Prince Misha'al bin Majed bin Abdulaziz, the Governor of Jeddah, inaugurated here on Saturday evening the 2nd World Orthopedics Conference organized by King Abdulaziz University. The inaugural ceremony was attended by Prince Faisal bin Abdullah bin Abdulaziz, President of Saudi Red Crescent Authority and Honorary President of Saudi Orthopedic Society. In his speech, Dr. Mohammad Jalal Al-Sayyad, the President of the Conference and Associate Professor of Orthopedics, Joints and Spine at the Faculty of Medicine at King Abdulaziz University pointed out that more than 50 researchers from the Kingdom and abroad are participating in the conference as well as more than 150 working papers and scientific researches in the field of orthopedics will be submitted. Dr. Al-Sayyad added that for the first time, the latest device to prolong the bones all over the world will be introduced, indicating that King Abdulaziz University has the right to use this device in the Middle East.
