Welcome to the 15th EFORT Congress London 2014! A combined programme in partnership with the BOA The London 2014 EFORT OTE Congress Daily News is now available for you! The congress daily newspaper is also available as a print version as well as online and will guide you throughout the highlights of the 15th EFORT […]
People who are severely overweight need joint replacement twice as often and face double the risk of complications
June 4, 2014 By
Obese people need artificial knee joints twice as often as people of normal weight. They also face twice the risk of complications, researchers reported at the EFORT Congress in London. The use of patient specific guides for knee surgeries could be the future method of choice for obese patients. 15th EFORT Congress, London, UK, June 4, […]
Infections in joint surgery: high risk for fracture patients
June 4, 2014 By
Postoperative infections after knee or hip joint replacements are among the most feared complications in orthopaedic surgery. At the EFORT Congress in London current research was presented that provides new insights in this field: Fracture patients are especially vulnerable to infection. New biomarkers should improve early diagnosis of risky infections. 15th EFORT Congress, London, UK, 4 […]
Lack of patient safety can endanger the art of medicine
June 4, 2014 By
Fifty operations a week are performed in Europe on the wrong part of the patient’s body or on the wrong patients. This lack of patient safety is endangering the successes of medicine and incurring high costs. This urgent issue has therefore been selected as the main topic of the EFORT Congress currently being held in […]
New Textbook on European Surgical Orthopaedics and Traumatology launched at the EFORT Congress in London
June 4, 2014 By
A new comprehensive Textbook on European Orthopaedics and Traumatology was launched at the 15th EFORT Congress in London. This major educational project of the European Federation of National Associations of Orthopaedics and Traumatology (EFORT) reflects the state of the art and the best current practice in this specialty field across Europe. 15th EFORT Congress, London, […]
15th EFORT Congress News: A few words from Dr. Manuel Cassiano Neves, EFORT President 2013-2014
June 2, 2014 By
By EFORT Head Office | What are the highlights of the 15th EFORT Congress – a combined programme in partnership with the BOA? Find out by watching the video of Dr. Cassiano Neves! More information: www.efort.org/london2014 Follow the congress: #EFORT2014
EFORT Orthopaedics Today Europe: Volume 17 – Issue no. 06 | June 2014
May 29, 2014 By
By EFORT Head Office | The sixth 2014 issue of EFORT’s online newspaper Orthopaedics Today Europe (OTE), is now available online! OTE Chief Medical Editor Per Kjaersgaard-Andersen, MD, discusses manufacturer warranties of implants to patients. The cover story focus on why long bone, spinal metastasis are often the initial presentation of unknown cancer. You can […]
REMINDER – Media alert: 15th EFORT Congress features patient safety in orthopaedics and traumatology (4 – 6 June 2014, London)
May 27, 2014 By
Patient safety is the main theme of the 15th EFORT Congress which will take place at the Excel Conference Centre in London from 4 to 6 June 2014. It is the most important scientific event for orthopaedists and trauma surgeons on the European level and will attract more than 7,000 participants. The Congress is organised […]
15th EFORT Congress News: A few words from Prof. Timothy Briggs, 2013/14 President of the British Orthopaedics Association (BOA)
May 26, 2014 By
By EFORT Head Office | Find out now some insights of the 15th EFORT Congress — a combined programme in partnership with the BOA — by watching the video of the British Orthopaedic Association (BOA) 2013/14 President, Prof. Briggs! More information: www.efort.org/london2014
15th EFORT Congress News: A few words from Prof. Dr. Enric Cáceres-Palou, Chair EFORT Scientific Committee, London 2014
May 19, 2014 By
By EFORT Head Office | What are the highlights of the scientific programme of the 15th EFORT Congress – a combined programme in partnership with the BOA? Find out now by watching the video of Prof. Dr. Cáceres-Palou! More information: www.efort.org/london2014
