14. Avrupa Ulusal Ortopedi ve Travmatoloji Birlikleri Federasyonu (EFORT) Kongresi

Dear Participants, On behalf of the Executive Committee and the Local Organising Committee, we are delighted to invite you to participate in the 14th EFORT Congress in Istanbul in 2013. Following the success of previous meetings, the scientific programme will focus on Symposia and Instructional Lectures given by distinguished speakers, as well as on free paper submissions from all over Europe. New formats such as Interactive Expert Exchanges, Complex Case Discussions and Debate Forums will be introduced. And since free paper sessions are the backbone of the Congress, an all-new Best Free Paper Session will allow participants to hear a selection of the best-rated free papers. Highlights of the Congress include all-new sessions in evidence-based medicine, hip and knee tribology, complex elbow injuries, clavicle fractures, spinal trauma, metatarsalgia, growth alterations, and malformations, among many other current topics. In all, 24 Symposia, 23 Instructional Lectures, six Complex Case Discussions, six Interactive Expert Exchanges, seven Debate Forums, and two Evidence-Based Medicine Sessions will be organised by renowned faculty from across Europe. Prof. Dr. Pierre Hoffmeyer EFORT President 2012/2013 Prof. Dr. Hakki Sur Chair Local Organisation, Istanbul 2013 (TOTBID)