Congress Highlights 2013

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Highlights of the 14th EFORT Congress Istanbul 2013

General Orthopaedics Highlights

  • Bone and joint tumours: Lower limb reconstruction: state of the art.
  • General orthopaedics / complications / basic science / technology: Haemophilia: where are we? New trends based on experimental research.
  • Infection: Treatment of the infected fracture.
  • Osteoporosis: Evidence for prophylaxis.
  • Pain control / rehabilitation and non-surgical management: Will training prevent THA and TKA?
  • Sports / knee soft-tissue: Meniscal and knee ligament injuries today.
  • Tribology: A full day dedicated to topics on articulations in hip and knee arthroplasty.

Upper Limb Highlights

  • Hand and wrist: Osteoarthritis of the thumb.
  • Shoulder/elbow, arm / forearm: Clavicle fractures: to operate or not to operate?

Spine Highlights

  • Spine (incl. trauma): Spinal trauma care: modern treatments.

Lower Limb Highlights

  • Foot / ankle / leg: Metatarsalgia: current options.
  • Hip: Joint-preserving surgery.
  • Knee osseous: Early osteoarthritis: current management.

Trauma Highlights

  • Trauma upper limb: Complex elbow injuries: what's new?
  • Trauma lower limb: Solutions for proximal femoral fractures.
  • Polytrauma / pelvis: What to do after damage control?

Paediatrics Highlights

  • Paediatrics: Early care for growth alteration and malformation.

Highlights 2013