Ludhiana, October 5
SPS Apollo Hospital here has introduced the latest technique in joint replacement.

Sharing his experience in a press conference here today, Dr Harpreet Gill said interactive sessions and training under Dr Thomas Siebel, a renowned global authority on joint replacements, the designer surgeon of ASR (Articular surface replacement) of hip joint, was a rewarding opportunity.

The surgeon, he said, had designed many orthopaedic implants and was the trial surgeon of a high-flexion knee replacement.

"His centre is doing around 2,000 joint replacements a year and is recognised worldwide with fellows from different countries visiting him to learn new techniques.

He specialises in minimally invasive surgery of the hip and the knee joint replacement in which a very small cut is made to perform the procedures."

This knee implant would soon be launched worldwide and it would especially benefit the Indian population as the movements of knee achieved with this procedure are the maximum and a person can even sit cross-legged.

In the same way, since every person had a different hip joint, a new type of hip replacement had been invented in which minimal bone was removed and joint was reconstructed or customised to every individual's anatomy.

Moreover, these hip joints had ceramic or metal surfaces that lasted a longer time, he added.

Dr G.L. Avasthi, director, medical services at Apollo, stated that under the leadership of Dr Harpreet S. Gill, a special unit of joint replacement had been created which would be matching the western standards in terms of infrastructure and knowhow. 

Ludhiana,October 5
Hosts, Punjab circle won five out of seven, which were at stake to retain the title in the 7th All- India BSNL Cycling Meet which concluded at Punjab Agricultural University velodrome here today. Rajasthan circle finished runners up.

Neeraj Sawhney of Punjab circle who bagged two gold medals was adjudged the best rider of the tournament.

Today, Punjab circle clinched gold medals in the 4,000 m individual pursuit, 1,000 m sprint, 4,000 m team pursuit and 1,500 m time trial to take their tally to five. Rajasthan circle and MTNL, Mumbai shared one gold medal each.

S.R.Aggarwal, PGMT, Punjab circle gave away prizes to the winners.

Results: 1000 m sprint: Neeraj Sawhney of Punjab circle 1, S.P.Raj Kumar of Andhra Pradesh circle 2 and Jaswinder Singh of Punjab circle 3.

4000 m individual pursuit: Neeraj Sawhney of Punjab circle 1, R.K.Sharma of Rajsthan circle 2 and Surjit Singh of Punjab circle 3.

1,000 m time trial: Surjit Singh of Punjab circle 1, S.P.Raj Kumar of Andhra Pradesh 2 and Nirmal Singh 3.

4,000 m mass start: R.K.Sharma of Rajasthan circle 1, Nirmal Singh of Punjab circle 2 and Jaswinder Singh of Punjab circle 3.

4,000 m team pursuit: Punjab circle 1, Rajasthan circle 2 and MTNL, Delhi 3.

1,500 m team time trial: Punjab circle 1, Rajasthan circle 2 and MTNL, Delhi 3.

34-km road race: M.L.Gauri of MTNL, Mumbai 1, Darshan Gill of Punjab circle 2 and Babu Lal Jat of Rajasthan of circle 3.

Ludhiana, October 5
A fine batting display by Abhinav Bhatia, Sanchit Gosain and Gagandeep guided Kundan Vidya Mandir School, Civil Lines, to 60 run win over Saraswati Modern School, Hambra road branch, in the inaugural match of the PCA Boost Ludhiana Inter Disrict Cricket Tournament for boys (u-17) being played at Bachan Singh Academy, Balloke near Haibowal Khurd, here today.

Kundan Vidya Mandir School were all out for 242 runs in 40 overs. The scores were Abhinav (53), Sanchit (43) and Geetansh Khera (26), Salil (12), Akhil (7), Abhishek (11), Abhijit Randhawa (9) and Roobal (18).

For Saraswati Modern School, Nikhil, Gaurav and Manik grabbed two wickets each for 42, 39 and 20 runs, respectively, while Harjit, Kanav and Dhruv took one wicket each.

For Kudnan Vidya Mandir, Akhil was the most successful bowler who took three wickets for 31 runs

Chasing the target, Saraswati Modern School’s innings folded at 182 runs after 30.5 overs. Harjit topped with 33 runs, followed by Kanav (22), Dhruv (20), Gaurav (12), Jatin (10) and Manik (10).

Ludhiana, October 5
An all-round performance by Nidhi Chandla went in vain as Ludhiana lost to Ferozepur by 72 runs in the opening match of the Punjab State Inter- District Women Cricket Tournament (u-19) being organised by the Ludhiana District Cricket Association at Khalsa College for Women ground, here today.

Batting first, Ferozepur made 121 runs in 23 overs with main 
contributions coming through Harmanpreet Kaur and Parveen Khan who scored 55 and 17 runs, respectively. Jaspreet Kaur and Baljeet Kaur made 10 and 11 runs, respectively.

For the hosts, Nidhi Chandla was the pick of bowlers, claiming six wickets for just 18 runs while Harpreet Kaur chipped in with the remaining four wickets, conceding 24 runs.

Chasing the target, Ludhiana could muster only 49 runs in 23 overs. Only Nidhi Chandla could reach double figure making 17 runs. Ferozepur bowlers conceded 19 extras.

For the winners, Harpreet Kaur and Parveen Khan shared two wickets each. Both bowlers gave away ten runs.

Ludhiana, October 5
Abhishek in the above 12 years section and Piyush in the u-12 boys’ section, while Anna in the above 12 years and Ankita in the u-12 girls’ section came out winners in the second Satyan cross-country race of Sat Paul Mittar School, Dugri, here yerterday.

Boys covered a distance of 3.2 kms while girls ran 2 kms. Gurpal and Vaibhav finished runners up in the above 12 years and u-12 years sections, respectively while in the girls section, Jo-Ann and Twinkle secured second positions.