Dear Participants,

On behalf of the Executive Committee of EFORT and the Science Committee, we warmly thank you for your participation to the 19th EFORT Congress held in Barcelona, Spain from 30 May to 01 June 2018.

The main theme of the EFORT Congress Barcelona 2018 was “Innovation and new Technologies”. Highlights of the 2018 Congress included, among many others, robotics and computer-assisted surgery, 3D printing in orthopaedics and traumatology, biomaterials, advanced implants technologies, new diagnostic techniques, virtual learning environment, patient involvement in treatment and research.

The annual meeting of EFORT is the largest platform for European Orthopaedics & Traumatology to exchange knowledge and experience within Europe but also with colleagues from other parts of the world.

The #EFORT2018 Congress in Barcelona is over now, and once again thank you to all #EFORT2018Participants, #EFORT2018Faculty, #EFORT2018Industries & #EFORT018Sponsors!

We hope you enjoyed the EFORT’s Annual Meeting and see you next year at #EFORT2019 in Lisbon, Portugal from the 05 to the 07 June 2019!

Prof. Dr. Önder Aydingöz EFORT President 2017-2018	Prof. Dr. Thierry Bégué EFORT Chairman Science Committee