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 […]
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Please find in this webpage EFORT news articles that have been released by EFORT on orthopaedic and traumatology related topics of interest for the European orthopaedic amd truama community.
On the way to Asia – EFORT forges links with the Far East
March 14, 2010 By
BEIJING – EFORT and the Chinese Orthopaedic Association aim to hold joint training events. By Prof. Dr. Wolfhart Puhl, Immediate EFORT Past President Our first contact with China dates back to 1981. A small wooden bridge led out of Hong Kong into this enormous country. In my memory, parallel lines of cyclists dominated the streets. […]
WHO: Orthopaedic surgeons must engage pro-actively in promoting all aspects of surgical safety
March 14, 2009 By
By Pierre Hoffmeyer, EFORT Vice President. In January 2009, the New England Journal of Medicine published a special article describing a study taking place in eight hospitals in eight different cities, spanning the five continents, and representing a variety of socio-economic circumstances. 1. All the complications occurring within 30 days of surgery in these hospitals […]
