By EFORT Head Office | The July 2016 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 19 | Issue no. 6 | June 2016
June 24, 2016 By
By EFORT Head Office | The June 2016 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 […]
Alert regarding fraudulent websites
June 7, 2016 By
The 18th EFORT Annual Congress 2017 will take place in Vienna, Austria from the 31 May to the 02 June 2017. For our EFORT Annual Congress there is only 1 official way to register! Our online registration platform that will open on 15 September 2016. Please note that any other agencies and/or Websites offering registration […]
Fractures in the over-70s – staying out of care homes
June 2, 2016 By
Age-related injuries such as femoral neck fractures often result in care dependency. But it does not necessarily have to be that way, as confirmed by Prof. Tim Pohlemann at the 17th EFORT Annual Congress in Geneva. Thanks to multidisciplinary orthoegeriatric rehabilitation concepts, people aged over 70 can now reap the rewards of the latest advances […]
Artificial hip joints and obesity: Risk of complications rises with BMI but benefits predominate
June 1, 2016 By
An increasing number of obese individuals need artificial hip joints but surgery can be difficult precisely for this patient group. Experts at the 17th EFORT Congress in Geneva discussed what can be done to reduce risk factors and to ensure successful hip replacement procedures. Geneva, 2 June 2016 – Every tenth patient who receives an […]
Prevention is the key: EFORT calls for better frameworks to keep people moving and active
June 1, 2016 By
Prevention is better than cure: as life expectancies continue to rise, EFORT experts call for greater political will to enable everyone to enjoy an active life into old age. Early childhood education programmes promote better body awareness and enthusiasm for exercise regardless of the financial status of parents. For the elderly, environments need to be […]
Learning from actual practice: registry studies promote quality treatment
June 1, 2016 By
Data collections surrounding joint implants and orthopaedic interventions often do a better job than clinical studies in revealing the strengths and weaknesses of artificial joints. The data situation for endoprosthetic registries could still stand improvement, however. EFORT wants to change that with its initiative “NORE” according to EFORT experts. Geneva, 1 June 2016 – What […]
EFORT Congress Geneva 2016 Mobile App available
May 26, 2016 By
EFORT Congress 2016 App ready to download!! Avoid internet traffic jams on-site and seize the opportunity to download in advance our EFORT2016 congress app. It is available for iOS (iPhone/iPad) and Android systems. The congress app provides an overview about the scientific programme “in your pocket”, a searchable detailed scientific programme, the session room floor […]
Media alert: News in orthopaedics and traumatology – 17th EFORT Congress: 1–3 June 2016, Geneva
May 23, 2016 By
The 17th EFORT Congress that will take place in Geneva, Switzerland, from 1–3 June 2016 as a combined programme in partnership with swiss orthopaedics. “Maintaining activity through life” is the main theme of this major scientific event which will attract more than 6,000 participants. Around 2,000 international experts will present the latest and most important […]
FORTE Summer School 2016 to be held in Faro, Portugal 22-26 August 2016
May 12, 2016 By
Welcome to the first European Orthopaedic Summer School, a Pan European Quality educational opportunity. A Joint event developed by FORTE, with scientific collaboration of EFORT. What do we offer: Excellent learning opportunity in a relaxed friendly environment from the experts to excel in National Board Exams/FEBOT. Network to hearts content with good weather and social […]
