SMCH hosts workshop on complex trauma

Special correspondent

SILCHAR, Feb 27: North East Region Orthopaedic Surgeons conference which enters its second day focused on the related problems of orthopedics in human beings. In all, 90 delegates attended the conference and many of them took part in the discussion. On the first day, workshop on foot and ankle was quite informative and enlightening for both the doctors and the students. It covered the problem of calcaneus fracture, talus fracture and lisfrane injury.

 Significantly, five medical colleges of north east participated in the conference. Dr. Rajdeep Roy said the well-known tiol faculties have also attended the meet. Among the tiol faculties who attended the conference are Dr Mandeep S Dhillon, Dr John Mukhapadhay, Dr Jagadish Gudaru, Dr Sishir Radtogi, Dr Rajiv Shah, Dr Vikas Agashe, Dr Anil Dhal and Dr Sampat Dumbre Patil. The workshop today on ‘complex trauma and infection’ dealt with all aspects of the problem in day to day orthopaedic practice.

 Dr Roy said ten research papers have been presented by the PG students of medical colleges. The conference is coming alive and informative for doctors, students and researchers with guest lectures, oration, post graduate competition papers and free paper presentation. The conference is being held in Silchar Medical College and Hospital. The conference will conclude on Sunday.