EFORT calls upon the European Commission and European Parliament to ensure that implementation of the new Medical Devices Regulations (MDR) and In Vitro Diagnostic Medical Devices Regulations (IVDR) does not jeopardise the availability of high quality medical devices, which enable the safe treatment of patients and avoid compromised outcomes. EFORT is the European Federation of […]
New Medical Devices Regulations (MDR) and In Vitro Diagnostic Medical Devices Regulations (IVDR)
August 28, 2018 By
Cobalt in Orthopaedic Implants
August 14, 2018 By
Joint Statement of EFORT and MedTech Europe’s Orthopaedic Sector Group 14 August 2018 Under the new Medical Devices Regulation, orthopaedic implants containing Cobalt (usually in alloy form) will most likely have to bear a label communicating the presence of Cobalt in the device. This may happen if the European Commission will adopt the proposal to […]
EFORT Orthopaedics Today Europe: Volume 21 | Issue no. 08 | August 2018
August 7, 2018 By
By EFORT Head Office | The August 2018 issue of EFORT’s online newspaper Orthopaedics Today Europe (OTE) is now available! Orthopaedics Today Europe is now available in a new digital format, all HTML, mobile-optimized format, with new monthly publications for our global readership. Each issue provides high level editorial features and clinical news content as […]
EFORT Orthopaedics Today Europe: Volume 21 | Issue no. 07 | July 2018
July 11, 2018 By
By EFORT Head Office | The July 2018 issue of EFORT’s online newspaper Orthopaedics Today Europe (OTE) is now available! Orthopaedics Today Europe is now available in a new digital format, all HTML, mobile-optimized format, with new monthly publications for our global readership. Each issue provides high level editorial features and clinical news content as […]
Expert interview: Recent innovations and new technologies in pain management – Building a competitive advantage for hospitals
June 27, 2018 By
João Espregueira-Mendes, MD, PhD, is the chairman of Clínica do Dragão at the Espregueira-Mendes Sports Centre, a FIFA Medical Centre of Excellence at the FC Porto Stadium. Espregueira-Mendes is also chairman and professor of orthopaedic sports medicine in the orthopaedic department of Minho University. He sits on several boards for foundations and educational institutions devoted […]
EFORT Orthopaedics Today Europe: Volume 21 | Issue no. 06 | June 2018
June 14, 2018 By
By EFORT Head Office | The June 2018 issue of EFORT’s online newspaper Orthopaedics Today Europe (OTE) is now available! Orthopaedics Today Europe is now available in a new digital format, all HTML, mobile-optimized format, with new monthly publications for our global readership. Each issue provides high level editorial features and clinical news content as […]
EFORT Orthopaedics Today Europe: Volume 21 | Issue no. 05 | May 2018
May 8, 2018 By
By EFORT Head Office | The May 2018 issue of EFORT’s online newspaper Orthopaedics Today Europe (OTE) is now available! Orthopaedics Today Europe is now available in a new digital format, all HTML, mobile-optimized format, with new monthly publications for our global readership. Each issue provides high level editorial features and clinical news content as […]
Expert Interview: Reduce length of stay through pain management: Advantages of patient information and early mobilisation
April 23, 2018 By
Per Kjaersgaard-Andersen, MD, is an assistant professor of orthopaedic surgery at South Danish University and the head of the section for hip and knee replacement working at Vejle Hospital, which is a university-associated clinic and one of three hospitals at Lillebaelt Hospital. The unit has a total of 11 surgeons performing about 2,000 joint, hip […]
Expert Interview: A paradigm shift in pain measurement from pain intensity to mobility measurement for better pain outcomes
April 23, 2018 By
Professor Winfried Meissner is the Head of the Pain Unit, Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care at Jena University Hospital in Jena, Germany. We caught up with Prof. Meissner following a presentation on improving outcomes through pain management he gave at a meeting of German traumatologists. This article is part of our continuing series to raise […]
EFORT Orthopaedics Today Europe: Volume 21 | Issue no. 04 | April 2018
April 16, 2018 By
By EFORT Head Office | The April 2018 issue of EFORT’s online newspaper Orthopaedics Today Europe (OTE) is now available! Orthopaedics Today Europe is now available in a new digital format, all HTML, mobile-optimized format, with new monthly publications for our global readership. Each issue provides high level editorial features and clinical news content as […]
