EPOS-EFORT Instructional Course I, 18-20 May 2011, Vienna, Austria Children’s Orthopaedics: Focus on Education Bjarne MØller-Madsen, MD DMSc, Clinical Professor of Children’s Orthopaedics, Aarhus University Hospital, Denmark, on the new “BAT” format of the EPOS-EFORT Educational Program and the upcoming Instructional Courses on Children’s Orthopaedics in Vienna. Professor MØller-Madsen, on May 18 to 20, the […]
“El congreso de la EFORT se ha globalizado, epresentando a la mayoría de países del mundo”
Con motivo de la 12ª edición del Congreso EFORT, que organiza anualmente la Federación Europea de Sociedades de Cirugía Ortopédica y Traumatología, y el cual supone una auténtica vitrina de la actualidad ortoprotésica europea y a nivel mundial, Mundo Ortoprotésico & Ayudas Técnicas se ha desplazado hasta el centro clínico de la Ciudad Condal para […]
Periprosthetic fractures: A growing challenge for surgeons
EFORT ExMEx Periprosthetic Fractures, Barcelona, 16th – 17th March 2012 Periprosthetic fractures: A growing challenge for surgeons An EFORT ExMEx Forum dedicated to meeting challenges in the treatment of periprosthetic fractures will be held in Barcelona from 16th to 17th March 2012. Renowned experts will be on the scene both to update participants about the current […]
«Nous avons besoin d’un changement de mentalité avec la prise en compte des preuves scientifiques»
Congrès de l’EFORT 2011, 1-4 Juin 2011, Copenhague Hoffmeyer : « nous avons besoin d’un changement de mentalité avec la prise en compte des preuves scientifiques» Marquant le 20e anniversaire de l’organisation, le prochain congrès annuel de l’EFORT (1-4 juin à Copenhague), le plus important événement scientifique pour les orthopédistes et les traumatologues européens, posera un jalon important dans […]
EFORT Instructional Course on “Hip Replacement in the Young Patient”
Berlin/Sommerfeld, Germany, 1-2 April 2011 “Problem case in hip surgery” Not too long ago, endoprosthetic replacement of the hip joint was an intervention that promised pain relief primarily for the elderly. Today, total hip replacement is producing excellent functional results, and is thus becoming an option for an increasing number of younger patients as well. […]
EFORT joins myclimate to reduce ecological footprint
The European Federation of National Associations of Orthopaedics and Traumatology (EFORT) has entered into a partnership with myclimate, a Swiss-based non-profit foundation that develops and supports projects all over the world that directly reduce greenhouse gases. Zurich, 10 January 2011 – The alliance aims to assure that the specific humanitarian goals of each organization complement rather […]
Madrid 2010: Largest EFORT Congress ever!
EFORT celebrated its 11th Congress in Madrid as a joint congress together with the Spanish Orthopaedic and Traumatology Society (SECOT). The recent EFORT/SECOT Congress, which was held in Madrid from 2-5 June 2010, was without doubt a success as regards attendance and its scientific programme. More than 8,000 active participants registered for the Congress. This […]
Focus on the patello-femoral joint: Updating options for a widespread disorder
EFORT Instructional Course Lyon, France – 11-12 March 2011 Focus on the patello-femoral joint: Updating options for a widespread disorder Patello-femoral disorders are a widespread source of pain and various degrees of disability throughout adult life. Yet, until recently, the patello-femoral joint has not been very well understood. Professor Dr. Philippe Neyret, Chairman of the […]
Decade of Action – World unites to halt death and injury on the road
The European Federation of National Associations of Orthopaedics and Traumatology supports the Decade of Action for Road Safet. The Decade , initiated by the United Nations and coordinated by the World Health Organisation, will be launched worldwide on 11 May 11 2011. Musculoskeletal surgeons deal daily with the acute and long term consequences of road trafic […]
Tribology Day
By Prof. Karl Knahr. The annual EFORT Congress has become one of the most important global meetings for orthopaedic surgeons. One of the reasons is the huge effort that this federation puts in to steadily improving their events. At the coming meeting in June 2010 in Madrid the organisation again will once again be offering […]


