TEC, IVRI Pune conducted a Training Course on ‘Techniques of Fracture

Fixation in Animals’ from 22nd to 25th January 2018

The Training and Education Centre, IVRI, Pune has conducted a four day hands-on

training programme on ‘Techniques of Fracture Fixation in Animals’ during 22nd to 25th January

2018, in collaboration with the District Veterinary Polyclinic, Department of Animal Husbandry,

Aindh, Pune (MH). Sixteen veterinary officers of the State Animal Husbandry Department and

private veterinary practitioners from Maharashtra and Telangana State attended the training

programme.

The chief guest of the inaugural function of the training was Dr DM Chavan, Additional

Commissioner, Department of Animal Husbandry, Maharashtra State. Others present on the

occasion were Dr KN Bhilegaonkar, Station In-charge, Dr SK Das and Dr HP Aithal, Principal

Scientists, and D Bhaskara Rao (TO) from TEC Pune; Dr Anil Deshpande (Asst Commissioner

AH) and Dr SM Shete and Dr AM Shinde (LDOs) from District Veterinary Polyclinic; and Dr

Santosh Gaikwad, Associate Professor, Bombay Veterinary College, Mumbai. Dr KN

Bhilegaonkar welcomed the Chief Guest and the participants of the training programme, and

briefed about the objectives of the course. Dr DM Chavan spoke on the need for specialized

training programmes for the practicing veterinarians to keep abreast with latest developments

and expressed satisfaction on the participants for showing interest in attending the course. Dr HP

Aithal briefed about the contents and the conduction of the course, and proposed vote of thanks.

The training included lectures, demonstrations and hands-on trainings on different

fracture fixation techniques such as fibre glass cast fixation, IM pinning, bone plating, external

skeletal fixation in different bones, femoral head osteotomy for hip luxation etc., apart from

anaesthetic management of fracture cases, and lectures on structure and development of bone,

biology of fracture healing and radiographic interpretation of skeletal diseases. Sixteen

participants from different parts of Maharashtra i.e., Nagpur, Wardha, Kolapur, Satata, Thane,

Rahuri and Pune, and from Hyderabad (TS) attended and actively participated in the training

course. The faculty included Dr HP Aithal, Principal Scientist from TEC-IVRI Pune; Dr Santosh

Gaikwad, Associate Professor (Anatomy), Bombay Veterinary College, Mumbai; Dr VR

Bhagwat, Lecturer, State Level Training Centre, Gokhalenagar, Pune; and SM Shete, District

Veterinary Polyclinic, Aundh, Pune.

During the valedictory function, Dr KN Bhilegaonkar welcomed the chief guest Dr MN

Athawale, Regional Joint Commissioner, Department of Animal Husbandry, Aundh, Pune and

hoped that the trainees have made full use of the hands on training in learning different fracture

fixation techniques. Dr HP Aithal briefed how the course was conducted. The chief guest, Dr

MN Athawale, distributed certificates to the participants, and hoped that the knowledge and

confidence gained by the trainees would help treating day to day clinical cases. He also hoped

that more such programmes would be conducted in the future for the benefit of more number of

practicing veterinarians. Many trainees have expressed their views on the training course,

expressed satisfaction and thanked TEC IVRI Pune for providing an opportunity to learn

advanced fracture fixation techniques and expressed the confidence to treat fracture cases. Dr SK

Das, Principal Scientist compered the proceedings.

Dr KN Bhilegaonkar welcoming the guests and

participants during the inaugural function

Dr DM Chavan, Chief Guest addressing the participants during the inaugural function

Dr Santish Gaikwad, Associate Professor (Anatomy)

giving lecture on surgical anatomy of limbs

Dr VR Bhagwat giving lecture on anaesthetic

management of fractured animals

Demonstration of fracture fixation technique

Hands-on training

Hands-on training

Dr MN Athawale, addressing the participants

during the valedictory function

One of the participants expressing views on

training programme

Distribution of certificate to a participant

Group photograph of trainees with staff and the Chief Guest