Course for doctors on fracture surgery

AO has trained more than three lakh surgeons all over the world in the field of fracture surgery and at Sancheti hospital,courses now will be conducted to train doctors. There has been an increase in high velocity accidents especially at the expressway,Dr K H Sancheti,Founder Chairman of the hospital told media persons. “We get at least 2,500 cases of trauma every year,Dr Chetan Pradhan,head of the Trauma Care Centre at Sancheti Hospital,said. He said that the training provided at the AO centre will be beneficial for the orthopaedics.

The AO centre and knowledge laboratory has hi-tech equipment and a surgical skills laboratory that will help local surgeons interact with their counterparts in any part of the world. The laboratory will also have bone models to provide hands on experience for orthopaedic surgeons. According to Werken,India has scored over China in getting more number of AO designated centres due to the genetic capability of Indians to deal with orthopaedic cases with detail and precision and also their command over the English language.