Epidemiological trends indicate that annual cases of hip fracture in Europe will double by 2050, experts told the EFORT Congress in London. Better data on fractures in elderly people are needed in order to plan the resources required and to optimise prevention strategies. Recent studies show that the number of trauma admissions related to road […]

Conflict and crisis situations pose specific challenges for medical care. The only way to cope with them is to apply scientific evidence from an exchange between academic surgeons and their colleagues active in the field. The EFORT Congress in London is a crucial hub at European level for this exchange. London, 6 June 2014 – […]

Targeted treatment of bone tumour cells, quantum dots that make individual molecules visible, using polymers to encourage tissue growth: nanotechnology has the potential to revolutionise orthopaedics. But the question of patient safety still needs to be clarified, according to experts at the EFORT Congress in London. London, 5 June 2014 – “Nanotechnology holds enormous potential […]

UK surgeons have to revalidate every five years to prove that they are still fit to practice. This example could be followed by other European countries, experts said at the 15th EFORT Congress in London. The European Federation of National Associations of Orthopaedics and Traumatology promotes a harmonisation of orthopaedic education in Europe. London, 5 […]

Delivering timely and effective orthopaedic care to an ageing population while healthcare budgets are under pressure are challenges which unite the orthopaedic profession in Europe and beyond. At the EFORT Congress in London, an international panel discussed ways to use limited resources more effectively. London, 5 June 2014 – “Orthopaedic care today is facing a […]

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, […]

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 […]