EFORT Orthopaedics Today Europe: Volume 17 | Issue no. 10 | November/December 2014

By EFORT Head Office |

The 10th issue, and last for the year 2014, of EFORT’s online newspaper Orthopaedics Today Europe (OTE), is now available online!

This month cover story focus on increased rates of obesity in Europe lead to difficulties in delivering orthopaedic care.

And also brings the question: should patients with a BMI at a certain level only be operated on at specific centers by experienced surgeons?

The last OTE issue of 2014, covering November and December 2014 also highlights how femoral valgus angle may better determine knee prosthesis positioning, how gastrocnemius proximal release is effective for chronic plantar fasciitis in initial results, the safety assessment of short-stem THR, newer implants designs is at issue and how EFORT is  to transition European Arthroplasty register network steering group into a standing committee. But also brings the latest industry news, orthopaedical journal articles and, of course the latest information on EFORT meetings and courses and the next EFORT Annual Congress 2015 to be held in Prague.

EFORT’s official newspaper, ORTHOPAEDICS TODAY EUROPE (OTE) is available in an innovative digital format since January 2013 specially formatted to be mobile-friendly. OTE is a digital-only newspaper published 10 times a year.

EFORT Orthopaedics Today Europe: Volume 17 | Issue no. 10 | November/December 2014

EFORT Orthopaedics Today Europe: Volume 17 | Issue no. 10 | November/December 2014

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