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href="https://www.efort.org/hyaluronic-acid/">Better know hyaluronic acid</a></h2> <div class="post-info"><span class="date published time" title="2022-06-24T16:47:26+01:00">June 24, 2022</span> By <span class="author vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="https://www.efort.org/author/oscar-vispo/" rel="author">EFORT Head Office</a></span></span> </div><div class="entry-content"><p>An interview with Hyuntae Jung, Life Sciences R&D of LG Chem Hyaluronic acid is everywhere you look (literally in your eyes and your skin), and with its exponential growth as a component in treatments from cosmetics to oncological drug delivery systems, we focus on issues surrounding its clinical application for the treatment of osteoarthritis. Dr. […]</p> </div><div class="post-meta"><span class="categories">Filed Under: <a href="https://www.efort.org/category/announcements/" rel="category tag">Announcements</a>, <a href="https://www.efort.org/category/campaigns/" rel="category tag">Campaigns</a>, <a href="https://www.efort.org/category/interviews/" rel="category tag">Interviews</a></span> </div></div><div class="post-27411 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-announcements category-campaigns category-interviews entry"><h2 class="entry-title"><a class="entry-title-link" rel="bookmark" href="https://www.efort.org/c-heiss/">If it’s not broken don’t fix it: Top bone substitute material for effective antibiotic and bone defect treatment outcomes</a></h2> <div class="post-info"><span class="date published time" title="2022-06-24T16:31:15+01:00">June 24, 2022</span> By <span class="author vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="https://www.efort.org/author/oscar-vispo/" rel="author">EFORT Head Office</a></span></span> </div><div class="entry-content"><p>A Q&A with Professor Dr. Christian Heiss Professor Dr. h.c. Christian Heiss, head of the Department of Trauma, Hand and Reconstructive Surgery at the University Hospital of Giessen, Germany gave information to EFORT about the advantages and disadvantages of a synthetic, biodegradable and osteoconductive bone substitute material known as PerOssal® – a degradable composite of […]</p> </div><div class="post-meta"><span class="categories">Filed Under: <a href="https://www.efort.org/category/announcements/" rel="category tag">Announcements</a>, <a href="https://www.efort.org/category/campaigns/" rel="category tag">Campaigns</a>, <a href="https://www.efort.org/category/interviews/" rel="category tag">Interviews</a></span> </div></div><div class="post-24761 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-announcements category-campaigns category-interviews entry"><h2 class="entry-title"><a class="entry-title-link" rel="bookmark" href="https://www.efort.org/popm10/">Mechanisms behind chronic pain: Better understanding for better outcomes in prevention of post-surgical chronification of pain</a></h2> <div class="post-info"><span class="date published time" title="2019-06-01T21:15:05+01:00">June 1, 2019</span> By <span class="author vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="https://www.efort.org/author/oscar-vispo/" rel="author">EFORT Head Office</a></span></span> </div><div class="entry-content"><p>This article is part of an ongoing series to raise awareness of a broad set of topics impacting orthopaedic practice to broaden the collaborative discussion around improving patient surgical outcomes, especially postoperative pain management and with developing solutions that improve practices across Europe. The opinions expressed in this interview are meant as an informal conversation […]</p> </div><div class="post-meta"><span class="categories">Filed Under: <a href="https://www.efort.org/category/announcements/" rel="category tag">Announcements</a>, <a href="https://www.efort.org/category/campaigns/" rel="category tag">Campaigns</a>, <a href="https://www.efort.org/category/interviews/" rel="category tag">Interviews</a></span> </div></div><div class="post-24757 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-announcements category-campaigns category-interviews entry"><h2 class="entry-title"><a class="entry-title-link" rel="bookmark" href="https://www.efort.org/popm09/">Better the devil you know: Overview of opioids in postoperative pain management</a></h2> <div class="post-info"><span class="date published time" title="2019-05-01T21:06:46+01:00">May 1, 2019</span> By <span class="author vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="https://www.efort.org/author/oscar-vispo/" rel="author">EFORT Head Office</a></span></span> </div><div class="entry-content"><p>This article is part of an ongoing series to raise awareness of a broad set of topics that impact orthopaedic practice to broaden the collaborative discussion around improving patient surgical outcomes, especially postoperative pain management, and with developing solutions that improve practices across Europe. The opinions expressed in this interview are meant as an informal […]</p> </div><div class="post-meta"><span class="categories">Filed Under: <a href="https://www.efort.org/category/announcements/" rel="category tag">Announcements</a>, <a href="https://www.efort.org/category/campaigns/" rel="category tag">Campaigns</a>, <a href="https://www.efort.org/category/interviews/" rel="category tag">Interviews</a></span> </div></div><div class="post-24754 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-announcements category-campaigns category-interviews entry"><h2 class="entry-title"><a class="entry-title-link" rel="bookmark" href="https://www.efort.org/popm08/">Expert interview: Pain management treatment gap after discharge</a></h2> <div class="post-info"><span class="date published time" title="2019-04-01T20:58:22+01:00">April 1, 2019</span> By <span class="author vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="https://www.efort.org/author/oscar-vispo/" rel="author">EFORT Head Office</a></span></span> </div><div class="entry-content"><p>Prof. Bart Morlion, MD, PhD, is president of the European Pain Federation EFIC. Although trained as an anesthesiologist, for the past 2 decades he has focused 100% in pain medicine. Prof. Morlion is the director of the Leuven Centre for Algology & Pain Management at the University Hospitals of Leuven. He teaches pain management and […]</p> </div><div class="post-meta"><span class="categories">Filed Under: <a href="https://www.efort.org/category/announcements/" rel="category tag">Announcements</a>, <a href="https://www.efort.org/category/campaigns/" rel="category tag">Campaigns</a>, <a href="https://www.efort.org/category/interviews/" rel="category tag">Interviews</a></span> </div></div><div class="post-22649 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-announcements category-campaigns category-interviews entry"><h2 class="entry-title"><a class="entry-title-link" rel="bookmark" href="https://www.efort.org/popm07/">Expert interview: Wound closure and infections in orthopaedic surgery</a></h2> <div class="post-info"><span class="date published time" title="2019-03-28T15:33:56+01:00">March 28, 2019</span> By <span class="author vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="https://www.efort.org/author/oscar-vispo/" rel="author">EFORT Head Office</a></span></span> </div><div class="entry-content"><p>Mike Reed, MD, FRCS, is a full-time hip and knee replacement surgeon with trauma commitments in a busy trauma unit, as well as the clinical director at Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust in the United Kingdom, leading a high-performing team and supported by a group of committed and talented colleagues. His research, supported by industry, […]</p> </div><div class="post-meta"><span class="categories">Filed Under: <a href="https://www.efort.org/category/announcements/" rel="category tag">Announcements</a>, <a href="https://www.efort.org/category/campaigns/" rel="category tag">Campaigns</a>, <a href="https://www.efort.org/category/interviews/" rel="category tag">Interviews</a></span> </div></div><div class="post-21824 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-announcements category-campaigns category-interviews entry"><h2 class="entry-title"><a class="entry-title-link" rel="bookmark" href="https://www.efort.org/popm06/">Expert interview: Recent innovations and new technologies in pain management – Building a competitive advantage for hospitals</a></h2> <div class="post-info"><span class="date published time" title="2018-06-27T11:36:24+01:00">June 27, 2018</span> By <span class="author vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="https://www.efort.org/author/oscar-vispo/" rel="author">EFORT Head Office</a></span></span> </div><div class="entry-content"><p>João Espregueira-Mendes, MD, PhD, is the chairman of Clínica do Dragão at the Espregueira-Mendes Sports Centre, a FIFA Medical Centre of Excellence at the FC Porto Stadium. Espregueira-Mendes is also chairman and professor of orthopaedic sports medicine in the orthopaedic department of Minho University. He sits on several boards for foundations and educational institutions devoted […]</p> </div><div class="post-meta"><span class="categories">Filed Under: <a href="https://www.efort.org/category/announcements/" rel="category tag">Announcements</a>, <a href="https://www.efort.org/category/campaigns/" rel="category tag">Campaigns</a>, <a href="https://www.efort.org/category/interviews/" rel="category tag">Interviews</a></span> </div></div><div class="post-20629 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-announcements category-campaigns category-interviews entry"><h2 class="entry-title"><a class="entry-title-link" rel="bookmark" href="https://www.efort.org/popm05/">Expert Interview: Reduce length of stay through pain management: Advantages of patient information and early mobilisation</a></h2> <div class="post-info"><span class="date published time" title="2018-04-23T12:17:26+01:00">April 23, 2018</span> By <span class="author vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="https://www.efort.org/author/oscar-vispo/" rel="author">EFORT Head Office</a></span></span> </div><div class="entry-content"><p>Per Kjaersgaard-Andersen, MD, is an assistant professor of orthopaedic surgery at South Danish University and the head of the section for hip and knee replacement working at Vejle Hospital, which is a university-associated clinic and one of three hospitals at Lillebaelt Hospital. The unit has a total of 11 surgeons performing about 2,000 joint, hip […]</p> </div><div class="post-meta"><span class="categories">Filed Under: <a href="https://www.efort.org/category/announcements/" rel="category tag">Announcements</a>, <a href="https://www.efort.org/category/campaigns/" rel="category tag">Campaigns</a>, <a href="https://www.efort.org/category/interviews/" rel="category tag">Interviews</a></span> </div></div><div class="post-20622 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-announcements category-campaigns category-interviews entry"><h2 class="entry-title"><a class="entry-title-link" rel="bookmark" href="https://www.efort.org/popm04/">Expert Interview: A paradigm shift in pain measurement from pain intensity to mobility measurement for better pain outcomes</a></h2> <div class="post-info"><span class="date published time" title="2018-04-23T12:04:36+01:00">April 23, 2018</span> By <span class="author vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="https://www.efort.org/author/oscar-vispo/" rel="author">EFORT Head Office</a></span></span> </div><div class="entry-content"><p>Professor Winfried Meissner is the Head of the Pain Unit, Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care at Jena University Hospital in Jena, Germany. We caught up with Prof. Meissner following a presentation on improving outcomes through pain management he gave at a meeting of German traumatologists. This article is part of our continuing series to raise […]</p> </div><div class="post-meta"><span class="categories">Filed Under: <a href="https://www.efort.org/category/announcements/" rel="category tag">Announcements</a>, <a href="https://www.efort.org/category/campaigns/" rel="category tag">Campaigns</a>, <a href="https://www.efort.org/category/interviews/" rel="category tag">Interviews</a></span> </div></div><div class="post-20304 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-announcements category-campaigns category-interviews entry"><h2 class="entry-title"><a class="entry-title-link" rel="bookmark" href="https://www.efort.org/popm03/">Expert interview: Treatment approaches for chronic pain in patients with visible brain changes</a></h2> <div class="post-info"><span class="date published time" title="2018-02-28T14:46:28+01:00">February 28, 2018</span> By <span class="author vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="https://www.efort.org/author/oscar-vispo/" rel="author">EFORT Head Office</a></span></span> </div><div class="entry-content"><p>This article is part of our continuing series to raise awareness of the unmet needs in postoperative pain management (POPM) and to develop solutions that improve POPM across Europe. The opinions expressed in this interview are meant as an informal conversation to facilitate dialogue. To further discuss the opinions expressed in this article, engage on […]</p> </div><div class="post-meta"><span class="categories">Filed Under: <a href="https://www.efort.org/category/announcements/" rel="category tag">Announcements</a>, <a href="https://www.efort.org/category/campaigns/" rel="category tag">Campaigns</a>, <a href="https://www.efort.org/category/interviews/" rel="category tag">Interviews</a></span> </div></div><div class="navigation"><div class="pagination-next alignright"><a href="https://www.efort.org/category/interviews/page/2/" >Next Page »</a></div></div></div><div style="float:right;width:150px"> <div style="padding-left: 20px; margin-bottom: 5px"> <a href="#top">Back to top</a> </div> </div> </div></div><div id="footer-widgets" class="footer-widgets"><div class="wrap"><div class="widget-area footer-widgets-1 footer-widget-area"><div id="featured-post-4" class="widget featured-content featuredpost"><div class="widget-wrap"><h4 class="widget-title widgettitle">EFORT News</h4> <div class="post-2806 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-efort-news category-main-footers entry"><a href="https://www.efort.org/webinars/" class="alignleft"><img width="260" height="104" src="https://www.efort.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/Webinar_replays_260x104px-260x104.jpg" class="entry-image attachment-post" alt="" loading="lazy" itemprop="image" srcset="https://www.efort.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/Webinar_replays_260x104px.jpg 260w, https://www.efort.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/Webinar_replays_260x104px-250x100.jpg 250w" sizes="(max-width: 260px) 100vw, 260px" /></a><p><strong>EFORT WEBINARS REPLAYS<br /> </strong>Check all the <strong><a href="https://efortnet.conference2web.com/#!webinars" target="_blank" rel="noopener">EFORT Webinars REPLAYS</a></strong> and <strong><a href="https://efortnet.conference2web.com/#!webinars" target="_blank" rel="noopener">EFORT Congress Webcasts</a></strong> in <strong><a href="https://efortnet.conference2web.com/#!webinars" target="_blank" rel="noopener">EFORT e-Science.</a></strong></p> </div></div></div> </div><div class="widget-area footer-widgets-2 footer-widget-area"><div id="featured-post-3" class="widget featured-content featuredpost"><div class="widget-wrap"><h4 class="widget-title widgettitle">News from the network</h4> <div class="post-4621 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-main-footers category-news entry"><a href="https://www.efort.org/efort-today/" class="alignleft"><img width="260" height="104" src="https://www.efort.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/EFORT_Today_260x104px-260x104.jpg" class="entry-image attachment-post" alt="" loading="lazy" itemprop="image" srcset="https://www.efort.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/EFORT_Today_260x104px.jpg 260w, https://www.efort.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/EFORT_Today_260x104px-250x100.jpg 250w" sizes="(max-width: 260px) 100vw, 260px" /></a><p><a href="https://www.efort.org/newsletter/"><strong>EFORT Today</strong></a>, released twice a month, is the <strong>official newsletter</strong> of EFORT.<br /> <a href="https://www.efort.org/newsletter/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>MORE INFORMATION & SUBSCRIPTION</strong></a></p> </div></div></div> </div><div class="widget-area footer-widgets-3 footer-widget-area"><div id="featured-post-2" class="widget featured-content featuredpost"><div class="widget-wrap"><h4 class="widget-title widgettitle">Societies News</h4> <div class="post-225 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-main-footers category-course entry"><a href="https://www.efort.org/efort-foundation/" class="alignleft"><img width="260" height="104" src="https://www.efort.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/foundation_260x104px-260x104.jpg" class="entry-image attachment-post" alt="" loading="lazy" itemprop="image" srcset="https://www.efort.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/foundation_260x104px.jpg 260w, https://www.efort.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/foundation_260x104px-250x100.jpg 250w" sizes="(max-width: 260px) 100vw, 260px" /></a><p style="text-align: left;">Launched in 2009, the <a href="https://www.efortfoundation.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>EFORT Foundation</strong></a> primary goal is to promote science & research in the fields of Orthopaedics & Traumatology.</p> <p></p> </div></div></div> </div></div></div><div id="footer" class="footer"><div class="wrap"><div style="width:640px; 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