How we started
Indian Arthroplasty Association
Arthroplasty is comparatively a later super-specialty of Orthopedics in India. Till 1970 only
operations commonly practiced worth endoprosthetic operation (mono / bipolar) was mainly done for
sub-capital, fractures in the elderly, non union neck femur and in exceptional case of AVN incidence
which was rising in view of uncontrolled use of cortisone and alcoholism. Hip Arthroplasty was
commonly practiced in the later part of the 20th century. Challenges during those times were non
availability of instrumentation, lack of infra structure and training. Dr K T Dholakia and Dr K V
Chaubal in Mumbai, Dr K H Sancheti in Pune, Dr P S Maini in Delhi, Dr ON Nagi in Chandigarh did
conventional cemented Hip Arthroplasty. ....
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