Kolkata hospital organises hand injuries course for Ortho surgeons

This course is also designed to benefit the trainees by filling up the void in their existing curriculum by including hands-on workshops

Hand injuries are a big component of all the trauma that is encountered. Injury to the hand causes significant loss of function with the possible loss of livelihood to a person and thus affects the family and society as a whole.

Due to the extensive patient load in our public health care system, it is often difficult to run specialised hand care services, thus creating a lacuna for surgical trainees as well. In order to bridge this gap, in knowledge and awareness, the Indian Society for Surgery of the Hand (ISSH), a national association of hand surgeons which supervise the content of such educational activities, in its efforts to promote safe surgical practices in caring for people with hand and upper limb disorders, conducted a basic hand course recently, in association with the Kolkata Arthroscopy & Sports Surgery Society (KASS) at Medica Superspecialty Hospital.

It was attended by more than 60 delegates from all over West Bengal. Apart from surgical video demonstrations and talks, there was a healthy interactive session. This course is also designed to benefit the trainees by filling up the void in their existing curriculum by including hands-on workshops.

“This will go a long way in promoting and sustaining better healthcare for hand and wrist disorders in the eastern region,” said Dr Anirban Chatterjee, Senior Consultant, Hand & Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgeon, Medica Superspecialty Hospital and Dr Sutanu Hazra, Senior Consultant, Orthopaedic Surgeon, Medica Superspecialty Hospital.

“No doubt, even the smallest hand injuries require proper medical evaluation and prompt treatment. The most common cause of the injuries include blunt trauma, followed by injury from sharp objects-namely cuts, fractures and dislocations, soft tissue injuries and amputations, infections, burns, and high-pressure injuries,” said Dr Hazra and Dr Chatterjee.

“The whole domain of hand and wrist surgery deserve special mention and our team of orthopedic surgeons is putting forth best efforts to innovate in this regard with the latest technology,” said Dr Alok Roy, Chairman, Medica Group of Hospitals.