Dr. Joshua Unsay - Orthopedic Surgeon

25/08/2026

In complex pelvic and acetabular surgery, adequate surgical exposure is fundamental to accurate reduction, safe fixation, and reproducible outcomes.

Inviting senior residents and practicing surgeons to join us for the 3rd Pelvis & Acetabulum Cadaveric Course on November 15, 2026, at the UP College of Medicine Dualan Anatomy Laboratory Complex, featuring our distinguished international faculty:

Prof. Takeshi Sawaguchi
🇯🇵 Japan

Prof. Apipop Kritsaneephaiboon
🇹🇭 Thailand

This focused cadaveric course provides hands-on surgical training, direct faculty interaction, and practical application of anatomical principles, with emphasis on surgical exposures and reduction techniques for pelvic and acetabular injuries.

Participants will have the opportunity to refine their understanding of relevant surgical anatomy, develop safe and effective approaches, and apply reduction techniques in a realistic operative setting.

📅 November 15, 2026
📍 UP College of Medicine Dualan Anatomy Laboratory Complex
🔗 https://bit.ly/4wIOfjW

For inquiries, please contact Mr. Jerome Bravo at 09930076586.

UP-PGH PELVIS AND ACETABULUM CADAVERIC COURSE 2026
Understand the anatomy. Master the exposure. Optimize the fixation.

06/07/2026

20/06/2026

Life lessons from orthosugeons. 😁

07/06/2026

Join us for a 2-day course on the management of upper extremity trauma featuring some of the leading authorities and experts on orthopaedic trauama.

05/06/2026

OSTEOPOROSIS is a condition wherein the density of bone is significantly reduced. This happens because BONE IS NOT A STATIC ORGAN. Bone plays a significant part in the regulation of minerals and electrolytes in the body, while also being its biggest calcium and phosphate bank. Bone tissue is constantly being broken down (“bone resorption”} and remade (“bone formation”) in a complex microscopic cycle involving thousands of human cells and several hormones.
OSTEOPOROSIS happens when bone formation cannot keep up with bone resorption. This may be due to several factors, like age (65 and older), menopause in women, heavy smoking and alcohol intake, other medical conditions like goiter and diabetes, poor nutrition and chronic medication use (especially steroids).
OSTEOPOROSIS increases the risk for fragility fractures, and it is estimated that 50% of women and 20% of men WORLDWIDE may experience a fragility fracture at least once in their life. Fragility hip fractures are particularly devastating, requiring major surgery and – if left untreated – may lead to death, disability and significantly reduced quality of life.
To know your risk for osteoporosis and understand your risk for fragility fractures, consult a board-certified orthopaedic surgeon, geriatrician or rheumatologist.





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24/05/2026

Fragility hip fractures are one of the most common and most devastating injuries among the elderly (age 60 and above). Globally, up to 3 million fragility hip fractures may occur every year, with this number estimated to increase by 6 million by 2050. If not promptly treated, these injuries share very similar complication rates (death, disability and diminished quality of life) with heart attack and stroke.
Most fragility hip fractures are treated surgically, ideally within 2-3 days of injury, with the goal of treatment being to enable the patient to walk as soon as the day after surgery. This reduces the risk of complications, such as pneumonia, bedsores, and deep vein thrombosis (blood clots in the leg veins, which may lead to stroke, hear attack or pulmonary embolism).
If you have an elderly family member with a recent fall event who complains of a painful hip or groin and is unable to stand or walk, please seek immediate consultation at your nearest hospital for proper evaluation by a board-certified orthopaedic surgeon.





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Cortez KA, Lai JGL, Tabu IA. Economic burden and the effects of early versus delayed hospitalization on the treatment cost of patients with acute fragility hip fractures under the UPM-PGH Orthogeriatric Multidisciplinary Fracture Management Model and Fracture Liaison Service. Osteoporos Sarcopenia. 2021 Jun;7(2):63-68. doi: 10.1016/j.afos.2021.05.004. Epub 2021 Jun 10. PMID: 34278001; PMCID: PMC8261723.

Singer A, Exuzides A, Spangler L, O'Malley C, Colby C, Johnston K, Agodoa I, Baker J, Kagan R. Burden of illness for osteoporotic fractures compared with other serious diseases among postmenopausal women in the United States. Mayo Clin Proc. 2015 Jan;90(1):53-62. doi: 10.1016/j.mayocp.2014.09.011. Epub 2014 Dec 4. PMID: 25481833

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