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July 19 – 21, 2012, Chennai, India Announcement AOTrauma Osteotomy course
July 19 – 21, 2012, Chennai, India
Announcement
AOTrauma Osteotomy course
AOTrauma is committed to improve patient care outcomes through the highest quality education. We strive to combine the right knowledge and surgical skills that empower the orthopaedic and trauma surgeons to put theory into practice and to improve fracture management for the benefit of the patient.
Value statement
The AO Principles of fracture management
We have the honor to welcome you to the AOTrauma Course—Principles in Operative Fracture Management run by the new AOTrauma Specialty! We hope you will enjoy your course and the entire experience.
We are the "clinical division"—a community for Trauma and Orthopaedics within the AO Foundation. As an AO Specialty we aim to integrate and align applied and clinical research, education, and community development functions into one direction—AOTrauma for the benefit of our members, stakeholders, and patients.
By working as a single team we will focus and better leverage our resources, expertise, and skills on creating and delivering new and greater value to our members.
AOTrauma is committed to provide you the best possible educational experience by continuously embracing and introducing new educational techniques to help you learn and more effectively implement your knowledge for the benefit of your patients.
Joining AOTrauma means you are part of the “Trauma & Orthopaedic” community within the AO. AOTrauma will help you develop lifelong friendships and relationships; we will help you access our “knowledge network” and get involved in new opportunities that advance trauma care.
What is AOTrauma?
How AOTrauma benefits you?
What does this mean in education?
Why join AOTrauma?
Dear AOTrauma Course Participant
Nikolaus RennerChairperson AOTraumaInternational Board
Kodi KojimaChairperson AOTrauma Education Commission
Osteotomies around the knee are regaining popularity. Good long-term results can be achieved if the correct indications are respected and technical failures are avoided. Plate-fixators (TomoFix) have made these procedures easier and safer. This course is focused on new developments in knee osteotomy. The main topics are:
– The indications for osteotomy around the knee
– The correct planning respecting joint lines, mechanical and anatomical axes and the weight-bearing line
– The technique of distal femur and proximal tibia osteotomy using plate-fixators
– The correction of valgus and varus deformity as well as extension/flexion and rotation deformity
– The indication of knee osteotomy in ligament instability
– The correction of intra-articular deformity, especially in posttraumatic cases
Goal of the course Course description
– Understand the normal and pathological bony anatomy of the leg and the indications for osteotomy
– Be able to perform the correct planning of an osteotomy around the knee
– Know the exposures for knee osteotomies, their difficulties and specific risks
– Be familiar with the techniques of intraarticular osteotomies and osteotomies to treat knee instability
– Understand the specific application of plate-fixators (TomoFix) for knee osteotomies
– Be able to manage intraoperative and postoperative complications associated with knee osteotomies
– Know the important details of postoperative care after knee osteotomy
– Be Familiar with the indication and surgery techniques of some of the common osteotomies of Proximal Femur, Distal Humerus and Distal Tibia
Course Faculty
Lazar Chandy, Cochin
P V Jayasankar, Chennai
Nat ional course Chai rman
Nat ional course Co-Chai rman
AO India Trustees Lazar Chandy Lakeshore Hospital and Research Centre, Cochin
Prakash P Kotwal AIIMS, New Delhi
P V JayasankarSundaram Medical Foundation, Chennai
AOTrauma India Chairperson
Alex Med Staubli, Switzerland Wilber Roger, USA
Internat ional Facul ty
James Hui, SingaporeSaw Aik, Malaysia
Regional Facul ty
John Mukhopadhaya, PatnaMangal Parihar, MumbaiNarinder Kumar Magu, RohtakR H Govardhan, Chennai
Nat ional Facul ty
July 19 – 21, 2012
Thursday, July 19, 2012
Friday, July 20, 2012
Saturday, July 21, 2012
Program Overview
08.00
09.00
09.10
18.30
08.3016.30
09.00
14.00
Cadaveric workshop Venue : Sri Ramachandra Medical College and Research Institute (SRMC), Chennai
Course information
Radisson Blu Hotel Chennai City Centre # 2 Ethiraj Salai, C-In-C Road, Egmore, Chennai 600 008, India
Course organization Course venue
June 15, 2012
Cehnnai.
AO Nodal Office:
The Course fees is ` 27,500/- (Twenty Seven Thousand and Five Hundred only) inclusive of service tax.
This course is primarily meant for surgeons practicing in India.
M.S (Ortho) / D(Ortho) / DND(Ortho)AO Principles Course. A Copy of the certificates must accompany the application form.
Notes
Notes
Unit 2605, Miramar Tower, 132 Nathan Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon, Hong KongPhone +852 2581 1775, Fax +852 2581 1772, [email protected], www.aotrauma.org
A Demand draft of ` 27,500/- (Rupees Twenty Seven Thousand & Five Hundred only) payable at New Delhi in favour of "AO Course".
June 15, 2012
Upto 15.06.12 -After 15.06.12 -
Chennai on July 19 – 21, 2012.
AOTrauma Course Principles in Operative Fracture Management
I would like to be considered for a seat in the AOTrauma Course to be conducted at
dated : _______for A Demand draft of ` 27,500/- (Rupees Twenty Seven Thousand & Five Hundred only)
I would like my name to be written on the Participation Certificate as: (CAPITAL LETTERS ONLY)
Please mention the address at which you will like all communication to go.
July 19 – 21, 2012, Chennai, India
AOTrauma Osteotomy course
