ABSTRACT SUBMISSION

The EFORT abstract submission platform will be made accessible at https://scientific.efort.org/efort2026 from Monday 15 September 2025.

EFORT does not accept resubmissions. Only abstracts submitted electronically will be considered.

ONLINE SUBMISSION PROCEDURE

After logging on https://scientific.efort.org/efort2026, follow the onscreen instructions through the system to guarantee a correct and complete submission. A valid email address for each co-author is mandatory. EFORT will contact authors via the email addresses given during the submission process.

Abstracts must correspond to previously unpublished work. EFORT reserves the right to reject your abstract if previously presented. Moreover, EFORT has focus on ethical research misconduct. Any kind of plagiarism or fraud like fabrication and falsification of data will not be tolerated and handed over to the corresponding responsible authorities.

Submission is defined by differentiation of Clinical Research vs. Basic Science vs. Review studies and by one presentation type among Free Paper or Clinical Report (oral podium), or as Poster.

EFORT reserves the right to change your abstract(s) allocation. There is no restriction on the number of submissions from a unique author or group, but each registered participant will have a maximum of six abstracts (3 oral presentations and 3 posters) accepted.

Double submissions are automatically withdrawn. Submitters can edit the authorship information and data of their abstract(s) directly on the online platform until the submission deadline. For any request, directly contact us at scicom@efort.org.

INFORMATION ON ABSTRACT ACCEPTANCE

Authors and co-authors will receive acceptance/rejection notifications on Thursday 15 January 2026.

The presenting author of a selected abstract must undertake to attend the EFORT Congress Málaga 2026 and present the abstract in the session and at the time designated by the EFORT Science Committee. EFORT requires each presenting author to complete his/her full registration to the congress to validate his/her abstracts in the final scientific programme.

Deadline for registration of presenting authors is Saturday 31 January 2026, 23:59 CET.

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ORAL PRESENTATIONS

Abstracts accepted as Free Papers are presented orally within scientific sessions embedded in the core Congress programme. Very high scientific quality is expected from these presentations, which should correspond to complete studies with outstanding results and innovative conclusions.

To ensure that sessions run smoothly, please refer to the Presentation Guidelines available online. The best-rated Free Papers under both Orthopaedics and Trauma main categories will be selected to compete in the Free Paper Award competition and will receive specific guidelines.

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POSTER PRESENTATIONS

All abstracts accepted as Posters will be presented at the Congress as print wall paper posters. Authors are welcome to add images, tables and detailed data to better document their work.

A large display area will be dedicated to poster presentations and Poster Walks will be organised during the Congress to have posters evaluated by experts in the corresponding fields.

To ensure that posters are under the correct format for display, refer to the Poster Guidelines available online. Best-rated Posters will compete for the Jacques Duparc Award and will receive specific guidelines.

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• Poster Presentation Guidelines
• Poster Walks Information
• Best National Papers Information
• Awards Guideliness