Trichy as I left over seventeen years has not changed much. I can say only few major developments and it is busier with more traffic. but still i can reach from point A to Point B in less than half an hour at any point of time of the day. This is great considering that it is one of the major second tier cities in India. It also boasts an international airport and a major Railway interlink Juncion.
The people are many, mostly small business and agriculture base in earnings. BHEL is still the largest industry in the region with so many allied engineering firms nearby and linked to BHEL. Education is one of the strong points of Trichy and it has not changed as it used to be. There are more good schools and the old schools still retain their place as mine ERHS School.
The health needs of the people is still largely filled by the specialists in their own area of expertise and many private hospitals are giving good quality treatment. However health awareness has increased dramatically and people are aware of surgical methods of treatment to cure their illness.
For Example, bypass surgeries and cataract surgeries are so common for people to resort to improve their quality of life. Ortho problems are recognized as needing specialist treatment. People resort to surgical treatment of fractures without hesitation as they recognize that this can return them to normality more surely and quickly as opposed to conventional immobilization methods
So what else has changed in Trichy. Arthroscopy was introduced when i did my postgraduation in the 1990s with only the telescope without the monitor. However I am able to provide the state of the art High Definition Arthroscopic surgery to most joints in our body for treatment purposes.This is essentially key hole surgery to the joints as what a laparascopy surgery to cure gallstones etc
My patients have benefited from meniscal surgery including arthroscopic repair, ligament surgery including arthroscopic anterior and posterior cruciate ligament reconstruction, shoulder surgery including arthroscopic Bankart's repair and rotator cuff repair, arthroscopic ankle decompressions, and so on.
Compare the surgeries i was performing in UK before i left over two years ago to practice in Trichy and I am able to deliver the same to our patients and people. This is apparent in the arthroscopic techniques and joint replacement surgery,i use more than in any other sub speciality of Orthopaedics.
This is what has changed in Trichy from my point of view. Seventeen years ago, arthroscopic surgery was literally unheard of in Trichy from patients Access or awareness. Now our patients in Trichy are benefited from this state of the art treatment facility at our hospital.
