PG Teaching Course in Orthopaedics concludes in PGIMS

Rohtak, April 6
Congenital spinal deformities are spinal disorders that develop in the womb. During fetal development, cells do not form correctly, leading to abnormal spinal alignment that can affect the baby’s nerves. A child may develop one or more types of congenital spinal deformities, said Dr Roop Singh, head of the orthopedics department at PGIMS. He was addressing PG doctors on the occasion of the sixth PG Teaching Course which was attended by over 100 participants and concluded here on Sunday.
Dr. Roop Singh said that spinal deformity can be caused by reasons like polio, family history, lack of oxygen at birth, compression of nerves due to some disease, etc. He said that about two dozen such patients are coming to the OPD of Pratibha Department. He said that the symptoms of spinal deformity of the child will vary depending on the type, severity and affected area of their condition. Some congenital abnormalities may be benign and may not cause any deformity in the spinal cord and may not even be detected. Dr. Roop Singh said that congenital spinal deformity can be detected during a physical examination immediately after birth. However, some spinal deformities start appearing in childhood itself. He said that congenital spinal deformity can sometimes be detected in the womb itself. They are often found during a physical ultrasound between 18-24 weeks of pregnancy, although some abnormalities can be caught even earlier.
PRO Dr. Umesh Yadav told media persons that on the second day of the course, former Vice Chancellor Dr. S.S. Sangwan, Dr. Jile Singh Kundu and Dr. Ashish delivered lectures on bone tumor. It was told that pain in bones, weakening of bones, weight loss, excessive fatigue, high fever and weakness, formation of lumps in bones etc. can be the symptoms of bone tumor. Dr. Mathew from St. Stephen’s Hospital gave a lecture on Orthotics and Prosthetics and told participants about gait abnormality. Dr. Sangwan delibrated on what things are to be kept in mind during PG examination. Dr. Ashish Devgan, Dr. Sahil Arora told about OSCE. Dr. Pradeep Kamboj and Dr. Raj Singh told about instrument and ward round. Dr. Mohit, Dr. Krishna, Dr. Hemant More, Dr. Virendra and Dr. Ajay Sheoran presented their cases. On this occasion, all the doctors of the orthopedics department including Dr. Ashish Devgan, Dr. Pradeep Kamboj, Dr. Rajesh Rohilla, Dr. Raj Singh, Dr. Umesh Yadav, Dr. Jitendra Wadhwani, Dr. Mohit, Dr. Krishna, Dr. Hemant Mor, Dr. Virendra and Dr. Ajay Sheoran were present.