International Conference on Orthopaedic Research in Gothenburg

The Seventh SICOT/SIROT Annual International Conference and the annual meeting of the Swedish Orthopaedic Association takes place in Gothenburg, 31 August - 3 September.

Around 3,000 participants from all over the world will make this the largest orthopaedic meeting ever to be held in Sweden. Latest results from Swedish and international orthopaedic research will be presented at the conference. The programme offers several well-known Swedish and international speakers, and many new research results will be presented, including several interesting studies from the Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg and from the Sahlgrenska University Hospital:

- Osseointegrated amputation prostheses give patients better function and improved quality of life. For more information, contact: Rickard Brånemark, Doctor of Philosophy (Medicine) at Sahlgrenska Academy and orthopaedics specialist at Sahlgrenska University Hospital, mobile: +46 70 846 1061.

 - The prevalence of the body's own stem cells in the intervertebral disc region. For more information, contact: Helena Brisby, associate professor at Sahlgrenska Academy and consultant at Sahlgrenska University Hospital, mobile: +46 70 614 7100.

 - Which surgical procedure gives the best results for hip surgery in older patients? A collaboration between scientists from Gothenburg, Canada, Denmark and Germany.For more information, contact: Alicia Bojan, research student at the Sahlgrenska Academy and licensed doctor at the Sahlgrenska University Hospital, mobile: +46 70-1499 622.

 - A thirty year follow-up of patients who underwent fusion surgery for severe spondylolisthes (displacement of a vertabrae) at young age. For more information, contact: Karin Frennered, Doctor of Philosophy (Medicine) at Sahlgrenska Academy and consultant at Sahlgrenska University Hospital, mobile: +46 73 6227 882.

Invited speakers include Professor Sam Stupp, a world-leading scientist from the USA in the field of biomaterials and nanotechnology, who will discuss what it is possible to surgically insert into the human body, and how we can exploit the new technology. Further, some of the Swedish orthopaedic quality registers, which have attracted considerable international attention, will be presented for a broad international public.

Representatives from the media are welcome to attend the complete scientific programme of the conference.

Arranged by: The conference is a combined international and Swedish conference, arranged by SICOT (the International Society of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology) and SOF (Svensk Ortopedisk Förening).

Dates: 31 August- 3 September 2010 Location: The Swedish Exhibition & Congress Centre, Gothenburg

The programme and further information about the conference can be found at: www.sicot.org and/or www.ortopediveckan.se.

For more information about the scientific content of the conference, contact: Helena Brisby, associate professor at the Department of Orthopaedics at Sahlgrenska Academy and consultant at Sahlgrenska University Hospital, mobile: +46 (0)70 614 7100, e-mail: helena.brisby@vgregion.se.