Hyderabad|India|July'2011:The first Hyderabad Basic Knee Arthroscopy course was conducted here in city at the Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences (KIMS), minister road, Secunderabad.

The course aimed to teach basic knee arthroscopy skills to young orthopedic surgeons through video lectures, hands on training and live surgery. The course faculty included eminent arthroscopy specialists DR Anant Joshi from Mumbai, Dr Lenin from Chennai and local faculty from the KIMS hospital. The course was attended by 40 orthopedic surgeons with keen interest in arthroscopy.

Knee arthroscopy otherwise known as key hole surgery is performed quite commonly for sports related injuries to the knee ligaments. Arthroscopy is a minimally invasive surgical procedure in which an examination and sometimes treatment of damage of the interior of a joint is performed using an arthroscopy, a type of endoscope that is inserted into the joint through a small incision. Arthroscopic surgery entails separate skills as compared to other commonly performed orthopedic surgeries. It needs proper training and gradual skill acquisition.

We exercise in order to keep fit and to avoid getting fat. Sports seem like a fun way of burning extra calories to lose weight, but, sports injuries are increasing many fold. The number of injuries keeps increasing every year.

The course, which is firs of its kind helped many young orthopedic surgeons acquire those special skills. The course was organised as part of the Continuous Medical Education by the KIMS.