Date:18/08/2006 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2006/08/18/stories/2006081800150200.htm

Tamil Nadu - Coimbatore

Cartilage transplant

Special Correspondent

COIMBATORE: Richmond Hospital here has introduced cartilage transplant to treat injuries sustained in sports. Advanced technology can be used to treat sports injuries to knee and shoulder joints. One of the procedures such as arthroscopic keyhole surgery was demonstrated at Munich in Germany by the hospital's chief surgeon, Velasamy Ravendran. He performed the cartilage transplant at the meet to show how sports injuries could be treated.