The first meeting dedicated solely to Orthopaedic Information Technology is to take place May 26th & 27th 2006 in Kochi, Kerala, South India and will be followed by a similar meeting in Ludhiana, Punjab June 3rd & 4th 2006.
These meetings are intended to educate orthopaedic surgeons and other professionals in the use of information technology for professional purposes. Attendees will become equipped with skills that will place them in a leadership role in the area of Informatics. The focus of the meetings will be on hands-on workshops using a computer network connected to the internet. Participants will be able to practice searching, editing, webpage preparation and presentation skills directly.

As a charge nurse of an orthopaedic trauma theatre i am interested in the view of other colleagues on their practices of re-sterilization of implants such as those used for hip arthroplasty and knee replacement that have been opened in error.should these implants be resterilized or discarded? should it matter if they have been on the scrub table or not?I would like to develop a hospital policy for this such occasion and would appreciate others viewes on the subject.

Carolyn Wood RN

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On Thursday, January 26, 2021 at 5pm EST, Biomet Orthopedics, Inc., and the Texas Center for Joint Replacement present Roger H. Emerson, Jr., MD, performing the Microplasty® ASI (Anterior Supine Intermuscular) Hip Procedure from Presbyterian Hospital of Plano.

The Microplasty® ASI hip approach is truly minimally invasive since no muscles are cut during exposure of the hip joint. Potential benefits for the patient include a rapid return to activities after hip surgery and should minimize some of the muscle atrophy seen with the posterior approach - which necessitates splitting of the Gluteus Maximus muscle and cutting some of the hip rotators. The risk of hip dislocation is minimized by the anterior approach since the posterior soft tissue sling that supports the hip in flexion is less disturbed.