Association for Children's Orthopaedics ACO VfK

Association for Children's Orthopaedics ACO VfK

Vereinigung für Kinderorthopädie VfK

About us

The Association for Pediatric Orthopedics Today section of the DGOOC was founded in 1987 in Stuttgart.
That association of pediatric orthopedics, today DGOOC the section was founded in 1987 in Stuttgart. The year-long efforts by Klaus Parsch and Thomas Brinkmann culminated in the founding of the German Society of Pediatric Orthopedics.

Those long years of efforts Klaus Parsch and Thomas Brinkmann culminated in the founding of the German Society of Pediatric Orthopedics.
On 16 On 16 & 17 & 17 October 1987 brought together 24 "Friends of Children's Orthopedic" from Germany, Austria and Switzerland in Stuttgart. October 1987 brought together 24 "Friends of Children's Orthopedic" from Germany, Austria and Switzerland in Stuttgart.

The number of active members is in the meantime risen to 160, the society also has members from the Czech Republic, Spain, Italy and Finland. That number of active members is in the meantime risen to 160, which also has members of society from the Czech Republic, Spain, Italy and Finland. Since 1988 will take place each spring in the annual scientific meeting of the Association for Pediatric Orthopedics instead. Since 1988 will be held in spring Each time that Scientific Annual Meeting of the Association for Pediatric Orthopedics instead.
In addition to the scientific annual meetings on the occasion of the German regular Orthopädenkongresses a public scientific meeting of the Scientific Association for Pediatric Orthopedics held, including the Jubilee Congress 2001 in Berlin.

In addition to the scientific annual meetings on the occasion of the German Orthopädenkongresses regularly delete-nomic a public meeting of the Association for Pediatric Orthopedics held, including the Jubilee Congress 2001 in Berlin.
Since 1994, the annual meeting as an excellent European Kinderorthopäden honorary guests to a special topic lectures. Since 1994, annual conference for outstanding European Kinderorthopäden loaded as honorary guests to an issue refers to special glands.
The guests of honor and deserving members of the Association for children with orthopedic medal and certificate of the Association for Pediatric Orthopedics excellent (formerly Prof. Siegfried Stotz, Munich, Thomas Brinkmann, Hamburg, Prof. Dietrich Tönnis, Dortmund; Professor Lutz Jani, Mannheim).
That is well guests of honor members of the Association for children with orthopedic were WITNESS Medal and the Association for Children Orthopaedy excellent (Prof. yet. Stotz Siegfried, Munich, Thomas Brinkmann, Hamburg, Prof.. Tönnis Dietrich, Dortmund, Prof.. Lutz Jani, Mannheim).

In addition to these awards gives the Association of Pediatric Orthopedics since 1996 with an annual research prize (SOPUR price) for the best scientific work in this field. Secondary road which gives this award for children Orthopedics Association annually since 1996, a prize for science (SOPUR price) for the best scientific work in this area. This price is at the German Orthopädenkongresses awarded. Price will be at the German Orthopädenkongresses awarded.

Prof. Dr. R. Krauspe

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Chairman

Prof.Dr. med. Thomas Wirth
Direktor Ärztlicher Olga Hospital
Bismarckstr. 8
70176 Stuttgart
07 11 / 9 92 30 00
t.wirth@olgahospital.de

2009 ACO VfK Association for Children's Orthopaedics, 23rd Annual Meeting, Ulm, Germany Mar 20 - 21 2009