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Rajandra Kumar Karupiah

Academic Qualification

  • Master of Orthopaedic Surgery - Masters Degree (Clinical Specialist), International Islamic University Malaysia
  • Doctor of Medicine - Bachelor Degree, Cebu Doctors' College of Medicine, Philippines

Rajandra Kumar Karupiah (Dr.)

Assistant Professor
IIUM Kuantan Campus

KULLIYYAH OF MEDICINE


drkumarmd@iium.edu.my
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Area of Specialisation


  • Medical And Health ~ Medical And Health Sciences ~ Clinical Medicine ~ Orthopaedics
  • Medical And Health ~ Medical And Health Sciences ~ Clinical Medicine ~ Orthopaedics


Teaching Responsibilities


APPLIED PHYSIOLOGY 2021/2022 2019/2020
CLINICAL ANATOMY 2021/2022 2019/2020
ELECTIVE 2022/2023
GENERAL ORTHOPAEDIC AND TRAUMATOLOGY I 2023/2024
GENERAL PATHOLOGY 2021/2022 2019/2020
INTENSIVE CARE AND GENERAL SURGERY 2021/2022 2019/2020
ISLAMIC INPUT IN ORTHOPAEDIC 2023/2024 2022/2023 2021/2022 2019/2020
OPERATIVE ORTHOPAEDIC SURGERY AND IMPLANTS 2021/2022 2019/2020
ORTHOPAEDIC IMAGING 2021/2022 2019/2020
ORTHOPAEDICS AND TRAUMATOLOGY I 2022/2023 2021/2022 2019/2020
ORTHOPAEDICS AND TRAUMATOLOGY II 2023/2024 2022/2023 2021/2022
ORTHOPAEDICS, TRAUMATOLOGY & REHABILITATION 2019/2020 2017/2018
ORTHOPAEDICS, TRAUMATOLOGY AND REHABILITATION I 2023/2024 2022/2023 2020/2021
ORTHOPAEDICS, TRAUMATOLOGY AND REHABILITATION II 2023/2024 2022/2023
PRINCIPLE ORTHOPAEDIC SURGERY 2021/2022 2019/2020
PRINCIPLES OF SURGERY AND BASIC ORTHOPAEDIC SURGERY 2021/2022 2019/2020
REHABILITATION AND BIOMECHANICS 2021/2022 2019/2020
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY 2023/2024 2022/2023 2021/2022 2019/2020
SPINE 2023/2024 2022/2023 2021/2022 2019/2020


Supervision


Minimally Invasive Versus Traditional Open Transforminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion: Comparison Of Clinical Outcomes And Assessment Of Complications.
Master Completed 2024 Co-supervisor
Outcome Of Open Versus Closed Reduction In Interlocking Nail Femul Among A Hospital Cohort In Southern Malaysia.
Master Completed 2023 Main Supervisor
Comparison Of Functional Outcome And Sagittal Balance In Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis Corrective Surgery Utilizing Between Intra-Operatively Bent Rods And Patient-Specific Rods.
Master Completed 2023 Main Supervisor
Cadaveric Study And Finite Element Analysis For Tension Band Hurdle And Lag Screw Fixation In Medial Malleolus Fracture.
Master Completed 2023 Main Supervisor
Biomechanical Analysis In Lateral Malleolus Danis-Weber Type A1 Fracture Fixations: A Cadaveric Study.
Master Completed 2023 Main Supervisor
Biomechanical Study Of Pauwel'S Iii Femural Neck Fracture: A Novel Cannulated Screw Fixation Method.
Master Completed 2022 Main Supervisor
Functional Walking Ability, Neurological Recovery And Radiological Outcome Of Unstable Thoracolumbar Burst Fracture Treated With Posterior Spinal Instrumentation And Fusion (Psif).
Master Completed 2022 Co-supervisor
Assessment Of Shoulder Balance In A Surgically Treated Patients With Thoracic Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis: A Radiological And Clinical Correlation.
Master Completed 2021 Main Supervisor
Outcomes Of Locked Intramedullary Nail Procedure In Closed Diaphyseal Femur Fracture In Relation To Timing Of Surgery .
Master Completed 2021 Co-supervisor
Outcomes Of Locked Intramedullary Nail Procedure In Closed Diaphyseal Femur Fracture In Relation To Timing Of Surgery.
Master Completed 2021 Co-supervisor
Lumbar Zygapophysial (Facet) Joint Injection Clinical Outcome.
Master Completed 2021 Co-supervisor
Prognostic Factors Affecting The Functional Recovery In Spinal Tuberculosis Patients With Neurological Deficit.
Master Completed 2020 Co-supervisor
Accuracy And Adequacy Of Fluoroscopic Assissted Percutaneous Transpedicular Biopsy In Comparison To Ct Guided Percutaneous Transpedicular Biopsy In Spinal Lesions.
Master Completed 2020 Co-supervisor
To Be Determined.
Master In Progress Main Supervisor
To Be Determined.
Master In Progress Main Supervisor
Knowledge Attitude Practice Of Back Pain Prevention And Care Among Orthopedic Mo.
Master In Progress Main Supervisor
To Be Determined.
Master In Progress Main Supervisor


Research Projects


Completed
2020 - 2023 BIOMECHANICAL ANALYSIS OF BONE GRAFT USING TREATMENT WITH PASTEURIZATION OR LIQUID NITROGEN: A STUDY USING SHEEP BONE MODEL
On-Going
2021 - Present Hand Hygiene Knowledge And Attitude In Primary School Children In Kuantan : How Do They Fare In Hand Hygiene Practice
2021 - Present Analysis of Implant Biomechanics and Finite Element on Stability of A Novel Fixation Method for Pauwels Type III Neck of Femur Fracture in Adults
2021 - Present Hand Hygiene Knowledge and Attitude in Primary School Children in Kuantan : How Do They Fare in Hand Hygiene Practice?
2019 - Present Artificial Intelligence aided algorithm to improve the detection of severity of curve in scoliotic spine
2019 - Present Lumbar zygapophysial (Facet) joint injection clinical outcome


Publications


Article

2023 Optimizing U-Net architecture with feed-forward neural networks for precise Cobb angle prediction in scoliosis diagnosis. Indonesian Journal of Electrical Engineering and Informatics (IJEEI), 11 (3) pp. 883-895
Conference or Workshop Item

2019 Assessment of prognostic factors affecting functional outcome in spinal tuberculosis patients. In: 7th International MSS Scientific Congress,