Live Demo Via Satellite of Knee Replacement Surgery by Leading Orthopedist- Dr. Maniar at Lilavati

Online, March 22, 2012 (Newswire.com) - Event: Live demonstration via satellite of Knee Replacement Surgery through CAS
Doctor: Leading Orthopedist and Joint Replacement Expert - Dr.Rajesh Maniar
Day and Date: Saturday, 18th February, 2012: Timing: 12 Noon to 4 pm.
Venue: Lilavati Hospital, Mumbai.

India's leading Orthopedic and Joint Replacement surgeon Dr. Rajesh Maniar conducted a live demonstration via satellite of the knee replacement surgery using 'Mobile Bearing Implants' through 'Computer Aided Surgery (CAS)' at Lilavati Hospital to an audience of orthopedics with a live interactive Q & A session.

The said procedure was viewed live by about 75 orthopedics in Mumbai and at a CAS conference in Chennai. On the occasion Dr. Maniar said 'live demo of precision surgeries like knee replacement via satellite can be very beneficial for the doctors located in various geographies, wherein the doctors in the audience can clarify their doubts during the course of live surgery and thus understand the procedure better'. He then concluded 'with the use of recent German software - Kalibri in CAS technique, the accuracy of the knee replacement procedures is almost 100% (far better than the conventional technique). High level of precision can be achieved in terms of alignment and equilibrium of the knee implants with the soft tissue and the surrounding muscles, that also with minimum incisions'.

Benefits of live demo of CAS -

Live demo via satellite of CAS procedure enhances interaction between the performing orthopedic surgeon and the doctors in audience. Such procedures give opportunity to the learners to understand the real intricacies of such precision surgeries involving various crucial stages. Such interactive and live demo are need of the hour and can make medical education more indepth, updated and far reaching.

Brief bioprofile: Dr.Rajesh Maniar, MS (Orth), MCh (Orth), FCPS, DNB -

Dr Rajesh Maniar is India's leading orthopedic and joint replacement surgeons practicing at Lilavati Hospital in Mumbai. He is first orthopedic surgeon in India to use the CAS technique 7 years back, since then he has performed more than 3000 successful and complex joint replacement surgeries. His success with the CAS technique has made him popular globally, hence now a lot of orthopedics from all over India and abroad are visiting Mumbai on regular basis to get trained under him for the said expertise through an orientation program conducted at the Lilavati Hospital.

Website: http://www.lilavatihospital.com