A six-day-long Indian Orthopaedic Association Conference (IOACON) 2017, which will focus on illness related to bones will be held here from December 26.

Former Chief Justice of India R C Lahoti will inaugurate this conference and address the doctors, said organising committee chairman, Dr. D K Taneja today.Around 7,000 orthopaedic doctors from the country will take part in the conference. Nearly 200 experts from different countries will also attend it, he said.The conference will discuss latest medical research and modern treatment methods among others.