Surgical Interests

• Upper and lower limb trauma
• Complex periarticular fractures
• Hip and knee replacement
• Revision arthroplasty
• Shoulder surgery
• Sports injuries of the knee and shoulder

Expertise

• Primary and revision hip and knee arthroplasty
• Management of complex fractures and non-union
• Periprosthetic fracture and complication care
• Rotator cuff and shoulder instability surgery
• Advanced fellowships in Germany, the United Kingdom, India, Canada and Australia
• Teaching and mentoring of orthopaedic trainees

Biography

Dr Rejith Mannambeth is a consultant orthopaedic surgeon in the trauma service at Western Health, where he consults at Footscray Hospital. He also holds public appointments at The Alfred and Box Hill Hospital, and spent about a decade at The Alfred as a specialist trauma and arthroplasty surgeon.

Dr Mannambeth has more than 15 years of orthopaedic experience across several countries, with advanced fellowships in Germany, the United Kingdom, India, Canada and Australia. His qualifications include MBBS, MS (Orth), DNB (Orth), FRACS and FAOA.

His work covers upper and lower limb trauma, complex fractures around joints, primary and revision hip and knee replacement, and shoulder and knee sports injuries. He is involved in research and in training orthopaedic registrars. He speaks Malayalam, Hindi and Tamil as well as English.

Publications

1. Chow VJ, Mannambeth R. Custom Antibiotic-Coated Intramedullary Nails for Infected Tibial and Femoral Nonunions: Retrospective Cohort Study and Surgical Technique. J Am Acad Orthop Surg Glob Res Rev. 2026;10(9). doi:10.5435/JAAOSGlobal-D-26-00010
2. Gogos S, Mannambeth RV, Chee ST, Moaveni AK. Comparing the exposure of the ulna coronoid using the anterior or medial surgical approaches: a cadaveric study. JSES Int. 2025;9(5):1840-1846. doi:10.1016/j.jseint.2025.05.012
3. Lemke KA, Mannambeth RV, Carman CJ, Csongvay S. Volar Plating of Scaphoid Fractures: A Retrospective Case Series. Hand (N Y). 2023;18(2_suppl):46S-51S. doi:10.1177/15589447221075674
4. Rawal A, Mannambeth R, Murray S, Moaveni A. Clavicular osteotomy to assess subclavian vein injury during internal fixation of midshaft clavicle fractures. Shoulder Elbow. 2022;14(6):642-647. doi:10.1177/17585732211047206
5. Mannambeth R, Kirzner NB, Moaveni AK. Can displaced extra-articular fractures of the scapula be stabilized through a direct lateral-column approach. J Clin Orthop Trauma. 2020;11(Suppl 4):S626-S630. doi:10.1016/j.jcot.2020.05.017
6. Kirzner N, Teoh W, Toemoe S, Maher T, Mannambeth R, Hughes A, Goldbloom D, Curry H, Bedi H. Primary arthrodesis versus open reduction internal fixation for complete Lisfranc fracture dislocations: a retrospective study comparing functional and radiological outcomes. ANZ J Surg. 2020;90(4):585-590. doi:10.1111/ans.15627
7. Zhu MZL, Mannambeth RV, McGiffin DC, Liew SM. Traumatic fracture dislocation of the thoracic spine sparing both the spinal cord and aorta. ANZ J Surg. 2019;89(5):E212-E213. doi:10.1111/ans.14230
8. Fitzgerald M, Esser M, Russ M, Mathew J, Varma D, Wilkinson A, Mannambeth RV, Smit D, Bernard S, Mitra B. Pelvic trauma mortality reduced by integrated trauma care. Emerg Med Australas. 2017;29(4):444-449. doi:10.1111/1742-6723.12820

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