🌳 EFORT's official Newsletter March 2025 Issue!

Volume 5 | Number 3 | March 2025

EFORT Annual Congress Lyon 2025 is MedTech Compliant
Check the Day-by-Day Schedule of the Congress

The 26th EFORT Annual Congress in Lyon 2025 is officially MedTech Compliant! ✅

Register now and join us from 11 to 13 June 2025 in Lyon, France, for Europe’s leading event in Orthopaedics & Traumatology. A big thank you to our corporate partners already on board—we look forward to seeing you there!

The updated Day-by-Day Schedule for the 26th EFORT Congress in Lyon (11-13 June 2025) is now available!

Discover the latest scientific sessions by topic, room, and time to plan your participation effectively. Please note that this is a preliminary schedule and subject to change—the full online scientific programme will be available on 1 April 2025.

Start planning today! Check the EFORT 2025 Day-by-Day Schedule.

 
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EFORT OPEN REVIEWS

High-quality instructional peer-reviewed articles across 
the entire field of Orthopaedics and Traumatology

LATEST ARTICLES

EOR VOL.10, N° 02, FEBRUARY 2025

Surgical management of metastatic lesions in the proximal femur: 
a systematic review

Author(s): Afrim Iljazi, Mads Sten Andersen, Stig Brorson, Michael Mørk Petersen, and Michala Skovlund Sørensen

Is there a role for 
acromioclavicular (AC) joint capsular repair 
and reconstruction in 
high-grade AC separations? 
A systematic review

Author(s): Al-Achraf Khoriati, Tony Antonios, Zien Alabdin Fozo, Aliya Choudhury, Magnus Arnander, Eyiyemi Pearse, and Duncan Tennent

EFORT e-Learning
Save the date for the upcoming EFORT Educational Webinar!

EFORT WEBINAR | MONDAY 31 MARCH 2025 | 19:00 CET

NEXT-GENERATION APPROACHES
TO PERIPROSTHETIC JOINT INFECTIONS

The Webinar will be chaired by Prof. Gianluca Vadalà | Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Campus Bio-Medico | Italy and co-Chaired by Prof. Christoph Lohmann | Otto-von-Guericke University | Germany.

This EFORT Educational Webinar will focus on latest advancements in preventing, diagnosing, and treating periprosthetic joint infections (PJIs) using innovative techniques and technologies. The objectives of this Webinar are:

  • To acknowledge the epidemiology as well as clinical and socioeconomic burdens of PJIs.
  • To understand the most recent advances in diagnosing and treating PJIs.
  • To appraise the potential of antimicrobial coating and future technologies to prevent and treat bone and joint infection.

This Webinar is organised by EFORT independent of any commercial educational support.

EFORT WEBINAR REPLAY AVAILABLE!

The EBOT Exam in a nutshell

The EBOT Exam is jointly organized by the European Union of Medical Specialists (UEMS) and the European Federation of National Associations of Orthopaedics and Traumatology (EFORT). The EBOT Exam has been running since 2001. It is a label of excellence that demonstrates that successful candidates have reached a high level of knowledge in Orthopaedics and Traumatology.

EBOT INTERIM EXAM 2025

PART/SECTION I WRITTEN EXAM

The EBOT Interim Exam 2025 took place between 12 to 14 March 2025. Over 1200 candidates completed the exam over the 3 days from more than 260 hospitals located in 17 European countries.

The EBOT Interim Exam is organised free of charge for candidates thanks to a wide network of supervising centres. It aims to enable trainees and young professionals to test their knowledge in various fields of Orthopaedics and Traumatology.

The Interim Exam is an excellent preparation to the EBOT Part/Section I Exam as it follows the same structure: 100 MCQs on five areas: upper limb, lower limb, paediatrics, basic science and spine.

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EBOT Part/Section I Written Exam will take place on Tuesday 27 May 2025. 

Non-European candidates not working in the EU are now allowed to sit the Part/Section I of the EBOT Exam.

Sucessful candidates will get a Certificate of Basic Knowledge in Orthopaedics and Traumatology.

Registrations to the Part/Section I Exam need to be completed before Friday 4 April 2025 from this link: https://ebot.manuscriptmanager.net/

Finally, eligible successful candidates to the written part will be invited to take the International Oral Part in English on Saturday 27 and Sunday 28 September 2025.

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EFORT European Activities Updates

EFORT: Advocating for Orthopaedics and Traumatology at the EU Level

EFORT actively collaborates with EU policymakers directly or through the Biomedical Alliance, to ensure the orthopaedic and trauma community's voice is heard in shaping healthcare and research policies. Through evidence-based proposals, partnerships, and involvement in EU-funded projects and expert committees, EFORT contributes to key initiatives like the Medical Device Regulation and Continuing Medical Education.

The EFORT Committee on European Affairs plays a vital role in monitoring EU developments, fostering collaboration, and positioning our organisation as a key partner in addressing Europe’s health and Research challenges. It conveys concerns and expectations of national associations to European decision-makers.

IMPACT OF MDR IN ORTHOPAEDICS

EFORT Survey: Assessing the Impact of MDR on Orthopaedic Implants

Since the EU Medical Device Regulation (MDR) came into effect in May 2021, its objective has been to enhance patient safety through stronger clinical evidence. 

However, its implementation may have also led to the withdrawal of certain Class III orthopaedic implants from the market.

As the European umbrella organization for Orthopaedics and Traumatology, EFORT holds key positions within EU regulatory bodies, including the Medical Device Coordination Group (MDCG) at DG SANTE and the Expert Panels at EMA.

To ensure that the voice of the orthopaedic community is heard in these discussions, we are again conducting an MDR-related survey to assess the real-world impact of MDR on implant availability.  

We invite you to participate in this important survey, which will take no more than 15 minutes to complete. Your insights will help us advocate for solutions that support both innovation and patient care.

TAKE THE SURVEY FROM HERE

EFORT eScience | Webcasts highlights

This month's selection from the EFORT comprehensive digital library featuring over 19,800 scientific sessions recorded from the past 13 EFORT Congresses.

Bone Cysts and Aneurysmal Bone Cysts

Posterior
Shoulder
Instability

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