A two day instructional course on the use of Ortho-suv Frame was recently organized at Ramada Hotel & Convention Center, Mumbai. The course was attended by 25 delegates from Delhi, Ahmedabad, Amravati, Vizag, Bubhaneshwar, Mangalore, Dharwad & Mumbai.
This course was organized under the direction of lead faculty for the course Dr. Mangal Parihar, who was ably assisted by instructers, Dr. Divya Ahuja, Dr. Krishnakumar, Dr. VSV Kumar & Dr. Arunlal.
The course commenced at 10.00 AM on 22nd March with a brief introduction about what is Ortho-suv Frame & how it is extremely useful in precise fracture reduction & complex deformity correction.
The delegates were divided into groups with each table seating 3 delegates & one table instructor. Thereafter, the delegates were guided step by step through a video presentation to make them aware about various parts of Orth-suv, feature of each part, how the struts are distracted, how the frame is assembled, how the frame can be used for fracture reduction, as well as, acute deformity correction & how the frame can be used for gradual correction of correcting deformity.
Thereafter, the delegates were guided step by step through Ortho-suv software by the faculty. This was followed by hands on four workshops on bone models for correction of deformities using Ortho-suv Frame & its software. The delegates were also made to work on Ortho-suv software on two actual X ray cases.
The session concluded at 5.00 Pm on 23rd March with a short presentations about tips & tricks to be kept in mind while using Ortho-suv Frame.
The entire two day session was planned to be highly interactive & all the queries of the participants were addressed by the table instructors as the course progressed.
The general feedback of the delegates about the course was very positive & most of them expressed satisfaction about the manner in which the course program was planned out.
# SHPOPL conducts such course in memory of Late Shri H.D. Pitkar, who founded SHPOPL & was known and respected for his contribution to Orthopedic implant manufacturing in India in as early as 1960.