orthopaedic Proceedings. 2024 May.
  • Multi-author project. Predicting opioid consumption after surgical discharge: a multinational derivation and validation study using a foundation model. Npj Digital Medicine, Aug 2025
  • Impact of opioid-free analgesia on pain severity and patient satisfaction after discharge from surgery: multispecialty, prospective cohort study in 25 countries. British Journal of Surgery. 2024 Jan.
  • Gupta V, Kejriwal R, Frampton C. Revision following cemented and uncemented Oxford-III primary medial unicompartmental knee replace-ments: a 19-Year analysis from the New Zealand joint registry. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery (Am). 2020 Oct 21;102(20):1777-83.
  • Gupta V, Kejriwal R, Frampton C. An analysis of the Oxford Shoulder Score and its relationship to early joint revision in the New Zealand Joint Registry. Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery. 2021 Jun;30(6):e282-e289
  • Gupta V, Kejriwal R. Pretubercular Subcutaneous Thickness is a protective factor for superficial wound complications after total knee replacement in non-morbidly obese patients. Journal of Arthroplasty. Aug 2019;35(1)
  • Chan J, Chuang A, Kejriwal R. Rationalising routine postoperative blood testing following elective shoulder arthroplasty. Seminars in Arthroplasty: Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery 2022 Dec;32(4):715-19.
  • Kejriwal R, Annear P. Arthroscopic assessment of patellofemoral tracking predicts patellar instability. Orthopedic Journal of Sports Medicine. May 2017, Vol 5 no.5 (suppl 5)
  • Kejriwal R, Buelow J. One-stage Revision ACL reconstruction with ham-string autograft results in satisfactory outcome. Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine. May 2017, Vol 5 no.5 (suppl 5)
  • Annear P, Kejriwal R. Hybrid versus double bundle hamstring ACL recon-struction – a review of 626 cases. Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine May 2017, Vol 5 no.5 (suppl 5)
  • Kejriwal R, Cooper J, Legg A, Stanley J, Rosenfeldt MP, Walsh SJ. Efficacy of the adductor canal approach to saphenous nerve block for anterior cru-ciate ligament reconstruction with hamstring autograft: a randomised controlled trial. Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine. 2018 Oct 10;6(10)
  • Kejriwal R, Ahuja T, Hong T. Is radiograph glenopolar angle accurate for extraarticular scapular neck fractures? Injury 2016 Oct 4.
  • Kejriwal R, Dalrymple R, Annear P. Validation of Patellar Stabilization Surgical Algorithm Based on Congruence. Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine Feb 2016, Vol 4 no.1 suppl
  • Fredrickson MJ, Wolstencroft P, Kejriwal R et al. Single vs Triple Injection Ultrasound-Guided Infraclavicular Block. Anesthesia- Analgesia Nov 2010;111:1325
  • Kejriwal R, Liang J, Anderson G, Hill A. Magnetic resonance imaging of the common bile duct to exclude choledocholithiasis. Australia and New Zealand Journal of Surgery. 2004 Aug;74(8):619-21
  • Kejriwal R, Civil I. Time to definitive care for patients with moderate and severe traumatic brain injury – does a trauma system matter? New Zea-land Medical Journal 2009 Sep;122:40
  • Kejriwal R, Lim TM, Kumar S. Wegener’s granulomatosis and acute upper limb digital ischemia. International Journal of Rheumatic Disease 2008; 11: 185-187
  • Insull P, Kejriwal R, Segar A, Blyth P. Surgical inclination in senior medical students from the University of Auckland: results of the 2005 Senior Students Survery. New Zealand Medical Journal 2006 May 19; 119:U1983
  • Insull P, Kejriwal R, Blyth P. Surgical inclination and anatomical teaching at The University of Auckland. Australia and New Zealand Journal of Surgery. 2006 Dec; 76:1056-1059
  • Insull P, Kejriwal R, Patel H, Christiansen J, Scott A, Hart H, Edwards C, Armstrong G. Is it possible to distribute a scarce resource equitably? Ac-cess to invasive procedures for patients with acute myocardial infarction. New Zealand Medical Journal 2007 Mar 02; 120:1250
  • Lind CR, Correia JA, Law AJ, Kejriwal R. A survey of surgical techniques in catheterising the cerebral lateral ventricles. Journal of Clinical Neurosci-ence 2008 Apr 25.
  • Singhal P, Vasudevan V, Kejriwal R, Muthukumarswamy S, Kejriwal NK. Endovascular aortic arch repair after aortic arch debranching for acute dissection. Heart Lung and Circulation 2009;18
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Current projects

  • ACL – Poor correlation between arthroscopic findings and MRI reporting for partial ACL tears
  • ACL – Suspensory fixation comparable to existing interference for patellar tendon autograft femoral fixation.
  • Knee Arthroplasty – High Tibial Osteotomy conversion to a Total Knee replacement is better than Partial Knee Replacement conversion to Total Knee.
  • Knee Arthroplasty – Partial Knee Replacement conversion to a Total Knee replacement compared to revising a Total Knee Replacement
  • Knee Arthroplasty – Cementless Knee Replacements outcomes compared to cemented in BMI >45
  • Knee Arthroplasty – Arthrolysis indications post Total Knee Replacement
  • Knee Arthroplasty – Adjusted Mechanical Alignment technique yields excellent outcomes, comparable to Kinematic Alignment
  • Rotator Cuff Repair – modification of ROHI for cuff augmentation decision making
  • Shoulder Arthroplasty – Hemiarthroplasty in over 75 age group is a valid option
  • Shoulder Arthroplasty – defining native glenoid anatomy and lateralisation compared to coracoid base
  • Shoulder Arthroplasty – reverse shoulder arthroplasty planning algorithm based on preop glenoid medialisation
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Presentations

  • Anatomic Shoulder Replacement performs well in >65 with Inflammatory Arthritis. NZ Shoulder Society ASM 2025, Queenstown.
  • Predicted healing rates do not correlate with patient outcomes following rotator cuff repair – a minimum 2 year follow-up. NZ Shoulder Society ASM 2025, Queenstown
  • Cementless Total Knee Arthroplasty is equivalent for BMI >45. Presentation, ISAKOS 2025, Munich
  • MRI templating for Oxford partial knee replacement femoral component – a novel sizing method. Poster, ISAKOS 2025, Munich.
  • Preferred training methods in Orthopaedic training - an analysis of response to Questionnaire. NZOA ASM 2024, New Plymouth
  • Establishing Return to Play Assessment protocol post Shoulder Stabilisation Surgery – a Multicentre study. NZOA ASM 2024, New Plymouth
  • MRI templating for Oxford partial knee replacement femoral component – a novel sizing method. NZ Knee Society 2024, New Plymouth
  • Post Total Knee Arthroplasty knee flexion continues to improve and role of MUA is limited. NZ Knee Society 2024, New Plymouth
  • BRAMA (adjusted mechanical alignment) technique for Total Knee Arthoplasty. NZ Knee Society 2024, New Plymouth
  • Rationalising routine postoperative blood testing following elective shoulder arthroplasty. NZ Shoulder and Elbow ASM, 2021, Queenstown, New Zealand
  • Validation of Patellar Stabilisation Surgery Algorithm based on Patellofemoral Congruence. NZ Knee Society ASM 2019, Queenstown, New Zealand
  • Pretubercular Subcutaneous Thickness is a protective factor for superficial wound complications after total knee replacement in non-morbidly obese patients. NZ Knee Society ASM 2019, Queenstown, New Zealand
  • Does ERAS increase post TKR wound complications? NZ Knee Society ASM 2018, Taupo, New Zealand
  • Adductor canal block efficacy in ACL reconstruction. Australian and NZ Knee Society Combined Meeting 2016, Port Douglas, Australia
  • Revision ACL: single stage hamstring graft results in good outcomes. Australian and NZ Knee Society Combined Meeting 2016, Port Douglas, Australia
  • Arthroscopic assessment of Patellar tracking correlates with patellar instability. Australian and NZ Knee Society Combined Meeting 2016, Port Douglas, Australia
  • Patellar stabilisation algorithm. Australian Knee Society 2015, Byron Bay, Australia
  • Scapula neck fractures – to operate or not to operate? Auckland Orthopaedic Society, 2014 (2nd Prize)
  • Scapula neck fractures – to operate or not to operate? NZ Shoulder and Elbow Society Meeting, 2013, Queenstown
  • A comparison of the accuracy of digital and conventional templating for planning of total hip replacement surgery. NZOA October 2009, Wellington
  • Hybrid repair of acute Type B aortic dissection with arch involvement – Royal Australasian College of Surgeons Conjoint Annual Scientific Congress, May 2008, Hong Kong
  • MRCP to exclude choledocholithiasis – Royal Australasian College of Surgeons NZ Annual Scientific Meeting, September 2004, Auckland
  • Time to definitive care for patients with traumatic brain injury at The Alfred – National Trauma Research Institute Clinical Meeting, August 2005, The Alfred, Melbourne, Australia
  • A brief look at The Alfred Trauma Service – Auckland City Hospital Trauma Grand Round, September 2005, Auckland
  • Time to definitive care for traumatic brain injury – Does a trauma system matter? – Auckland City Hospital Trauma Grand Round, September 2006, Auckland
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Contributions

  • Session Moderator – Subscapularis and biceps tenodesis update. NZ Shoulder Society ASM 2025
  • Scientific Convenor. NZ Orthopaedic Association ASM 2024
  • Session Moderator – Total Knee Arthroplasty session. NZ Knee Society ASM 2024
  • Panellist – Multiligament Knee Injury. NZ Knee Society ASM 2024
  • Panellist – Unicompartment Knee Arthroplasty. NZ Knee Society ASM 2024
  • Faculty – NZ Shoulder Society Arthroscopy Lab 2025
  • Founder/ Course Convenor – Taranaki Shoulder / Knee Annual Lab, 2021 - ongoing
  • Founder/ Course Convenor – Taranaki Shoulder Biannual Arthroplasty Course – 2024
  • Treasurer, Taranaki Medical Foundation, 2023 to 2025
  • Committee member, Taranaki Medical Foundation, 2021- ongoing
  • NZ Orthopaedic Association Council Member, 2026
  • Expert Advisory Group Member, National Elective Surgery Harmonisation Project, 2025
  • Taranaki Representative, NZ Orthopaedic Association Education Committee, 2025