Specialist Orthopedic & Traumatology
Aster DM Clinic, Dubai

LOCATION: Neuro Spinal Hospital, Dubai
DATE: 15 June 2024
C.Me announces its “Primary/Revision ACL Workshop” on June 15th, 2024, at the Neurospinal Hospital Cadaver Lab in Dubai. This workshop focuses on ACL reconstruction, showcasing graft options and surgical techniques on cadaveric specimens. Special attention is given to Revision ACL procedures, offering hands-on experience and expert guidance. Six cadaveric stations with four delegates each ensure personalized learning with senior mentors. Aimed at orthopedic arthroscopic surgeons, the workshop aims to enhance skills in graft selection and execution. Participants gain proficiency in addressing challenging revision scenarios, enhancing patient outcomes.

4th ICS Reginal meeting was held in AIIMS Jodhpur “the Blue City” of Rajashtan on 23rd March . Dr Sumit Banerjee organised a one day conference with a cadaveric workshop on OATS procedure. 50+ registrations with 8+ faculties were present for the meeting. Cartilage topics right from basics to the latest treatment options were presented with good scientific data to support it. Case based discussions invited a lot of interactive discussions and allowed the participants to understand the samller nuances of cartilage treatment. Dr Deepak Goyal, Dr Rahul Shivadey ,Dr Rajat Jangir and Dr Manish Singh were the ICS faculties. There was active involvement of local faculties also. The AIIMS orthopedic department had arranged a seamless and well executed programme which ran time bound. Hospitality extended to all faculties and participants was Fit for the Royalty. ICS has managed to extend its footprints in various states by holding such regional meetings and allowing the sharing of knowledge. We are actively looking forward for the 5th edition this year followed by the Annual conference in Nagpur in November 2024.

The Indian Cartilage Society held its 2nd Regional meeting in Jammu on 6th Jan 2024. ICS Regional is an initiative of the ICS whereby local meetings are held in various states by the Elected executive members once every 3 months. The aim for this program is to promote the science of cartilage across India . This meeting was held with the support of J&K trauma society and with support of the sports, arthroscopy and rehabilitation society of J&K .

The organizing secretary Dr. Manish Singh, professor of Orthopedics in GMC Jammu, held a half day workshop on meniscus and a half day cartilage meeting. This meeting was supported by ICS faculty Dr. Deepak Goyal, Dr. Rahul Shivadey ,Dr. Rajat Jangir and Dr. Sumit Banerjee. The meeting was a grand success with 50+ delegates and good industry support . Dr. Sameer Gupta HOD orthopedics GMC Jammu and Dr. Abdul Ghani, professor of orthopedics contributed to this meeting. The next Regional ICS Meeting will be held in Jodhpur on 23rd March 2024 by Dr. Sumit Banerjee.

Robotic knee Replacement is not only a procedure carried out with the help of a digital assistant but is a complete change of the concept of Knee Replacement. Previously all knee replacements were supposed to be aligned in perfect mechanical alignment axis. This used to not take into consideration the normal anatomical position of the knee. Many patients did well with MA (mechanically aligned) knees but some 15-20% would still complain about ‘not so normal knee feeling”.

Robotic knee Replacement works mostly on “kinematic alignment concept” which places the knee in the same predecease condition with improved accuracy of the implant position and improving the functional outcome of the patient. This technique leads to more normal knee feeling after surgery and hence improves the overall satisfaction rate of the patient.

Understanding the details requires a good knowledge of the basics of knee kinematics and a good hands on training with cadaver and surgical Patients. With the world moving towards improving patient satisfaction scores this is the step in the right direction .

Sportsorthodubai had the privilege to get this training and to help the healthcare facility to set up this equipment. So moving forward this precise technology will be available to all patients at no extra cost. So requesting all patients needing Joint Replacements to contact Sportsorthodubai for about this facility.

The 9th congress of the Indian Cartilage Society on 20-21st 2023 in Chennai was a success with 40+ faculties and 160+ registrations and delegates attending. The interaction, the lectures, the discussion were very exciting and informative. The hospitality at ITC Grand Chola Chennai, arranged by the organising secretary Dr. Navaladi Shankar was excellent.New membership registrations saw a lot of new applications and the Industry support was upto the mark.

All in all it was a great success. My thanks as President goes to Dr Navaladi and his team and the Executive Committee of ICS for organising this congress. We all hope to see you all soon in Nagpur Maharashtra on 6th and 7th November 2024 for the 10th Congress.