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International Meeting Arthroscopy Academy, Mumbai India

28
Aug
2016

Dr Cutbush attended the International Meeting Arthroscopy Academy held in Mumbai India in July 2016 as part of the international faculty. The meeting was an affiliated meeting of ISAKOS, AANA and ESSKA. The international faculty for shoulders also included Giovanni Giacomo, Italy; Alex Castanga, Italy; Kevin Farmer, USA; William Haynes, South Africa; and Osvandre Lech, Brazil. The course was a three day event. Dr Cutbush gave lectures on: Arthro-latarjet; Management of Acute AC Joint Injury; Arthroscopic Management of the Bony Issue in Instability; Capsulolabral stitch – Today’s armamentarium; Strategy for massive cuff tears- Footprint repair. Dr Cutbush was a panelist for case based discussions on the young retracted rotator cuff tear and the stiff shoulder with rotator cuff tear. He performed live rotator cuff surgery which was televised from KEM hospital into the lecture auditorium. Dr Cutbush also instructed at the Basic and Advanced Shoulder Arthroscopy Training Workshop on the final day. Programme

Ken Cutbush, Kevin Farmer, USA; William Haynes, South Africa; Osvandre Lech, Brazil;with Orthopaedic trainees from King Edward Memorial Hospital (KEM) Mumbai

Finished teaching at the cadaver course. Shoulder arthroscopy is not yet widely used in India and this course has helped almost a thousand Indian surgeons improve their shoulder arthroscopy skills. Kevin Farmer (Florida, USA) William Haynes (Durban, South Africa) Roshan Wade (Course Chairman).

Outside KEM hospital on the final day after teaching at the arthroscopy skills cadaver course, waiting for a lift. King Edward Memorial Hospital (KEM) is the major Orthopaedic teaching hospital in India. To be considered for a position on the Orthopaedic training programme at KEM you have to place in the top 50 for the surgical primary exam held each year in India. That's the top 50 out of 80 000 doctors who sit the exam each year. If you are successful and get a job you then work 7 days a week (there are no days off) for four years to become an Orthopaedic surgeon! I met some extraordinary and committed young surgeons. Hopefully I have helped them to become better surgeons.