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Editorial by John P. Dormans & Emmanouil Grigoriou
- Paediatric trauma and the role of SICOT in an ever-globalizing environment: Can SICOT influence global trauma care?
Children comprise more than 25% of the worldâs population. With trauma being the leading cause of both morbidity and mortality in children, itâs no surprise that specialized paediatric healthcare and appropriate injury prevention continues to be on the forefront of the global medical agenda. Read more...
SICOT Events
XXVI SICOT Triennial World Congress combined with 46th SBOT Annual MeetingRio de Janeiro TWC 2014
19-22 November 2014 * Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Registration
Congress registration is open here for all participants not residing in Brazil.
Participants residing in Brazil should register here.
Participants residing in Brazil should register here.
- Scientific Programme
SICOT and SBOT are pleased to announce that Andrew J. Carr, Nuffield Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery and Head of the Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences at the University of Oxford, and John P. Dormans, Chief of Orthopaedic Surgery at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP), will be delivering plenary lectures at the Rio meeting. Read more...
With the experience of three successful events we are pleased to announce the 4th SICOT Educational Day in Rio de Janeiro to be held on 19 November 2014. The theme for this year is 'Shoulder & Elbow'. We have invited expert Faculty from over 10 countries to lecture on the course. Read more...
With the experience of three successful events we are pleased to announce the 4th SICOT Educational Day in Rio de Janeiro to be held on 19 November 2014. The theme for this year is 'Shoulder & Elbow'. We have invited expert Faculty from over 10 countries to lecture on the course. Read more...
- Accommodation & Tours
Don't miss out on exclusive hotel and tour offers in Rio de Janeiro! Click here for more information.
- Exhibition & Sponsorship
Don't miss this unique opportunity to promote your products and services to leading international orthopaedic surgeons, traumatologists and specialists in related fields. Read more...
SICOT News
- 21st SICOT Trainees Meeting Report
by Ashley Brown & Bassel El-Osta
- SICOT/VuMedi Webinars
- 2015 AAOS-SICOT International Surgical Skills Scholarship Program
Eligible orthopaedists are invited to apply online here. The applicants are required to submit their Curriculum Vitae, an official letter from SICOT confirming that they are current members in good standing, and two letters of recommendation. The due date is 15 August 2014.
- OrthoEvidence - your clinical resource for evidence based orthopaedics
Open your OrthoEvidence account and get the best evidence delivered to your inbox â simply click this link to join via SICOT! We look forward to providing you the best evidence that matters.
SICOT Global Network for Electronic Learning - SIGNEL
- Article of the Month
Biologic augmentation of rotator cuff repair with mesenchymal stem cells during arthroscopy improves healing and prevents further tears: a case-controlled study
Philippe Hernigou, Flouzat Lachaniette, Charles Henri, Jerome Delambre, Sebastien Zilber, Pascal Duffiet, Nathalie Chevallier & Helene Rouard
Purpose The purpose of this study was to evaluate the efficiency of biologic augmentation of rotator cuff repair with iliac crest bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs). The prevalence of healing and prevention of further tears were correlated with the number of MSCs received at the tendon-to-bone interface. Read more...
- Case of the Month
by Mohamed Elsagheir & Hatem G. Said
A 26-year-old male presented recently to our outpatient clinic with progressively increasing left-sided hip pain and limited ROM with no history trauma. On examination he had a palpable immobile hard swelling on the posterior aspect of the proximal femur. Range of movement was affected mainly in abduction and complete limitation of external rotation. His WBC, CRP and ESR were within normal limits.Â
Fellowship News
- Report of the B. Braun Aesculap/SICOT Orthopaedic Scholarship
by Pradeep Reddy
Articles by SICOT Members
- The orthopaedic common regional project Romania-Hungary-Serbia is a model for beneficial cross-border integration for patients and doctors
by Dan V. Poenaru
Women in Orthopaedics
- Lessons of life and orthopaedics from those who have been there and done that...
by Ratna Johari Maheshwari
International Meetings attended by SICOT
- 10th German Congress for Orthopaedics and Trauma Surgery
Industry News
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