PATIENT CENTRIC SESSIONS & TECHNOLOGY SHOWCASING DURING TWO DAY ELITE ARTHROPLASTY CONGRESS

Chandigarh, October 8, 2016: The two day Elite Arthroplasty Congress 2016 being organized by Max Elite Institute of Orthopaedics & Joint Replacement started today at Hotel J W Marriott. The Congress which is themed on ‘Human Care Built on Complex Primary & Revision Arthroplasty’ will be on till October 9. The Congress is seeing a participation of over 500 top National Orthopaedicians & Surgeons as well as many International Surgeons of repute. On Day 1 many interesting sessions were held which showcased path breaking technology & techniques created by Designer Surgeons, in the field of knee & hip replacement, through live surgeries.

According to Dr Manuj Wadhwa, Course Director, “On Day 1 we discussed topics that focused on making joint replacements both at primary and revision level more patient friendly. So most of the sessions today talked about how to mitigate patient pain, & manage specific situations in globally benchmarked ways – this was showcased effectively by the International Surgeons attending the Congress.”

Dr Daniel Saris from Netherlands spoke about Rapid recovery protocol for joint replacement patients. A Panel discussion on Revision TKR(Total Knee Replacement) saw top names like South African Surgeon Dr Dick Van Der Jagt, Dr Paul Maitino from US & others discuss pertinent Revision TKR issues like Infection, implant removal, bone loss, assessment of ligament structure etc.

An interesting feature of the Day was a live surgery done by Dr Daniel Saris using Anthem Total Knee system, an implant launched Pan India through the Surgery. It is noteworthy that Dr Manuj Wadhwa is the Designer surgeon for Anthem. A live surgery: Revision TKR (Total Knee Replacement) using Zimmer – a joint replacement technology, was conducted by Dr Duncan Whitwell from UK. Another live Complex Primary surgery was conducted Dr Shekhar Aggarwal. All surgeries were conducted in Max Hospital & were relayed live to the audience in Hotel J W Marriott. After the real time demonstration of latest techniques & technology used, there were debates & brainstorming sessions amongst Experts in the field.

Patient centric issues like Stiff knee, removal of implant in revision knee, management of tibial defects in revision TKR, limb length discrepancy & balancing the Hip in THR (Total Hip replacement) were some aspects taken up among others during Day 1 of the Congress.

Tomorrow, will be revolutionary day in history of Indian Orthopaedics as the Congress will see cutting edge Robotics technology being launched for the first time Pan India. This again will be beamed live from Max Hospital to the audience attending the Congress.