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Registration deadline: 10 July 2017

It is our great pleasure to announce this educational event organised by SICOT. The theme is pelvic and acetabular injuries which are the most challenging topics in orthopaedic trauma.

The aim of the course is to provide an understanding of evaluation, emergency treatment and treatment strategies of pelvic and acetabular injuries. Our target groups are general orthopaedic trauma surgeons and surgeons preparing for further specialisation in pelvic and acetabular surgery. After the course the participant should be enabled to perform independent decision-making and emergency treatment. The course can act as a solid basis for further studies and pelvic fellowships.

We have put together an exciting programme of lectures, interactive case discussions and also cadaveric dissections. We have also selected an excellent venue in Bangalore and participants will enjoy both the educational content and the hospitality in India.

Lau Tak Wing (Hong Kong) & Sundaresh Dabir (India)
Chairpersons

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Article of the Month: International Orthopaedics Journal

Patient specific instrumentation versus conventional knee arthroplasty: comparative study
Predescu V., Prescura C., Olaru R., Savin L., Botez P. & Deleanu B.

Background: The key to a successful knee replacement is restoring normal kinematics with a neutral alignment, thus a hip-knee-ankle (HKA) angle of 180° (within 3° limits). Conventional TKR is proven to have excellent results but relies in extensive visual referencing of bony landmarks. Customised cutting blocks provide accurate bone cuts, also lowering the risk of fat embolism, blood loss and operating time. Read more...
             

Article of the Month: SICOT-J

Management of soft tissue tumors of the upper extremity: a review
Kevin T. Jubbal, Gehaan D’Souza, Reid A. Abrams & Anna A. Kulidjian

Introduction: Management of malignant tumors of the hand and wrist is challenging and is generally approached by limb salvage or amputation. With advances in care, amputation has been superseded by limb salvage as the treatment of choice. Read more...
   

Wiberg angle and acetabulum-head index – are these parameters interchangeable in severe cases of Perthes disease?
by A.B. Dzemiantsou

We present a correlation analysis to establish the connection between Wiberg angle and acetabulum-head index in severe cases of Perthes disease among the patients treated by triple pelvic osteotomy and conservatively. A direct correlation of Wiberg angle and acetabulum-head index has been revealed before and after treatment. These parameters are interchangeable. This study demonstrated the high efficiency of triple pelvic osteotomy, which resulted in a significant value improvement of Wiberg angle and acetabulum-head index. Read more...
    

Ancient Fracture Management
by Gandhi Nathan Solayar 

The ability of humans to heal broken bones has contributed to the longevity of our species. Archaeological findings have shown evidence of healed fractures in Neanderthal bones dating back to 130,000 years ago. This article briefly looks back at the various methods used to treat fractures with particular attention to what the Ancient Egyptians and Greco-Romans had in their orthopaedic repertoire. Read more...
     

Report on the “SICOT meets SICOT” Fellowship Programme at Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia, Italy
by Sunny Agarwal

It is impossible to overstate the invaluable nature of the insight I have been privileged to experience through the “SICOT meets SICOT” Fellowship Programme. All its benefits will remain a lasting legacy throughout my career and hopefully prove a boon to others in my immediate community. Read more...
    

SICOT/Alexandria University Training Fellowship Report
by Ilyas Abdiladif Sheikh Yusuf

I am always eager to learn and was definitely excited when I learnt I had been selected for the SICOT/Alexandria University Training Fellowship. It has been an honour for me to be the first fellow granted the SICOT/Alexandria University Training Fellowship. I arrived in Alexandria, Egypt, on 16 July 2016 and commenced the posting with an introduction to the Head of the Department on 17 July 2016. My postings involved a rotation through the 4 units in the Department. I had a special interest in trauma and took part in fixation of forearm and wrist fractures, ankle fractures, foot fractures, paediatric fractures, complex head and neck fractures of the femur, and difficult intraarticular distal humeral fractures. Read more...
     

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