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MADITSSIA's industrial exhibition from July 25
MADITSSIA's industrial exhibition from July 25

The Hindu

time18-07-2025

  • Business
  • The Hindu

MADITSSIA's industrial exhibition from July 25

Madurai District Tiny and Small Scale Industries Association (MADITSSIA) is organising an industrial exhibition - Indexpo 2025. It will be held at Ida Scudder Trade Centre here from July 25 to July 28. The event will be open from 10.30 a.m. to 7.30 p.m. The entry is free. MADITSSIA president A. Kodeeswaran and Indexpo 2025 chairman V. Senthikumar said the event is being conducted with the aim of imparting knowledge on the latest developments in technology in various fields and inculcating entrepreneurship in the minds of youngsters. The sixth edition of the expo will have 250 stalls with people from across India participating in the event. The display will include engineering, plastics, rubber, packaging machineries, injection molding, hydraulics, pneumatic power tools, air compressors, CNC machines, electrical and electronics panel manufacturers, solar power pack, overhead crane, plastic blow machines, laser cutting machines, 3D printers and saw cutting machines, electric vehicles and also a banking bay for MSME finance. The Indexpo 2025 is supported by MSME Development and Facilitation Centre, Directorate of Industries and Commerce, Tamil Nadu Industrial Investment Corporation, Tamil Nadu Small Industries Development Corporation, Entrepreneurship Development and Innovation Institute, Small Industries Development Bank of India, FaMe TN and Tamilnad Mercantile Bank.

KMC takes neuroplastic surgeries to patients
KMC takes neuroplastic surgeries to patients

The Hindu

time05-07-2025

  • Health
  • The Hindu

KMC takes neuroplastic surgeries to patients

The Department of Neurosurgery at the Government Kilpauk Medical College (KMC) Hospital has been restoring the appearance and functionality of patients who need skull and facial reconstruction following neurosurgeries for complex head traumas, tumours or other conditions. Such neuroplastic surgeries are being covered under the Chief Minister's Comprehensive Health Insurance Scheme (CMCHIS). In neuroplastic surgery, a relatively new sub-speciality, surgeons deal with the reconstruction of the scalp and skull following neurological surgeries that result in 'challenging deformities' in patients. Patients who suffer complex head injury with facial trauma, children with spinal dysraphism (congenital birth defect affecting the spine), craniosynostosis, and complex scalp and orbital facial tumours can benefit from neuroplastic surgeries, M. Kodeeswaran, head of department, Neurosurgery, KMC, said. In a letter published in the Neurological Review, Dr. Kodeeswaran et al have discussed the need for neuroplastic surgery as a new neurosurgical sub-specialty in the Asian continent. The doctors noted that complex head trauma includes fracture of the frontal, temporal, nasal, maxillary and mandibular bones leading to gross deformities in patients. They are usually young adults who, following a road traffic accident, undergo traumatic fractures of the face. They need urgent surgical intervention and cosmetic reconstruction for better patient outcomes, they said. 'Neurosurgeons do the primary treatment. Take for instance, patients with severe head injury undergo a surgery to address the issue but most often, they end up with a deformity. It is crucial to treat such patients in the primary setting itself so that their cosmetic appearance is good. Otherwise, they may face issues such as when going for work,' he said. At KMC, doctors have slowly yet steadily built a system to address the needs of such patients. 'We do 3D cranioplasty. In case of a skull defect after surgery, we design the skull and have 3D printed implants for patients. We have done such procedures for 40 to 50 patients so far, and it is covered under CMCHIS. We obtained special approval under the scheme so that patients get the benefits free of cost,' Dr. Kodeeswaran added. Neuroplastic surgery involves cosmetic corrections left behind in spinal dysraphism and craniosynostosis in children. 'We need to plan in advance and take up primary cosmetic correction too,' he said.

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