Introduction

About:

GOSI was started with an intention of creating a forum which focuses on training the orthopedic surgeons to gear up to the challenges of managing a geriatric orthopedic patient. This society has grown in number ad has a presence in almost all the states of the Country and abroad too.  We hope to scale great heights with the active support of you all and other organisations across the globe. 

Why such a Society?

1. Due to the ever increasing average life span of people in India, there is a large chunk of geriatric population
2. Geriatric orthopedic problems are on the rise and consists of geriatric trauma, geriatric diseases, malignancies, osteoporosis etc
3. Geriatric patients form a big chunk of patients visiting a orthopedicians clinics
4. A Separate society is required to cater to this big chunk of population in terms of service, training and orientation programs
5. Doctors need to be separately trained and sensitized towards the treatment and care of geriatric patients
6. To have our own news letter and magazine to be circulated among the doctors regarding the work and services related to geriatric group of patients
7. To interact with the various medical journals and promote the interests of the geriatric patients
8. Preventive geriatrics is neglected entity and lots need to be done to prevent the orthopedic problems in this age groups
9. To carry out educative programs and camps particularly in the old age homes to create awareness among this population
10. Geriatric orthopedic disorders are a problem to manage because unlike in other Age groups, elderly patients suffer from depression, loneliness, bereavement, financial and economic crisis and physical and mental frailties too.  All these require a change in the way we look at and treat these patients.

SCOPE OF THE SOCIETY

It has a very vast scope and the common ones among them are to deal with both the preventive and curative aspects of common geriatric problems like trauma, degenerative disorders etc.

Common Geriatric Traumatic conditions

• Distal radius fractures
• Hip fractures
• Spine fractures

To deal with common geriatric diseases like

• Low backache
• Cervical spondylosis
• Osteoporosis
• Osteoarthritis of Hip, Knee and hands
• Spondylosis
• Frozen shoulder
• Foot and heel problems
• Bone Neoplasias

Preventive geriatric orthopedics like

• Prevention of osteoporosis
• Prevention of geriatric trauma
• Prevention of degenerative orthopedic disorders

Other problems associated with geriatric orthopedics like

• Depression
• Anxiety
• Emotional and mental health problems
• Other Co-morbid conditions like diabetes,IHD,Hypertension,etc

ACADEMIC, EDUCATIVE AND SOCIAL ACTIVITIES LIKE

• CME’S
• Workshops
• Conferences Local,State,National and International levels
• Educational programs like Lectures, TV and radio programs etc
• Free Orthopedic health check up and health awareness programs
• Interactions with NGO’s and other philanthropic organizations for the elders