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National Workshop on Recent Trends in Arthroscopic Management of Knee Ligament Injuries at Aware Global

Hyderabad: It has been observed that knee ligament injuries in the young

working population across the country including earning members of family

and even women are increasing at an alarming rate.

In the last decade, multiple ligament injuries have become very common. As

the people involved in sports activities including police and CRPF, military

personal are increasingly getting injured. Also, school and college students

who are into sports, fall from two wheelers and road traffic accidents have

added to the number of those having multiple ligament injuries. This has

become a cause of concern.

In order to provide the best of treatment for such injuries, Aware Global

Hospitals, L.B. Nagar, Hyderabad, is organizing a “National Workshop”

with eminent faculty from all over India who are experts to evolve a

consensual approach in the treatment of these disabling injuries.

Speaking on the occasion, Dr. Vijay Vemuri, Chief Operating Officer,

Aware Global Hospitals said, “We at Global Hospitals have been at the

forefront of clinical care, research and training young doctors always. This

workshop is an attempt in this direction. So the issues that would be

discussed at the workshop would include recent scientific trends being

followed in advanced countries so that we could adapt it in India.”

He added that a large number of delegates including postgraduate students of

Orthopedics have been invited, as this is a wonderful opportunity to learn

from the guest speakers at this workshop.

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“Minimally invasive arthroscopic surgery has made

possible reconstruction of ruptured ligaments and

accelerated rehabilitation protocols of exercises have made it possible to

return to pre-injury level of activity early. Most often patient’s own

(autologous) tendons are used for reconstruction and recent fixation devices

like tricalcium phosphate – pll screws which become bone inside in a short

time make removal not necessary,” Dr. J.V.S. Vidya Sagar, Director, Global

Institute of Orthopedics and Organizing Secretary of the Workshop said.

“Also re-injuries and re-ruptures are becoming common as young people are

returning to high demand activity – sports etc. This leaves little choice for

patient’s own tendon re-usage not possible as limited numbers of such

tendons which can be spared are available in human body. This brings in

human Allografts – taken from approved tissue banks a necessity of the

hour,” he added.