By EFORT Head Office | The summer 2015 issue of EFORT’s online newspaper Orthopaedics Today Europe (OTE), covering July and August 2015, is now available on-line! The summer issue of OTE cover story focuses on how researchers share insights into vitamin D, calcium for osteoporotic fracture prevention. And also brings the question: Should orthopaedics surgeons […]
The CME certificates from the 16th EFORT Annual Congress Prague 2015 are now available in EFORTnet
June 30, 2015 By
Dear participants of the 16th EFORT annual congress 2015 recently held in Prague, Czech Republic between the 27 and the 29 May 2015, As a participant to the congress you are entitled to 18 CME points. How to obtain your Congress Certificate: Your CME certificate is now available in EFORTnet, to access it, simply choose […]
EFORT Orthopaedics Today Europe: Volume 18 | Issue no. 6 | June 2015
June 11, 2015 By
By EFORT Head Office | The 6th issue of 2015 of EFORT’s online newspaper Orthopaedics Today Europe (OTE), is now available on-line! This month cover story focus on why revision may be inevitable after THA in children for tumors, fractures and necrosis. And also brings the question: What bearings do you prefer for total hip […]
Osteoporotic hip fractures: Rising case numbers, older patients, more intricate treatments
May 29, 2015 By
The rate of osteoporotic hip fractures has increased by approximately two thirds in the past twenty years. The average age of the affected persons is rising, as studies presented at the 16th EFORT Congress in Prague indicate. Mortality after proximal femoral fractures remains high despite all therapeutic advances, and men have a greater mortality risk. […]
Periprosthetic knee infections: major drain on health systems, new therapeutic approaches
May 28, 2015 By
Infections following total knee replacements are responsible for significant healthcare costs. Contrary to established theory, single-stage revision surgery shows virtually no disadvantages over two-stage procedures. New antibacterial coatings and the increased use of biomarkers pave the way for key advances in prevention and diagnostics for periprosthetic knee infections. Prague, 28 May 2015 – Periprosthetic infections […]
Infections following joint-replacement surgeries: Europe’s orthopaedic experts consult on how to optimize prevention and therapy strategies
May 27, 2015 By
For all the advances being made in this discipline, postoperative infections remain a great challenge for orthopaedists and trauma surgeons. More than 7,000 experts from around the globe are gathering in Prague for the 16th EFORT Congress to consult on ways to optimise prevention and therapy for these dreaded complications. Prague, 27 May 2015 – […]
Shoulder and elbow operations: “low-grade” infections as a growing problem
May 27, 2015 By
Low-grade infections following shoulder and elbow surgeries pose a growing problem that cannot be solved either through standard techniques of disinfection or through arthroscopic surgery, experts told the 16th EFORT Congress in Prague. Prague, 27 May 2015 – Postoperative infections continue to pose a major challenge in orthopaedic surgery – especially also after shoulder and […]
EFORT Orthopaedics Today Europe: Volume 18 | Issue no. 5 | May 2015
May 8, 2015 By
By EFORT Head Office | The 5th issue of 2015 of EFORT’s online newspaper Orthopaedics Today Europe (OTE), is now available on-line! This month cover story focus on arthroscopy being performed much more today by more surgeons to preserve and treat hip joint. And also brings the question: Can only athletes benefit from hip arthroscopy […]
EFORT Orthopaedics Today Europe: Volume 18 | Issue no. 4 | April 2015
April 20, 2015 By
By EFORT Head Office | The 4th issue of 2015 of EFORT’s online newspaper Orthopaedics Today Europe (OTE), is now available on-line! This month cover story focus on how surgeons opinions differ on UKA indications and revision rates compared to TKA. And also brings the question: What is the rationale for performing unicompartmental knee arthroplasty […]
EFORT Open Reviews: High quality instructional review articles on all aspects of orthopaedics and traumatology
March 27, 2015 By
EFORT and The British Editorial Society of Bone & Joint Surgery are delighted to announce a new open access journal to be launched in January 2016: EFORT Open Reviews. All articles of EFORT Open Reviews are to be made available open access, with no subscription required and in addition, there will be online CME questions and certification. The Editor-in-Chief […]
