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Surgeon In Brief With Amit Putti Specialist Registrar, Perth Royal Infirmary OPN: What made you choose Orthopaedics? AP: Hands on approach and a family filled with Orthopaedic surgeons. OPN: Where did you train? AP: Tayside. OPN: What are your specialist areas? AP: Hip and knee arthroplasty. OPN: What are the best and worst aspects of your job? AP: SA: Best aspect: The ability to improve patients quality of life and the option to use plenty of instruments(Orthopaedic tools). Worst aspects: Treating patients with bone infection. OPN: Are there any developments in orthopaedics that excite you? AP: Cartilage regeneration. OPN: What are your thoughts on surgeons who receive financial benefits for using a company’s products? AP: No comment. OPN: Are patients becoming too knowledgeable on joint replacement and the implants that are used? AP: Not in my experience. OPN: Is it right that surgeons are rated and reviewed by patients on the website www.iwantgreatcare.org? AP: No idea! OPN: What aspect of the industry would you change, if you could? AP: Uniform sizes of implants in different companies.