- MBBS (S'pore)
- M Med (Ortho Surg)(S'pore)
- FRCSEd
About Dr Krishna Lingaraj
Dr Lingaraj Krishna is a Senior Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon with over 20 years in medical practice. He is known for his subspecialty interests in knee surgery and orthopaedic sports medicine. He is also the Director of the Sports Centre at the National University Hospital as well as serving as the Head of the Division of Sports Medicine and Surgery. To add on, he is also a Visiting Consultant in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at NUH and an Assistant Professor in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at the National University of Singapore.
Dr Lingaraj obtained his basic medical degree from the National University of Singapore in 1997. Thereafter, he completed his Basic Surgical Training in General Surgery in 2003 and continued to attain his Advanced Surgical Training in Orthopaedic Surgery in 2007. The following year, he finished his 1-year clinical fellowship programme in Advanced Hip and Knee surgery in Melbourne, Australia.
Dr Lingaraj holds many appointments and committee memberships in the medical platform. He is the Executive Board of Sport Singapore, the Civil Aviation Medical Board, Board Member of the ASEAN Society for Sports Medicine and Arthroscopy (ASSA), the Asia-Pacific Knee Society (APKS), and the Asian Knee Arthroscopy Think-Tank (AKAT). He also serves in the Membership Committee of the International Society of Arthroscopy, Knee Surgery and Orthopaedic Sports Medicine (ISAKOS).
Contact Dr Krishna Lingaraj
Phone: 69707748
Education
Publications
- Mok YR, Krishna L. Reply to the letter to the editor: Comment on "Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction performed within 12 months of the index injury is associated with a lower rate of medial meniscus tears". Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc. 2019 Dec;27(12):4064-4065. doi: 10.1007/s00167-019-05518-y. Epub 2019 May 13. PubMed PMID: 31087120.
- Tan SHS, Lau BPH, Krishna L. Outcomes of Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction in Females Using Patellar-Tendon-Bone versus Hamstring Autografts: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. J Knee Surg. 2019 Aug;32(8):770-787. doi: 10.1055/s-0038-1669916. Epub 2018 Sep 13. PubMed PMID: 30212919.
- Chin BZ, Wee IJY, Syn NL, Krishna L. Arthroscopic Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction: A Meta-Analysis Comparing Semitendinosus Alone and Semitendinosus with Gracilis Tendon Autografts. J Knee Surg. 2019 Aug;32(8):796-803. doi: 10.1055/s-0038-1669950. Epub 2018 Sep 11. PubMed PMID: 30206911.
- Yik JH, Tham WYW, Tay KH, Shen L, Krishna L. Perioperative pregabalin does not reduce opioid requirements in total knee arthroplasty. Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc. 2019 Jul;27(7):2104-2110. doi: 10.1007/s00167-019-05385-7. Epub 2019 Feb 9. PubMed PMID: 30739128.
- Tan SHS, Kripesh A, Chan CX, Krishna L. Gender Differences in Intra-articular and Extra-articular Injuries Associated with Acute Anterior Cruciate Ligament Ruptures. J Knee Surg. 2019 Jul;32(7):616-619. doi: 10.1055/s-0038-1666828. Epub 2018 Aug 1. PubMed PMID: 30068011.
- Krishna L, Tan XY, Thangaraja A, Wong FKL. Five-Strand Hamstring Autograft in Primary Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction. J Knee Surg. 2019 Apr;32(4):366-371. doi: 10.1055/s-0038-1641175. Epub 2018 Apr 4. PubMed PMID: 29618144.
- Panjwani T, Mok YR, Wong KL, Chan CX, Toh SJ, Krishna L. The presence of concomitant intra-articular injuries and bone bruise does not affect pre-operative knee pain and symptoms in patients undergoing anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction. Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc. 2019 Mar;27(3):893-897. doi: 10.1007/s00167-018-5168-z. Epub 2018 Sep 29. PubMed PMID: 30267189.
- Mok YR, Wong KL, Panjwani T, Chan CX, Toh SJ, Krishna L. Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction performed within 12 months of the index injury is associated with a lower rate of medial meniscus tears. Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc. 2019 Jan;27(1):117-123. doi: 10.1007/s00167-018-5027-y. Epub 2018 Jul 5. PubMed PMID: 29978305.
- Krishna L, Panjwani T, Mok YR, Lin Wong FK, Singh A, Toh SJ. Use of the 5-Strand Hamstring Autograft Technique in Increasing Graft Size in Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction. Arthroscopy. 2018 Sep;34(9):2633-2640. doi: 10.1016/j.arthro.2018.03.026. Epub 2018 May 24. PubMed PMID: 29804953.
- Chan CX, Wong KL, Toh SJ, Krishna L. Epidemiology of patients with anterior cruciate ligament injuries undergoing reconstruction surgery in a multi-ethnic Asian population. Res Sports Med. 2018 Jul 9;:1-13. doi: 10.1080/15438627.2018.1492391. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 29985059.
- Shah NZ, Malhotra R, Hong CC, Sng JB, Kong CH, Shen L, Nashi N, Krishna L. Ethnic Differences in Preoperative Patient Characteristics and Postoperative Functional Outcomes after Total Knee Arthroplasty among Chinese, Malays and Indians. Ann Acad Med Singapore. 2018 May;47(5):201-205. PubMed PMID: 29911739.
- Aravindh P, Wu T, Chan CX, Wong KL, Krishna L. Association of Compartmental Bone Bruise Distribution With Concomitant Intra-articular and Extra-articular Injuries in Acute Anterior Cruciate Ligament Tears After Noncontact Sports Trauma. Orthop J Sports Med. 2018 Apr;6(4):2325967118767625. doi: 10.1177/2325967118767625. eCollection 2018 Apr. PubMed PMID: 29780838; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5954320.
Practice
6 a Napier Road #03-37 Gleneagles Medical Centre Annexe Block Singapore 258500
Background Check
No Singapore Medical Council Disciplinary Tribunal actions found for the years we collect data.
* This profile has been last updated on May 14, 2020.