Abstract submission closes on September 15, 2018

• BOTH Abstract & Full Paper (in plain text format) need to be submitted.
• Register as a delegate; only a registered delegate may present his work at the WIROC 2018
• A delegate can submit a maximum of 2 abstracts.
• One presenter one presentation at WIROC 2018
• Authorship may not be altered after a paper / poster is accepted; a change of presenter may be permitted solely at WIROC 2018 Scientific committee’s discretion
• Submit Abstract (400 words) and Full Paper in English in plain text format
• The full paper should be structured as title, introduction, materials & methods, results and conclusions. It should include five keywords. It should also include a list of references for the concerned work

Indicate which one of the categories the paper may be included:

• Arthroscopy & Sports Medicine
• Joint Replacement
• Trauma
• Paediatric Orthopaedics
• Spine
• Tumours
• Metabolic Bone Disease & deformities
• Miscellaneous

• Submit the paper only ‘ONLINE’
• The submitted scripts will be reviewed by a panel of experts in a blinded and coded fashion; WIROC 2018 Scientific Committee will intimate the delegate about the acceptance or rejection of the paper
• It is mandatory for the author/s to submit on demand a Master chart of study data to WIROC 2018 Scientific Committee. The master chart should be verified and countersigned by the head of department in cases where the work has been done in a teaching institute or when the manuscript is a multicenter study. Failure to produce the Master chart may invite disqualification
• Presenting author and no one else from the team gets a certificate for presentation
• The WIROC 2018 Committee reserves the right to withdraw a paper at any time

DISQUALIFICATION

• Automatic disqualification follows
• Disclosure of author(s) name(s) or affiliation(s) directly or indirectly anywhere in the text of the paper
• Previously published study
• Papers previously presented in WIROC
• Plagiarized / doctored study

VETERAN SURGEON FORUM (VSF)

• The criteria for selection of the VSF are as follows:
• The author must be an orthopaedic surgeon aged 40 years or over.
• The author must present work which must constitute meaningful contribution deemed to be of value to the field of orthopaedics. This material should be the author's original work conducted in India.

YOUNG SURGEON FORUM (YSF)

• The criteria for selection of the YSF are as follows:
• The author must be an orthopaedic surgeon under 40 years of age.
• The author must present work which must constitute meaningful contribution deemed to be of value to the field of orthopaedics. This material should be the author's original work conducted in India.