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Master's Course on Trauma & Joint Replacement Surgery
The IGOF Master’s Course on Trauma & Joint Replacement Surgery was held on September, 2012 in Bhopal. The program was organized in the Auditorium of the Peoples College of Medical Sciences & RC Bhopal.
The International Faculty were from Germany and United Kingdom besides the Indian Faculty.
- Saturday – September 1, 2012 was devoted to Trauma and
- Sunday September 2, 2012 was devoted to Joint Replacements
Total Replacement of the Shoulder and Reverse Shoulder Arthroplasty was also part of the course. In addition Arthroscopic Surgery of the Shoulder, Knee etc. were also included,
We had invited papers from Orthopaedic Surgeons below the age of 45 years for the “Mohandas – Weller” Award which along with the medal and citation carried a cash award of Rs.25,000/-as well as a Fellowship in one of the outstanding centers in India or abroad for 6 weeks.
The course was free for IGOF Members and Medical Students. Non IGOF members would have to pay Rs.1000/- for registration..
IGOF MASTER’S COURSE ON TRAUMA & JOINT REPLACEMENT SURGERY – Programme Schedule
| DAY 1 – Saturday – September 01, 2012 | ||
| TRAUMA DAY | ||
| TIME | TOPIC | SPEAKER |
|---|---|---|
| Inauguration | ||
| 08.45 Hrs. | Welcome | Prof. Dr. P.V.A. Mohandas |
| 08.55 Hrs. | Introduction to the topics of the day | Prof. Dr. Pol Rommens Mainz, Germany |
| Morning: Lower leg fractures with soft tissue damage. | ||
| 09.00 Hrs. | Classification of soft tissue damage | Dr.Senthil Kumaran |
| 09.20 Hrs. | Influence of soft tissue damage on bone healing | Dr. Hofmann Mainz, Germany |
| 09.40 Hrs. | Proximal tibia fractures | Prof. Dr. Pol Rommens Mainz, Germany |
| 10.00 Hrs. | External fixation of the tibia shaft: technique, tips and tricks | Dr.Ramprasad |
| 10.30 Hrs. | Coffee Break | |
| 11.00 Hrs. | Tibia shaft fracture: role of IM nailing | Prof. Dr. Pol Rommens Mainz, Germany |
| 11.20 Hrs. | Tibia shaft fracture: staged reconstruction | Dr.Ramprasad |
| 11.40 Hrs. | Soft tissue coverage, plastic procedures | Dr.Senthil Kumaran |
| 12.00 Hrs. | Shaft fracture with bone defect, methods of reconstruction | Dr.Ramprasad |
| 12.20 Hrs. | Pilon tibial fractures | Prof. Dr. Pol Rommens Mainz, Germany |
| 12.40 Hrs. | Ankle fractures | Dr. Hofmann Mainz, Germany |
| 13.00 Hrs. | Lunch | |
| Afternoon: Pelvic trauma | ||
| 14.00 Hrs. | Anatomy of the pelvic ring and nearby soft tissue structures | Bhopal (Dr.Harish Rao) |
| 14.20 Hrs. | Classification of pelvic ring injuries | Dr. Hofmann Mainz, Germany |
| 14.40 Hrs. | Emergency treatment of unstable pelvic ring lesions | Prof. Dr. Pol Rommens Mainz, Germany |
| 15.00 Hrs. | Decision making. What to do first? | Dr. Hofmann Mainz, Germany |
| 15.20 Hrs. | Oseosynthesis of the anterior pelvic ring | Dr.Ramprasad |
| 15.40 Hrs. | Coffee Break | |
| 16.10 Hrs. | Osteosynthesis of the posterior pelvic ring | Prof. Dr. Pol Rommens Mainz, Germany |
| 16.40 Hrs. | Nonunion and malunion | Dr. Hofmann Mainz, Germany |
| 17.10 Hrs. | Guest lecture: Diagnosis and treatment of fractures of the acetabulum | Prof. Dr. Pol Rommens Mainz, Germany |
| 17.30 Hrs. | Summary | |
| DAY 2 – Sunday – September 02, 2012 | ||
| JOINT REPLACEMENT DAY | ||
| TIME | TOPIC | SPEAKER |
|---|---|---|
| 08.00 Hrs. | Introduction to Shoulder Arthroscopy and arthroscopic surgery (Recurrent dislocation of the shoulder MIOT approach) | Dr.Ram Chidambaram MIOT Hospitals |
| 08.30 Hrs. | Recent trends in Ligament Reconstruction | Dr. Jagadeesh MIOT Hospitals |
| 09.00 Hrs. | Introduction & Application of Wrist Arthroscopy | Dr.Ram Chidambaram MIOT Hospitals |
| 09.15 Hrs. | Making Total Hip Replacement easier with high performance Modular Implants | Dr.Prithvi Mohandas MIOT Hospitals |
| 09.30 Hrs. | Reducing instability and dealing with hip dislocation | Dr.Sarah Muirhead Allwood(London Hip Unit) |
| 10.00 Hrs. | A typical Indication for Hip Arthroplasty | Dr.Prithvi Mohandas MIOT Hospitals |
| 10.15 Hrs. | Infected Total Hip Replacement – My approach | Dr.Sarah Muirhead Allwood(London Hip Unit) |
| 10.45 Hrs. | Coffee Break | |
| 11.00 Hrs. | Revision of Acetabulum | Dr.Sarah Muirhead Allwood(London Hip Unit) |
| 11.30 Hrs. | Revision of Femoral Component | Dr.Prithvi Mohandas MIOT Hospitals |
| 12.00 Hrs. | Reverse Shoulder Arthroplasty The MIOT Experience | Dr.Ram Chidambaram MIOT Hospitals |
| 12.30 Hrs. | Current Status of Computer Navigation | Foreign Faculty |
| 13.00 Hrs. | Total Knee Replacement Madhya Pradesh Scenario | Local faculty |
| 13.30 Hrs. | Revision Total Knee Replacement | Foreign Faculty |
| 14.00 Hrs. | Presentation for Mohandas Weller Award | |
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Manapakkam
Chennai – 600 089.
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Best Regards,
Dr. Prithvi Mohandas
Secretary – IGOF