Dear Friends

We welcome you the new updated website of ISKSAA and its Annual Clinical Meetings ( International Society for Knowledge for Surgeons on Arthroscopy and Arthroplasty ) which has already received over 500000hits till now globally from over 172 Countries. To achieve its mission, ISKSAA has undergone a membership programme & we are happy to already have around 2300 members ( India & Overseas ) from over 42 countries in just over 12 years and hope to cross the 2500 mark by the next Congress making it the fastest growing Orthopaedic Association in the country.

Having started from a modest first ever Knee & Shoulder cadaveric workshop in Delhi in 2005 where we had 100 delegates and 10 faculty, we thank you for your presence at all the ISKSAA events held year after year with conclusion of the the First ever Shoulder & Elbow focussed venture of ISKSAA and BESS ( British Elbow and Shoulder Society ), the ISKSAA BESS UK ELBOW & SHOULDER CONCLAVE 2019 held from 2^nd - 3^rd March 2019 in New Delhi. The Congress was the 13^th signature event of ISKSAA (International Society for Knowledge for Surgeons on Arthroscopy and Arthroplasty ).

The Congress was a success ……

• 5 successful live surgeries were transmitted from the Sports Injury Centre, New Delhi.
• Over 400 Registrations.
• Over 75 faculty from UK, USA, Europe, Australia, New Zealand complimented with leading Indian faculty.
• 100 Clinical Fellowships for ISKSAA members along with ISKSAA Wrightington MCh Fellowships.
• 2 Biotek Awards for best Award paper and Best Poster
• The scientific program included
  • ISKSAA Research Symposium was conducted for the first time.
  • ISKSAA Innovative Work was presented by ISKSAA fellows for the first time.
  • 156 Lectures / Presentations in 3 Concurrent halls running all 2 days delivering Scientific data on all aspects of Arthroscopy, Arthroplasty, Trauma & Sports Medicine in Shoulder & Elbow.
  • Received Around 200 Abstracts Out Of which 8 Papers selected for Award session, 44 Posters, 37 were selected as Free papers.
  • 11 papers selected for the ISKSAA Researcher of the year session.
  • 6 Trade Workshops/ symposiums were organised On Various Aspects Of Shoulder & Elbow

• 18 Trade Partners including 70 participants ….

ISKSAA 2022 was the 14^th edition of ISKSAA (ISKSAA 2022 – Future Trends and Emerging Technologies) held from 19th – 20th November 2022 in New Delhi, the capital city of India as a focussed event for ISKSAA members who were the main presenters. Preparations for ISKSAA 2024 ( New Delhi ), 2025 ( UK Leeds ) and 2026 ( Australia ) will be underway soon. We will welcome any suggestions from all.

ISKSAA is happy to release the first issue issue of 2024 ( 30^th issue ) of its official, peer reviewed, SCOPUS INDEXED, EMBASE INDEXED online scientific journal Journal of Arthroscopy and Joint Surgery (JAJS ) launched by ISKSAA in 2014, in collaboration with Elsevier and now Wolters Kluwer ( Medknow ). JAJS is circulated to all ISKSAA members and all IOA members with a circulation of over 15000. We encourage you to become a part of this ISKSAA endeavour and help to make it one of the best and far reaching journals in Arthroscopy & Arthroplasty in India and abroad. The Journal details are available on the website.

JAJS as of Today

• JAJS has now a well balanced editorial group from across the globe with focus on sub specialities – Knee, Hip, Foot & Ankle, Pediatric Ortho., Elbow, Wrist, Ortho. Oncology, shoulder etc. Promising only the best of quality research in JAJS

• JAJS has generated huge interest in the research intensive regions – 50% usage of the journal originating from North America and European Union
• JAJS is now indexed in SCOPUS and Embase since 2015 (Volume 2)
• Fulfills all criteria as per MCI guidelines viz. – Indexed in Scopus & Embase, Publishes in both print (Print ISSN: 2542-6001) and online format ( Online ISSN : 2214-9635 )
• To apply for indexing in Pubmed and DOAJ in 2024

Finally we invite all ISKSAA members to participate in the prestigious ISKSAA Clinical Fellowship program. THE NEXT BUNCH OF INTERVIEWS FOR FELLOWSHIPS WILL BE IN APRIL AND NOVEMBER 2024 which will be held soon. We would have around 100 fellowships & ISKSAA Wrightington MCh Fellowships interviews. THEY WILL BE OFFERED IN PREFERENCE TO EXISTING ISKSAA MEMBERS.

We have offered over 500 Clinical Fellowships as of date including 54 in ISKSAA 2014, 40 in ISKSAA 2015, 63 in ISKSAA 2016, 55 in ISKSAA 2017, 20 in ISKSAA 2018, 100 in ISKSAA 2019 & over 125 in ISKSAA 2022 and over 50 ISKSAA Wrightington MCh Fellowships from 2014 to 2022.

We have affiliations with

• UNITED KINGDOM
  • 20 centres in the UK including Mr Sanjeev Anand ( Leeds, BASK & BOA ), Mr Kapil Kumar ( Aberdeen ), Mr Javed Iqbal ( Midlands ), Mr Makaram Srinivasan ( Lancashire ), Mr Amol Tambe ( Derby ), Mr R Pandey ( Leicester ), Mr Lennard Funk & Mr Puneet Monga ( Wrightington ), Prof Raj Murali ( Edge Hill University ), Mr Neil Jain ( Manchester – BOSTAA ), Mr Shibu Krishnan ( Buckinghamshire ), Mr Peter Brownson ( Liverpool - BESS ), Mr Tanveer Ashraf ( Birmingham ), Mr Shaun O Brien ( Sunderland ), Mr Birender Balain ( Oswestry ), Mr Manoj Sood ( Bedford ), Mr Vijay Bhalaik ( Liverpool ), Mr Stephen Guy ( Bradford ), Mr Rajesh Nanda ( Teeside ) & Mr Sandeep Kohli ( Kent ).
  • ISKSAA BASK travelling fellowships ( 2 per year )
  • ISKSAA BOA travelling fellowships ( 2 per year )
  • ISKSAA BESS travelling fellowships ( 2 per year )
  • ISKSAA BOSTAA travelling fellowships ( 2 per year )
  • ISKSAA Wrightington MCh fellowships with Mr Raj Murali
• AUSTRALIA
  • ISKSAA JRC travelling fellowships with Prof J Krishnan ( Adelaide )
  • ISKSAA SPORTSMED travelling fellowships with Dr Nick Wallwork ( Adelaide )
• NEW ZEALAND
  • 1 Centre in Christchurch with Dr Khalid Mohammed
• EUROPE
  • 6 centres in Europe including Dr Jaap Willems ( Netherlands ), Dr Eran Maman ( Israel ), Dr Paolo Paladini ( Italy ), Dr Pascal Gleyze ( France ), Prof Niklaus Freiderich ( Switzerland ) & Prof Joao Mendes ( Portugal )
  • ISKSAA ESSKA travelling fellowships ( 2 per year )
• USA
  • 1 centre with Dr Ajay Aggarwal ( Missouri Columbia )
• SOUTH AFRICA
  • 1 Centre in Johannesburg with Dr Ponky Firer ( linksfield Knee Clinic )
• INDIA
  • 12 centres in India including Dr Pushpinder Bajaj ( Delhi ), Prof Lalit Maini ( Delhi ), Dr Gurinder Bedi ( Delhi ), Dr Bhushan Nariani ( Delhi ), Dr Sanjay Desai ( Mumbai ), Dr Ashish Babulkar ( Pune ), Dr Avtar Singh ( Amritsar ), Dr Sundararajan Ganga hospital ( Coimbatore ), Dr Manit Arora ( Mohali ), Prof Ravi Gupta ( Mohali ), Dr Jatinder Singla ( Mohali ) & Dr PS Nagpal ( Bathinda ).
  • ISKSAA BIOTEK travelling fellowships ( 4 per year )
  • ISKSAA SICOT ganga fellowship ( 1 per year )

To enjoy all the benefits & privileges of the ISKSAA Clinical Fellowship Programme, we invite you to apply for the Life membership of ISKSAA by going to the membership registration section of the website and entering all your details electronically. All details regarding membership application and payment options are available. ( www.isksaa.com )

ISKSAA as an association is offering learning opportunities for all ages. Come & join us

With warm regards

Dr Pushpinder Bajaj ISKSAA PRESIDENT CENTER FOR SPORTS INJURY B-5/4, SAFDARJUNG ENCLAVE, NEW DELHI -110029, INDIA TEL : +91-11-41223333 ( 20 LINES ) MOBILE : +91-9811056525 EMAIL : psbajaj@hotmail.com / drpsbajaj@gmail.com / isksaapresident@gmail.com

Dr Lalit Maini ISKSAA CHAIRMAN 22, SAMACHAR APARTMENTS, MAYUR VIHAR PH I EXT. NEW DELHI, INDIA MOBILE : +91-9968604324 EMAIL : lalit_maini@rediffmail.com

Dr IPS Oberoi ISKSAA EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR ARTEMIS HOSPITAL, GURGAON MOBILE : +91-9810511701 EMAIL : ipsoberoi@hotmail.com / ipsoberoi@gmail.com