New Delhi| HLive
Over 500 orthopedics participated in a conference aimed to improve the medical treatment for ankles and foot injuries in India.
Currently, over 50 percent of the Indians having ankle or foot problem undergo surgeries in hospitals of medically advanced Western countries as India lacks several advanced treatment procedures.
“India lacks the advanced medical procedures for foot and ankle injuries. Even for surgeries the patients prefer undergoing surgeries outside India,” said R. Bhalla, Senior Consultant and former Chairman, Department of Orthopaedics at Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, the place where the event was held.
He said most of the young orthopedics in India frequently misunderstand and misdiagnose ankle injuries.
“The delegates were benefitted from the lectures and hands on workshop on managing foot deformities and latest medical techniquies available for the deformities,” said Bhalla.
”By organizing this conference, we have brought various foot and ankle specialists on one platform to teach young Orthopaedics surgeons to diagnose and treat broad range of foot and ankle conditions that can occur at any stage of life, from newborn to teen years and from active adults to seniors”
