In the endeavour of imparting current knowledge to the orthopaedic surgeon in the State, Uttaranchal State Chapter of Indian Orthopaedic Association has organised a three-day annual conference “UA Orthocon 2014” under the aegis of Dehradun Orthopaedic Society.
The medical professionals who gathered from across the country shared their experiences and new medical procedures during the conference. The “UA Orthocon 2014” was organised with an aim to not only in providing services but enhancing academic activities and creating awareness and abating latest knowledge among the local practitioners.
The conference would bring together in one place, educational facilities and medical facilities of the highest order in the field of Orthopaedics. The conference was inaugurated by chief guest Dr l Mohan, Dean, AIIMS, Rishikesh and guest of honour Dr Anand Goyal, GM, chief medical services ONGC.
Dr Prof V Chauhan, Vice-Chancellor, HIHT University and Dr Sudhir Gupta, senior orthopaedic surgeon of Dehradun attended the conference. The theme of the conference was “Towards better trauma & joint care”. Experts said that the pattern of injuries encountered in the region of Uttarakhand was diverse owing to the difficult geography of the region, and fall from height being one of the common causes of injury in the hilly population.
The faculty, who would be sharing the current evidence in the practice of musculoskeletal trauma, has pitched in to make this attempt a grand success. Good amalgamation of eminence and evidence is expected from the gathering. Experts said that increasing geriatric population has led to a rise in degenerative diseases like osteoarthritis of knee and hip.
The workshop on arthroplasty; “Total Hip replacement” ad “Total Knee Replacement” would be an attempt to reinforce advanced orthopaedic training and care in the region. The participants will be trained in the conference on the saw bones how to successfully do knee & hip replacement.
The conference also aimed at bridging the time gap which is usually seen in the transfer of latest technology. The conference has attracted several research papers from young orthopaedic surgeons of the region. Fromer president Dr RK Singhal, president State chapter, Dr Sandeep Aggarwal and secretary Dr Naveen Agrohi, organising secretary Dr HK Johri, organising chairman Dr Jayant Nawani, and others were also present.